“We can’t manipulate time or space in the way that someone like Doctor Strange can, with his powers in this film and beyond – but we can definitely practice mindfulness, we can practice the ability to be present, kind, considerate, and strong and resilient, true to what we believe – and I think we all need to find what that is these days, but I wouldn’t want to escape what’s going on in the world now by going forward or backwards.” – Benedict Cumberbatch (x)
Spare us the hackneyed platitudes BC, you are neither mindful nor compassionate towards yourself. You are resilient but ultimately weak-willed and have done nothing but go backwards since this farce began…