So I did watch, and I appreciate that you helped prepare me for what I would see!
"Calliope" is very much about misogyny, so I was braced for it. I continue to think that Neil Gaiman has problems with consent. At least here we see that consent is crucial and not asking for it is deeply harmful. (Stardust and The Ocean at the End of the Lane had male characters with dubious consent at best, and I wanted more treatment of what that meant.) And Arthur Darvill and a little Derek Jacobi! What a treat!
"Dream of A Thousand Cats" was much more my speed. I could not believe all the voices I failed to recognize! We had to replay bits! We were convinced Frances McDormand was voicing the Prophet; BH said, "I never realized before that Sandra Oh sounds a lot like Frances McDormand!" How did we not catch David Tennant and Michael Sheen?! I loved seeing Dream as a cat, and the cats were beautifully drawn and very much cats.
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Date: 2023-01-08 06:13 pm (UTC)"Calliope" is very much about misogyny, so I was braced for it. I continue to think that Neil Gaiman has problems with consent. At least here we see that consent is crucial and not asking for it is deeply harmful. (Stardust and The Ocean at the End of the Lane had male characters with dubious consent at best, and I wanted more treatment of what that meant.) And Arthur Darvill and a little Derek Jacobi! What a treat!
"Dream of A Thousand Cats" was much more my speed. I could not believe all the voices I failed to recognize! We had to replay bits! We were convinced Frances McDormand was voicing the Prophet; BH said, "I never realized before that Sandra Oh sounds a lot like Frances McDormand!" How did we not catch David Tennant and Michael Sheen?! I loved seeing Dream as a cat, and the cats were beautifully drawn and very much cats.
Thanks!