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.
YouTube is not behaving so I take a moment to take a deep breath and flex my tweeting fingers.
Okay. It& #39;s started.

Let& #39;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.
Why does this first number have such strong anime opening feelings?
Apologies for my lack of reverence but Death can, like, get it.
We& #39;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!
I& #39;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& #39;s hand after he doesn& #39;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& #39;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?
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& #39;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& #39;m nodding along politely and straining to see Dark Prince Death in the background so things can get interesting again.

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.
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*
"We might as well wait at the coffeshop and await the apocalypse with a yawn."

Complex quarantine feels about this mood.
"Those who rule cannot be a mommy& #39;s boy."

LADY.

LADY.

LOOK INTO A MIRROR FOR GOD& #39;S SAKE.
"Elisabeth, be a good wife and comfort me."

"Why don& #39;t you go to your mother?"

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"I only belong to me."

You tell & #39;em both, girl.

I have a feeling this is sadly not going to work out for you, but...you tell & #39;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.
Seriously, king& #39;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& #39;s getting later and my wit is winding down but Rudolf& #39;s undead friend has made an appearance.
Oh, ouch. Death& #39;s had enough.
Reverent kisses to palms always gets me. Always.
Final impression:

Wow.

Just. Wow.
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