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[ambergold]

Congratulate me! I have succeeded in watching the first disc of North and South!  *round of applause and deep sighs of relief all around* I know, I know, you've all been dreadfully bored hearing me rant and rave all the time about my quest to find and read the book and get and watch the film. However, you will notice that I said the FIRST disc.  Rome, after all, was not built in a day, and while all roads lead to it it doesn't follow that its progression will be smooth after all this time of rockiness. Not all the eggs are in the basket.  Which series of indecipherable cliches sums up to mean that as my brother was going away to college, he decided he had first Netflix rights, and therefore ordered Annapolis(which he had already SEEN, btw)- instead of the second disc of North and South. Which will therefore arrive on Monday instead of yesterday as it was supposed to.  *words fail* But I forgive him. As I must, now that he's gone. Right, so-my thoughts so far. In brief, very brief, as it's an unfathomably late hour. FABULOUS casting, just to add my voice to all the myriad many crying out the same thing. Of the two main characters, that is. Frankly, I really hate both of her parents-I think they're completely miscast and completely unsympathetic. In fact, at the risk of sounding cruel, I'm just waiting for them to get killed off. Because then all the good stuff will start and I won't have to endure them anymore. (I have an odd fascination with grief-that scene in Phantom of the Opera where she's walking and singing her grief to her father in the graveyard is one of my favorite scenes of all time. Plus it will give Thornton a chance to feel all sorry for her , the whole hero-forced-to watch from a distance-unable-to-help-and-bound-by-propriety-as heroine suffers terribly emotionally, and he suffers almost more than her to see her going through it and know he can't help her, that even the comfort of a friend is forbidden to him. The scene in the book P&P in which Darcy comes upon her after she's read Jane's letter and finds her "most unwell" and is so solicitous and concerned and then must go away immediately afterward and doesn't see her again for weeks on end, is one of my all-time favorites and wonderful. ) But I digress.  Parents. Yes. His mother is well cast-so is his sister and virtually everyone else, as a matter of fact, but her parents just grate on me. Um-music is fabulous. Their love theme:D. Favorite line by far so far is the exact last one, in which Thornton says in that wonderful, deep, angry voice, "I understand you completely." And then walks out the door. *dies* Which brings me to another point? Why did none of you mention his VOICE!!? It's fabulous-warm, deep, rich, dark, velvety tones that give significance and meaning to every single thing that he says-one of those  incredibly rare dark, smoldering voices. It' s the one thing(well, unless you count the ability to kiss-which is much better left unsaid) about him that really stands out from say, Darcy and the Phantom. The Phantom has a fabulous singing voice, 'tis true, but that's a completely different thing. His speaking voice is nice but maybe a bit gutteral. No, Thornton's voice is definitely his strong point-one of many, naturally.  And by the way, now that I've seen the first disc I've writen part of my comparison of P&P and N&S.  But don't expect it until next weekend-must watch second disc and then I'll be busy in the week with school. Also, picspam doesn't just appear from thin air. Until then, my dears, solacing myself with iconage. And as I don't think I posted my earlier batch here either, here are both if anyone's interested...

30 North and South(second batch)
Comment, credit,be good to me in general. Most of all, enjoy.
Teasers:




I dream of you at night, and think of you every day and every hour

And earlier batch(all Margaret)-




I struggled with my heart. And my mind did not win.

P.S-Usericon reminded me-second favorite moment so far is when she asks the two girls if they would strike and then turns around and Thornton's standing behind her. *hearts* Oh, for awkward moments! They are, in the case of two people of the opposite sex in period films, an invariable precursor to love.