Iron Maiden

ok every time this post comes by i resist geeking out on it but NO LONGER so these women are probably the same woman and that woman is monet’s wife camille doncieux. he painted her a LOT. but fun fact: monet had this asshole friend named ernest hochede, and ernest racked up some debts, and like an asshole he basically just fled the country, leaving his wife alice and their six kiddos behind. monet immediately got alice and kids to move in with him, camille, and their two kids. at this point, monet, alice, and camille became my favorite probably historic poly threesome. they lived together, taking care of the kids. they were so poor that alice and camille took turns wearing the nice dress so they could go out with monet. when camille got uterine cancer and began dying, alice helped monet cope and took care of things while he painted camille over and over. when camille died, alice is the reason monet was able to survive. when ernest finally died, monet and alice married, and remained married until alice died. at that point, blanche, the oldest daughter, took care of monet until he died. anyway, the point is, the umbrella ladies are probably the same ladies, but as far as i’m concerned, there WAS a historically queer poly family in that household and they were wonderful.

this is a fucking joy

My cleverness was in fact nowhere to be found. No problem there, SO HAPPY FOR FRANCHAELA!!! FINALLY SOME LESBIAN REPRESENTATIONNNNN 🤍

The immediate shift in focus to the servants and the maids. The way we immediately fell in love with Sophie. The way Benedict has had everything before and so he yearns for the lady in silver because she is what he cannot have. The way Sophie broke that spell he was under. The way she is literally the most beautiful woman on the planet. The way Francesca genuinely loves John and cannot understand why it won’t work. The way they’ve returned to similar themes of the first season. The tropes of him saving her and her tending his wounds. Benedict in pain (need I say more?) The Jane Eyre Fairfax Rochester VIBES! The way they want each other so bad but they know they cannot be together. The way Violet immediately adopted her. The Danbury and Queen drama throwing back a great deal to the queens prequel. The way Violet expressed ALL her insecurities and was safe. The way she’s a mf MILF. Everything POLIN! The way Sophie said “Benedict.” The absolute devestating loss to the ton (Lord Penwood.)

Benedict is so stupid because what do you mean he's going to check even on redhead girls 😭😭😭😭