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[elisi]

Had a very lovely day yesterday. The weather was nice (!), sunny & cold, and sea_thoughts and I walked around at least half the walls of York, spent a wonderfully long time in Waterstone's and had lunch at Betty's, where she introduced me to Bettys Blue Sapphire which might be the nicest tea I have ever tasted.

(In return I told her about 'our' brew - as in, we 'invented' it - which is two parts regular tea & one part Earl Grey, and which I realise I should probably tell everyone else about also, because it's lovely.)

And throughout of course was treated to her lovely company & conversation... I have probably put her off Hannibal for good (yes, it is that gory, more actually) - I am halfway through the final season btw, I don't think I ever mentioned it - but she immediately grasped the main points. Fandom friends are smart. :)

OK, I am running out the door to work, but just wanted to make a post before the day swamped me.

Comments

[unfeathered]

Eee, I watched Hannibal earlier this year too! I'd put off watching it because of all the gore but thought I'd give it a go as I was role-playing with a Hannibal and, oh my god, Mads Mikkelsen... The charm of that man! I mean, I always have had a bit of a thing for the bad boys but, wow. I mean, the rest of the cast is amazing too, and the writing and direction are lovely too but... Yeah. I got totally seduced by that show. :-)

[elisi]

Heh. It's funny, because although I find him fascinating he really doesn't do anything for me in that way. (I realise I am the outlier here *g*)

But once I have finished it, I shall try to put a post together just to see who else has watched. I have Fanged Four parallels. :)

[unfeathered]

Ooh, I love your icon and the comparison with Angelus! I shall look forwrd to that post! :-)

And how interesting that you weren't seduced in the same way, but still seduced nonetheless. :-)

[elisi]

Ooh, I love your icon and the comparison with Angelus! I shall look forwrd to that post! :-)
Hannibal is VERY Angelus-like. Except Hannibal's 'Will' is a different creature to William/Spike. :) I shall try to write something, mostly I just sort of wallow in imagery. And I *had* to make the icon. It was too perfect.

And how interesting that you weren't seduced in the same way, but still seduced nonetheless. :-)
I love me a good & complex killer. <3

[unfeathered]

LOL, yes, I can see that the whole majectic imagery of it is very much your sort of thing! It's a lot more arty-farty than I'm normally drawn to, but somehow it seemed to just work for me too.

...Damn it, I want to rewatch Hannibal now, and I haven't got time - I'm too busy rewatching Torchwood, and Criminal Minds, and catching up with Peaky Blinders (which I'd also put off watching but am also now hooked on)!

[elisi]

LOL, yes, I can see that the whole majectic imagery of it is very much your sort of thing! It's a lot more arty-farty than I'm normally drawn to, but somehow it seemed to just work for me too.
I think it's the commitment that makes it work? It's in-woven rather than an addition.

And I know the feeling. I still need to FINISH Hannibal, and I haven't time...

[unfeathered]

Yes. Yes, that's a great way of putting it. It's all a part of it. The whole thing is overblown and consciously poetic and full of imagery and double meanings - it's definitely not an afterthought but what makes it what it is.

[elisi]

Yes, you can't separate the metaphors from the story, the metaphors ARE the story. :D

[unfeathered]

Yes, exactly! It's all very deliberate and cohesive.

[elisi]

And gory! :D

[unfeathered]

LOL, yeah! :-D

[elisi]

Well, to just explain one of my thoughts... it's gory because the metaphors manifest physically. Will (and everyone else) gets taken apart mentally, but that bleeds through to real life, hence everyone getting cut open/broken in various ways.

As below, so above.

[unfeathered]

Ooh, that’s interesting. Yes, I think I get that!

See, I knew you’d be the right person to decode that all for me! :-D

[elisi]

I will try my best to write things up properly, once I've seen it all.

I have thoughts, but they're all a bit blurry. But thank you for your faith in me. :)

[unfeathered]

Heh, all I know is that you see a lot of things I don't. I am a very literal person and a hell of a lot of metaphor just goes straight over my head. I can know I like something but, analytical as I am, I just can't put my finger on why.

You often can. :-)

I don't want you to feel like I'm pressuring you, because I know what that's like! But I would be really interested to see what you have to say about Hannibal. :-)

[elisi]

Hey, I love writing meta, and if others appreciate it too (because we all see different things) then all the better! :)

Now I just need to FINISH the show, and I'll try to throw something together.

[promethia_tenk]

Sounds utterly lovely!

[elisi]

It really was. ♥ (And then I was too tired to do anything when I got home, so we had pizza and watched 1 episode of Buffy and 3 of Avatar!

[kazzy-cee.livejournal.com]

I didn’t watch Hannibal as I didn’t fancy the gore but it has a large following!

[elisi]

The gore is... spectacular (and that is very much the correct word, it's unlike anything else), but it's easy to see why it has such a big following. Ye gods, the imagery and the psychological complexity.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I must try your personal tea brew - it sounds such a good idea.

[elisi]

It is very lovely indeed. We swear by it. :)

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

Glad that you had a nice day :)

[elisi]

Thank you, it was so nice to meet an old friend for the first time. ;)

[sea_thoughts]

So glad you enjoyed the tea! :3 Thank you for a lovely wander around one of my favourite cities.

[elisi]

It was sooooo nice. And since my other half is headed to York for Aesthetica (the film festival) he might have a look in Bettys whilst there...

And thank YOU for inviting me! ♥ Oh and it was Granada that the middle one went to. I remembered once I was on the train. She loved it, it was gorgeous.

[sea_thoughts]

Went to Granada in March this year with my parents, it's an amazing city, especially the old town aka the Albyacín. We were able to stay in a hotel right on the edge so we could explore it by walking.

[elisi]

Oh I am jealous now! It looked amazing on all the photos!

[sea_thoughts]

It's a beautiful city, definitely.

[elisi]

I've been to Barcelona, but would love to go to Granada also... *sigh*

[sea_thoughts]

I haven't been to Barcelona, so we are even!

[elisi]

Aaaaah, late reply is late!

But OK, we shall call it a draw...

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

This made me happy! I am glad you had such a beautiful day. :D

*HUGS*

[elisi]

I wish you many days like it. <3

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

Thank you, thank you, dearest!

*HUGS*

[elisi]

♥ ♥ ♥