#Chris the Redcoat

[hartshorn-and-isinglass]

I had no idea this was even a controversy in the reenactment community. This one seems like the most basic thing you can get right.

(It's a pet peeve of mine when I see folks roll up to an 18th century costume event with a full beard because they don't want to get rid of their facial hair... like Jesus you already bought an entire-ass suit PLEASE COMMIT TO THE BIT.)

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As if I needed yet another historical pet-peeve that I have to fight not to be pedantic about...

Why is Your Hat Sideways?

from Chris the Redcoat

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In This Scene…

André Caron, one of the tritagonists of my Disney Fanfiction project Swashbucklers of the Magic Kingdom, was,at one point, a cavalry officer in the household of Prince Henri “the Charming” of theMagic Kingdom’s French district. He was a master swordsman (only his best friend, the tyrannosaur Chris Carnovo, was his equal), an excellent horseman, and a daring warrior, frequently riding ahead of his Black Hussars and slashing his way through outnumbering enemies to seize victory. It was his greatest ambition to become a Knight of the Magic Kingdom, an honor bestowed only on those who risked their lives to accomplish some great deed on behalf of a Prince or Princess of the Magic Kingdom or one of their districts.

As of the current timeline, those days are long gone, and his skill with his saber and his friendship with his old horse, Shadow, is all that is left of the once dashing young cavalier. André is cold, harsh, and perpetually melancholic. But perhaps, as he and Chris bodyguard Prince Kopa of the Pridelands, the cavalry officer of old may ride once more…

Behind the Scenes

I have a massive backlog of sketches that I’m finally trying to finish. This was one of them.

I traced a picture of a US Cavalry reenactor cutting at a sandbag with a saber. I want to get better at drawing cavalrymen, so I used them as a model and overlaid my character over the tracing.

I couldn’t figure out who I could make an antagonist for André, but I decided that the French District and the English district of the Magic Kingdom got I to conflicts often, so I decided to make the Mooks André rides through redcoats, perhaps in the employ of the unscrupulous East India Company lead by Lord Cutler Beckett.

[thebaffledcaptain]

Chris the Redcoat spitting facts.

Credit to him for the meme—check out his channel here.

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Hypothetical titles for season nineteen of 88

Watch what happens. Season premiere. Part one. The precinct teams up with the other precincts all over the state when thousands of expensive Cartier watches get stolen from right under the proprietors noses. First appearance of Divine Love Konadu-Sun as Theo Wilmington.

The art of horology. Season premiere. Part two. Armed with Clyde’s knowledge, and a lot more than a few puns at Lucia’s expense, Thornton leads his team up against The Horologist.

Old mother Hubbard. The remains of a champion Great Dane are found in Central Park. And all signs point to his owner

The testimony of a college bound warlock. A Familiar approaches Findlay to help convince her human to testify at a murder trial. Guest starring Michelle Gomez as Alpine Affleck and Miles Brown as Atticus Alderman

The wrong Holmes. With the help of the deceaseds Spectre. The team investigates a fratricide that turns into a should’ve been assisted sororicide. Guest starring Tia Mowry, Tahj Mowry and Tamera Mowry as Martine, Sherman and Eunice Holmes.

Mumsies the word. Leland’s ex wife and Zoey’s estranged mother Bernadette Sellars (Minnie Driver) stops by for a long overdue visit along with her new fiancé Morton Simmons (Lee Pace)

Four Jews in a room bitching. Lysander takes Tina, Drummond, Odessa, Clyde and David to the bar mitzvah of his favourite Oxford professors son. Where him and the other three men promptly get locked in the coat check room while a robbery’s in progress.

The family disappointment. The real reason for Bernadette and Morton’s nuptials is revealed when an immigration agent drops by Fifth Avenue. First appearance of Paget Brewster as Agent Wilhelmina Wallace.

Condolences. The Five Families of New York gather together once more for the funeral of Jacob’s mother. Second and last appearance of Bellamy Young as Adelaide Spratt

Truth will out. Having had enough of Bernadette’s charade. Delaney tells Zoey the truth about everything.

Hogwarts Holdings. Findlay can’t resist sitting in on one of Clyde’s business meetings. Which surprisingly helps Clyde gain a new ally against his sister. Guest starring Rupert Grint as himself.

Five alarm fire. Midseason finale. Part one. Solaris’s life is endangered when the NYFD headquarters explodes two weeks before Christmas with him a sixty other firefighters inside it.

Tag em and bag em. Midseason premiere. Part two. As Thornton and the team work to save the survivors of the explosion. Jones gets a visit from the director of the New York branch of the FBI. First appearance of Will Estes as FBI Director William Wallace.

The world’s oldest raver. Zoey gets a reality check when she throws her back out after she goes clubbing with Ethan.

Let a story be a story. Findlay finds herself at war with Arlene’s protege who’s trying to get a musical about Henry VIII cancelled on grounds of misogyny. Guest starring Sadie Sink as Chartreuse Addams.

Roulette. Chambers returns to ask Jacob’s help in a court case against a casino owner he owes money to. Guest starring Jack Black as Dionysus Morgan

Saxe Coburg Gotha. Part one. Findlay accompanies Tina back to England when the princess royal and her wife leak some personal news to the international press. Guest starring Rhianne Barreto as Rani Burton, Auli’i Cravalho as Aimee Davenport, Chris Pratt as Emerson Davenport and Meera Syal as the queen mother Nadine Burton

Threat level Hewitt. Part two. The queen mother will do anything to prevent history repeating itself. Even if it means irreparably destroying her relationship with her daughter. Guest starring Jack Whitehall as Tina’s older brother Lord Jasper Downey.

First flight. Theo starts flying independently and runs away after having enough of the fighting between Delaney, Bernadette, Findlay and Kimberly.

Yankees and Redcoats. A game of cat and mouse ensues at a cd signing by Tina’s celebrity crushes. Guest starring Finn Wolfhard as Yannick Keynes, Louis Partridge as his singing partner Radcliffe Coats and Hunter Doohan as their manager Hadley Dawson.

Pieta. Godfrey find himself getting sued by Jesse’s mother and stepfather for millennia of backpay in child support. Guest starring Sakina Jaffrey as Mary Carpenter, Alexander Siddig as Joseph Carpenter and Adria Arjona as Maggie Christensen.

The captain, the slut, her boyfriend and his mother. Thornton takes the lead when Ethan’s mother gets burgled. Meanwhile. The final preparations are underway for Sellers/Simmons “wedding”. Guest starring Catherine Keener as Dorothy Baum.

Who’ll catch the bride? Season finale. Part one. Bernadette and Morton’s sham wedding day arrives. And Delaney has a special present for the blushing schemer.

Why waste a wedding? Season finale. Part two. With Agent Wallace closing in, Bernadette tries to make sure her sham wedding goes off without a hitch. But she doesn’t count on Zoey coming to her senses. And that will be her downfall.

[theultimatefan]

Kubert, Johns, Fabok, Hitch Headline Talented Comic Creators Attending FAN EXPO Philadelphia

Batman/Superman #8 - Andy Kubert and Ghost Machine #1 - Geoff Johns, Jason Fabok, Bryan Hitch

A vast array of talented comics artists and writers, spanning more than a half century of work and encompassing dozens of the most popular franchises in the history of the medium through the present, will be on hand as FAN EXPO Philadelphia today announced the Artist Alley headliners for the convention, set for May 3-5 at the Pennsyvlavnia Convention Center. Among the superstar writers and artists are Andy Kubert (“Batman: The Dark Knight III,” “X-Men”), Geoff Johns (“Geiger,” “Junkyard Joe”), Jason Fabok (“Rook: Exodus,” “Batman: Three Jokers”), Bryan Hitch (“Redcoat,” “The Ultimates”), Francis Manapul (“The Rocketfellers,” “The Flash”), Peter Tomasi (“The Rocketfellers,” “Hornsby and Halo”), Ryan Ottley (“Invincible,” “Amazing Spider-Man"), Frank Cho (“Liberty Meadows," “Wolverine"), Jae Lee (“Seven Sons,” “Stephen King’s Dark Tower”), Stephen Platt (“Moon Knight,” “Wolverine”), and Joe Wos (“Mazetoons,” “Charlie the Tuna”).

Just about every franchise imaginable will be well represented, and comics fans will revel in meeting the creators who have made them possible. Q&A’s, interactive demonstration sessions, autographs, commission opportunities, and more make the experience a can’t-miss for comics lovers.

The FAN EXPO Philadelphia field of creators also includes talents such as Rodney Barnes (“The Boondocks,” “Killadelphia”), Yanick Paquette (“Wonder Woman,” “The Incal”), Tom Grummett (“Thunderbolts”, “Superman”), Brad Anderson (“Geiger,” “The Rook: Exodus”), Heather Antos (Group Editor Licensing/IDW Publishing), Russ Braun (“The Boys,” “Jimmy’s Bastards”), Hailey Brown (Dark Horse Comics, Brink Literacy Project), Chris Burnham (“Unstoppable Doom Patrol,” “Batman, Inc.”), Jim Calafiore (“Exiles,” “Aquaman”), Joe Corroney (“Star Wars,” Lucasfilm), Mike DeCarlo (“The Simpsons,” “Archie”), Guy Gilchrist (“The Muppets,” “Nancy”), Jonathan Glapion (“Batman,” “King Spawn”), Scott Hanna (“Amazing Spider-Man,” “Superman: Lois and Clark”), Ben Harvey (“Star Wars: Darth Maul,” “X-Men”), Mike Hawthorne (“Batman,” “Deadpool”), Tim Jacobus (“Goosebumps,” “Spinetinglers”), Bob McLeod (“New Mutants,” “Superman”), Jonboy Meyers (“Venom,” “The Inhumans”), Rags Morales (“Identity Crisis,” “Batman Confidential”), Carl Potts (“Alien Legion,” “Punisher War Journal”), Aaron Reynolds (“Effin’ Birds”), Alex Saviuk (“Spider-Man,” “The Phantom”), Keith Williams (“The Hulk,” “Action Comics”), Ron Wilson (“The Thing,” “Marvel Two-in-One") and many others.

