#the clockmaker's daughter

[psychicbluebirdmiracle]

Oh my gosh I just realized Willstance is so Odypen coded

You have these 2 smart people who are so deeply obsessively in love with each other and the world is just working against them to never be together 😭

Will and odysseus are both traveling the world trying to get back to their love

Will and penelope are waiting

Odysseus and Constance are suffering hoping one day they can be with their love

IM GONNA CRY

[randomthoughtssideblog]

I just listened to the Peach Pit for Episode 4, and when Matt first started about how He personally felt towards Trudy and subsequently other Robot/AI/Manufactured characters I was a bit surprised and also slightly irritated by how strong his stance was on it, but that's a me thing.

And then he brought up that Black Mirror episode, and he makes a fair point (As far as I'm aware, as I've never watched it.)

It reminded of the Clockmaker's Daughter Musical (Spoilers ahead, PLEASE LISTEN TO THE SOUNDTRACK), Where a Clockmaker who loses his Wife and Child build himself a new daughter, and to keep her safe from the outside world, he does his best to make sure she's always hidden.

When he does this it's bad, it's mean - She's unhappy being locked away, she's curious, she wants more than the view outside a window.

The Clockmaker Loves her, truly loves her, wants her safe, but in that way, his love is abusive, the Daughter literally asking "How can a man with such Passion Kill his Compassion?" at some point.

Who can blame the man for wanting his daughter back? Who can blame him for wanting to keep her safe?

Who can blame the Daughter for leaving her prison? Who can blame her for her curiosity and defiance?

I think that's Trudy's deal - Tucker wants his Trudy, likely one that passed away years ago - He sounds truly hurt and somewhat heartbroken at lying and "killing" our Trudy, I do think there is love on some level at some amount, despite his neglect - but He can never get it just right (Or perhaps he's simply wrong about the OG Trudy) and so he makes another, and another, always Vying for something he lost and can never truly replace (And doesn't want trudy spending time with people that may get her hurt - they'll see her true self and get rid of her.)

and Trudy Alpha, broken and discarded, wants to look and act like "Her" they'll all be perfect, they'll be "Her" the 'real' Trudy, one the Tucker is so desperate for.

Tucker is Desperate for his love back, and wants her to be somewhat safe - after all, Why would there be so many Trudy's if NOT trial-and-error to get the "Right" one? And if he just needs someone to do the housework - Why bother making them "Live?" Why not make just a robot to do the chores?

while Trudy, meant to act like a person, WANTS something outside of her Family unit, she WANTS to spend time with Gutteral Scream, She's not fulfilled by raising the children and doing the housework - which is something that most woman have seemingly have felt, especially in a time like the 50's, with Beth mentioning the regression of the view of woman in the time period.

Which brings me back to my original point.

Can you blame someone for wanting companionship so bad they make it, and can anyone blame those companions for wanting more than their relationship with their creators?

and also Matt Arnold losing sympathy for machines is something I personally cannot understand even if it makes logical sense.

Is that like a Neurodivergence thing? Caring about Manufactured characters that because they don't quite understand what it means to be Human (Normal) and are often earnest and somewhat naive, and usually learn to fear showing their true selves (When they stop Masking) because if they don't pretend to be Human they get ostracized?

Or is it because I grew up with the like of The Brave Little Toaster, and Toy Story, and Wall-E?

Is it both?

It's Probably both.

Mr. Arnold, I can't say I understand, but I will try not to judge you for it.

[bodhrancomedy]

Throwback to my favourite song from The Clockmaker’s Daughter I lipsynced to back in 2021.

[art-question-mark]

recently discovered the clockmakers daughter musical and decided to make my own spin on how i imagine the characters :)

[haveyouseenthismusical]

the clockmaker’s daughter!

[phantomspren]

A handful of random obscure musicals that no one talks about but they're some of my favorites ever:

Frankenstein

Based on Mary Shelley's book of course. It changes some stuff but is generally very faithful to the book and the music is excellent. I just really like it. (Best songs: Modern Prometheus, Coming of the Dawn)

Treason

Based on the gunpowder plot. To my understanding (I'm American and hadn't heard about this until I started listening to the musical), it's pretty accurate to the general history, but fills in a few gaps if you will to make it work better as a story. In the musical, the wives of the plotters are the ones who tipped people off about the whole thing, while I believe that we didn't actually know who wrote the letter. (Best Songs: The Day Elizabeth Died, Burn, Digging Down Deeper, Caught in the Crossfire)

The Clockmaker's Daughter

Not based on the book. I have no idea what the book is about. There is no relation. But it's set in this little town in Ireland. There's this clockmaker whose wife and daughter recently passed away (he's played by the wonder and amazing Ramin Karimloo), and he tries to recreate his daughter out of clockwork. And he ends up creating a sentient clockwork girl whom he names Constance. It's genuinely one of my favorite musicals ever but NO ONE knows about it which is so sad. The music has a ton of piano and strings and it's incredibly rhythmic and I love it so much. (Best songs: You're Still Here, Impossible, Fear and Whispers, Clockwork, also all of them they're just so good)

I also thoroughly enjoy The Count of Monte Cristo musical and The Scarlet Pimpernel (haven't read this book so I dunno how accurate it is), but not enough for them to get their own spots. :p

[sisigull]

Clockmaker’s Daughter content??!!!!

Fun fact: my clock Constance is a random character I sketched out when I’m learning “A Story of my Own”. My teacher mentioned how I’m the only student who doesn’t take notes so I drew a silly clock girl to satisfy her

[you-are-constance]

Day 12 of Ship mas: Will/Constance from The Clockmaker’s Daughter

Well. no one’s surprised, my top ship forever and always. i rlly do not have much to say rn, i just love them so much.

anyway. thanks to those who have been watching this series this year. it’s possible that i do a few extra doodles of ships that i love but didnt make it into the top 12

[elluminis]

Just listened through a musical called “The Clockmaker’s Daughter” and it’s just. So good. I’m such a sucker for bittersweet endings and musicals that pull from literature. Like there’s something so timeless about it. 10/10 would recommend.

[rwby-encrusted-blog]

I keep making these connections.

[psychicbluebirdmiracle]

Thinking about that time I went to see hadestown and the person I went with afterwards said "wow I didn't think they would go the let her die and he has to live on route since it's a musical" and I just stared at her and said "have you ever seen a musical?"

[ctommyisnt]

Also the transgender subtext in the clockmakers daughter is insane. Her fear of people finding out who she is on the inside even if she feels human. Her father hiding her and her secret because he thinks people will hurt her. Wanting to keep her locked away for her own safety and selfishness. People fearing her and hunting her down upon finding out- completely forgetting their love for her and her never ending love for them.

WILL. BEING LEGALLY FEMALE. AND HAVING A ONE OFF LINE WHERE PEOPLE STILL MOCK HIM FOR IT WHAT THE FUCK

[awaywardplantagenet]

A fully updated list of my top fifteen favorite musicals:

Les Miserables

Hadestown

Bandstand

The Clockmaker’s Daughter

Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812

Preludes

The Burnt Part Boys

Mozart

Gigi

Newsies

Anastasia

Love’s Labour’s Lost

God Bless You, Mr Rosewater

Doctor Zhivago

Daddy Long Legs

A lot of the same ones from last tear, but in a different order, with a few new ones thrown into the mix

What are your top fifteen?

[winnie-the-monster]