ATTEND THE TALE OF SWEENY TODD
every day i am thinking about him¹
1. sweeney todd as portrayed by josh groban in the broadway revival of stephen sondheim's sweeney todd: the demon barber of fleet street
one of the funniest things about Sweeney Todd is how absolutely out of the loop Anthony is with what’s going on in the rest of the play. from his point of view, Sweeney (his new bestie since Anthony saved his life) is now running a successful barber shop and is also very invested in Anthony’s love life (because, again, besties). like Sweeney is helping him sneak into the asylum and rescue Johanna just because his only motivation is Anthony’s happiness. no other reason.
Josh Groban as Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at the 2023 Tony Awards
she a demon on my barber til I fleet street
The fact that 2 revived Sondheim shows got so many Tony nominations this year while Andrew Lloyd Webber got zero just proves that even in death, Stephen Sondheim does it better.
Sondheim is just simply that guy.
Ted and Rebecca on each other’s phones.
I’m calling it. I think it’s Ted. I genuinely do. I think we’re heading there. They unloaded all the potential of their relationship in series 1 but both of them were nowhere near a healthy place to be in a relationship. The show confirmed they were somehow cosmically connected to one another and simultaneously kept them apart so they would go on their respective healing journeys. Sprinkling reminders of their deep mutual affection and trust. Successfully establishing how well suited they are but allowing them space to become better version of themselves so they can fully embrace being with somebody else.
Rebecca’s story arc is her fear of being alone. Now a psychic provides signs all leading to different men in Rebecca’s life, hence disqualifying them from being the One. Sam, John, Dutch Guy (the latter might as well be called Dutch Ted). He has a child, which puts in our heads that being a mother can also mean being a stepmum. Ted, meanwhile, remains on the sideline, being kept deliberately separate from Rebecca’s quest for romantic fulfilment……. Bringing her biscuits every morning that he bakes himself. Figuring her abusive ex-husband out and defending her. Saving her from overwhelming grief at her father’s funeral. Literally in the room when Sam breaks up with her, like a big Neon Sign that says : HE IS RIGHT HERE. Who also has a child. Latest development: he is texting her because he wants to hang out JUST when her phone gets thrown into a canal. They’re like ships passing by, never quite in the right place at the right time.
Rebecca just doesn’t see it yet. That’s the only reason it feels like we’re never quite there. And that’s what the psychic is for right? Making her see things she wouldn’t have been able to see herself.
Lightning and Thunder and all. And we’re due a last truth bomb. Yep. I can’t wait.
Every vision is connected with a man in her life. So, the last one is obvious, right? RIGHT??
i couldn’t give her what she wanted. //what did she want? // to be free. PENELOPE (2006), dir. mark palansky
Penelope, come on. Come on, you gotta get out of there sometime. Right? What are you waiting for? …You know, truth is, you’re not missing much.
PENELOPE (2006) dir. Mark Palansky
hear me out. Dark & Back to the Future represent exactly opposite ends of the Time Travel Media Spectrum.
@full-time-dumb-lesbian I think Butterfly Effect (2004) for the top right
yeah good shout
on reflection yeah i think ur right
'he has bewitched me body & soul' and its the wettest most pathetic freak youve seen in your life
I know, I’m gonna see my husband tonight. He’s forgotten that he’s married to me, but he’ll remember tonight.