You do know I like costume dramas
Mar. 9th, 2015 07:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shallownessFirst, Fandom March Madness is up and running. So many female characters! I'm surprised, but pleasantly so, that Amy Santiago made it through to represent B99 - I thought Rosa was fandom's favourite, and Violet Crawley is representing Downton. I voted Elsie Hughes, myself, but would obviously support any Not!Mary - seems like she's gone too far this last season for even her fans, I suppose. Anyway, it's true that the Dowager Countess gets the best lines on Downton.
Secondly, I did watch Poldark last night. It basically poses a question to the viewer: which is easiest on the eye, Aiden Turner or Cornwall? Here have a close-up. Now have a sweeping vista. And repeat.
The story itself seemed a bit pallid to me. The action scenes were good, but is there going to be proper smuggling at any point? Our hero seems very noble and treading a familiar pat. Boy becomes man in war, comes home, finds Dad dead and girlfriend betrothed to Another (i.e. his less virile cousin. Seriously, Francis, you're in Cornwall. Learn how to swim.)
At least, Ross stopped brooding and started putting his shoulder onto the wheel to make something of his rubbish inheritance quite soon, so there was someone to root for. I'm more interested in Ross's relationship with the lower than upper classes. There's this wannabe Robin and his outlaws thing with the tenants, and the house servants were just funny. Meanwhile there's the snotty, money-minded men of trade and the Uncle, who wants Ross gone and surely more for. Also, he seems to pick up strays (Demelza) and wants to fight for his land.
Elizabeth was doing my head in. She threw him over, partly because she was controlled, but she wanted to control his reaction after she'd definitely chosen Francis over him, again. Why should Ross come to your wedding when you did that to him? And be friendly? Whatever, Elizabeth and Francis.
I was so glad Demelza turned up - I will be shipping her with Ross, because she loves her dog and likes to sing. Even if he thinks of her as a child.
Although seeing a period drama redhead dressed up as a boy makes me REALLY wish someone could talk the Heyer estate into letting them adapt one of her historicals. If they promised they'd do it sympathetically - and why wouldn't they? The dialogue would be brill, the production design team would be all over the detail, and it would be fresh.
I really hope Verity gets a HEA (which basically means a position where she's appreciated and, ideally, continues to be able to wear fancy hats) because my love for that actress continues since Lark Rise to Candleford days. And the character herself seemed kind, if possibly constrained from awesomeness by the narrative focus.
Dwarf joke count - 1, if I remember correctly. I think when Ross said something about being one man facing loads. I'm not saying it was a good dwarf joke.
Secondly, I did watch Poldark last night. It basically poses a question to the viewer: which is easiest on the eye, Aiden Turner or Cornwall? Here have a close-up. Now have a sweeping vista. And repeat.
The story itself seemed a bit pallid to me. The action scenes were good, but is there going to be proper smuggling at any point? Our hero seems very noble and treading a familiar pat. Boy becomes man in war, comes home, finds Dad dead and girlfriend betrothed to Another (i.e. his less virile cousin. Seriously, Francis, you're in Cornwall. Learn how to swim.)
At least, Ross stopped brooding and started putting his shoulder onto the wheel to make something of his rubbish inheritance quite soon, so there was someone to root for. I'm more interested in Ross's relationship with the lower than upper classes. There's this wannabe Robin and his outlaws thing with the tenants, and the house servants were just funny. Meanwhile there's the snotty, money-minded men of trade and the Uncle, who wants Ross gone and surely more for. Also, he seems to pick up strays (Demelza) and wants to fight for his land.
Elizabeth was doing my head in. She threw him over, partly because she was controlled, but she wanted to control his reaction after she'd definitely chosen Francis over him, again. Why should Ross come to your wedding when you did that to him? And be friendly? Whatever, Elizabeth and Francis.
I was so glad Demelza turned up - I will be shipping her with Ross, because she loves her dog and likes to sing. Even if he thinks of her as a child.
Although seeing a period drama redhead dressed up as a boy makes me REALLY wish someone could talk the Heyer estate into letting them adapt one of her historicals. If they promised they'd do it sympathetically - and why wouldn't they? The dialogue would be brill, the production design team would be all over the detail, and it would be fresh.
I really hope Verity gets a HEA (which basically means a position where she's appreciated and, ideally, continues to be able to wear fancy hats) because my love for that actress continues since Lark Rise to Candleford days. And the character herself seemed kind, if possibly constrained from awesomeness by the narrative focus.
Dwarf joke count - 1, if I remember correctly. I think when Ross said something about being one man facing loads. I'm not saying it was a good dwarf joke.
