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whatsfourteenupto · 3 months

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Not to sidebar from Doc Who again but I’m rewatching Much Ado 2011 (again) and I’ve just noticed how several times in the wedding scene Benedick moves to physically intervene on Hero’s behalf and is ordered to stop by Don Pedro. He is told by his prince to stop and then to leave and yet he still rushes back to help as soon as the others are gone how does this scene keep getting better Jesus CHRIST

#much ado about nothing #much ado about nothing 2011 #wedding scene my beloved #like listen #listen #I’ve been hung up on how Benedick shields Hero from Leonato in the next scene #since the first damn time I watched this #man self-admittedly doesn’t know WHAT is going on #but knows that it’s wrong #and steps in to protect both Hero and Beatrice #(and don’t get me STARTED on Beatrice in these two scenes and how she’s doing her level best to do the same as Benedick but can’t)#(Beatrice my LIFE)#and David Tennant’s ability to go from joking to observing to ‘don’t fucking try it’ instantaneously #is just #beyond comprehension #but I hadn’t noticed this bit before #Pedro at one point physically holds him back #which #fuck you pedro #fuck you your shoes and the horse you rode in on #but that’s another post #man Benedick rushing back to help has always been great #but now with not just the implication but the CONTEXT that he’s been TOLD NOT TO #even better #11/10 #no #1100/10 #fucking hell I love this play

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