I’m sorry eldermourne really is one of the best pieces of media ever made. the fate of the world rests on the power of lesbian romance and the unbreakable bond formed by a family that chose each other. the greatest evil is the power of institutionalized religion and the fear it often relies on to control its constituents. one of the characters is actively explicitly cursed by The Narrative. all the spellbooks are alive and assholes and Henry has his nuts out for like half the season. everyone should listen to it right now immediately
Okay I rewatched Marmalade today, and this movie just… it has filled me with so many thoughts.
Like… I think one of my favorite things about this movie is the way that the initial premise makes us think it’s a typical Bonnie and Clyde love story, about a boy falling for this manic pixie dream girl - but it’s not! It’s not at all. The real Marmalade is actually Mama Eda!!! (Marmalade = Eda Lamram in reverse. Also - the marmalade jar tattoo with “Mama” on it)
This is actually a story about found family and familial love, and a boy who will do anything to save the woman who was very likely the first person to ever really love and care for him. And that makes me so fuckin happy 💖🥹
Also, rewatching the movie to look for clues as to what’s real in Baron’s fictional story is my new hobby lol. Some personal headcanons:
- Baron delivering mail at the beginning seems to be a reflection of his real job (?) - delivering medicine at the nursing home
- He talks about the ice cream parlor so much I feel like it has significance - maybe Mama Eda started taking him out for ice cream to bring him out of his shell when he came to live with her (or it could just be connected to the planned location for swapping cars- but I like my first idea better lol)
- The scene where Baron and Marmalade have sex in the dressing room is symbolic of the first time Baron tried on his babydoll bandit clothes and felt some type of way about it
- The fictional “Baron” persona is based off the way his previous foster father treated him - like he was slow and stupid and helpless. The fictional “Marmalade” is representative of his actual intelligence, daring, and ambition
- I feel like Baron really did like his hair being long - he seemed to hesitate before cutting it
- The scene where “Marmalade” gets ready for the robbery and eats pop tarts is so specific- I feel like that must be Baron’s real pre-robbery prep lol
JESSICA WILD (with a deadly serious tone): They found her ETB card. And, on a Taco Tuesday, she never left the card, because she loved to celebrate Taco Tuesday. She liked the- the soft shell, with carne asada. That’s her favorite. With guacamole. And…guacamole’s expensive, so…she’s not gonna leave, without her card. That was weird, for me.