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which Othello??? Is it any good? :)
it’s the globe’s 2007 and it's glorious 2 meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
i’m having the weirdest time ever because i’m watching for roderigo (i’m stopping it every second second because it’s sam crane and he’s a tiny wee baby with a face) but othello is played by eamonn walker who is a) doing the astonishing feat of making me care about othello (i saw john douglas thompson do othello, i thought i just didn’t like this play—which i don’t but also), b) is genius, c) super hoarse super hot good things abound
(i know, eamonn, i’m just as confused by my feels as you!)
desdemona is played by zoe tapper, who was my favorite part of desperate romantics other than the episode where sam crane had a lot of sex and has the best face and the most interesting conspicuous staginess (i’m not saying that as a bad thing, she’s all court scenes thus far, i can’t wait for her intimate stuff because the mannerliness of all this is clearly on purpose and i want to see it in point/counterpoint)
princess.
also eamonn walker and zoe tapper kissed with completely closed mouths and somehow made it super hot, kudos.
(obviously the effect is in motion/hands/voices but like—!)
the dude behind desdemona, above, is cassio, who is a hilarious florid flop with a spadebeard who is Acting Like The Wind
which i am enjoying wholeheartedly
and roderigo
roderigo is
roderigo is a ragdoll cat with rubbish swagger and a VERY VERY SAD TRAVEL CAPE
it is magical; i’m completely failing to deal with his face or the things he chooses to do with his body in any reasonable person way. by the way, that’s iago. he is the only bad part of this production. he is a very bad part. he is everyone’s creepy uncle and he won’t stop SHOUTING. never invite him to a family gathering.
I DON’T EVEN LIKE THIS PLAY
I ONLY LIKE EMILIA AND I HAVEN’T EVEN MET THEIR EMILIA
BUT I LIKE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS EXCEPT THE SHOUTING BALDING POTATO ASSHOLE AND GIVEN THAT MOST OF HIS SOLO SCENES ARE WITH (OR BOOKENDED BY) SAM CRANE I AM ABLE TO COMPARTMENTALIZE
i am 54 minutes in (superstar.) (i’m at the scene where shakespeare talks about how good english people are at drinking—yes dear we know you’re a patriot) and i’m a huge fan; it’s a globe dvd and if you can get your paws on a copy, i totally endorse that.
