Actual review to follow

[xiphias]

Lis and I just came back from seeing the Theater@First production of The Winter's Tale, which I'll write up in a bit.

But, driving home, we were talking. Lis was talking about Leontes and Polixnes growing up together, and a couple of their lines early on, and she said, "Leontes/Polixnes -- Rule 34?"

IAN: It would add another layer of depth to Leontes' jealousy. . . on the other hand, it would create an obvious solution . . .
LIS: Three-way?
IAN: Yup. And Hermione would go along with it, even if she didn't really want to, for Leontes' sake.
LIS: She's just that kind of sub.
IAN: How many other Shakespeare plots can be derailed with kinky sex?
LIS: Dream is obvious. . . you know, come to think of it, Paulina HAD to bring that carving to life.
IAN: Oh?
LIS: Otherwise, it would have been statuatory rape.

Comments

[flouritephoenix.livejournal.com]

Tempest -
Caliban Miranda sex would have made the plot worse if daddy caught them
Prospero Ariel sex would have made Prospero less willing to let him go
Antonio Sebastian sex (wait, no, that's just implied)

[angevin2.livejournal.com]

How many other Shakespeare plots can be derailed with kinky sex?

My immediate response was "All of them."

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

Except for the ones which already imply kinky sex inherent to the plot.

[dillonpuff.livejournal.com]

good old 4chan ...

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

*cackles* Oh, I should not start (but then I've already written Hal/Scroop and Romeo/Mercutio, the latter bad bad bad and never to see the light of day).

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

Oh, you were there! Cool, but I wish I'd seen you to say hello before you left. :-)

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

Lis was about to fall asleep BEFORE the play. She totally woke up DURING the play, but we had to go home pretty quickly to get her to bed.

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

Figured as much. It's FREAKING LONG (even after dietrich cut out about a third of the lines). But I look forward to your writeup. :-)

Also: "statuatory rape". HA!

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

Okay, just put it up.

[felis-sidus.livejournal.com]

So what you're saying is that Lis is quicker-witted when she's half asleep than most people are when fully awake. Frankly, that comes as no surprise.

[greenlily.livejournal.com]

Honesty impels me to admit that the thought did cross my mind while I was watching this production. I have a thing about speaking voices, and Jason's and James' voices are, um, yeah.

[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

We've already discussed Coriolanus/Tullius, I believe...