And Apparently He Wears A Magnetic Bra.

[rionaleonhart]

So, tonight was Derren Brown's intriguingly-named How to Be a Psychic Spy. Sadly, this was not Derren Brown's debut as the next James Bond, although I am hoping that fanfiction about Mr Brown's putting his abilities to more dramatic uses than causing people to think of an image will appear before too long. Nobody can quite remember why Agent Brown was permitted a licence to kill. He was very persuasive.

My immediate reaction to the end, and to the results of my subsequent scramble for a newspaper: Derren Brown! You are such a liar, but you certainly put effort into your lies. I love it when you conceal your true methods beneath layers of confusion and misdirection.

I also love it when you manipulate people into committing crimes. You are so fascinatingly attractive when you're being completely evil. Should you ever decide to take over the world, we wouldn't stand a chance; half of us would be stuck to our seats, and the other half would be unwittingly working for you. (Members of my flist were actually too afraid to watch How to Control the Nation for fear that Derren Brown would implant subconscious commands to turn them into murderers, so I was quite amused when he brought up the concept this week. (AMUSED AND ALARMED. I watched How to Control the Nation! How can I be certain that I have not already stabbed somebody?))

I like to think that Derren goes out to cafés and mirrors-and-leads strangers into falling asleep to amuse himself whenever he gets bored. According to interviews he is (or at least was pre-boyfriend) in the habit of going to restaurants on his own, which is presumably because any companion would say, "So, did you think... Derren? Derren. Derren, I know the service hasn't been great, but can't you just look at me instead of subliminally manipulating that woman over there into punching the waiter?"

One more Event to go! I will be quite sad when Derren Brown is no longer shamelessly deceiving us every Friday.

Comments

[rionaleonhart]

For some reason, the combination of that comment with your headtilt Castiel icon made me absolutely crack up. He is indeed!

[zeitheist.livejournal.com]

I NEVER KNEW THIS! How come I never knew this? Is this like when I didn't know that Neil Patrick Harris was gay?

[bubbles-san.livejournal.com]

WAIT WAIT NEIL PATRICK HARRIS IS GAY VTF? I'm sure I read on the cover of a tabloid in Wally World that he was married to someone of the female persuasion.

[zeitheist.livejournal.com]

He is! He's been dating actor David Burtka since 2004. He is also a magician (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Patrick_Harris#Personal_life).

[amy-wolf.livejournal.com]

Neil Patrick Harris is a magician? He and Derren Brown are both gay magicians?

This...this means something! Someone has to cross over something in some way!

Unfortunately, I have no idea how to RPF Neil Patrick Harris without him turning into the Harold and Kumar version, who definitely isn't gay, and probably isn't a magician.

[zeitheist.livejournal.com]

He is indeed! Have you seen Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. He does this wavy thing with his fingers during one of the songs which is actually a trick that magicians use to keep their hands limber. (It is also UNF UNF UNF HOT).

Clearly the most sensible idea here is that Neil Patrick Harris and Derren Brown meet at a magician's convention. However, I propose a wacky, improbable AU where Derren Brown is an EVIL MACIGIAN trying to TAKE OVER THE WORLD and Neil Patrick Harris has to stop him. Doctor Who crossover optional, of course.