#also c'mon i listened to the podcast where sean talked about stealing shit off the set
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[ sharpe's background of being a pickpocket, a burglar, and a thief should definitely have been used more for comedy and less for tragedy in the sharpe series because can you imagine
you're an officer in the mess hall. you watch a 6'1" 95th Rifles officer walk in, pickpocket a colonel, hide an entire bottle of wine in his jacket, and stuff a handful of silverware into his shako. He has made eye contact with you the entire time. He throws up a two-finger salute in your direction on his way out. You go to say something, but one of the "exploring officers" stops you and starts rambling about this man's skills. He does this at least twice a week. He's the most efficient soldier in Wellington's army. He calls you a bastard to your face and steals your watch.
#; shits and giggles ( mun's antics )#[ yeah you guys can reblog this one bc COME ON IT'D BE SO FUNNY#listen i understand why sharpe uses his street smarts to fight dirty and get a leg up on the competition#something something there's no sin being born in the dirt but it is a terrible sin to want to stay there#yeah that's great and poetic but THE COMEDIC POTENTIAL#sharpe literally making off with half of the silverware from the mess hall to sell for profit is the funniest thing cornwell could do#also c'mon i listened to the podcast where sean talked about stealing shit off the set#he's a loot goblin and i have never respected anyone more#come on corndog it'd be so fucking funny#let the man rob the rich and snotty and make it so that no one can do anything about it#IT'D BE GREAT ]
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