See the full list at https://fanexpohq.com/fanexpophiladelphia/comic-creators/.

The quality of the creators in Artist Alley mirrors that of the FAN EXPO Philadelphia celebrity roster, which features a first-rate list that includes the National Lampoon’s Vacation foursome of Chevy Chase (“Clark Griswald”), Beverly D’Angelo (“Ellen”), Randy Quaid (“Cousin Eddie”) and Dana Barron (“Audrey”), Hayden Christensen (Star Wars franchise), Rosario Dawson (“Ahsoka,” Rent), Rainn Wilson (“The Office,” “Lessons in Chemistry”), Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny, The Wrestler), Adam Savage (“MythBusters”), Danny Trejo (Machete, The Book of Boba Fett), Alan Tudyk (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,”), Mario Lopez (“Saved by the Bell,” “Access Hollywood”), Natasha Liu Bordizzo (“Ahsoka”), Kate Mulgrew (“Star Trek: Voyager,” “Orange is the New Black”), Rose McGowan (“Charmed,” Scream), Holly Marie Combs (“Charmed,” “Picket Fences”), Felicia Day (“The Guild,” “Dragon Age: Redemption”), Emily Swallow and Gina Carano (“The Mandalorian”), and more.

FAN EXPO Philadelphia will also feature a variety of comics creators who have written and drawn many favorite stories over the past half century, exhibitors featuring classic and unique pieces from the thousands of memorable characters and scenes that Star Wars and all of its offshoots have produced, and programming panels and special events to help fans across any empire show their love of one of pop culture’s most enduring series.

Single-Day Tickets, Three-Day Passes, and Ultimate Fan Packages for FAN EXPO Philadelphia are available now. Advance pricing is available until April 18. More guest news will be released in the following weeks, including line-up reveals for additional headline celebrities, comic creator guests, voice actors and cosplayers.

Philadelphia is the eighth event on the 2024 FAN EXPO HQ calendar; the full schedule is available at fanexpohq.com/home/events/.

[the-firebird69]

Big Time 💎 part 2 | Zeus 2.0?

I feel like a bum but I keep bringing these expensive cars there and your mind and it's really dumb and say I'm trying to get Max there I guess you there you're the money guy and I said this sucks and they're out there and they're at that monstrous they have a two-time at night two tonic night and we have that order and that's what it's for so he says that and I said oh oh and I started looking it up and I tried to find out where he said that's a good idea cuz it could be the max or in it cuz I know what it means something I said this this is going to be open wide at any moment and I have to go after it I started looking and I found these nights and they are Max and I said why would they call him Teutonic they're not big and no they were not those Redcoats the other day or like four foot tall yeah.. so it's a nightmare talking to him he's saying those two little ones and I think they're mine are saying come over here George I'll stick this right up there but to me it's a badass for Christ's sake it's funny. So get all that but that's the game and that's what's going on he says and we're trying to locate him and they have come out a little and this is what it's like what's going on down there Chris well I'll tell you Bob and I can't hear him he's looking the other way and the microphone is still facing me so that's kind of fun wind blowing pretty Fiercr. So I see what you're saying

Trump

We have a lot of stuff to go through but this is kind of neat cuz he's starting to get it and he's horrified but the night thing he looked up and he started looking around there and that's where you need to look

Thor Freya

Olympus

[clove-pinks]

'British Guards' - Hougoumont 1815, oil on board, by Chris Collingwood.

"At length the overwhelming force of the enemy enabled him to establish himself in the orchard and gardens, and the building itself became the point of attack. From its doors and windows our gallant guardsmen poured an unceasing shower of bullets, and the enemy fell dead in heaps around them." — Ensign Edward Nevil Macready (x)

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University of Georgia Redcoat Marching Band Honors Gregg Allman

The University of Georgia Redcoat Marching Band paid tribute to Gregg Allman during halftime of UGA’s 24-10 victory over South Carolina on Saturday and opened their four-song medley with … “Ramblin’ Man.”

The Allman Brothers’ biggest hit was of course written by Dickey Betts and the band dropped the song from its repertoire after firing Betts in 2000. Still, it was a nice tribute and Allman - who died in May at age 69 - doubtless would have loved watching the young cheerleaders dancing to big-band arrangements of his group’s songs.

A couple of other observations from the Nov. 4 tribute:

* The Redcoats are likely the only band in the history of music to squeeze four ABB songs into less than six minutes. Only Ramones could have otherwise accomplished this feat.

* Clocking in at about two minutes, this “Whipping Post” has to be the shortest on record.

* “Midnight Rider” was an excellent choice, as everyone from Chris Thile and Béla Fleck to Old Crow Medicine Show to Eric Church has played it since Allman died.

* “Black Hearted Woman” was an unexpected pick and probably unknown to virtually everyone in the stadium. But they surely recognized “Ramblin’ Man” and will now and forever associate it with Allman.

* Three outta four ain’t bad.

11/5/17

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Another one for you! What are your five "go to" GG episodes you find the most rewatchable? They Shoot Gilmores and The Lorelais' First Day at Yale are definitely both on my list, but I'm still trying to pick just three more from the zillion other episodes I love :)

Thank you for this. I really appreciate it💕 Right off the bat I’m going to apologies for how long this is. I couldn’t keep it to just five episodes and I had a need to explain why these are my most rewatchable episodes.

1) Forgiveness and Stuff (1x10) I’m such a sucker for Luke being there for his girls. The way he gives Taylor, the guy he’s thrown a frying pan at because he’s annoying and he hates him, the keys to his establishment just shows how much he cares and knew Lorelai needed him. It makes me happy. Plus it’s where we get the classic blue hat. Lorelai saying Luke always looks good and Luke saying “I can’t imagine anyone seeing you as a disappointment.” Such cute moments in this episode.

2) Dead Uncles & Vegetables (2x17) Just as I love Luke being there for his girls, I equally love when Lorelai and Rory are there for him. Luke and Lorelai are a cute married couple in this episode (and pretty much all episodes really) and you can’t convince me otherwise. Also, don’t we all just love the way Rory makes Jess help out. It’s so funny seeing him just let her and we all know he’s loving it.

3) A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving (3x09) If you don’t join in when everyone is chanting ‘Jackson,’ then you haven’t been watching this episode right. I love getting to watch the girls go through their Thanksgiving traditions, especially Lorelai and Luke’s. The Lane and Dave moments are cute! The girls eating with Luke and Jess is adorable and they all look like a cute happy family. I adore the fact that Lorelai takes food from Luke’s plate. I’m telling you these people have been married since day one. Plus it’s Jess and Rory’s first Thanksgiving together as a couple and ain’t that cute! I love drunk Sookie! She’s funny and I can’t help but say her lines with her.

4) A Tale of Poes and Fire (3x17) It’s super fun seeing Michel interacting with Miss Patty and Babette. Lorelai screaming ‘Stella’ for Luke to come to the window is always fun to watch. But the best part is Lorelai telling Luke about her dream and how they smile while discussing it. Lorelai not being about to tell Luke that they kissed in her dream because it hits too close to home brings out the feels. Oh and Rory’s going to Yale!

5) The Fundamental Things Apply (4x05) Luke and Lorelai’s first movie night. I love how Lorelai teases Luke about not having watched many movies and not knowing what the FBI warning is. It’s so fun to watch. I love how comfortable they both look while they sit and watch Casablanca. Luke helping Rory out with her awkward date is cute, and a little Dad moment which fuels my ‘Luke has always been a father figure to Rory’ feels. The best moment is when Luke is sleeping on their couch and Rory says, ‘He looks comfy there, doesn’t he?’ and Lorelai looks like she doesn’t want to think about how comfy Luke looks because she doesn’t want to admit how much she likes seeing him there. And I’m definitely reading way too into that look but it makes me happy so it counts. 

6) The Incredible Sinking Lorelais (4x14) The proud and happy smile on Lorelai’s face when she’s looking at the gum wrapper with the Dragonfly’s first reservation makes it worth watching this episode. She’s adorable and I’m so proud of her. Lorelai wearing her Bon Jovi hat and Luke commenting on it is fun. The best part about this episode has to be, as Lorelai puts it ‘the meltdown in the park’ moment. Lauren Graham is so good at emotional scenes (and pretty much everything this woman does) that it always hits me when Lorelai is breaking down. Of course I love the fact Luke instantly knows something is wrong when he sees her and he’s there to comfort and support her. 

