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she/her
scorpio
competitive dancer
future actor
pedro pascal enthusiast + cinephile
fav artists: nessa barrett, lana del rey, oasis, nirvana, hole, yungblud, my chemical romance, beabadoobee, amy winehouse, florence + the machine
fav movies/shows: game of thrones, yellowjackets, house of the dragon, the last of us, lord of the rings, the umbrella academy, peaky blinders, anything wes anderson, anything tim burton or sofia coppola, anora
KILL BILL: VOLUME 1 and 2 (2003/2004) AKA BAD BITCHES: THE MOVIE (insp.)
— dir. Quentin Tarantino
One of the biggest differences between the 1998/2014 runs of Cabaret and the most recent run is the ending. Alan Cumming’s Emcee, for his final act, does a strip tease. He winks lasciviously and toys with his buttons. The audience laughs. Then, when he finally drops his coat, he reveals he is wearing a concentration camp uniform. If you don’t know it’s coming, it’s utterly shocking. This was not how the original Broadway run ended. Community theaters and smaller productions basically all adopted this way of doing things, putting their own little spins on it but fundamentally not changing anything.
In the most recent Cabaret revival, the Emcee is much more sinister. About halfway through the play, he is no longer wearing makeup. He wears a brown suit reminiscent of a Nazi uniform. His hair is shockingly blond. But I think this interpretation is not just about the transformation of the soul of Germany as it bent towards fascism — I think it is also a tragic ending. This vibrant, queer character goes back into the closet to try to survive. It’s not death, like it was for Cummings’ emcee.
But I think about the slogan I hear from some friends — “death before detransition.” Re-closeting is its own kind of death. This Emcee lives at the end, but does he really? What does it cost him?
You've heard the stories of Harrenhal, Your Grace. It was built in hubris by Harren the Black as a monument to his own greatness. Blood mixed into the mortar. It is said to be a cursed place. That it passes judgment on all who pass beneath its gates.
put these two in that evil gothic castle immediately
