1. Having completed the March reccing challenge, I signed up for the April challenge which is to write a crossover using at least one or more (or all) of these prompts:

cages

purgatory

captivity

loss of powers

(I actually had to ask for a second strip because the first one was so alarming, and I got this, so I have no regrets.)

Which fandoms should I crossover? I have no immediate ideas.


2. I decided in the midst of giffing Dracula (TV 1968) and watching David Suchet in things that I should try and get hold of the 2006 ITV Dracula, which calliopes_pen had told me the (fairly batshit) plot of a while back. It is definitely kind of enjoyable, but it is a waste of a potentially great cast. (And, calliopes_pen, you were right about Marc Warren! He is actually a really good Dracula and I'm not even having a problem watching him.)

I mean, a connection between vampirism and syphilis is potentially interesting, but... not like this. I have laughed at everything evil!syphilitic!Arthur (Dan Stevens) has done so far, because it is all just that ridiculous.*

And combining Renfield and Van Helsing is also a thing... that you can see why most productions avoid. 0_o However, if anyone can salvage something from this, it will be David Suchet.

I haven't finished it yet, but ITV have definitely gone downhill on the Dracula front since 1968. Sophia Myles hasn't even had a single costume that fit her, let alone a hat. (Mina had a hat one time. She got bit.) It's quite fun to watch, though, and I am reliably informed that it actually ships Dr Seward/Mina. (Poor Jonathan did not make it out of the castle, also a bit of waste.)

Though I think possibly one of Sophia Myles's ill-fitting outfits could in fact be Suzanne Neve's white outfit from the 1968 version and I look forward to screencapping and being still unable to tell later because of the awkwardness of b&w telly. I shall be sure to let you know regardless.


* At least he's pretty. :lol: