Excerpts from Les Caprices de Marianne, translated on the fly

Follow-up to this post. Because I flailed a lot about how Coelio and Octave are totally Enjolras and Grantaire, if you take the interpretation that Marianne is an allegory, but I did not provide a whole lot of backup. But tonight I was flailing over IM to mmejavert, dug the play up on Wikisource, and did some on-the-fly translations. They are crappy and awkward, but they get the job done.

Glancing at the previous post is recommended if you aren't familiar with the plot at all.

( Coelio and Octave's first scene together )

( Octave gets a drunken ramble! )

( Last scene: Super-spoilery angst )

( Spoilery angst NOW WITH EVEN MORE SLASH )

...now picture all that with a couple of actors who randomly hug each other, kiss each other on the forehead, and give each other the "I am undressing you with my eyes" stare. (And a really hot, feisty Marianne who probably wouldn't have been happy to be interpreted as an allegory.) AND Coelio being draped in Marianne's scarf for the entire last scene, looking like he's covered in a flag. ALL THAT is what caused my "must not fangirl, must not fangirl, must not--holy crap this is really gay" reaction.

Excerpts from Les Caprices de Marianne, translated on the fly

Follow-up to this post. Because I flailed a lot about how Coelio and Octave are totally Enjolras and Grantaire, if you take the interpretation that Marianne is an allegory, but I did not provide a whole lot of backup. But tonight I was flailing over IM to mmejavert, dug the play up on Wikisource, and did some on-the-fly translations. They are crappy and awkward, but they get the job done.

Glancing at the previous post is recommended if you aren't familiar with the plot at all.

( Coelio and Octave's first scene together )

( Octave gets a drunken ramble! )

( Last scene: Super-spoilery angst )

( Spoilery angst NOW WITH EVEN MORE SLASH )

...now picture all that with a couple of actors who randomly hug each other, kiss each other on the forehead, and give each other the "I am undressing you with my eyes" stare. (And a really hot, feisty Marianne who probably wouldn't have been happy to be interpreted as an allegory.) AND Coelio being draped in Marianne's scarf for the entire last scene, looking like he's covered in a flag. ALL THAT is what caused my "must not fangirl, must not fangirl, must not--holy crap this is really gay" reaction.