Olivia
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What You Will: A Queer-er Shakespeare (Series Finale)
I am so sorry, folks. Life went to hell in January and I completely forgot that I never scheduled this for y’all to enjoy. Anyway. Here it is finally. The finale. Season Content Notes: Revenge plot, violence, boundary violations, sexual harassment, ableist language, blood, misgendering, self-misgendering When Duke Orsino finally released Cesario, there was an…
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What You Will: A Queer-er Shakespeare (S2, E13)
Season Content Notes: Revenge plot, violence, boundary violations, sexual harassment, ableist language, blood, misgendering, self-misgendering There is never a good time for anyone to come staggering in, bloody and calling for a surgeon. When a secret marriage — secret even to one of the people supposedly married! — is in the middle of tearing relationships…
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What You Will: A Queer-er Shakespeare (S2, E12)
Season Content Notes: Revenge plot, violence, boundary violations, sexual harassment, ableist language Lady Olivia swept into the garden with all the hauteur of an Empress. There was only one thing she had ever wanted of the duke, and now she had it. Or so she thought. “What would my lord, but that he may not…
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What You Will: A Queer-er Shakespeare (S2, E10)
Season Content Notes: Revenge plot, violence, boundary violations, sexual harassment, ableist language Sometimes, fools have more wisdom than the wise, but even the wisest fool can be a fool in truth. The rest of Malvolio’s story cannot be erased, if only because he still had a small role to play in Cesario’s tale. But for…
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What You Will: A Queer-er Shakespeare (S2, E9)
Season Content Notes: Revenge plot, violence, boundary violations, sexual harassment The fool was having a most exasperating day. There are fools and fools, and not all fools wear motley. Until this moment, the fool’s judgment had been out on this Cesario; it was rapidly coming to a conclusion. For Sebastian, the day so far had…
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What You Will: A Queer-er Shakespeare (S2, E6)
Season Content Notes: Revenge plot, violence, boundary violations, sexual harassment Sir Toby and Fabian were playing cards with the fool making music quietly in the corner. Their quiet play was interrupted when Sir Andrew rushed in waving a much-crumpled paper. Fabian, facing the door, saw him first and leaned toward Sir Toby, whispering, “More matter…
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What You Will: A Queer-er Shakespeare (S2, E5)
Season Content Notes: Revenge plot, violence, boundary violations, sexual harassment In her manor, Olivia paced from room to room. She changed mood from giddy to distraught so quickly that she may well have traded temperament with Orsino. Sometimes she muttered to herself, “I have sent after him: he says he’ll come.” Other times called to…
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What You Will: A Queer-er Shakespeare (S2, E3)
Season Content Notes: Revenge plot, violence, boundary violations Countess Olivia led Cesario into a walled garden, and the door was shut behind them, leaving the two alone. Nervously pushing his hair out of his face, Cesario wondered what a — another man, one without Cesario’s history, might have thought. Cesario also thought the countess was…
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What You Will: A Queer-er Shakespeare (S1 Finale)
Season notes: violence, sexism, internalized homophobia It was late morning when the duke had sought his bed (allowing Cesario, Curio, and Valentine to do the same). Not until evening did the fool finally answer the summons to the duke’s court. “O, fellow, come, the song we had last night.” The duke greeted him eagerly. “Mark…
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What You Will (A Queer-er Shakespeare): S1 E9
Season notes: violence, sexism, internalized transphobia Olivia paced the sitting room, replaying the odd audience that had just ended. “‘What is your parentage?’ ‘Above my fortunes, yet my state is well: I am a gentleman.’ I’ll be sworn thou art.” She shook her head, unable to banish the image of the impudent man from her…