7) Let Me Hear Your Balalaikas Ringing Out (6x8) Lorelai jonesing for her colours is super fun and cute. Colin and Finn are funny when they’re drunk. ‘I’ve forgotten how to get into a car,’ always cracks me up. Then he appears. The man of the hour. Yes, Jess Mariano. It’s nice to have Jess back for this episode. I alway forget how much I love his interactions with Rory until I watch them again. I’m super proud of all he’s done and seeing him come back, showing his book to Rory and telling her that he couldn’t have done it without her is such a beautiful moment. Probable one of my favorite between the two. And of course seeing Jess questioning Rory and being able to wake her up and make her realise that she’s not acting like herself is the best. All that said, the part which I just love is when Paul Anka gets sick and Lorelai is in Rory’s room watching him sleep. Once again Lauren is just incredible and makes my heart hurt at hearing Lorelai say she's a bad mother. Luke being there to comfort her is an added bonus, especially the way he touches her hair to comfort her. 

8) Santa’s Secret Stuff (7x11) I know what you’re thinking, how is a season 7 episode where Lorelai and Chris are still together on my most rewatchable list? Well let me tell you why. I love getting to hear about Lorelai and Rory’s Christmas traditions, such as how they put green and red M&M’s in their cereals on Christmas day (which I did last year and let me tell you it be yummy) and getting to see the girls go through those traditions is nice. Gigi isn’t my favorite character (honestly have no opinion on the kid) but she’s adorable when she copies Lorelai as she says ‘The redcoats are coming.’ The fact Lorelai doesn’t think twice about helping Luke with the character reference warms my heart to no end and is just super cute. Talking about cute, Luke and April! These cuties! Always love any Papa Luke moment. Luke being a Dad is so cute to watch and I love April (just hate what the writers did with her storyline in season 6 but that’s a rant for another day). Love that she’s 60% atheist and 40% agnostic. This girl is so quirky and I’m so here for it. What makes this episode one of my most rewatchable episodes is that scene between the girls and Luke and April when they’re all out shopping. This scene is amazing because it shows how much Luke cares for Rory. He’s always cared about her and throughout the years has always given her gifts for her birthday and holidays and maybe they weren’t the best gifts, but the love is what counts especially since Luke finds going out to buy presents such a daunting task. It just makes me happy seeing how much Rory means to him. What makes me love this scene is the smile and just the look on Lorelai’s face. If that look doesn’t show how much she loves and admires Luke then I clearly need new glass. (side note: I actually do need new glasses but that’s besides the point lol) 

9) I’d Rather Be In Philadelphia (7x13) This episode just really shows how great Luke is. The fact the moment he finds out about Richard being at the hospital he just had to go and see if everyone is okay, to see if Lorelai is okay is next level cute and just reminds me why Luke is always going to be the better man. Yes, he has issues and has dealt with somethings in ways that I just want to punch him so hard his hat starts spinning like Daffy Duck's beak, but he’s always there for his girls even when he’s not with Lorelai which just further shows how much he cares and is generally such a great guy. I love that Luke let’s Emily give him chores to do and that it kinda feels like he’s part of the family because he’s helping out, but then I remember he’s not and that hurts. I love that he comes back with food and a fish bag. He’s a cutie. Love that Lorelai is happy to see him. Logan is there for Rory which is nice to see. It’s interesting to see how everyone deals with Richard being in the hospital this time around compared to in Season 1, mostly Emily. All her moments especially when she has a little breakdown in front of Lorelai, and then her talk with Richard hurts to watch but in a really good way.

10) It’s Just Like Riding a Bike (7x19) Lorelai’s dress at the start of this episode is the only reason I rewatch this episode endlessly. Ah well that and some other things too, I guess but mostly the dress. When Lorelai calls Sookie, that whole scene I personally feel like it presents a parent having to deal with sick children so well. Sookie’s place being a mess, her sniffing what I’m hoping is milk from the kid’s bottle and using it for her coffee, and also picking a lollipop from the tablecloth is really how life looks like for a parent just in general, let alone when their kids are sick. So it’s refreshing seeing this being presented in a realistic way. Luke and Lorelai car shopping is awkward but I love every moment of it, especially when Luke starts ranting and then they starts bickering. The smile on Lorelai’s face. Lord take the wheel because my heart can’t deal with the cuteness. The smile screams ‘I have him back’ to me and I love how happy she is about that. Luke doing everything in his power to make Lorelai be able to have her old car is just sweet, and have I forgotten to mention that this guy is just the best? I love it. 

Okay, I’m finally done and the fact you’ve gotten to the end of this is amazing. It was hard to narrow it down to just these because there are a lot of episodes I love and rewatch often, like a bunch from season 4 and 5 but these just happen to be the ones I go to when wanting to rewatch an episode. It really only occured to me once I was done that I have no season 5 episodes on this list and more season 7 ones which I’m not even sure why that’s the case but it is. They Shoot Gilmores and The Lorelais' First Day at Yale is definitely episodes I watch often, especially because they both have cute moments: ‘Another kid might be nice’ and 'Rory says thanks for everything, too,’ are some. Thanks again for the ask, It was a fun distraction. 💕

[hartshorn-and-isinglass]

God Dammit, Dude.

TFW your blorbo is late to his own Youtube collab.

Jesus Christ sir, how long is your video going to be?!?!

[o-fantome]

Hamilton Musical Essay

First off, I want to say that if you like the musical, that’s fine. I’m not trying to tell you not to like it. I’m simply expressing my thoughts about it.

Secondly, this is mostly about things the musical got wrong, but there is definitely going to be some bias and opinions in here. So don’t take anything I say (unless I have provided a source) as fact.

Now, let's go through this show one song at a time.

(quick warning, this post is long. very long. and will take a while to read. i apologize in advance)

ACT I

Alexander Hamilton

I don't have much of a problem with this song, and it is pretty good. However, I do wish that they hadn’t glossed over his early years. I get that they were not that interesting, but they played such a big part in his life, especially in his later years when he was in politics. 

“Me? I loved him” haha no. that line should have been said by Eliza and Laurens. Not Eliza, Angelica and Maria/Peggy.

Aaron Burr, Sir

Oh boy, oh boy, I have quite a bit to say about this one.

I strongly dislike the portrayal of Burr throughout the whole show. I get what LMM was going for with the whole “it’s how history sees him” but, you could’ve given him a bit more character. 

Burr singing “Fools that run their mouths off wind up dead” and then Laurens walking out immediately after is clever, because Laurens really was a fool who ran his mouth off quite a lot. Like the time he yelled at the king of France, King Louis XVI.

There's the obvious mistake that Hamilton met John Laurens, Hercules Mulligan and the Marquis de Lafayette at completely different times. He didn’t even meet burr in 1776 as we see here. He met burr in 1772-1773 when Hamilton briefly went to Princeton.

Laurens, Mulligan and Lafayette have very little character (which is something a lot of the people in this show struggle with.) for people who were pretty close to Hamilton, (especially Laurens) they don't seem like they were written to be very important characters. Their personality in this show can be summed up in a sentence.

And there's the other obvious mistake that Lafayette (and probably Laurens as well) never met Mulligan.

My Shot

The foreshadowing is good, I'll give it that.

For some reason, the chemistry between Lafayette and Mulligan-- who, again, never actually met-- is better than the chemistry between Hamilton and Laurens. What's up with that, huh?

“Wait ‘til I sally in on a stallion with the first black battalion” Laurens never got his black battalion. Congress approved the plan, but the South Carolina Legislative Assembly did not.

“Laurens, I like you a lot” get outta here with that crap. Either make their relationship a bigger part in the musical or keep it out completely. I hate how subtle and glossed over their relationship is in this show.

I do like Laurens’ little part in this song, it’s a rare part of the show where we see his actual personality instead of just “grr slavery bad alcohol good.” Anthony Ramos is a very good singer.

This song is pretty good story-wise. It is very well written. Hamilton’s monologue is surprisingly accurate to the real Alexander Hamilton and his beliefs.

The Story of Tonight

It has a good vibe, and I think it’s the closest we see Laurens and Hamilton throughout the entire show, which is kinda nice.

Again with the Lafayette-Mulligan thing LMM why???

The Schuyler Sisters

LMM unintentionally created a monster when he wrote that “and Peggy” line. That joke is one of the most overused and unfunny jokes in this show and its fandom.

Having Angelica be the “strong woman” in the show was a good idea on paper, but it’s not all that accurate to the real Angelica Schuyler, and it’s like her only personality trait (aside from the whole Hamilton and Angelica thing but I’ll talk more on that later)

I'm gonna say this a lot but oh my god these people have no character to them. Not even Eliza Schuyler-- Hamilton’s frickin wife.

Listen ok I am strictly attracted to men but Phillipa Soo is an absolutely beautiful and amazing and talented person. She has full permission to step on me.

Farmer Refuted

The farmer refuted was a pamphlet published by Hamilton in 1775 in response to something Samuel Seabury wrote about how the congress in Philadelphia was bad. Not an actual public debate like you see in the show. But I’ll let this one slide because having the actors read pamphlets onstage would be a lot less entertaining.

That’s pretty much it the song isn’t that interesting.

You’ll Be Back

This is probably just me but I don’t like how King George III steaks the show and is the main source of comedy. When I asked family members after their first viewing of the show who their favourite character was, almost all of them said the King. 

Mr. Groff, please keep your spit to yourself.

As far as my knowledge of King George III goes-- and I do not know a lot about him so don’t take this too seriously-- this song is a pretty accurate depiction of ‘The Mad King.’

Redcoat Interlude

Just gonna put this here to say The Bullet is a really cool character.

Right Hand Man

Chris Jackson has the voice of an angel.

