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AIBU to only fancy Tom Hiddleston as Loki and Orlando Bloom as Legolas?

226 replies

Bellasblankexpression · 22/06/2021 21:23

I am not even slightly interested in either of them in anything else or in actual life. In fact I would say they are a turn OFF in real life interviews when I’ve come across them.

But as those characters - absolutely

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KnitFastDieWarm · 22/06/2021 22:11

@Susannahmoody

Omg *@KnitFastDieWarm*, you're still around!

I love your username Smile

Aww thank you! I’m pretty fond of it myself Grin
SolasDearg · 22/06/2021 22:12

Not Harrison Ford but hell yes to Indie and Han Solo. Jamie Fraser too. Not as much the actor who plays him (although he is a beautiful man)

romany4 · 22/06/2021 22:12

Christopher Eccleston.
But ONLY as The Doctor

KnitFastDieWarm · 22/06/2021 22:14

Ooh I have another one! I never really got the Henry Cavill love - thought he was aesthetically pleasing but a bit too clean cut and ken doll-esque.

Then I saw him in the Witcher looking all grubby and scruffy and suddenly I was like ‘yeah, I think I get it now’ Grin

Andithoughtiwasspecial · 22/06/2021 22:14

My people. Loki yes TH noooooo. Winter soldier hell yes SS noooooooo. Beetlejuice yes MK noooooooo. Aragorn pass the salts VM noooooooo. Dexter yes McH noooooooo. And so on

KnitFastDieWarm · 22/06/2021 22:20

Ooh and let’s not forget:
Hugh Jackman but only as Wolverine.
Peter Capaldi but only as Malcom Tucker

ladygindiva · 22/06/2021 22:21

Yanbu
I feel that way about
Karl Urban ( eomer)
Wotsisname ( aragorn)
Also all of the musketeers in BBC programme from about 10 years ago

MyCatEatsPrawnCrackers · 22/06/2021 22:21

Idris Elba but only as Luther.

nc8765 · 22/06/2021 22:22

Omg YADNBU!!!!!

Legolas 🤤

DaphneDeloresMoorhead · 22/06/2021 22:23

Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn only.

LibertyMole · 22/06/2021 22:23

Orlando Bloom is gorgeous with his dark, curly hair.

As long as he doesn’t say anything.

KnitFastDieWarm · 22/06/2021 22:23

Adam Baldwin as Jayne in Firefly. In real life I actively find him repellent (mostly for his politics etc) but the character…oh my Blush

LibertyMole · 22/06/2021 22:25

Richard Madden, however, is hot in everything.

As Lady Chatterly’s lover
As the Bodyguard
As the soldier in 1917

nocoolnamesleft · 22/06/2021 22:25

I only opened this thread to see how long before Aragorn got a mention. Yum.

Geamhradh · 22/06/2021 22:26

@EdithGrantham

Viggo Morgensten as Aragorn and only as Aragorn (swoons slightly at the thought of him going through those doors)
Absolutely. Also Bloom as Legolas. (despite all the fan pages dedicated to the films pointing out that the sole purpose of Legolas seems to be to jump over things and (obviously) shoot arrows every so often. He never speaks directly to Frodo apparently apart from the pledging bit at the beginning.
HollyGoLoudly1 · 22/06/2021 22:28

Charlie Hunnam but only as Jax Teller.

Kiki275 · 22/06/2021 22:31

@KnitFastDieWarm

Ooh I have another one! I never really got the Henry Cavill love - thought he was aesthetically pleasing but a bit too clean cut and ken doll-esque.

Then I saw him in the Witcher looking all grubby and scruffy and suddenly I was like ‘yeah, I think I get it now’ Grin

Yes!! As the Witcher I totally would 😍
Beesneeze82 · 22/06/2021 22:35

Andrew Lincoln but only as Rick Grimes.

100% agree re Thomas Shelby!!!

Ineedtogotobednowplease · 22/06/2021 22:40

@HollyGoLoudly1

Charlie Hunnam but only as Jax Teller.
Yup! I dunno if it's the tattoos or tne accent or what. I can't take him seriously in anything else, especially not that stupid Gentlemen film.
RubixRubicon · 22/06/2021 22:41

Loki? Ugh no no and thrice no.

Ineedtogotobednowplease · 22/06/2021 22:42

@KnitFastDieWarm

Ooh I have another one! I never really got the Henry Cavill love - thought he was aesthetically pleasing but a bit too clean cut and ken doll-esque.

Then I saw him in the Witcher looking all grubby and scruffy and suddenly I was like ‘yeah, I think I get it now’ Grin

I used to love him in the Tudors, but since then I just think he comes across as having the personality of Ryvita.
ShagMeRiggins · 22/06/2021 22:45

@HollyGoLoudly1

Charlie Hunnam but only as Jax Teller.
Absolutely.

And Taylor Kitsch as Tim Riggins in Friday Night Lights (see my username for proof of devotion).

It’s falling for the role/character, isn’t it? It’s not even that some of these guys come across as plonkers in interviews and chat shows (definitely looking at you, Mr Hiddleston), it’s that even the ones who come across well and are engaging in other roles, they just shine in roles for which they are perfectly cast.

Conversely, there are actors I just didn’t “get” based solely on looks, but are so engaging in chats that I develop little crushes. Jamie Dorman on Graham Norton is so bloody likeable and sexy that I actually started seeking out his work and though I’ve never fallen for one of his characters I just find him incredibly appealing.

Finally, there are some actors that just bring it every time, on screen and off. Clooney being the prime example.

And early Mel Gibson (before all the controversy). Gallipoli, Mad Max, Year of Living Dangerously, The Bounty, god I could go on...

What a lovely thread to end my evening. Wink

BumCat · 22/06/2021 22:45

Benedict as Sherlock only. Bleurgh otherwise.

BumCat · 22/06/2021 22:49

And agreed, Spike was one of the sexiest things to grace television.

Pandoraslastchance · 22/06/2021 22:54

Viggo as Aragorn(but he does something to me when he is in GI Jane)
Legolas
Kili from the Hobbit (Aiden Turner)
Charlie Hunnam but only in Pacific Rim.
Gene Hunt