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TV and MediaGentleman Jack "I Can Be Like A Meteor"
I find the reason I like Gentleman Jack as much as I do is the likeness I find in Ann Lister. Cold. Commanding. Calculated. But isn't that the fortress you build after repeated betrayal? After the long history of Ann's past, I feel for her.
Even still, I felt that she was harsh in reaction towards poor Anne. Not every lesbian shuts down her desire to have kids, but it is a natural inclination, I suppose, when you realize you'll never have a heterosexual encounter. I hope the next episode focuses more on resolving tensions between the two of them.
The main coal plot and a recount of Ann's business has been inspiring to me as a young lesbian entrepreneur. It's made me feel more confident. What have been your thoughts, ladies?
Xoxo,
Witch queen
Me post lockdown. I've part forgotten how to dress myself and part stopped giving the last bit of a shit about what people think are well matched outfits.
I’m just glad to be back where there’s actual changes of season so I’m not stuck in dreary tee shirts all the time, and where there are places to go (okay mostly hospital appointments so far, but still) so it’s worth putting on something nice!
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Yes! More due to climate and there being anywhere to go for me (the town I lived near before was tiny, now I’m in a regional city) than lockdown. Restrictions here have been lifted, masks are only for hospitals and public transport now. I can’t imagine what it was like during the worst of it, or for people in much harder-hit countries. I know the second lockdown in Melbourne was hard on my friends there.
My favorite small detail about the Labyrinth is how clouds of glitter sometimes announce Jareth's arrival XD
Mine is all the real chickens, they really were the stars.
Did you ever watch Return to Oz?
I have not! Is there a good chicken presence?
In that film (and the book it's based on of course), instead of Toto, Dorothy has a chicken companion named Billina. Billina is from Dorothy's farm and gains the power of speech in Oz, and is played using a very realistic puppet... and a live chicken, depending on the shot. The film is kind of dark and twisted, in that '80s way that was popular at the time, but it's so worth it just for Billina alone. She carries the film. She gets a happy ending, too, opting to stay in Oz rather than "go back to that dust bowl".
It sounds amazing! I will totally be watching this and join the Billina fan club.