#the artful dodger disney+

[foxesandthieves]

I can honestly say I was absolutely not expecting this to happen!!

((yes, this information is on official Hulu & Disney+ accounts, I did check before posting))

[sheliesshattered]

those of you who haven't seen The Artful Dodger yet, your weekend assignment is to watch it

watch the first episode or two, binge the whole thing, watch it multiple times, whatever strikes your fancy

watch it on Hulu, watch it on Disney+, pirate it if you prefer

just watch it.

it's so good, and I need Tumblr to fall rabidly in love with it right fucking now

[lizzysbrain]

I swear to god this man comes back to get me at least once a year EVERY SINGLE YEAR I CONVINCE MYSELF HES NOT THAT CUTE BUT THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. AND AGAIN. AND FUCKING AGAIN.

[greencheekconure27]

Methinks we fans of cancelled shows need to gather together and ritually sacrifice Emily in Paris to the Devil* to get our next seasons.

Willow, Renegade Nell, Dead Boy Detectives, KAOS, The Artful Dodger, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, The Acolyte, Lockwood & co, Warrior Nun, October Faction, who else wants to join?

(*or other entity of your choice.

Seriously why is this the show that's getting a fourth (!!!) season?)

[myladyofmercy]

thomas brodie-sangster and maia mitchell as jack dawkins and lady belle fox in the artful dodger episode 8

[newtslvt]

HOLY SHIT YALL WE DID IT OH MY GODDD THIS IS THE BEST NEWS EVERRRRR

[messymindpalace]

sometimes all a girl wants is to a guy to barge in through her window asking if she wants to perform a high risk surgery

[reesieroo-spark]

Don’t you just hate it when you’re trying to commute to work and then a dog just goes and does parkour, ruining your car’s new paint job?

Testing out a simpler rendering style

[bellzsad]

jack and belle falling asleep next to each other literally had me kicking my feet and giggling because it was so fucking adorable

[shyblacksheep]

Why should I worry?

Why should I care?

Yeah, I may not have a dime,

but I got street savoir faire! 🎶

[muchcelebrated]

Crying because Disney+/Hulu did The Artful Dodger so dirty by not marketing it properly and it could and should be getting the same amount of praise and love as Bridgerton or My Lady Jane, but instead they were stupid and most people don’t even realize it exists.

[kestrel-of-herran]

my lady jane fans, i implore you to add the artful dodger to your watchlist

both are based on a previous work, with a twist: while my lady jane remixes both tudor history and the book of the same name, the artful dodger takes its titular character from charles dickens' oliver twist, sends him off to 1850s australia, and makes him a gifted surgeon for a story that switches seamlessly between medicine, heist, romance, and discussions of class inequalities in a british colony

both feature noble heroines who think progressively: lady belle is determined to become the first female surgeon in australia, and as the governor's daughter, she might just achieve her goal, if she can get one irritable surgeon/thief to teach her everything he knows. when she's not reading up on the heart's inner workings (foreshadowing warning) or deciphering notes for a dangerous surgery, she can be found throwing engagement gifts on her unwanted suitor's heads

both male leads are loveable rogues: jack dawkins will sneak into your heart within the first ten minutes of the show, as a gifted surgeon desperate to outrun his criminal past so he can keep helping people (unless his beloved is mad at him, in which case he's opening the next episode with the most outrageous heist you've ever seen)

historical scenes are set to modern rock music in both shows, and as a bonus, an important romantic element i can't reveal for spoilery reasons is woven in jack's theme in a way that will steal your breath when you get to its reveal

bickering to partners to lovers: i can't praise the romance in this show enough, from the punchy banter (jack: "if i die because of you, i'll haunt your every waking moment" / belle: "just shut up and ether the patient"), the amazing eye-contact, respectful work partnership, the tenderest physical touch (rubbing salve into a thigh wound? yes. forehead touching? absolutely) and a love confession for the history books

and don't even get me started on the insane acting because i need the consideration of every award show in existence, and at least two more seasons please and thank you

if all this sounds up your alley, give this wonderful show a shot!

[antiguagealach]

[agir1ukn0w]

[dodgerfoxes]

"it's hopeless, isn't it?"

"oh yes. we are completely unsuited."

"we should really never see eachother, socially."

"no, that wouldn't be right."

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jack and belle in episode 6 of the artful dodger

[myladyofmercy]

thomas brodie-sangster and maia mitchell as jack dawkins and lady belle fox in the artful dodger episode 1