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jollythunderstorms · 1 year

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So while I was watching episode 2 I noticed that, besides the book with the clue, there were other books in the shelf as seen here:

Being curious, I took a closer look to see if there was something significant on it (this was supposed to be the society's room after all)

(From L to R)

The first book is Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier, a novel where a young woman is haunted by the memory of her husband's late first wife, to whom she's frequently negatively compared to, so it deals with themes of jealousy, escaping memory, the past, etc.

Second is Plutarch's Lives, a series of biographies of famous Roman and Greek men illustrating their common moral virtues/failings juxtapositioned with one another

Third is Essays and New Atlantis by Sir Francis Bacon, the former delves into a variety of different topics while the latter is depicts an utopian (*cough* happy *cough*) land in the mythical Bensalem

Fourth is the book clue itself, My Island Paradiso by a J. Haley which, unlike the others, doesn't seem to be an actual book! Google doesn't show anything when you search for it BUT the supposed author shares their name with Jay Haley, one of the founding figures of brief and family therapy and of the strategic model of psychotherapy

Next is Harvard Classics Vol. 37: Locke, Berkeley, Hume, the three major English philosophers in Empiricism (of which Bacon is also considered the father of, mentioned above) which emphasizes all hypotheses and theories must be tested against observations of the world aka "knowledge is based on experience"

Sixth is Lewis Cass by Andrew C. McLaughlin, an US biography on the aforementioned 18th century man who was a leading spokesman for "popular sovereignty" aka the belief that each citizen has sovereignty over themselves (tho mainly to determine if they get to keep slaves 'cause US)

Seventh is Kidnapped by R. L. Stevenson, an historical fiction novel based around the Appin murder so it centers heavily on the concept of justice

I can't for the life of me make out what the eight one is

And the last one is How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler, which gives guidelines for critically reading books of any genre

#is the symbolism symbolizing or am i seeing things???#like 5 gives me ms perumal vibes and essays is very mr benedict #regardless it was fun researching this #there's def a theme tho #the mysterious benedict society #tmbslb

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jollythunderstorms · 1 year

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anyway, here's my the mysterious benedict society s2e2 — 🧵

"pirates are just doing their jobs" sticky i love you

captain noland's speech just called my english skills a bitch, i legit got every other word T.T

love how constance's go-to cover story is ghosts, i legit have used this joke multiple times

the scene where the society first runs into the girls is so funny like? i'm not a sports girly by any means but the girls are wearing tracksuits that kate mistakes for cricket ones but sticky points out they have 'waterpolo' written on them but also their arm patches have a tetherball??? what sport are we playing? i also just noticed i've never actually seen a modern cricket uniform. i thought we all still dressed like we were in the early 20th century

constance being fulled to do work by the reward of food is so me

virgin canonball asking for permission to speak freely vs chad number two just going for it

me holding canonball: my baby my baby you are my baby

"my job is already in jeopardy. I feel the walls closing in on me" <- me at any minor inconvenience

me looking at the cloud classification (cumulus humilis) in the opening credits: oh sick ghost reference

i finally noticed number two's sequence has a map of luxembourg, place of birth maybe? but then again reynie's has portugal so maybe it's about language proficiency?? if i get number two speaking german or french i will get weak at the knees i swear to god

ms perumal being versed in the sciences but also the humanities is something than can be so special to me <3

is the blueberry the emergency? vote now on your phones

i can't believe they took number two's square! IT'S CLOTH WHAT IS SHE GONNA DO WITH A SQUARE OF FUCKING?! dark craig zeisk release the forbidden extended cut where number two strangles curtain with a 10x10 square of green plaid

how does he know she likes woodworking??? gay recognizes gay? regardless get away from her get a job

curtain talking about the subtlety of the kidnapping just makes me laugh because all i can think about is number two kicking and screaming her little heart out in the back of the taxi

number two, exploding curtain with her mind: "I. don't. want. your. tea."

JACKSON AND JILLSON MY GAY CHILDREN ARE HERE

"thank you for your trust :D" "oh, we don't trust you :|"

i love how kate never thought to knock on the rooms BEFORE trying to pick the lock. proof braincells go to bed sometimes

I AM CONSTANCE AND CONSTANCE IS ME

"healthy distance" i say as i ignore everyone around me

psychic children and now cannibalistic clowns?! this show has everything

the inverness is beautiful

god milligan is in full dad mode i love him he's so stressed

mr benedict immediate noticing the kid and stepping back, i'm fine

simultaneously laughing and retching after jackson and jillson speak in unison everytime

is that how 'devotes' is pronounced? or is it a separated word from 'devotees'?

jillson keeping her highsocks is so cute

"sebastian is from brazil" "brazil"

this actor's eyes and smile are so unsettling, he's so well casted

the houses remind me of eleanor's from the good place, not good

curtain bought actual bookshelves! with actual real books!! sucess!!!

love how, while number two worries about rhonda and milligan, mr benedict worries about the children and instantly knows they will try to come rescue them! none of the adults clocked them that fast. ugh i love him

"sweet suite" love

oh man nine books for nine occupants? wonder if it's symbolic or if i'm just reading (hehe) too much into it

i'm actually kind of scared of ceiling fans, fun fact

oh damn the sugar

as someone with anxiety, i'm formally diagnosing captain noland right now

true friendship illuminates? gay

"you feel too much. it will get us killed" i know she's joking but shut up constance i'm so scared right now! you shut up!

if you ever wondered how i speak english (second language) this scene with the team is exactly it

the way mr benedict rolls his eyes as number two starts on her healthy food talk is so funny. man's hear it a thousand times before

mr benedict's smile dropping so fast after the fit comment is a masterclass in acting. kristen's facial expressions continue to be the best. also find it interesting they changed it to "almost as sweet" in the latam sub

why is number two looking at mr benedict when there's a strange man all up in his face? wrong person number two!

love mr benedict blurting out spanish (half of 'hasta luego') instead of portuguese ('até logo') as sebastian says goodbye

*walter white vo* NOOO KATE NO DON'T LISTEN TO THEM NOOOO YOUR TECHNIQUE IS GONNA BE SHIT THEY ARE NOT REAL POLO PLAYERS KATEEEEE LISTEN TO ME KATEEE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT

"we don't love labels" WE WHO YOU AREEEE FOR YOUR PRIDEEEEE

i like to think rhonda and ms perumal took shifts hearing milligan talk about fatherhood, girly in the back is dead to the world and ms perumal looks on her way to join her

"your faith in me is inspiring, number two, but I'm not an accomplished climber" "just do what i do. pretend you're an angry howler monkey and at the top of the fence is the person who stole your jackfruit" you are so weird and off putting, babygirl

THE WAY NUMBER TWO DOESN'T EVEN LOOK CONCERNED JUST DISAPPOINTED IM LOSING MY MIND ALSKJFHSHGS

SQ!!! MY SON! WHERE IS HE?!

"it's a defensive fence. we're protecting the vibe" ALKSHDGGHAJSDH

"i've tried to acknowledge my part in your pain" NOO NICHOLAS YOU DID NOTHING WRONG

"you are holding onto an outdated view of me" hate to say it but he's right. also what is he speaking like that?

so THAT'S what the tiktok girlies are doing

i'm going to beat the shit out of curtain

constance contrarie i love your brain

"cannonball, what do you know about home equity lines of credit?" save my man

"the greeks were terrible artists." SAY IT

this is censorship! let my girl bully reynie

well rip that married couple

#*throws* here take this #tmbs spoilers #tmbslb #the mysterious benedict society

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