I don’t like the way Washington is characterized. At some points, he’s over-glorified, but at other parts of the show, he’s downplayed a lot, and it doesn’t at all seem like the real George Washington.

Washington and Hamilton’s relationship in this show is so off from what it would’ve been historically. You don’t see it much in this song so I won’t say much here for the sake of keeping things organized, but I’ll discuss it later when it’s more obvious

Mulligan is shown in a continental uniform, yet he was not in the army. He was a spy. He wouldn’t have worn a uniform.

As with a lot of songs in this show, the music and choreography are amazing. The ensemble is so so talented. 

This scene where Burr is meeting with Washington isn’t entirely wrong, but it’s not exactly how it happened. According to Wikipedia, “In the spring of 1776, Burr's stepbrother Matthias Ogden helped him to secure a position with George Washington's staff in Manhattan, but he quit on June 26 to be on the battlefield.”

Hamilton did not meet Washington at the same time as Burr. He joined Washington’s staff in the spring of 1777.

I’m not exactly sure what he’s referring to when he says “I have some friends, Laurens, Mulligan, Marquis de Lafayette” but I do know that Laurens and Lafayette were not his friends at this point. They weren’t even in America at the time. Mulligan was, and he was good friends with Hamilton.

A Winter’s Ball

The formatting here is wild. This happened in 1780, I don’t know why LMM skipped ahead to this.

“We’re reliable with the ladies” ok that is true I’ll admit.

What is Laurens doing here? He was a prisoner of war in Phillidelphia when Hamilton met Eliza.

Helpless

Eliza was not “helpless.” If anything, Hamilton was the one head-over-heels for her. 

Hamilton. Was. Not. Into. Angelica. Angelica. Was. Not. Into. Hamilton. 

Hamilton’s little speech to Eliza after he gains her father’s blessing is kinda cute and pretty accurate.

A lot of the people shown in this scene were not at Hamilton’s wedding. 

Laurens is shown as Hamilton’s best man, but at the time of Hamilton’s wedding, he was travelling north to meet with Washington after finding out he is to be sent on a diplomatic mission to France. James McHenry, a fellow Aide-De-Camp to Washington, was Hamilton’s best man.

Satisfied

I hate how this is such a good song because what it’s about is probably my least favourite part of this show.

There is no evidence of Angelica being romantically attracted to Hamilton. They likely had a brother-sister kind of bond.

Now, having Angelica as the side love interest wouldn’t have been that bad if it was a real thing, but it wasn’t. LMM intentionally re-wrote a part of history to have her in it, when he could’ve kept the same storyline, and have Laurens be the side love interest. If he had given Laurens that role, he could’ve made the show more historically accurate, and it would bring to light a part of history many people try to erase. But in giving Angelica that role, he has not only completely changed a part in history but has also erased the fact that Alexander Hamilton-- nor John Laurens, for that matter-- was straight. LMM had so much power. He was writing a musical about a founding father. He could have brought so many things we didn’t know to light. And yet, we’re stuck with this.

Angelica was not the person who introduced Hamilton to Angelica. It was most likely Cathrine “Kitty” Livingston, a friend and possible love interest to Hamilton that he met before he joined the army.

Angelica had brothers. 

The Story of Tonight (Reprise)

“I’ve seen wonders great and small” *gestures down* I’m sorry sir what?

They were all married before Hamilton. 

Wait For It

This is a beautiful song and it doesn’t have much wrong with it. 

Stay Alive

Sweet lord the timeline is terrible. The battle of Monmouth happened in 1778 before Hamilton got married.

Here is a better example of the strange portrayal of Washington and Hamilton. The real Washington wouldn’t have called Hamilton “son.” He wouldn’t be as friendly with him. Their relationship was professional.

Mulligan was already in new york, so he wouldn’t have to “go back to new york and [his] apprenticeship.”

“Instead of me, he promotes Charles Lee” Hamilton did not ask for a command at Monmouth. What happened was Lee was given a command, declined, and then it was given instead to Lafayette. Later, Lee requested the command be given back to him because Lafayette was very young and didn’t have much experience. Washinton blindly trusted Lee and agreed to give it back to him.

After Lee was court-martialed, he kept running his mouth and slandering Washington. Hamilton originally wanted to duel lee, but Laurens told him not to, and to just let him say what he wants. Later, after Lee kept running his mouth and the insults got worse, Laurens decided to duel him. 

Washington didn’t know of the duel. He didn’t even know it happened until the day after.  

Ten Duel Commandments

Hamilton was not the one who was super giddy and impatient for the duel to start, he was kinda the opposite. Laurens was the one who challenged Lee and was the trigger happy one. 

Burr was not Lee’s second, Evan Edwards was.

Again, Hamilton was not as enthusiastic as shown here. He was the one who tried to call off the duel and actually prevented Laurens and Lee from firing a second time.

Meet Me Inside

Laurens was not satisfied after he shot Lee, and demanded them to shoot again.

Washington saying “these young men don’t speak for me” isn’t that far off from how he reacted, but we can’t be 100% sure because there’s not a lot that was documented about his reaction to the duel.

Washinton was more upset with Laurens for holding a duel in his honour. So he wouldn’t have lectured Hamilton as he does in this scene.

As I said before, Washington would not be calling Hamilton “son”.

I really wish LMM wrote this scene differently because it’s entirely wrong. Hamilton didn’t leave the army until March of 1781, after being so fed up with Washington continuously denying him a command. 

“Charles Lee, Thomas Conway, these men take your name and they rake it through the mud” that is true, and he’s referring to the Conway Cabal. More info on the Conway Cabal can be found here if you’re interested.

The timeline is so confusing here. “Your wife needs you alive” technically, at the time of the duel he didn’t have a wife, but by the time he left Washington’s staff he did. But in the show, I'm assuming this scene takes place in 1778, so, historically, no wife yet. But in the show, he also gets married before this scene. So I don’t know what’s going on here. 

That Would Be Enough

For the sake of simplicity and not driving myself to insanity, I’m just gonna assume this takes place in 1781. Because I don’t want to try and figure out the timeline.

Eliza was not a month pregnant yet, in fact, she wasn’t pregnant at all at the time. Hamilton went home in march 1781, and their first son Philip was born in January of the next year. Doing the math, Eliza wasn’t pregnant until May 1781.

This song is actually really sweet aww.

Guns and Ships

Ah, the timeline finally smooths out.

Lafayette wasn’t really a “secret weapon,” he was just a General

Nevermind the timeline is messed up again. “I go to France for more funds” he did that in 1779, and he went back to France on leave, apparently missing home. He ended up working with Benjamin Franklin to send more troops and ships to America.

I wish Laurens was mentioned here. He went on a diplomatic mission to France in February and convinced the french congress to gift America 6 million livres.

Lafayette was not the one to tell Washington he needed Hamilton to come back. What happened was in July after he left, Hamilton sent a letter to Washington threatening to resign his commission. Washinton panicked and sent Tench Tilghman-- a fellow Aide-de-Camp beside Hamilton-- to go to the house Hamilton rented with Eliza to tell him to come back to the army and that Washington will give him a command. 

You can see in this scene Lafayette running with a letter, but he was not the person who did that. It was Tilghman.

History Has Its Eyes On You

I can’t think of anything wrong with this song, it’s pretty spot-on and sounds beautiful.

Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)

“We’ll be with you when you do,” ehehe no they were not. The Americans did almost nothing to help France during the French Revolution.

“Take the bullets out your gun” was actually something Hamilton did with his battalion when they were sneaking through the trenches on their way to attack Redoubt 10.

Laurens was not in South Carolina, he was at Yorktown-- fighting under Hamilton’s command-- after just returning from his diplomatic mission to France. 

Lafayette was not “there waiting in Chesapeake bay,” he was with the other french troops attacking Redoubt 9.

Again, Mulligan would not have been in uniform.

Mulligan might have “taken their measurements, information” but he sure didn’t “smuggle it.” That was done by his slave, Cato. He and Mulligan were working with the Sons of Liberty and with Hamilton’s spy ring-- of which we do not know the name of-- and smuggled intelligence to General Washington.

The instrumentals and the choreography make me very happy. I really enjoy the short little instrumental break.

The siege of Yorktown lasted three weeks, not just one.

They act like this was the end of the war. It most certainly was not. The war didn’t officially end until 1783 with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. Yorktown was the last major battle of the war, but not just the last.

What comes Next

I’m very picky about this but I don’t like the king purely because I feel like he steals the show and is the automatic favourite.

Dear Theodosia

Philip Hamilton was born a year before Theodosia Burr.

I don’t know much about Burr, but I can say that Hamilton really did love his kids and his family, and I'm upset that we don’t see that in the show. At least we see a bit of it in this song.

Laurens Interlude (Tomorrow There’ll Be More of Us)

“It’s from John Laurens. I’ll read it later.” This makes me sad because the last letter sent between these two was sent from Hamilton on August 15th (and most likely never reached Laurens before his death,) so Hamilton was probably expecting the letter Eliza brings him to be a reply.

We don’t know exactly how Hamilton learned of Laurens’ death, but we do know it was not from a letter from Henry Laurens (John Laurens’ Father.) He most likely learned of Laurens’ death from either Washington or General Greene.

I find it a bit odd that Laurens sings the line “and when our children tell our story” because he never met his daughter, he left his pregnant wife in England (she moved to France a few years later)  to sail to America to join the revolution, and never visited them (not even when he was in France for his diplomatic mission.) But I get it, it’s a reprise of “The Story of Tonight.”

