#the rewrite is the only phantom adaptation to have erik and raoul be friends!

[britishchick09]

poto rewritten short stories 3/6: raoul's shadowy sleepover

in honor of read an e-book week, i'll be sharing sneak peeks of the rewrite's first short story collection (which will be an e-book exclusive out this spring)! next up is raoul venturing down to the cellars... and into some awkward snack territory! ;)

...

Raoul was excited to explore the opera house at night, but he wasn’t too keen on going to the cellars. Yet he soldiered on and followed Christine and Meg. The stone staircase seemed to go on for miles. He gripped his overnight bag with sweaty hands.

Just pretend we’re in a cave! Raoul told himself. A gray, not rocky cave with stairs and a bridge. That's definitely what a cave has.

He held onto the bridge’s railing and tried not to look down at the murky water below. Meg's excited chattering about the sleepover helped him focus. Finally, the trio made it to the wooden platform that anchored Erik’s house. Raoul took a deep breath. He had done it!

Christine knocked on the door, which Erik opened a few moments later.

"Oh!" He smiled. "Hi, Christine."

Christine smiled back. "Bonjour."

"And hi, me!" Meg added as she popped up from behind Christine. "Oh, yes. Hi, Little Miss."

Erik turned away as Raoul asked, "And me?"

"…Oh. Right," Erik glanced over his shoulder. "Hi."

An awkward silence pierced the air as everyone walked inside the house. Raoul took his watch out of his pocket and compared it to one on the wall. To his surprise, it was five minutes off! He sat on the bed and fixed it as Meg asked, "Are we going to have snacks? I'm starving!"

"I think you've had your fill of chouquettes," Christine said before telling Erik and Raoul, "She had two on the way here."

"They're hard to resist!" Raoul said.

He finished winding his watch and sat on the floor as Christine opened her basket. His mouth watered at the sight of sugary pastries.

"Don't take too many," Christine said as he grabbed a couple. "There won't be many left for me and Erik!"

"I probably won't have many a- anyways," Erik said. "I made peanut butter sandwiches."

Meg grinned as Erik brought a plate out from the kitchen and exclaimed, "Mmm! Peanut butter chouquette sandwiches!"

She set a chouquette in between the sandwich's buttery bread, smiling as she took a big bite.

"I brought some snacks, too," Raoul said as he took a box out of his overnight bag. "Marie made some sweets for the other party."

"Oh, sable cookies!" Christine exclaimed. "And are those chocolate dipped Madeleines?"

"Yep. And the pastel colored ones are macrons."

Erik took a little bite of the Madeleine. "This doesn't taste like my mother at all."

"I got a snack, too!" Meg reached into Christine's basket. "Chocolate!"

She threw little round chocolates in the air. A milk chocolate bonked Raoul on the head. He popped it in his mouth and smiled.

"Mmm, no one beats Rousseau's," he remarked. "Although Menier is close."

Erik looked up from his cookie in surprise. "Are you talking about the bars in the yellow wrapper?" he asked, to which Raoul nodded. "I- I got one of those every Christmas when I was a kid."

"So did I! I'd always sneak a bite of my sisters' chocolate when they weren't around."

Erik chuckled softly. He returned to his cookie, barely giving Raoul a glance.

It seems like we're doomed to be awkward acquaintances. Raoul thought in dismay.

[walkingshcdow-a]

🔥 gimme the salt on poto

Satly Saturday | Buckle Up. | Accepting!

Do you want ALL THE SALT or just some of it? Because i feel like I could write a dissertation on everything wrong with PotO and, more specifically, the Phandom and be only a diploma shy from my doctorate. 

One of the things I’m incredibly angry about is that it is still an “unpopular opinion” that Meg Giry is anything but blonde and white. In the novel, she is described as “swarthy” with dark hair and eyes, but even if that were not the case, who does it harm to headcanon her as a WoC? I think it is much more damaging to ascribe white traits and white traits only to her, not only because in the Leroux text, she is not white, but because other interpretations of PotO, whether they be the stage show or a roleplay portrayal, should be more open to diversity in general. The world is diverse. And the world was diverse in the 19th century. Historians, novelists, and filmmakers tend to whitewash history and create a false monolith of Europe and the Americas, except when it furthers a particular narrative (typically revolving around the American South, even when the American South has no bearing on a story, like PotO, which takes place in a different country altogether). It’s disgusting. 

