Here's why the Bluebell King is hot (a very self-indulgent post)
After rewatching Marigolds, Bluebells, and Hugh for the fifth time, I present to you this analysis of why the Bluebell King is hot. Spoiler: it's not just because Luke plays him
Shout out to @cerealistlover for convincing me to post this. I initially fangirled in her dms, but this post is a little more structured because I rewatched the longform yet again. Yes, this is just an excuse for me to fangirl once more. I even made gifs
Behold! Luke!
Look at him. At this point, we have no reason to suspect that's he's not a normal tree, but he commands attention anyway. He becomes the centrepiece pretty much immediately and takes up as much space as he can (it helps that the stage is small). It projects confidence, but his facial expressions add a lot! He looks calm and collected, but he also observes. The whole time, he's looking mostly at the audience (so, into the forest, which he rules over) and sometimes at Hugh. It paints a picture of him as someone who is both powerful and patient enough to get whatever he wants. He's like a wolf ready to pounce
All of that is when he's still motionless. Regardless of if you know the tree's alive or not, the attitude is there. Luke 100% decided the tree was alive before he even climbed on that chair
And then he MOVES. And look at HOW he moves!
His motions are almost languid, I'd say. There's no need to rush. He has those he wants where he wants them, and he's confident they can't escape. He quite literally has Hugh in his grasp! He is fully aware of his power, and he looks down on those around him
Going back to what I said about observing, he does it more clearly when he stops pretending! On the gifs above, we can already see that his attention is fully on the person speaking, but he turns his head slowly. Later in the scene, however, he switches faster. Remember how I said he's like a wolf ready to pounce? It's much more clear here
And let's talk about his expressions again! It was kind of visible in the first gif, but this one makes it more obvious how differently he regards Hugh's mother (who needs a name...) and Inga. I can't pinpoint what exactly changes in his expression when he looks at Inga, but he sees her as a nuisance at best. She's a child, and she's not interesting or useful to him. But when he looks at Hugh's mother, he starts to smile. Because all of this was to have her back. He's spent over ten years doing whatever he could to bring her to him again, and he has won
Speaking of smiling and winning, look at this. This is the face of a creature who finally has what he wants. He's cocky. He is confident these humans can't do anything to stop him
And one more thing! After Hugh's mother says, "I was drawn in by his sweet, sweet scent and his many colours. I was like a tiny bumblebee," he licks his lips. While looking directly at her. Which I am very normal about
"Come to me, bumblebee" I AM EXPLODING
In conclusion, Hugh's mother was right to fuck that tree
Bonus gif: this one moment when Luke and AJ realise they mixed up the names
The Last Lullaby just gives us everything??? My god!!
Spoilers below :>
Haven't even started and AJ is MIA. Wonderful. Sam's confusion as he comes on stage, trying to figure out where AJ is, Tom and Luke noticing shortly after, its so funny.
Add Penelope to the list of Iconic Luke Womanning characters immediately!! (I'm a little sad she wasn't the one who killed her husband after he left her tied up like that.) I just know she'd get along with Gemma (TEOTHV) and Arthur's mum (TGOTAT).
"Why have you strapped me facing away from the audience? I'm doing my best emotional overacting and they can't see shit. I thought you did a drama degree, Henry!"
AJ really plays characters who think they're in the right so fucking well. Henry (Terrence) reminds me a little of (ironically) Henry from Never Give Annabelle a Gun. Hell, when Penelope suggested she kill him to the children, I thought that she would end up siding with the children because of what he did to her. (Great fanfic idea right there)
They make us think the "romance" part of this horror romance is going to be Henry and Penelope, but the true romance is Hans and his wife (Old Lady Margaery perhaps??)
Hans, oh Hans. He's just sharing his brooms with the man over thereâ„¢, loves his wife, loves her cooking, and roots for Henry's wife's to make it out of the house. He's so silly. Not even death can stop his need to sweep.
"Darling what are you doing with our cocktail table?" "I was gonna give it to the man over there." "Stop giving our things away!"
