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Okay. Later than I thought: my Elisabeth livetweet for @NitaTyndall and @mariekeyn.
All I know:
1. Nita thinks I will love it.
2. It is German.
All I know:
1. Nita thinks I will love it.
2. It is German.
YouTube is not behaving so I take a moment to take a deep breath and flex my tweeting fingers.
Okay. It's started.
Let's go.
Let's go.
Wow.
This is a very hardcore opening.
A man being questioned about a murder who seems like he might be a ghost in purgatory?
Intriguing.
This is a very hardcore opening.
A man being questioned about a murder who seems like he might be a ghost in purgatory?
Intriguing.
Why does this first number have such strong anime opening feelings?
Apologies for my lack of reverence but Death can, like, get it.
We've gone from super hot Death singing about how much he loves Elisabeth and slinking around in velvet to...a wholesome Disney father-daughter song?
Alright!
Alright!
I've seen enough Korean dramas to suspect that the sister being gassed up over her marriage prospects to the Emperor is...probably not going to be as happy as she thinks.
Tired: Slinking around an opera house with a prince of darkness but always shying back from a proper touch (sorry, Christine)
Wired: Boldly grabbing Death's hand after he doesn't follow through on making out with you and going, "Stay here, dark prince"
Wired: Boldly grabbing Death's hand after he doesn't follow through on making out with you and going, "Stay here, dark prince"
Oh, a theme song for toxic masculinity courtesy of the Emperor's mother!
The mothers scheme. I suspect fate is going to intervene.
CALLED IT.
Why have the polished older sister when you can go after the wild, charming, already in a thing with a dark mystery younger sister?
Why have the polished older sister when you can go after the wild, charming, already in a thing with a dark mystery younger sister?
This entire number on plans going awry is so inspirational and I will play it in the background every time one of my plans goes awry.
Mmm, no, baby. You do not marry a mama's boy for freedom and long walks on beaches.
So this song is pretty much the equivalent of "All I Ask of You" in that I'm nodding along politely and straining to see Dark Prince Death in the background so things can get interesting again.
Got it.
Got it.
The underlying moral of most of these musicals: Having daddy issues is dangerous?
Oh good. Death is back.
This song is the dark equivalent of "Save the Last Dance for Me" and I am living.
Poor Elisabeth.
Eeesh.
Eeesh.
Mom, warily: "Are you watching and talking about a more cheerful musical today?"
Me, happily: "Nope!"
Mom: *sighs and goes back to watching Living Single*
Me, happily: "Nope!"
Mom: *sighs and goes back to watching Living Single*
"We might as well wait at the coffeshop and await the apocalypse with a yawn."
Complex quarantine feels about this mood.
Complex quarantine feels about this mood.
"Those who rule cannot be a mommy's boy."
LADY.
LADY.
LOOK INTO A MIRROR FOR GOD'S SAKE.
LADY.
LADY.
LOOK INTO A MIRROR FOR GOD'S SAKE.
"Elisabeth, be a good wife and comfort me."
"Why don't you go to your mother?"
"Why don't you go to your mother?"
"I only belong to me."
You tell 'em both, girl.
I have a feeling this is sadly not going to work out for you, but...you tell 'em.
You tell 'em both, girl.
I have a feeling this is sadly not going to work out for you, but...you tell 'em.
Every musical number is so much fun in spite of being so dark and my teen heart is really, really coming back to life.
"When I want to, I can be a hero. Yesterday, I beat a cat to death."
Say it with me: Y I K E S.
Say it with me: Y I K E S.
Seriously, king's got guts to sing about still loving his wife after laying her low with a "French disease." Y I K E S.
I got quiet as it's getting later and my wit is winding down but Rudolf's undead friend has made an appearance.
Oh, ouch. Death's had enough.
Reverent kisses to palms always gets me. Always.
Final impression:
Wow.
Just. Wow.
Wow.
Just. Wow.
