{"id":84027,"date":"2013-12-05T10:14:07","date_gmt":"2013-12-05T15:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=84027"},"modified":"2013-12-05T10:14:07","modified_gmt":"2013-12-05T15:14:07","slug":"an-interview-with-smaug-aka-benedict-cumberbatch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2013\/12\/05\/84027-an-interview-with-smaug-aka-benedict-cumberbatch\/","title":{"rendered":"An interview with Smaug, aka Benedict Cumberbatch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/OB-XL307_cumber_E_20130513000742-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Benedict Cumberbatch\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-71611 no-lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/OB-XL307_cumber_E_20130513000742-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/OB-XL307_cumber_E_20130513000742.jpg 359w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> Once you get past the weirdly silenced bits where his lips move, but there&#8217;s no sound (are they hiding stuff from us?), this interview with Benedict Cumberbatch has a lot to offer. 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