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amand_rEpisode 3.5 of The Tudors is a spectacular piece of television, because grieving Henry allows none to comfort him after the death of Jane except for (Will Somers) the Court Fool, played by David Bradley (Filch!). True to form, Henry is bonkers and the Fool tells him things he needs to hear:
Henry: Hey.
Fool: Majesty (looks at Henry's mad drawings)
Henry: well, what do you think?
Fool: I don't think. Are you mad? Thinking is dangerous. But I'll wink. (winks)
Henry: Idiot.
Fool: (laughing) What? What about you? Think about it, You find the perfect wife, she's sweet, pliable, she even has good tits. On top of that she gives you the son you've always wanted. And you let her die. Jesus, Christ of mercy, and you think I'm the idiot? And she's not the only one. Poor, abandoned Catherine—
Henry: Careful.
Fool: And that other one, whose name escapes me, as her head escaped her. All lost, all lost.
Henry: go to hell!
Fool: What, go there? I thought I'd already arrived. For surely gracious lord this, is hell.
Seriously, the ep ends with Henry's reform declarations, which are pretty much Catholicism, and the fool sitting on the throne in the empty throne room, wearing the crown and laughing drunkenly. That's good tv.
Henry: Hey.
Fool: Majesty (looks at Henry's mad drawings)
Henry: well, what do you think?
Fool: I don't think. Are you mad? Thinking is dangerous. But I'll wink. (winks)
Henry: Idiot.
Fool: (laughing) What? What about you? Think about it, You find the perfect wife, she's sweet, pliable, she even has good tits. On top of that she gives you the son you've always wanted. And you let her die. Jesus, Christ of mercy, and you think I'm the idiot? And she's not the only one. Poor, abandoned Catherine—
Henry: Careful.
Fool: And that other one, whose name escapes me, as her head escaped her. All lost, all lost.
Henry: go to hell!
Fool: What, go there? I thought I'd already arrived. For surely gracious lord this, is hell.
Seriously, the ep ends with Henry's reform declarations, which are pretty much Catholicism, and the fool sitting on the throne in the empty throne room, wearing the crown and laughing drunkenly. That's good tv.
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Date: 2010-03-17 07:32 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-03-17 07:47 pm (UTC)MUST GET MONKEY JAMMIES.
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Date: 2010-03-17 07:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-17 07:51 pm (UTC)I used to paint my nails, back when I was trying to give up biting them. Then I gave up on giving up on biting them. But I tried to give it up while there was a BRILLIANT nail polish shop right opposite the Target I worked for. I spent a LOT of money there.
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Date: 2010-03-17 07:51 pm (UTC)I love it.
And damn, I need to get back to The Tudors. I was distracted by Battlestar Galactica. LOL.
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Date: 2010-03-17 07:57 pm (UTC)I love that haircut so much.
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Date: 2010-03-17 07:59 pm (UTC)That's the wonder of statistics ;)
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Date: 2010-03-17 08:00 pm (UTC)The Tudors is somewhere in my Netflix queue. :)
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Date: 2010-03-17 08:04 pm (UTC)That is the most adorable haircut I have ever seen on you. No joke.
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Date: 2010-03-17 08:06 pm (UTC)And Vi is as adorable as ever. BTW, she's starting to look more like a little girl than a toddler.
It's all awesome.
Renee
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Date: 2010-03-17 08:13 pm (UTC)Killing you like Dexter did us both?
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Date: 2010-03-17 08:14 pm (UTC)Thanks! She's only cute so you don't sell her off.
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Date: 2010-03-17 08:15 pm (UTC)Yes and no. Like I know the history very very well, and they have so many accurate details that it kills me, while missing HUGE things for the sake of story. I'm really liking this season.
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Date: 2010-03-17 08:19 pm (UTC)And yes OMG DEXTER, DEXTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I made myself wait until all the episodes were in to watch the last season of Dexter, but not sure I can do that this next time. :*(
Sniffles.
My sister couldn't believe I wasn't spoiled re: the plot.
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Date: 2010-03-17 08:21 pm (UTC)Cute child as well. CUTENESS ABOUNDS.
(I think we need a new word. I've said it too much and now it sounds strange - kyoooot.)
I think I may need to see the Tudors just cuz Filch is in it.
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Date: 2010-03-17 08:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-17 08:25 pm (UTC)It was just the one episode, but he was great in it. and if you know anything about the time period you'll have some head thumping moments, but season three is especially policy heavy, and I'm liking that.
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Date: 2010-03-17 08:27 pm (UTC)