Leo Gestel

Leo Gestel

Autumn (1909).

"The last time I spent this long in bed was because I sprained a hamstring."

This is the first line of No Weddings and a Funeral and the first line we get to set Sam and Rebecca post hookup. Wow, it took watching this ep three times to really notice it...

This sets up so much: Sam is young, we know this, but this also tells us he likely hasn't been in a serious romance before. He's marvelling that something could slow him down (which god the way he was trying to find love, he definitely wanted Someone who could change the pace of his life). But this is the FIRST line of the episode. Right away the show wants to highlight Sam's naivete. Rebecca laughs at his statement but has no verbal response.

I know this relatively a small detail but it speaks to the richness of the writers' intentions. There is a world of difference between the two of them because of their age.

Side note: its nice that in this scene Sam both expresses the novelty of the relationship and then how he hates the secrecy. His ability to appear young and earnest with Rebecca shows his trust in her and his self-assurance. Is it a healthy relationship? We're not given enough time or info about it to know for sure. But it's undeniably an honest one filled with real care.

The Mystical World (Leading you on travels in a mysterious and visionary world). From Taiwan.

靈異世界 [導引您做一趟神秘奇幻世界之旅] （台北：將門文物出版有限公司，1990）

Fantasia 1940

crying real tears

ELLIDAEY ISLAND - ICELAND

Finally, some peace from the neighbours…

The Night of the Glowing Sembar by Jethro Buck