The war was not over, but it was close.

“His dream of freedom for these men dies with him.” Yep. Unfortunately, he never got the black battalion he worked so hard for.

I hate how fast it moves from this emotional scene, where Hamilton learns of the death of his closest friend-- the man he loved-- to “after the war I went back to new york” like geez, LMM. give the man some time to grieve.

Non-Stop

The trial of Levi Weeks didn’t happen until 1800.

There is no record of this midnight meeting of Burr and Hamilton.

Burr didn’t actually support the constitution.

Angelica was married long before this, so I don’t know why it’s just being brought up now-- oh wait. LMM is back on his hamgelica bullcrap.

John Jay got sick after writing four, came back to write the fifth, then got sick again and ditched Hamilton and James Madison. 

Hamilton did not write all 51 essays on his own, he collaborated on a few with Madison.

Hamilton was not immediately offered the position of Treasury Secretary. It was first offered to Madison, who declined, and then it was offered to Hamilton.

Most of the time, Hamilton was upset that he had to leave his family for work and wrote them often when he was away. From this point onward in the show, Hamilton’s character and personality are getting more and more inaccurate. He was not the selfish, self-centred man we see in the show. In reality, he was a kind man who loved his family but oftentimes made bad decisions due to his bad habit of acting without thought or planning.

ACT II

What’d I Miss

Daveed Diggs is cool, but I don’t understand why so many straight girls are so obsessed with him.

“Pissed him off until we had a two-party system” that’s pretty much true and it’s stupid.

He was in Paris for 5 years. It's not that long.

The “Sally be a lamb” line makes me so upset because it is so disrespectful to Sally Hemmings. I wish LMM left her out completely.

“I am to be the secretary of state, great!” Jefferson was not very happy about being appointed to the secretary of state because he wanted to stay at Monticello and do his own thing.

“I can’t believe that we are free” it’s ironic that Jefferson of all people says that line.

Mr. Madison, that’s not very COVID friendly of you.

Jefferson knew Hamilton for a bit before he went to France, and they did get along outside of politics.

Cabinet Battle #1

I hate how cocky and self-centred Jefferson is here because 1) it’s annoying as hell, and 2) the real Thomas Jefferson was not. He was quiet and shy.

“Imagine what gon’ happen when you try to tax our whiskey.” funny you should say that, Mr. Jefferson. Neither Jefferson nor Madison were not involved with the whiskey rebellion. They were silent on the issue because they made a deal with Hamilton (which I will talk more about in a few songs.) However, Hamilton-- the guy Jefferson is talking to in this scene-- was involved in the whiskey rebellion. He doesn’t have to “Imagine what gon’ happen,” he was there. More info on the whiskey tax and rebellion can be found here.

“We almost died in a trench, while you were off getting high with the french” Jefferson wasn’t in France during the war.

I’m glad the topic of slavery is being brought up, but it could’ve done in a different way instead of just a clap back in a rap battle.

“Madison, you mad as a hatter, son take your medicine” Hamilton is such a hypocrite here. Did he forget the time he almost died of a fever when he was 10? Or when he almost died of a fever in Albany in 1778? Or the fact that on multiple occasions he overworked himself so hard that he got sick? Or his kidney problems? Or-- 

“You’re gonna need congressional approval and you don’t have the votes!” Jefferson and Madison literally helped him get the votes. (again, I’ll explain later.)

“Well, James Madison won’t talk to me.” He used to. A lot. Hamilton and Madison used to be really good friends until Jefferson returned from France and Madison drifted to his side.

Take a Break 

I don’t know how long her trip lasted, but I doubt that Angelica was with Eliza and the kids on their trip upstate. She came to visit in 1789, and the Reynolds affair started in 1791. However, I have no concrete evidence that she left before the affair started, so maybe she was there. I don’t know.

Ah yes, Alexander “I Don’t Care About My Family” Hamilton. 

“I have a sister but I want a little brother” by 1791 (when this scene takes place using Philip’s age as a reference) Phillip had 2 brothers already. 

While the Schuyler Mansion is near a park, there’s no lake. Today, at least. There’s a swimming pool though.

“I noticed a comma in the middle of a phrase,” shut up shut up shut up.

“With a comma after “dearest,” you’ve written: “My dearest, Angelica”” I hate how obsessed LMM is with this stupid comma, yet doesn’t say anything about the multiple suggestive and romantic letter between Laurens and Hamilton.

Speaking of the comma situation, it was meant as a joke. What had happened was Angelica sent a letter to Hamilton with “my dearest, Alexander '' and put the comma by mistake. She just slipped up with her grammar. And in response, Hamilton wrote “my dearest, Angelica” as a joke to tease her about it. It’s not romantic. It was meant. As. A. Joke.

John Adams was vice president. I'd say that’s a real job.

Angelica, stop being all “I came all this way :((“ he doesn’t want to miss out on the trip, but he has to. If he had a choice he would definitely go with his family.

Say No To This

I hate how this song demonizes Mary Lewis (more commonly known as Maria Reynolds) like she was trying to get out of an abusive marriage??? And Hamilton was like “oof that sux wanna bang?”

The heterosexual energy in this scene overwhelms me (/j)

The first letter (that I have found) from James Reynolds to Hamilton was sent on December 15, 1791, so not “a month into this endeavour.”

I will note here that in the letter mentioned above, it sounds nothing like what we hear in the song. Which makes me question if the above letter is even the one Hamilton the musical is talking about.

Because of limited information, I cannot say whether this scene is accurate or not.

“I don’t know about any letter!” she most certainly did. Mary and Reynolds both sent letters to Hamilton concerning the affair.

The Room Where It Happens

This is the song I was talking about when I said I’d talk more about the deal between Jefferson and Madison and Hamilton.

Washington was the one who proposed that this dinner happen.

Clermont street was renamed Mercer street in 1799, the dinner table bargain (what this song is about) was in 1790. Before the Hamilton-Reynolds affair. Yet another wrinkle in the timeline.

“Now how you gonna get your debt plan through?” “I guess I’m gonna finally have to listen to you” well, Hamilton didn’t really “talk less, smile more” his way through the issue. He did-- as he usually does-- quite a lot of talking

“Well, hate the sin, love the sinner” doesn’t sit right with me because it is sometimes used as a homophobic remark.

Jefferson’s account of the bargain on the assumption and residence bills is what this scene is about.

Madison did not hate Hamilton until Jefferson returned from France.

Leslie Odom Jr. is so, so talented.

There is nothing to suggest that Burr wanted to be there. I don’t even think he knew it happened. 

Schuyler Defeated

Not much to say here, it's a short and forgettable song.

Cabinet Battle #2

I don’t like how much Jefferson says “we.” He wasn’t there. He wasn’t a soldier.

“Smells like new money, dresses like fake royalty” Hamilton was known for his colourful clothes, while Jefferson was known for dressing sloppily.

“Lafayette’s a smart man, he’ll be fine.” yeah, uh, he was imprisoned in Austria at the time… 

“You’re nothing without Washington behind you.” Hamilton was a very powerful man. One of the most powerful, next to Washington. Even with Washington gone, he still held a lot of power and was pretty well-known.

Washington On Your Side

“Thanks to Hamilton, our cabinet’s fractured into factions.” Hamilton is probably one of the biggest reasons the two-party system exists, but Jefferson did play a role as well. To put it simply, Hamilton and the federalists disagreed so much with Jefferson and the democratic-republicans that everything just got split in two.

“And dresses like the pits of fashion” look at the point from the above song.

“Somebody gives me some dirt on this vacuous mass” it really wasn’t that hard to find dirt on Hamilton. He had a controversial past, and could sometimes be a really shady guy. However, it was all for-- at least in his own head-- good reason.

Because of how close Hamilton and Washington were, Hamilton had a lot of power, and Washington backed him up quite a lot.

James Madison gets so little lines in this show, and it makes me kind of upset. Hamilton and Madison were pretty close friends for a few years, so I don’t know why LMM didn’t talk at all about that.

“This immigrant isn’t somebody we chose” yes, but Washington chose him. Don’t like him? take it up with Washington.

One Last Time

Jefferson did not step “down so he can run for president,” he stepped down to go home. To relax at his mansion, to get away from politics. He stepped down in 1793 and didn’t run for president until 1796.

This song is actually really good, and pretty accurate. And good lord Chris Jackson can sing. Gives me chills every time.

I Know Him

Adams did know King George III. and from what I have read, he was very nervous to meet him.

“That’s that little guy who spoke to me” of course he’s little to the king, the king was like 6’6”.

The Adams Administration

The Adams Pamphlet was published in 1800.

The new york post wasn’t founded until 1801, so I find it odd that they’re bringing it up in this song, in 1797.

Adams did not fire Hamilton, he stepped down on his own in 1795. 

Hamilton’s response to Adams’ taunts hurt Hamilton’s reputation a lot more than it hurt Adams’.

We Know

This takes place in 1792 before Adams was president.

Jefferson, Madison and Burr were not the people to confront Hamilton. It was James Monroe, Frederick Muhlenberg, and Abraham Venable.

The whole situation with the speculation of embezzled funds is pretty off from what we see here. What happened was James Reynolds embezzled $500 and tried to get his way out of imprisonment by saying he had dirt on Hamilton. Monroe, Muhlenberg, and Venable went to Hamilton and Hamilton explained “no, I didn’t embezzle government money, I just got my dick sucked.”

