#judith

Jules Joseph Lefebvre (French, 1836 – 1911)

like, leaving aside issues like “how much of the clothing is supposed to be made of literal plastic and to what an extent do the Tridentarii actually look like they washed out from Disney Channel while everyone in universe still thinks those are appropriately regal looks”

but just like

think about the skull paint

think about the makeup team designing different daily skull styles for Harrow to wear depending on the episode to emphasize or limit different expressions—what designs will humanize her or make her intimidating or evil, and what angles can the actor work? what designs will make it seem impossible for Harrow to look warm or scared or vulnerable—which lighting will then allow the viewer to see those expressions so clearly below the paint's fake gesture?

think about how much storytelling can be done with the different degrees of Gideon's sloppiness—is her skull still simple, bare-minimum but a little more careful, almost respectfully painted, as she grows to genuinely want to serve Harrow?

think about everyone's clothes—

Judith wearing the exact same thing every day because she has 10 of the same suit—Marta going along with it but with a few small personal details, like changing her braids, the occasional discreet bracelet, she takes off her shirt after being injured in the duel and there's a couple sailor-style tattoos, on one ocassion we see the band of her underwear and it's fucking camo

whereas Pal and Cam wear smarter clothes like capes with stylish hoods and a tasteful brutalist brooch upon arrival and at the dinner party because good impressions are important, but immediately ditch that in favor of trusty, well-maintained techwear archaeologist suits, with customized and hand-sewn extra pockets for specific tools (I homosexually need Pal, well-shaven and combed upon arrival, to soon develop stubble and walk around his bedroom with a half-buttoned shirt as he becomes absorbed in research… anywayyy)

and Corona literally has a different fit and makeup in every scene that somehow impeccably matches the specific brand of charm she needs and interacts beautifully with the color of the goddamn room (Ianthe's colors are always struggling with the environment), and the lighting and angles always favor her somehow, except at the end where she looks a mess

Corona and Ianthe making makeup choices that makes them look more or less different from each other depending on how well they're getting on that day

the Fifth always wearing the kind of understated, elegant and refined but simple outfits that do not scream “rich” at a quick glance but are impeccably tailored to their bodies with high-quality fabrics and the few tasteful bits of jewellery cost more than the average citizen can make in ten years

and the teens wearing carefully scruffed hair and a bit of tasteful goth under-eye makeup to express their child soldier angst and then looking genuinely destroyed and with real eye bags during their last few days,

and the Lady of the Seventh looking like Crimson Peak pulled a Paul with Mamma Mia!, only for us to eventually meet Dulcinea as she is, and she just wants to be cozy in her kitsch hand warmers and let others think she's cringe without giving a fuck

can Silas's clothings somehow look like they've just been starched and ironed before every single shot

does Harrow only take a few, extremely ornate and hand-embroidered but antique and worn pieces of clothing that she needs to get creative about combining, reflecting the Ninth's combination of devotional culture and poverty? does she wear the same two veils pinned in fifteen different ways? do her bone ornaments grow longer and spikier when she wants to be more intimidating? is her embroidered megacatholic death metal gothic lolita popess attire still made of fucking like, nylon, because only Abigail and Magnus can afford imported natural fibers from the colonies, and Abigail wearing a wool sweater is the epitome of excess? I'm sorry, it's just I keep thinking about how Gideon's clothes are synthetic and paper and salads are a rarity in this culture

can we talk about how adorable these two were being????