#adeyemi

Lucian Msamati absolutely blew me away in Conclave and I just dont see enough people saying it. He really took the character of Adeyemi, on all fronts just a terrible, awful, person, and he acted his fucking heart out - I found myself in moments aghast that I was feeling sorry for this guy. This fucking guy! By all accounts more reactionary then Tedesco, and yet I saw the light leave his eyes as it registers that he will never be pope, never - and I felt his pain as if it was my own, followed by the smarting whip of self-disgust as the memory of his misdeeds crashed back in. Phenomenal. 10000000 plaudits for Lucian Msamati.

going absolutely crazy about the meanings behind the characters' names in conclave. benitez means "son of benito", and benito ends up meaning "blessed" as you look into the name. vincent means "to conquer", thus saying that vincent benitez is the blessed conqueror. thomas lawrence is going through a crisis of faith, similar to st. thomas after jesus rose from the dead and couldn't believe it until he had touched christ's wounds. additionally, thomas means "twin", and lawrence means "laurel", and laurels symbolize triumph and victory; he is the twin victor(y) alongside benitez. aldo means "old" and "noble", and bellini means "beautiful". adeyemi has a meaning of "the crown suits me". raymond means "advice, counsel, decision" and "protection". funnily enough though, goffredo means "peace of god" and tedesco means "german", but we all know our wonderful tedesco is… not so peaceful, and very not german.