“Yes, I have reasons for shame,” yeah you think?

Hurricane

The workshop version is better, and it has Laurens in it.

The Reynolds Pamphlet

Gotta give Hamilton credit for not publishing this until after William S. Hamilton was born and then waiting for the stress of a new baby to be gone. Y’know at least he’s considerate.

Eliza was only gone for the summer of ‘91, so I don’t know why everyone’s acting like she was gone the whole time. 

Hamilton didn’t even want to be a president, and never showed any interest in the position. 

Angelica was already in America at the time, she didn’t just travel because of the affair.

The king has no reason to be here. I get that he’s the comedic relief, but this isn’t a scene where comedic relief is needed. It’s a serious situation.

“His poor wife” yeah, but have you ever stopped to think about what Mary Lewis is going through?

Burn

“You have ruined our lives.” The ‘our’ is referring to Eliza and Mary Lewis.

Blow Us All Away

George Eaker said many bad things about Hamilton in a fourth of July public speech, but Philip Hamilton didn’t meet him and challenge him to the duel until late November of 1801.

Speaking of 1801, this happens way after the Reynolds affair and the election of 1800. 

Hamilton didn’t know that the duel happened. Philip lied and told his father that it had been resolved. Hamilton later found out that it happened when John B. Church and a few others told him after it happened that Philip was shot and dying.

“Everything is legal in New Jersey.” duelling was illegal in some form or another in every state, but the punishment was less severe in New Jersey.

The guns Philip (and his father 3 years later) used in the duel belonged to John B. Church. They were not Hamilton’s guns.

Eaker didn’t shoot on 7. They both counted to 10 and stood still for an awkward minute before Philip raised his gun to fire into the air, and Eacker got scared that Philip would shoot him and shot Philip.

Stay Alive (Reprise)

When Hamilton arrived at the home of dr. David Hosack (the doctor treating Philip) he reportedly fainted from anxiety.

Eliza’s scream should have been Angelica Hamilton, as she had a mental breakdown after the death of her brother, and was arguably (out of the rest of her siblings) the most hurt by his death.

It’s Quiet Uptown

Hamilton was really hurt by the death of his son. It was probably what broke him the most out of every death he’s seen in his life-- and he’s seen a lot.

“I take the children to church on Sunday,” after Philip’s death, Hamilton and his family became a lot more religious.

“His hair has gone grey,” there is a portrait of Hamilton shortly after his son’s death, and he looks like he’s aged 10 years. He looks old and sad and in grief. It barely looks like him. 

Eliza would have forgiven Hamilton at this point. She forgave him not too long after the Reynolds pamphlet was published.

The Election of 1800

This happened before Philip’s duel, but you already knew that.

“I’m going door-to-door.” “You’re openly campaigning?” “Sure!” Burr was the first presidential candidate to openly campaign and set the standard for modern American politics.

They were tied for a stupidly long time. And when they finally got untied (by Hamilton and the federalists’ promotions and persuasion) it was by just a few votes. Not “in a landslide.”

Burr did end up being Jefferson’s vice-president. Jefferson didn’t change that.

Your Obedient Servant

This is a situation, much like the Reynolds affair, where no one is in the “right” or the “wrong.” Was it wrong for Burr to shoot Hamilton? Yes, absolutely. Was it wrong for Hamilton to say bad things about Burr and constantly keep him away from what he wanted? Yes, absolutely. But on the other side, was it wrong for Burr to be mad about what Hamilton did? No, he had every right to be angry. Was it wrong for Hamilton to speak his mind? No, freedom of speech and all that. It’s a very fuzzy situation and that’s partly why it’s unclear what exactly happened on the duelling ground.

While Burr’s loss of the elections was a reason for his duel with Hamilton, it was not the main reason. There were a bunch of little things that led up to this. A question I’ve been asked before (quite a few times, honestly) is “if Burr won the election/if Hamilton promoted Burr, would the duel still have happened?” and in my opinion, I think it still would have happened, it would have probably just happened later. Because the duel wasn’t the “breaking point” for Burr, it was just one of those little things that led to it.

Also while I’m on the topic of the election, it happened a few years before the duel. The election of 1800 was on March 4, 1801 (yes, 1801. It was tied for a very long time.) The duel was on July 11, 1804. So not directly afterward.

“Just to keep me from winning.” it is true that Hamilton did not trust Burr to be in power, and did everything he could to stop him.

The workshop version is cooler and more accurate. (if LMM had just kept the workshop version and what was in it I probably wouldn’t be writing TBH)

“I am not the reason no one trusts you,” in a way, yes, Hamilton is the reason no one trusts Burr. Hamilton had a lot of power and a lot of people listened to him. A good example of this would be his role during John Adams’ presidency. Hamilton constantly whispered into Adams’ cabinet members’ ears and basically told them what to do. And they believed him, and did what he said.

“Even if I said what you think I said, you would need to cite a more specific grievance. Here’s an itemized list of 30 years of disagreements.” Hamilton and Burr argued so much and Hamilton said so many bad things about him that when Burr asked him to admit to saying these things Hamilton essentially said “yeah well I’ve said a lot about you so you’re gonna have to be a lot more specific because I don’t know which time you’re referring to.”

Best of Wives, Best of Women

The title (and the line in the song) are a reference to this letter. 

Hamilton was not with his wife the night before the duel. He was at a house he had rented in new york city that he stayed in sometimes while away for work. A few of his older sons were with him, though, including John C. Hamilton, who was interviewed many years later and gave a retelling of what happened the night before. You can read it here.

The World Was Wide Enough

“A doctor that he knew” was David Hosak, the same doctor who treated Philip after his duel just 3 years earlier.

“Now, I didn’t know this at the time but we were near the same spot your son died,” I’m fairly sure he knew, Philip’s duel was a pretty big thing and a lot of people knew.

“My fellow soldiers tell you I’m a terrible shot.” Burr was actually a very good shot. There’s even an account of him doing target practice a few days before the duel.

“But look it up, Hamilton was wearing his glasses,” Hamilton put on his glasses because he was old, and had bad vision from his years of service in the revolution, and from how hard he worked. Fun fact, he was facing the rising sun, which meant the sun glared off his glasses, rendering him unable to see clearly. He wouldn’t have been able to shoot Burr if he tried.

“This man will not make an orphan of my daughter.” Burr’s daughter, Theodosia, was 22 and married. I’m sure she would be fine. On the other hand, Hamilton’s kids were very young. The oldest, Angelica, was only 19, and the youngest, Philip II, was only 2. These kids all needed a father figure in their life, but apparently, Burr didn’t consider that.

In the lines "Laurens leads a soldiers’ chorus on the other side / My son is on the other side, he's with my mother on the other side / Washington is watching from the other side," it seems like they’re being listed in a very particular order but I’m not sure what it means or why they’re in that order.

Hamilton quotes Laurens’ lines right before he dies and it makes me think of a conversation I had with a friend. She was telling me about how for some time after Laurens’ death, Hamilton didn’t really speak that much in congress and such. At first, I thought “oh it’s because he’s dealing with the death of his closest friend and possible romantic partner,” but then my friend explained that that’s not why he was quiet. It’s because when Laurens was in South Carolina, trying to convince the house of representatives to give him his black battalion, he didn’t talk that much. He waited for everyone else to talk, and then he jumped in and talked. That’s why Hamilton was silent for a lot of the time. He was doing what Laurens did. He was quoting Laurens.

“They row him back across the Hudson, I get a drink.” After shooting Hamilton, Burr went to his cousin’s house as if nothing had happened.

Burr showed seemingly no regret for shooting Hamilton, and even bragged and joked about it for years after.

Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story

“Every other founding father’s story gets told,” it really is kinda sad how little people know about Hamilton. He’s not taught about in school. He wasn’t a president.

I do wish that the musical talked a bit more about Hamilton’s kids and their contribution to keeping Hamilton's story alive. Especially John C. who went through all of his father’s papers and wrote the first biography on him. 

FINAL THOUGHTS

I really wish the Laurens-Hamilton relationship was a bigger part of the show.

The actors are amazing, but the people they play have little to no character/personality, and it kinda brings the actors down.

I love Phillipa soo.

There are so many inaccuracies that could have been easily avoided, and I genuinely don’t understand why LMM did some of the things he did. Like there was no reason to make Angelica the love interest. Absolutely no reason. And yet, here we are.

Hamilton, the musical was a great way to make more people interested in history, but unfortunately because of how wrong the show is, a lot of people who gain an interest in history from it think that it’s 100% right and treat it like a documentary. I would know, I became interested in American history because of the musical and I didn’t know how many things were wrong or left out until recently. 

The workshop version was better and more accurate. 

And that’s it! I’d like to give a big thanks to my friends who helped me, especially my friend Mary. 

[famdommcfanface]

My thoughts on the new episode of doctor who because I have too many of them. Warning: will be very long and also just for me. You can look if you like I guess.

Oh yeah the weird house. What’s that about?

Every interraction between the doctor and Yaz is very queer. As in gay, not as in weird.

Huh. Earth. The redcoats are on earth. You don’t say.

MARY!!!

Why does all Chibnall period clothing kind of look the same? In the same way that crystal guy looks just like Tzim Sha really.

I also know where you are because IT’S MARY SEACOLE

Yeah I know

Look at that ugly ass bitch. SONTAR-HA!

I do love these credits though. I can say what I like about the Chibnall era but the theme is a banger.

