A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES | 1.05

I love ADOW, season three being my favorite because I really enjoyed how they handled Matthew's and Diana's relationship, specifically adding more moments that weren't weighed down by the plot of them being together even when the world was trying to pull them apart. But I am forever thankful for season three giving me that scene of pregnant Diana eating snacks beside Matthew while he was just laid across the bed, resting his chin on his arms. Like it was so cute.

A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES (2018-2022)

Vamp Appreciation Week 2023 | Day 2: Favorite Vampire/Non-Vampire Dynamic ➜ Matthew de Clermont & Diana Bishop, A Discovery of Witches (2018 - 2022)

My love. With you in my life, there's a beginning, a middle and an end. When you're gone, my life will be over.

grief carves a place in the heart and sits there forever. but when focused, it can be a powerful motivator. sadness becomes resolve and pain becomes action 🍂🤍

Before officially meeting, do you think Matthew and Diana ever just casually passed each other while on campus? Cause I'm imagining Gallowglass watching from an undetectable distance, seeing Diana cross a courtyard, going in the opposite direction of Matthew and Gallowglass is just simultaneously panicking and relieved.

Gallowglass: Oh my God, it's happening! They're going to finally meet! After centuries of waiting and decades of watching, Diana will finally be- Wait! Why is she walking away? Auntie! Turn back right now! Matthew! Turn around and go meet your wife!

They both continue on their way, completely oblivious to who they just walked past.

Gallowglass, unable to decide if this was a good or bad thing: Ok, they didn't meet this time. So, I don't have to leave her yet. But it'll be sooner rather than later now. At least she'll be happy when they do meet...

Sorry, the Cullens Are Not the Best Vampire Family

These vamps are in a league of their own. (Baseball pun intended.)

Collider Sept 24, 2023

Deborah Harkness, author of A Discovery of Witches, was inspired to write the series after seeing the popularity of paranormal romance novels and wondering why these creatures still captivate us.

 The de Clermont vampire family in A Discovery of Witches is more complex and intriguing than the Cullen family in Twilight, offering a fresh and intimate perspective on vampire dynamics.

 Ysabeau and Philippe, initially distrustful of their vampire son Matthew's witch partner Diana, eventually gain respect and even affection for her, showcasing the power of love and acceptance within the family.

On the surface, it might seem as though A Discovery of Witches draws heavily from the human-vampire romances that preceded it. That assessment's only half-true. Deborah Harkness, author of the New York Times bestselling All Souls trilogy upon which A Discovery of Witches is based, didn't read any vampire literature before penning her novels. But her creativity was sparked in 2008 after seeing the sheer wealth of paranormal romances adorning bookshelves. "It seemed to me much bigger than what had happened with Anne Rice," Harkness explained to The Los Angeles Times in 2011. "As a historian of science, […] I thought, Why do these creatures still exert such a pull on us?" Furthermore, Harkness "[ wondered] if there really are witches and vampires, what do they do for a living?" Her resulting All Souls trilogy is a delightful enterprise and not a copy of Twilight, True Blood, The Vampire Diaries, or any popular supernatural saga. In the paranormal romance world, certain story beats naturally tread similar ground. Harkness, a decorated historian, scholar, and university professor, weaves the forbidden love story of historian witch Diana Bishop (Teresa Palmer) and vampire scientist Matthew Clairmont (Matthew GoodE) together with magic, philosophy, metaphor, and detailed historical accuracy. That convergence makes for a fascinatingly fresh perspective on the genre while never losing sight of its romantic heart. With that said, there's a specific unintentional similarity A Discovery of Witches shares with Twilight — that awkward feeling when your in-laws are vampires. The Cullens of Twilight might welcome you into the fold with a baseball game, but A Discovery of Witches has the better vampire family by a home run mile. Sorry, not sorry.

GIF: mine

More on the de Clermonts in A Discovery of Witches

Dammit I love a vampire in period clothing...

Page 204, A Discovery of Witches.

MATTHEW GOODE | but why did he look so agressive

Where does one even find a therapist in the sixteenth century?

MATTHEW GOODE | zaddy gifs

Matthew Goode and Teresa Palmer in A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES (2018-2022)

Can we appreciate Gallowglass a bit more?

Gallowglass turned wide blue eyes on Matthew. The younger man was wearing a black T-shirt adorned with a skull and crossbones. Something had slashed the back, rending it from left shoulder to right hip. The holes in his nephew's jeans looked to be the result of wear, not war, and his hair was shaggy even by Gallowglassian standards.

(-Chapter 2, The book of life, All souls trilogy by Deborah Harkness)

He is basically described as a harsh looking blue eyed man, with metal shirts and ripped jeans, which is not just his 'personal sense of style' since all the tears are from wear. And yet, despite his appearance, he has the personality of an angel. Think of how he picked on the wax residue on the kitchen table when he was nervous. He honestly seems like a gentle giant. Please romanticise him with me.

diana bishop is a young vampire hunter. her parents died at the hands of a vampire with a blood rage when diana was still a child. and now the girl devotes every day of her life to hunting murderers.

this happens until the day diana meets matthew for the first time. at that moment, her life takes on a new meaning

I know them, but I'm not like them.

Matthew Goode being studious and roaming libraries

(Incidently both are supposed to be the Bodleian in Oxford).

Many similarities and also vastly different characters and vibes (testament to Matthew's incredible acting that he so disappears into his character).

Certainly Professor Lewis is far more serious than Professor Clairmont and not trying to cause mischief with a certain witch 😆

📷 My edits from Freud's Last Session (2023) official trailer and film* (West End Films/Sony Pictures Classics)

* In the trailer, we have a front view of Lewis walking through the library but a backview in the film. Whose idea was that 😭

Also, deleted scene (from script): "51 EXT. OXFORD. Lewis walks through Oxford to the doors of Bodleian Library."

Missed opportunity to have yet another shot of Matthew in front of the Bodley

📷 A Discovery of Witches s1 (2018) on set stills (Sky/Bad Wolf)