The fucking brooms. (Final broom count 7. Thank you editor)
So many silly, forth-wall-breakingish moments. Mention of someone's drama degree, poking fun at AJ for not knowing something, the "parrot", Luke trying desperately to make sense of AJ's timeline, stealing AJ's jacket (and money), Tom randomly including someone from the audience, fucking up each other's stagecraft, we truly had it all.
Evil creature Sam, Tom & AJ!! All absolutely terrifying in their own way. The way Sam changes his voice, Tom's mannerisms, AJ's expression, all amazingly horrifying.
"How long do we have to catch you? 'Cause we don't die." "We try!" "We try so hard, but we just can't. We get cold, and we get hungry, but we don't die." ... "That was a very dark thing for us to say." "It's a horror romance, and I'm leaning into one side of it more than the other one."
Oh my God Sam's creepy singing!! It does so fucking much for the mood!! Sam's first scene as The Children in general, man. Between his creepy child, AJ's cryptic warnings and Luke's realistic fear/confusing - absolutely amazing.
The change of Penelope and Henry's dynamics. Go from so in love (honeymoon phase vibes) to Penelope slowly realizing there's so much Henry hasn't told her, so amazing. Luke and AJ killed it, truly.
"You played a game with them?" "Yes, Henry, because you left me chained to a poleeee!"
They really nailed the horror vibes with this one!!! Truly amazing and I don't blame people who say it's a new favorite for them. Definitely up there for me aswell.
Really sorry for the lack of activities, College is kicking my ass— this piece was supposed to be done by February 14th but due to time schedule and being too busy I couldn't finish it
Anyways, there's no day I don't think about them. They're my everything, a very special ship for me
Clothes inspo come from one of Kabukiaku's pieces! You can see it on here
From the very beginning both Alpha and Omega weren't just 'bandmates'— sure, they began as friends, very close friends, but it rapidly growth into something more close and intense
And as the years went by, they promised eternity for each other; they promised to be together for all of eternity, didn't matter what would happen
They would throw tooth and nails if anything were to happen to the other. They would kill and die for each other, because they care that much, even the most impossible things would be done if it means protecting one another.
Alpha and Omega love each other so much that they wouldn't be able to live without one another, even the idea of not having the other by their side it's terrifying, and not something they would ever want
And if one of them were to not be there anymore, the other would not exist (physically, at least) anymore.
They would be just a presence, a "spirit" in the clergy, just a shadow of sorts that goes around, hoping for the day the other would come back
Pd: to me, they're like parrots; they get depressed when left alone, and would die for that reason
one of the most frustrating ways i've found you can be misunderstood is when people think you're horny about the things you're just weirdly fascinated by and weirdly fascinated by the things you're horny about
"omg is this like a fetish for you or something 😅🤣" NOT EVERYTHING IS A FETISH!!! "you have such interesting hobbies" no uh . that one is a fetish actually.
yes more SecAlpha I have no idea why I like this ship (even tho lowkey my headcanon is turning more into they do romantic things but aren’t necessarily in a declared relationship, I cannot see Secondo willing to settle for one person (or even have enough commitment to be in an open relationship.) I will probably share my ideas later once I think it out more)
Alpha is supposed to be dancing but idk if it looks like that so he’s just doing whatever I don’t even know. It’s based off the one clip of Secondo showing off alpha while he plays his guitar 🥺
Something something, Locomotion wears steampunk-type goggles in the first scene so you can't see his eyes, something something, by the end of the show he's taken them off and his eyes shine like a train's headlights or whatever-
ok i asked locomotion. and he said the devil's name? im older than the devil sir. why, the first time anyone wondered where to go, they dreamed me into existence. i became a nightmare child. the end of things is the beginning, the beginning is the end, the snake eats its own tail before there ever was a snake. i am the silver line and the silver line is me
being in the sfth fandom is so strange bc ill spend like an hour analyzing a play that was literally made up on the spot. and I'll still find meaning because they're fucking amazing at improv
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