Cannot remember at all what is happening with this dude.

I love these little triangle dudes. Hope they stick around.

Is that Gallifrey? Was it the Flux, or was it the Master? Who are you, bitch???

Am I meant to understand the flux at this point. Like at all. Even the impact it has on the universe. I have no idea.

Yeah Dan she’s Mary Seacole.

*Horrible histories voice* WELCOME TO THE BRITISH HOTEL

Look Dan’s new cut him some slack.

I need a parallel between this and both the ‘promise?’ ‘promise’ bit with Bill and Heather and the eleventh doctor telling Amy he’ll find her before she melts.

WHY? WHY ARE YOU HOME? WHAT IS EVEN HAPPENING RN DAN?

Why’s everyone just already looking out onto the street.

This bit gives me big journey’s end vibes. Why do aliens love imposing curfews so much?

Love that they’ve kept the sontaran ship design. Would prefer if they kept the sontaran design, but hey.

Dan’s parents want to be as interesting as Donna’s family so bad. I’m sorry.

Oh him. We gonna find out what the fuck’s going on with him? No? Okay.

How do you define very?

He talks so Victorian. Like really fucking Victorian. Kinda love it.

Triangle!

Yes, what would the doctor do. Bit on the nose, but whatever. You really didn’t have to have her write that on her hand.

Okay but I kinda like the general. He’s one of the best characters this episode that’s probably a bad thing.

This is a war, Doctor. What do you really expect them to be doing? Just waiting to be attacked? I don’t really know what you think is happening.

What does this mean? They never really explain this. How have the Sontarans always been here?

Is this just to point out that Mary is Jamaican? Like, what’s the point of the Doctor pointing out Jamaica on the map? I know Mary Seacole is Jamaican, and if I didn’t it kind of wouldn’t matter.

I love the general. I’m sorry.

The Doctor never actually did any nursing rounds. Would have liked to see that. I don’t know, do something practical.

Yes, we get it, you don’t have to drill into the ground how much of a good person Mary Seacole is. You can maybe do it through subtler means CHRIS?

STRAX! I know it’s not Strax, but I didn’t expect the actor to come back.

Oh that’s a proper Sontaran. He knows how to do it.

I miss Strax. I also miss this guy being in like all of it.

I know he’s just citing the shadow proclomation to make specifically me happy but also I am happy so...

Oh yeah she was president of Gallifrey for a bit wasn’t she.

Chris can you please stop with your ham-fisted dialogue.

STRAX! Sorry I love him so much.

General! Don’t shoot Strax!

Dan Starkey. That’s it. I do love Dan Starkey.

Mary where is your hat.

I wish the Doctor did actually act as Mary Seacole’s assistant sometimes (it would be an interesting dynamic) rather than just bossing around a real and historically important figure? Byron just following her around with heart eyes? Fine. Mary Seacole just doing as she’s told and kind of acting as inferior to the doctor? Eh, I don’t like it. Sorry.

WHY? WHY WOULD YOU REQUEST MERCY? THAT’S NOT EVEN HOW SONTARANS WORK?

So Sontar-Ho is like a somber Sontar-Ha? I guess I could get behind that.

Oh I kind of thought they’d always been here like in Crimea.

Unrealistic that Dan can remember their name because I still call them dogs.

HOW WOULD SHE KNOW THEY’RE CALLED PROBIC VENTS THAT’S A TECHNICAL NAME THAT CAN’T JUST BE INTUITED.

Like okay Dan’s parents are kinda interesting but Chris just keeps adding characters and I kind of just can’t keep them all in my head.

I think I know what triangle means.

Haha lol go on shoot her.

If these guys have some sort of romantic connection I’m going to fuck a bitch up. And that bitch is Chris Chibnall.

She’s not police anymore, right? Whatever.

Haha you fucking madman triangle.

Mmm exposition time. Oh wait I don’t understand any of this exposition. Kinda pointless then.

Also obviously assigned by the time lords I get it. Controlling time and all that, totally their kind of thing.

Is it treason if you’re not a sontaran. I don’t think so buddy.

Ooh I get it but also it’s kinda just confusing okay.

Sontarans are so fucking blind.

Does the Doctor have to do that exact pose every season?

The Doctor has not been using her sonic enough. If you don’t want her to have a sonic, that’s fine! She doesn’t, sometimes. But if it’s going to be there can she use it please.

Yeah geez he’s fucking ugly can we have better sontaran design please.

I kinda love this guy. ‘You deceived my soldier’ lol brilliant.

Yeah I think I’m meant to understand what that means.

Is that a third doctor reference? I don’t know, I haven’t seen that one.

That’s it. That’s the best line this episode. Probably the best line this series. Probably for all of Chibnall.

Okay but this woman actually shouldn’t be speaking for humanity? She’s not human and has not consulted any humans on this. The only human who is here should probably be speaking for them, even if he’s a fucking idiot.

This random soldier is now called Ross. Fuck you.

Yeah why is there cloth on the sontaran uniforms? That seems like not very sontaran idk.

Wow the doctor did not notice the entire British army behind her huh.

Ah poor ol’ Ross. Shame he doesn’t get any lines.

Yeah not necessarily Doctor. They might kill him.

The sontarans really need better security. Dan is just a dude. Who is, I’d say, worse than most people would be about sneaking into alien spaceships. Just running across open land and shit.

What is it with Chris and cranes.

Sexy crystal people! She’s got such a great voice. They both do. Oh my god I love his jacket. I would die for either of them.

This is such a boring scene. People I don’t know are just being shot with no way of fighting back. Great.

Wow really forgot about Mary Seacole there.

HALF A LEAGUE HALF A LEAGUE HALF A LEAGUE ONWARD INTO THE VALLEY OF DEATH RODE THE FIVE HUNDRED knew my English GCSE would be good for something

Okay but I’m actually glad he isn’t dead.

That’s actually one hell of a dress Mary’s wearing I wish we saw more full-body shots of it.

I like to think the Doctor just straight-up murdered that sontaran there

They really need to fix that any human can get through any sontaran door.

That was a very lucky button.

This is tiring. Sorry Chris.

Why do I lowkey love that John Bishop is actually a bad actor.

This is a bad joke and I hate it. Sorry. I know he’s stupid but hey.

Dan stop sending dick pics challenge.

Why though? What is the sontaran motivation? I do not understand sorry, other than they kinda just decided they wanted to.

WHO IS USING THIS FREQUENCEEYYYY

I like to think Dan also just murdered a dude there.

I like the wok pun

I also like the ‘just looking for the pier head’ thing.

Damn these fucking guys. I would do anything for you. I’m falling in love I swear to god I’m sorry.

Wow let’s make the already over-shown thing even more obvious. Something you could just show through actions.

Chris stop having a choking fetish challenge.

‘any of you’ is just there for the no homo.

If you fall in love with Yaz I stg.

These fucking... oh my god I love them.

NO! TRIANGLE! AZURE I TRUSTED YOU!

I think he does, sorry Yaz.

No I’ve been over this he’s human he cannot do treason.

They just keep not killing Dan.

*Deep breath* Okay but Dan and dog boy have so much enemies to lovers potential, they have a kind of soulmate thing going on and I know they’ll bond and I think dog boy will die and Dan will cradle his dying body and it’ll be strangely homoerotic and Chris why are you doing this to us I don’t want to ship Dan with a dog but you’re leaving me no choice.

THAT LITTLE SMILE I’M GOING TO FUCKING DIE

Yeah we been knew sorry Mary.

General! Woop!

Also need a gif comparison between the doctor needing a pointy stick and Missy’s pointy stick.

I love the general

This doesn’t make any sense though. The sontaran in comfinement was resting away from the spaceship. I might just not understand this but maybe I should understand this idk.

Please don’t patronise fucking Mary Seacole like that Chris.

I don’t know enough about horses sorry.

Yaz is your best person Doc fuck off.

WHY WOULD THEY ALL SLEEP AT ONCE

I don’t understand this plan. I’m not saying it doesn’t make sense (it might idk) but I have no idea what’s happening and I think I should? I’m sorry? Chris buddy?

I love the general’s hat.

No idea buddy.

STRAX

I hope Dan carries around the wok the whole series.

This is... this is so gay. I hate this. Why are you gay you motherfuckers.

I swear she cut one pipe and now none of the spaceships have any supplies that was very quick.

I thought his name was Staak.

I do not understand that plan either but that kind of doesn’t matter.

God Sontarans are such bad shots in that one scene.

What does that do? Though? How does that work?

That is just not how fuses work.

Idk maybe the general should blow up all the sontarans. Just a thought. Strax is already dead anyway so.

Is Mary coming back? I really hope Mary comes back.

She’s actually talking to the TARDIS for once, that’s nice.

DO SONTARANS SHIT THOUGH??? I MUST KNOW??? ALWAYS KIND OF ASSUMED THEY DIDN’T?

I want dog man to be a companion.

Stop being so FUCKING gay.

Oh this is a companion moment. Thing is, there’s loads of recurring characters this series, so Dan isn’t really any more important than any other character, so what really makes him a companion???

FUCKING GAY

Ugh Chris why do you rely on luck so much. I don’t even know if this is luck but the point stands.

No space or time. Because usually there’s like 100 space. And at least 3 time.

Those sexy motherfuckers. Look at that fucking jacket. The passenger can fuck off.

Is the doctor going to end up being a mori or some shit? I don’t like that. That wouldn’t make sense but I don’t put anything against Chris.

