and i’ll love you, always

happy pride month to this post specifically

World Heritage Post

I remember taking this college elective on film adaptations and we talked about the controversy caused by the PBS adaptation of Emma, which made a point of putting servants in every. single. scene, confronting the audience with the reality that the main characters are surrounded by servants constantly and are choosing not to acknowledge their presence. Emma is consoling her "poor" friend Harriet over her misfortune and the entire time a servant is standing there silently brushing Emma's hair or some shit. Virtually every other adaptation of Emma does a very good job of invisiblizing the constant presence of the working class labor force that allowed these people to live the way they did.

If anyone is interested the murder mystery Gosford Park specifically explored this phenomenon. Roger Ebert did a review of it here.

Ancient scribes detailing horrible events

Klaus (less than an hour after sending Tyler to kill Caroline on her birthday): you really think I would kill you?? on your birthday??? me (the guy who was going to use you as one of my sacrifices in my famous plot to murder your childhood friend six months ago)???? maybe you should call your boyfriend (who I remade in my image so I would never be lonely or have to face my father without someone willing to die for me at my side ever again) and ask him what the fuck his problem is (I am quite literally your boyfriend's entire fucking problem btw)