#jackrine

[ketterdamswinchester]

Sometimes during ship wars all you need is polyamory (I fucking love Davey, Jack, and Katherine who knows the ship name?)

[daveys-sister]

Something to believe in- JackCrutchie

The truth about the moon- Javey

Then I see you again- Jackrine

I Never Planned on You- Jarah

That is all

[the-woild-is-ya-erster]

A little West Endsies rant for the sake of it-

So, I think it's been talked about on here which versions of Newsies are best for the ships you adore, but I just wanna talk about why Jack and Katherine in Newsies London is so. Much. Better. Than it was in the livesies show

First of all, Bronté's Katherine is just so damn good. She was a stronger character in this. I'm a firm believed that Katherine was just not written all that well, her motivations and story don't match up, and the direction Kara Lindsay took the character was different to the way Bronté Barbe took it.

Katherine in this version seemed to (even when annoyed by Jack's flirting in the first few scenes they share) be attracted to him, and the retorts are playful but also have this tension to them - before, Katherine just seemed annoyed by Jack, whereas here, she seems interested by the challenge of him

The scene where Katherine tries to sell her case as the reporter for the strike (before WWH) is always a super interesting one, and this version was so different, I'm almost tempted to make a whole other post for it.. but, as a little summary, its just less sexist, and power is more evenly dispersed in the new version.

Plus (and super importantly) Londons Jackrine has so.much.more.chemistry!! I don't know how to explain it, the characters just seem to click whenever they're on stage together, they have an electricity surrounding them, and you believe in them

While I'm always gonna think Jack and Katherine's 'Something To Believe In' just... doesn't quite make sense for them both, (same with 'ace up your sleeve' but more on that in a sec) in this, they seemed drawn together, pulled towards one another. The staging had them so. Close. As if they couldn't bear to be further away, couldn't bear to break the moment apart

Yeah. Ace up your sleeve bit. It will never make sense to me that Kath was willing to abandon her dreams of being a reporter with her own stake in the world for the sake of a guy she met like less than a week ago. Just don't like that as a piece of writing. So even in this version, I can't say that's my favourite thing.

Buttttt back on the positives, Jack and Katherine were made more believable through body language and small, unscripted moments. The ways they turned to one another. The way that they acted when she found out the newsies won the strike. Even in bows, they were messing around and acting up, not taking one another seriously - agh it was so good

Jack and Katherine seemed less like fated lovers, though. Their scenes were full of snark and flirting, but I wouldn't necessarily say end-it-all love, so STBI was for sure just out of place. I'd have liked to see their version of that cut song 'when I see you again' cause I think that one just would have fit a little better (even if it still contains that sappy quality, it's less serious, somehow, and explains the feelings better)

I loved them <3

[inevitablemoment]

More than a month to go before we go to see a production of Newsies!

[katplumber]

Crutchie: So how was yours and Jack’s anniversary?

Katherine: I bought him a $500 watch and he wrote me a rap song

[mnnii]

look i am aggressively gay but for some reason jack and katherine will never fail to make me happy inside <3 to this day they remain the only het ship in the disney canon that i am actually very much invested in

[harmonizingsunsets]

Jack: Katherine, hey. I could show you around. I could show you our world. Way up here, it’s crystal clear.

Davey: Jack, you’re doing Aladdin.

Jack: Again?

[watch-the-sun-burn-bright]

Jack: This date is boring.

Katherine: This isn’t a date. I said I was going for a walk.

Jack: Then why did you invite me?

Katherine: I specifically told you not to come with me but you said: “I do what I want.” and followed me here.