Have run out of things to say. Here is the round-up.
- Lots of Lucas from mezzmerizedbyrichard’s gif folder
- Riepu10 is giffing the latest TL scenes. Here is Richard looking pretty in a winter coat. Gif 4, though… 🐶 👀
- Oooh, I’ve been waiting for some Adam Price fan fic. Here is a one-shot, which appears to be number 4 in a series, though, from loverichardarmitage. (Haven’t read this myself, but just FYI.)
- Another TL gif by riepu10 – this would make a nice prompt for a fan fic
- LOL – another reason not to watch TL? A comment from gatissed
- This is fun – the quarantine tag, posted by bugsieplusone. I can hasard a guess which celebrity *you* have on your phone…
- Fizzyxcustard on Richard’s ring tone
- Deepestfirefun has put the Toronto pics into a handy set
- Part 2 of depestfirefun’s Toronto photo set
- Jeepers creepers. I could watch this gif set by jakeborellis forever…
- Big gif set of Adam – on a construction site 😂. By 51kas81
- For easier overview, here is a link to the “Lyn’s Writing Event” tag – that’s the RA fan fic prompts that Lyn announced last week. You can find several stories under the tag already. I had planned to take part, too, but unfortunately missed day 1
Hope you are all well! Stay safe,
S. x
Guylty Pleasure 
I agree with number 5
I felt really disloyal saying what I did about The Lodge but I suppose we can’t all like the same things. It wasn’t worthy of him and I know he said how much he wanted to work with the directors but they were so awful.
When there was a mass exodus to leave before the q&a started (London film festival) I felt vindicated.
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I still can’t tell (because I haven’t watched it yet), but I have to say that the fan verdicts on top of the genre are not really making me feel I *want* to…
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I agree with #5 too. I was hoping to at least appreciate the RA scenes, even though I had zero interest in the film to start with, but not even watching the film just for the eye candy could spark joy, to quote Marie Kondo. I’m quite happy to watch Richard play a baddie, with all the shades of light and dark he brings to those roles, but this “Lodge Richard” is a self-absorbed tosser completely oblivious to the needs of his children. I fast forwarded through the non-RA scenes until Richard leaves the lodge, then zipped to the end, knowing what happens but in a masochistic moment I watched it anyway *eyeroll* Once is enough for me, I’ll settle for looking at the pics and gifs – thank you Paula!!
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I think the fast-forward method is the only thing I can stomach, too. Hearing that the character is so unlikeable, takes away all the motivation to do so, though. In that sense, the gifs are so much better. Just reduced on the visuals, it’s all fine.
I’m glad you are all sharing your opinion about the film. Helps me make my own choices.
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Reduced to the visuals – that applies to Francis Dolarhyde as well for me. A few years down the track and it’s mainly about the muscles and the shorty shorts now. Caps and gifs. Richard was superb in the role, he deserved all the accolades, and I’m not taking away from how he played Francis with such depth and sensitivity. The premise of the whole show makes me nauseous anyway, but even though he roused my sympathy, Francis is utterly chilling and I hate being creeped out.
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Fair enough, Mezz. I think that is actually a natural reaction to a sick serial killer. If it weren’t for the flood of images (out of context), it would be much easier to kind of erase the character from the fandom’s consciousness.
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Thanks Guylty, as ever, for the round-up, and particularly for luscious Lucas (thanks too Mezz!).
5) I agree too about RA’s character in TL, he is a shit, although for a beardy-daddy he is scrumptious (and really suits a trellis). It depressed me seeing him in such a role that anybody could have done. The film itself though was far, far better, and less conventional than I expected. Plus, it was beautifully shot, with sparing use of music and Riley Keough was good. My OH, who was annoyed that I had hoodwinked him into watching a Richard Armitage vehicle (apparently I should have warned him), was blown away by it.
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LOL on the miffed OH. I made mine watch TS with me, and he liked the show but I think only reluctantly so. Richard makes everything worse for him 😂
I am really intrigued by the “trellis” comment now.
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Yes, he liked TS too but then I had ‘psychologically’ prepared him for it (and he actually praised RA’s performance).
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‘Psychologically prepared’ – exactly. Same here. Warning, this programme contains Richard Armitage. Please try to ignore that I like him. 😂
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Much eye candy this week—yummy. I was never in any danger of watching TL, so the negative opinions only make me sad inasmuch as I want him to have better luck with projects. I’d still pay good money to know what the role was he had to turn down because he was committed to TL.
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Oh, that’s right, he did mention something like that.
It’s a weird thing with these projects. I am sure RA must have seen some sort of merit in taking on that role – despite “Richard” being such an asshole dad. Maybe the script was different, or it all went downhill in the editing room. (Not that I can judge, not having seen the thing.) Or the desire to work with the directors was so strong, he didn’t mind the shortcomings of the character…
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Yes, we don’t know. Especially since he is so professional and diplomatic to a fault, so he always praises each project and whom ever he works with equally.
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A few more rough edges would actually enhance him, tbh…
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I wouldn’t complain. Not least because I sometimes have a hard time believing that he really loves each project and each colleague. Is he a saint who has found the secret to eternal contentment or is he just not always honest?
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*coughs* Let’s call it ‘diplomatic’, as you suggested earlier…
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I didn’t watch TL but I have noticed that RA is insufferable in petty unpleasant characters. Too much good acting for the average fangirl? I’ve had enough of Percy the worm at one time with his wife.
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You might be on to something Lurkerella! Though imho I don’t believe the Lodge role would’ve stretched his acting chops too much. I don’t believe there was much Richard could add to the character as he was written. Riley Keough and the children had much more to work with obviously, the story was all about them.
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Perhaps the role came up when he didn’t have much planned so he thought he would try the genre however I think that by the time it got to be filmed his mum was ill so he may have regretted the decision.
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He would of course never say anything negative about a project and he couched it in “My motto is no regrets ever” terms, but I had the same thought, that maybe there was a gap in his schedule when he was offered the role. He did say at RDC that after he’d accepted, he was offered a better/more important role (he expressed it very diplomatically, if course, he is Richard after all) and that his agent asked him if he should try to get him out of the contract for The Lodge, but that he refused the offer because he is very loyal.
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It definitely is to his credit – in terms of honour. But not in terms of finance, I am sure.
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Very likely not. Then again, he’s rich, so if he wants to satisfy himself artistically rather than financially, fine. It may cost him in the long run though. Exposure is important and taking all these niche roles probably isn’t as helpful as something more noticeable.
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I definitely think he is guided by his sense of obligation as well as a rather exalted Kunstbegriff. Neither of which is particularly apt when working at the commercial end of the art world (TV, film). But at least he’s got integrity.
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Was he filming TL when his mum was ill? I honestly can’t remember the timeline. (I thought he was busy with BS and then MZ.)
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Yes. He came back from Canada and filming TL to do Newcastle and then went home to see his parents over Easter which is why he missed the award ceremony. She passed in May?
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Ah, great, thanks for clearing up the timeline!
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Okay c that doesn’t look right. Serves me right for trying to instagram. Please delete the above. I just tried to share his Montreal photo, but I don’t think it worked?
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Have deleted 🙂
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Thanks. Old bats like myself should stay away from scary newfangled technology. 😝
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Old bats 😂Sure.
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I think this is the one I wanted.
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Wow, March 2018. Two years ago. Damn, time flies!
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Definitely a good actor – if he gets the sneering, snivelling baddies across so well that you hate them.
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