Don’t give a shit about her new friend sorry hun.

Yaz will be fine though we know. If she turns out to be an immortal alien or something I would find that very funny although I know that won’t happen.

Once, upon time? Really? How many plays on once upon a time can you make? I know the other one wasn’t Chris but it was just a bit too recent to do another one.

[mr-ladystardust]

Things I Think About From The Hamilton Film (Act 1)

Leslie’s face when walking to the front of the stage after “I’m the damn fool that shot him”

Lin punching the air in “I may have punched him”

Lin clicking/snapping and then finger-gunning “Yes!”

Laurens stopping the ‘drumming’ when Hercules is talking about ‘intercourse with four sets of corsets’

Anthony’s facial expressions at the start of my shot

Daveed putting the shot glasses down in ‘My Shot’

Thayne hanging off the balcony during the ‘woah, woah, woahhhh’ bit of ‘My Shot’

How drunk they all sound in ‘Story of Tonight’

Angelica, Eliza and Peggy’s mutual disgust with Burr

Jasmine Cephas Jones - need I say much more?

Thayne Jasperson - again, need I say more?

Thayne fighting to stay on the crate

Daveed and Oak imitating dogs

Lafayette and Hercules pushing Alexander towards Seabury whilst Burr pushes him back

Jonathan Groff’s walk

King of spit

“Burr,” “Sir?” “Close the door on your way out”

Being reliable with the ladies

Lin’s smile saying “That’s true”

Lin, Anthony and Leslie winking at everyone in the front rows

Pippa.

Lin ‘fixing hair behind his ear’, despite their being no hair to move

Jasmine’s little dance

Pippa’s face saying “laughing at my sister, cos she wants to from a harem,”

Lin’s dance and Mr. Schuyler looking away

Angelica looking disgusted with Laurens

Lafayette making Peggy laugh

Hercules the flower man

Jasmine’s voice in ‘Satisfied’

The ‘ladies’ bit in ‘Satisfied’

All of the choreography in ‘Satisfied’ - it is remarkable

The drunken soldier on the stairs in ‘Story of Tonight; Reprise’

How drunk they sound and seem 

Laurens pestering Burr

Hercules literally messing with Burr

Lafayette chasing Hercules off stage

The entirety of ‘Wait For It’

The redcoats at the start of ‘Stay Alive’

The Bullet - Ariana DeBose

Washington seeming disgusted by Hamilton’s request

“I’m a General, Weeeeee!”

How aggressive Laurens is grabbing Hamilton’s shoulder

Lin’s immaculate look of distress

The instrumental for “Ten Duel Commandments”

Anthony Ramos’ freckles!!!!

Hamilton being evidently pro duel, Burr being evidently anti duel

Jon Rua seeming so insane as Charles Lee

Lin’s smile when meeting face-to-face with Leslie

Lee turning to face Hamilton when he calls him “inexperienced and ruinous”

Lee being so put together after being shot

Laurens hugging Hamilton

“John should’ve shot him in the mouth”

Lin and Chris shouting at each other

How hurt Hamilton looks when being told to go home

All of ‘That Would Be Enough’ (probably my favourite song)

Daveed Diggs’ insanse rapping

Washington seeming remorseful at bringing Hamilton back

‘History Has It’s Eye’s on You’ giving insight to when Washington unintentionally assassinated a French Diplomat which lead to major conflict

The choreography in ‘Battle of Yorktown’

Lin is crying when he says “Gotta start a new nation, gotta meet my son”

King George walking between the American soldiers

Jonathan Groff (an American) having to imitate American’s accents

Leslie praying to his unborn child in ‘Dear Theodosia’ when his head is bowed

Lafayette and Hercules on the balcony reading Laurens’ father’s letter

Lin wiping tears from beneath his eyes at the start of Non-Stop (whether this is intended or not in unknown to me)

Lin’s ‘constitutional convention’ dance

“Are you running out of time?”

Burr seeming engaged with something inside his house when talking with Hamilton

Hamilton’s face dropping when Angelica mentions her husband

Hamilton seeming attached to his piece of writing before seeing Washington

Lin’s grin saying “Let’s go”

Everyone’s voices and songs mixed being phenomenal

Angelica’s face when Hamilton tears his arm away from her

Eliza recoiling slightly when he repeats with her

Hamilton’s pure aggression saying “I am not throwing away my shot!”

There will be more to follow, these are just things that caught my attention, I liked/loved and found funny in the first act!

Feel free to add your own likings!

[thebaffledcaptain]

You know, what really gets me about all the butthurt conservatives in Chris the Redcoat’s comments is that the word “transphobia” only came up once in that video. Like, it wasn’t even about transphobia. It was about the historiographical implications of this blatantly ahistorical propaganda series. There weren’t even any gender politics to debate! All it took was the acknowledgement of transphobia as a thing that exists! But sure, I’ll believe that you care about “historical accuracy” more than anything… apparently not enough to sit through the rest of an apolitical educational video, though, huh?

[phenomenal1500]

The Blood In My Veins | Black Sails

Chapter 51: Sus Ojos Azules

For Chapter 50: My Only Home click here.

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We had an enormous chance that at the end we would end up with guards, but we needed some hope so I kept the good thoughts inside my head.

The further we ran the better we saw the daylight coming closer at the end of the tunnel.

Perhaps we could make it.

~~~

We sprinted below the fort's grounds, following the tunnel that ended in the center of the island and I looked back over my shoulder, seeing that Naida was broken by the lack of sleep and her mixed emotions. I pulled her with me against the wall, covering her mouth so she couldn't make a sound when the English watch patrolled right next to the opening of the tunnel we were hiding in. Slowly lowering my hand from her lips, I signed to her to the guards on the hand of a nod to the men. I could see her close her eyes in frustration and she sighed before shrugging at me.

Both having no idea how to handle this, I signed to my tired girl beside me to wait till they were gone.

It took a while for those assholes to leave, but eventually they did.

Naida had been able to rest for a bit and was boosted with a little bit of energy for the next part we had to pass.

Taking in a deep breath, I stuck my head out of the entrance to see if we could blend into the busy streets and off we went. It didn't take long before they noticed Naida was nowhere to be found in Nassau and of course they were probably seeking me too, but they couldn't tell the crowd I had escaped because That would only feed their resistance towards civilisation even more.

As the redcoats searched all the houses and tents, we instead saw an opportunity to run into the wilderness.

~~~

(POV Naida Jones)

Not giving into my exhaustion, I forced myself to follow the fast man among the trees and the distance between the sea and us grew bigger the further we went into the green forest-like place. We had been running around the place with a few stops for almost 2 hours and completely lost, I collapsed onto the ground when black stars appeared before my eyes.

I was blinded by them and the only thing I could hear was Charles asking if I was okay before shouts began to appear from not that far away.

My head shot up, trying to spot the redcoats through the dark spots in my vision, but everything spun around me.

I tried to stand up, seeking support by the man beside me, but I knew we didn't had time for me to recover from my exhaustion and with one arm underneath both my legs, keeping them together, and one arm underneath my arms I was lifted by Charles who started to smoothly move between the plants and trees with me in his arms. I glared up at the alert man and watching over his shoulder, I could see black shadows searching for us and luckily they didn't know which way we went.

My dizzy sight still followed the black phantoms until they had rotated themselves, thinking they lost us. I then could feel the fast heartbeat of Charles against my rib cage drop as he finally stopped.

"I think we lost them, you're okay?"

"Mhuh. Just horribly dizzy and worn out."

"You're sure that's all?"

"Yeah. Oh, and a backache." I could hear him chuckle at my quick change of mind and he had let go of me very carefully so I could sit on a tree trunk.

"Look." I followed his gaze and my eyes rested onto an old, but still good-maintained cabin. "I don't think anyone minds if we rest here. Come...."

Charles pulled my arm over his shoulder, lifting me a bit because of his height in comparison with mine and gave me support while walking over all the tree roots that had grown above ground. When the floor was more stable and even, he had let go of me, stepping foot inside the uninhabitable house with me behind him, the two of us holding hands.

The coast was clear and I dropped myself onto the bed which was placed in the left corner of the wooden house. It didn't have two floors and everything was instead on the first floor which was easier for me to get everywhere to be honest and a few small windows were decorating the wooden walls.

In the corner of my eye I could see Charles glaring down at me with his piercing blue eyes and I just smiled at him. "How the fuck did we succeeded to get out of that shithole?"

"Having faith?"

"Bullshit." Charles shook his head, squeezing my thigh when he sat down beside me.

"Luck....?" I spoke up again, unsure.

"More like it." A smirk was possible seeing on his face and I pushed myself up. "I will seek some dry wood to light up the fireplace. I'll stay around, don't worry. Just.... go to sleep...." Nodding, a forehead kiss was given to me and I saw him disappear behind the door while I had laid myself down again.

~~~

Slowly I awoke, feeling the warmth of the burning fireplace filling the wooden house plus the warmth of Charles next to me. He had probably laid me against him as he was silently staring at the fire.

The moment I coughed a little to secretly get his attention he instantly watched me and understood I was awake as I looked at him, smiling happily.

There was something in his eyes I could not quite understand.

It wasn't cockiness nor concern.

No rage, but neither relief.

I playfully glared up at him before walking two fingers up his bare chest and then I understood it. It wasn't any of the emotions I had once seen in him, it was pure love and joy that filled his cold eyes.