The Axeman Cometh
THE CHERRY ORCHARD
The Bear Pit Theatre, Stratford upon Avon, Wednesday 25th October 2023
Now, I enjoy a good Chekhov as much as the next man, but it can be difficult for a production to hit the right tone – especially with this, his final masterpiece, which first appeared in 1904. A once-rich family and their retainers have to sell up the ancestral estate, due to societal change (no more…
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Okay yes we know that Andrew sprinted, dashed, HURTLED even, when he saw Neil on his knees even after blocking 150 + attempts on his goal because he loves that man. But also-
It had been Andrew’s idea to put Neil against Riko in the first place.
For Andrew it was reach Riko or die. (Die knowing that his contributing to exy ended Neil’s life.)
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I've been thinking about this theory about Riko orchestrating Jean's sexual abuse as punishment for his attraction to Kevin, because Riko is not in the habit of sharing his possessions. And while at first glance it would seem that Riko does this because it's Kevin... looking deeper I get the feeling that his attitude extends to the rest of the Perfect Court too.
Consider Andrew.
Riko sets first Drake and then Proust on Andrew, and the implication is that Andrew cannot get away with "taking Riko's things." This obviously refers to Kevin, but I don't think it refers to Kevin alone. It's significant that Riko brings it up with Neil and Neil only, and it happens during this specific conversation.
Riko uses Andrew to taunt and intimidate Neil, immediately after Neil implies that Riko is not the only thing saving him from his father. We come to understand several things in the course of this conversation:
That Riko considers Andrew to be responsible for Neil's continued refusal to return to his place among the Ravens.
That he believes threatening Andrew's safety will be enough to convince Neil to come to Evermore.
Which means that Riko obviously has an inkling of what Andrew and Neil mean to each other (even if Neil does not yet). He weaponizes this knowledge against both of them, and while Neil ends up going to Evermore, it does not mean that Riko lets Andrew get away.
That's because he never intended to. When Riko refers to Andrew as the miniature one with the disgusting attitude who thinks he can take my things, his "things" refer not merely to Kevin but, to a heavy extent, also to Neil, and he punishes Andrew for his closeness to Neil the same way he punished Jean's closeness to Kevin.
Why am I bringing this up? Well, quite simply put, it's all because of the as-yet unexplained January incident that Jean brings up in The Sunshine Court.
We know that following Neil's departure from the Nest, Zane betrayed Jean by setting Grayson on him. What we don't know is what Riko did to Zane and Grayson afterwards, or why.
Jean brings it up several times, but only refers to it obliquely, and doesn't give us any details:
I don't think Riko cares about what happened to Jean, of course not. But it makes too much sense to me that he decided what Zane and Grayson did was an insult to him, Riko, because how dare they touch his property when he hasn't permitted it? How dare they take his things? How dare Grayson pretend he has some sort of claim to Jean?
I'm throwing this theory out because I have nothing to lose: whatever Riko did to Zane and Grayson was in retaliation to what they did to Jean, but not because Riko cares. He did so only because Jean was another one of Riko's things, and those who take his things away must be reminded of their place.
So, yes, I think all of this is an extension of the fact that Riko has an unhealthy obsession with the people he considers to be his pets or his property. Transgressions against his claim over them deserve to be punished for the insult.
Even if those transgressions are committed by the Perfect Court itself. Riko plays the part of the jealously possessive master, the one they should all devote themselves to, the only one with authority over them. No one else can have them — which means they cannot have each other either.
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i almost forgot to post these here
the first sketch was supposed to have a doodle of them kissing but i was drawing it on a vc and got awkward about the drawing process so i decided i would just draw it another time lol
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the images are more low quality than usual cause i resized them to be bigger (dont ask why i just hate when the canvas is small for some reason)
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@kittkatattacks asked for Aaron and Kevin as Herbert West and Dan Cain in Re-Animator - and honestly I can’t help but agree with anyone putting Aaron in a mad scientist or adjacent role. For the love of god just let this man stay in medical school or he WILL lose it
Get a sketch request on kofi 💕
(plus a tiny sticky note doodle of this movie poster bc I couldn’t help myself lmao)
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I feel bad for Kevin that Neil's captain. Not because I think Kevin should be captian- fuck no. That man shouldn't be allowed to be captain. No, I feel bad because now Neil will have to do more press interviews as captain, and Neil famously can't keep his fucking mouth shut. He takes years off Kevin's life each time a camera is in his face. A moment of silence for poor Kevin 😔
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