sundries

[rm]

I've not yet seen HBP, however, I've just learned the following: Apparently Snape's presence in the sectumsempra scene is almost nonexistent and the "Don't call me a coward" line has been cut. These are, arguably, two of the most critical moments of Snape's characterization in the series and the "Don't call me a coward" thing was intrinsic to everything the books claimed (and ultimately weren't) about. I've never been one to get very cranky about the book/movie differences, but this is a big blow for me.

In my ongoing processing of Torchwood: Children of Earth, I'd like to note the following two petty things: wow, I could listen to Voltaire's Come Sweet Death over and over and over again. It's been my morbid cheer me up song since CoE. Meanwhile, any day now, my tailor will write to tell me my shirts and new suit are done and she's shipping them out. And then a big box will show up at my office containing a three-piece pin-stripe suit. If you're going to wager I'm not going to cry when I open that up (even though my ordering it had nothing to do with Torchwood beyond Ianto Jones has good dress sense), you might as well just burn your money.

We're going to Boston tomorrow and I'm behind on EVERYTHING. More later.

Comments

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

Couldn't agree more. As I was reading the books (12-22 years old, yeah I'm a baby) my older sisters were the same age as the older character so I could see in my mind what they would sort of look like.

But dude, in the films! They just do not Get It! At all.
The only one that kind of pulled it off was David Thewlis, who managed to create that miasma of disease that Lycanthropy feels like to Lupin. Apparently Alfonso Cuaren [sp?] told Thewlis to play Lupin sick and gay, which I thought was perfect as he (and Tonks) are two of the clearly (at least, imo) marked queer characters in the series. Which is why JKR gave them a Lavender Marriage.

[rm.livejournal.com]

I totally agree about THewlis's performance. I never even really read Lupin as queer (as many others hand) until I saw the film, and I was like "ooooh, this is smart."

[smirnoffmule.livejournal.com]

Tonks, as well as being entirely hot, can also presumably change her gender appearance at will. I think this is a relationship with boundless possibilities. Also, I would really really like to marry her too.