The Benedict Cumberbatch Situation
(highlights from Megan O’Keefe’s HuffPo Article)

There’s a situation happening all across the world and so far, only the British news media seems to have reported upon it.

Right now there are numerous intelligent women across the land who are presently in crisis mode. It’s all due to an actor whom you may or may not be aware of named Benedict Cumberbatch.

You also should know that Benedict Cumberbatch isn’t a man. He’s a situation that me and most of my friends are all having.

So what is it about Benedict Cumberbatch that’s so alluring? It’s easy to see why women the world over swoon over Ryan Gosling (HERE — I broke it down for you). But Benedict Cumberbatch doesn’t burst off the screen in rainbows and moonbeams the way guys like the Gosling do. Firstly, there’s his name. It’s a mouth full, to be sure, and can easily be broken down into jokes like Benneton Crumblymats or, you know, something way dirtier. He’s never wooed Rachel McAdams or recorded a love song. He’s pretty much just spent the last decade or so toiling away in the theater and in television productions.

There is, of course, his face. His unusual, striking, fascinating face. As my friend Gaby put it, “He looks like a weird hot alien,” to which I replied, “And you know how much I like aliens!” The thing that makes him look like an attractive extraterrestrial are his now legendary cheekbones. Other cheekbones have come before: Johnny Depp’s, Katharine Hepburn’s, Skeletor’s. However, Mr. Cumberbatch’s cheekbones are so high and so valleyed that they’ve sliced their way not just into the psyches of his fans, but his screenwriters. There’s not one, but two, flattering references in the new Sherlock series to his bone structure. In both cases, it’s suggested that Sherlock is loved for his face alone, but we know that’s not true.

There’s also his slanted moonstone eyes. And his mouth. Mouths are always appreciated.

Watch our dear Mr. Cumberbatch in any role and you’ll see he knows what he is doing. He is neither showy nor needy in his actions. He boldly commits to his character and the results are spellbinding. When such a confident performer is joined with a famous character like Sherlock Holmes, whose every thought, twitch and action is executed with superhuman confidence, the result is a veritable supernova of confidence, and soon, typically independent young women like myself are building Cumbernests in their home.
We’re attracted to the confidence that Cumberbatch is exuding.

Oh, and yes, those cheekbones.

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