Motivation-less day
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burntcopperHaving one of those days where motivation is difficult. Wonder if I can blame it one the fact that I should be having my period this week, but it hasn't arrived due to me bleeding earlier in the month.
Anyway. In the last couple of days, there was laundry, and job applications, and going to see Stage Beauty. Which you all need to see, especially the slashers. *especially* the ones with a kink for boys in dresses and/or makeup. And the ones with a kink for boys with high cheekbones. And the ones with a thing for Shakespeare or theatre.
Anyway. Short recap : Ned Kynaston's the biggest star of the boys-that-portray-girls on the stage, since women aren't allowed on stage. Charles II decides 'what the fuck, girls allowed', then soon after bans men from playing girls. Kynaston's dresser, Maria, becomes the biggest new female star, even though she can't really act. Ned loses his livelihood, as he's spent his whole life playing girls and doesn't know how to play boys. Other stuff.
It's one of the most powerful plays you'll see in a long while, with laughs, incredible amounts of drama, amazing performances, scary amounts of emotional depth (the audition scenes have to be seen to be believed), historical squeeing, one of the sexiest sex scenes ever, gender-bending up the wazoo, and my god, Billy Crudup as Ned Kynaston? Meep. Pass the drool bucket, the hanky, and the 'oooo, what a bastard' sign. And the Desdemona death scene at the end between him and Clare Danes pretty much wrenches your heart out.
BoP #73 is all about the Helena love. We love Helena. Especially when she's on vengeance rampage. And Dinah pretty much doing everything short of shaking Babs and screaming 'Hello! *I* love you! I'm right here! Shag me now, dammit!'
Detective Comics #798 , where Tim... Oh, Tim. *Hugs*. The decision at the end, where he makes the decision to go against Jack's wishes and puts back on the Robin suit. We love Renee. Bruce, you're such a tosser. And we like the reporters' reaction to the confirmation that Bats does exist.
Anyway. In the last couple of days, there was laundry, and job applications, and going to see Stage Beauty. Which you all need to see, especially the slashers. *especially* the ones with a kink for boys in dresses and/or makeup. And the ones with a kink for boys with high cheekbones. And the ones with a thing for Shakespeare or theatre.
Anyway. Short recap : Ned Kynaston's the biggest star of the boys-that-portray-girls on the stage, since women aren't allowed on stage. Charles II decides 'what the fuck, girls allowed', then soon after bans men from playing girls. Kynaston's dresser, Maria, becomes the biggest new female star, even though she can't really act. Ned loses his livelihood, as he's spent his whole life playing girls and doesn't know how to play boys. Other stuff.
It's one of the most powerful plays you'll see in a long while, with laughs, incredible amounts of drama, amazing performances, scary amounts of emotional depth (the audition scenes have to be seen to be believed), historical squeeing, one of the sexiest sex scenes ever, gender-bending up the wazoo, and my god, Billy Crudup as Ned Kynaston? Meep. Pass the drool bucket, the hanky, and the 'oooo, what a bastard' sign. And the Desdemona death scene at the end between him and Clare Danes pretty much wrenches your heart out.
BoP #73 is all about the Helena love. We love Helena. Especially when she's on vengeance rampage. And Dinah pretty much doing everything short of shaking Babs and screaming 'Hello! *I* love you! I'm right here! Shag me now, dammit!'
Detective Comics #798 , where Tim... Oh, Tim. *Hugs*. The decision at the end, where he makes the decision to go against Jack's wishes and puts back on the Robin suit. We love Renee. Bruce, you're such a tosser. And we like the reporters' reaction to the confirmation that Bats does exist.
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