The thing that gets me, though, is that the Phandom largely just accepts that Meg Giry is white and blonde. That’s the way it is in the stage show and since stage shows (and their subsequent film adaptations) are visual mediums, whereas novels rely on imagination, it’s “easier” to use images from the show to make aesthetics, fan art, etc. about Meg. It’s pure laziness most of the time; ignorance in other instances. This, to me, is dangerous in a different way than adamantly demanding Meg Be White for thinly veiled reasons tied up in racism. We know the latter is wrong. We take people to task on the latter. We demand more and better from our fandoms than casual, but intentional, racism. When it’s unintentional… or when it’s intentional because 99 percent of media including Meg Giry whitewashes her, we still hit that like button or that reblog button, instead of demanding better from our fandoms. I’m not calling for people to spam content creators with vitriol over their blonde, cherubic Meg Girys. I am calling for people to create more black Meg Girys, more Asian Meg Girys, more Jewish Meg Girys, more Latina Meg Girys, more Middle Eastern Meg Girys. Take what precious little Leroux gave us about her and expand your interpretation. Be kind to interpretations that are racially/ethnically different than the norm, or even than your own. The headcanons someone is posting about a Romani Meg Giry might be their way of connecting their own heritage to the text, of seeking representation that was hinted at in the book and destroyed in later interpretations. The fan art of a black Meg Giry might be a young woman’s way of seeing herself or her friends or her sisters in an art form (ballet) that has traditionally been unkind to WoC. Meg as a woman of color is so important - especially when you dare to mash up Leroux with ALW because the traits they each give her, when put together, create a complex and nuanced young woman that anyone might be happy to identify with. Whitewashing her takes that opportunity away from fans, especially young fans, who do not otherwise see themselves reflected in this beautiful melodrama. Ad who wants to be the gate keeper to a world of fun and joy? The ones we should be taking to task are the casting directors of PotO productions - especially in the US and UK, since those shows are most widely seen and publicized. Not just the ALW show (although I do hold the ALW show responsible for whitewashing Meg in the first place), but future productions of PotO by other creators. 

I also think that for people who aren’t fans of Meg, who don’t pay her much mind, don’t understand why this is such a contentious issue for those of us who love her, whether we love her from Leroux, Webber, or another iteration. For me, the version I take issue with is the ALW version… largely because I believe ALW Meg to be a composite of Meg Giry, La Sorelli, and Cecile Jammes from the Leroux novel. You see traits of each woman reflected in ALW Meg. She’s aged up, perhaps not prima ballerina, but a principal dancer. She’s superstitious, but level-headed. Kind, almost maternal, but bubbly and fun. She’s bold and fascinated by the strange goings-on around her. If ALW had wanted to give her the blonde, blue-eyed good looks of a Barbie Doll, he would have done better to name her after Jammes, who has a peaches and cream complexion in the novel. He could have even named her after Sorelli, though this move would have been more difficult, since Sorelli was a principal dancer and not the daughter of one of Erik’s employees. No. He chose to name her after Meg Giry and elevate her to secondary character status. The least he could have done was make her look the part. It would not have been the first time a principal cast member in an ALW was a PoC. Ben Vereen played Judas in the Broadway debut of JCS. So, why so scared to cast a black woman (or, really, any WoC) as Meg Giry? Come on, ALW. Would it have been so hard? It could have started the conversation about race in period dramas or the conversation about racism in the fine arts (especially ballet) twenty or thirty years earlier. And even if it didn’t, PotO would still be the beautiful leviathan it is today. 

Of course, I know that in a post-LND world, a lot of people have bigger complaints about Meg Giry’s treatment in modern stagings. I agree with them - the characterization of Meg Giry in LND is painful to watch. It’s inconsistent with what we know of her in the original show; it certainly is divorced from the novel in all ways. The flaws with Meg’s character in LND have nothing to do with the fact that she’s made into a sex worker (although that choice is questionable from a narrative standpoint, not a moral one. What does it add to Meg’s arc that she sold herself to help buy Phantasma? The implication that we’re meant to see her as lesser than Christine for it is the real moral quandary, But I digress). Rather, the flaws with Meg’s character stem from her being inconsistent with all previous and recognizable versions of her character and with the anti-feminist need to pit two women, who were previously the best of friends, against each other over a man… Not even a man who treats one or both of them right… like… it pits two best friends against each other over an abusive narcissist. It does no characters any favors, least of all poor Meg, who is made out to be needy, jealous, emotionally unstable… It does a poor job getting from Point A to Point B. 

This bastardization of Meg’s character would probably seem like a great bullet to dodge, insofar as representation goes. I think it would be absolutely disgusting to cast a black woman as LND Meg, due to all the negative stereotyping that would end up clouding even the best performance. However, LND was not the commercial or critical success ALW hoped it would be. Not even close. It underwent a lot of rewritings, still was not highly successful, and (by and large) disappoints both fans of the original story and newcomers to the PotO story. It is nowhere near the cultural phenomenon that PotO is. And so, then, again I ask - why have we not seen a WoC in the role of Meg? It’s only very recently that we’ve seen PoC in the roles of Christine, the Phantom, and Raoul. Meg is still depicted as white. I’m hoping that the trend of diversifying Broadway is more than a trend, but instead a cultural shift in how Broadway appeals to the masses. I hope to see a WoC play Meg (and Madame Giry, who I’ve neglected to mention until now, woops) within my lifetime. 

Honestly, I think that I only really started thinking about this critically two years ago when my Salt Squad and I got talking about representation in the Phandom, particularly in the RPC. I was rereading Leroux at the time and meditating on Kay (as one does) in my spare time and it occurred to me that if I wanted to see some change in the Phandom, I had to be a part of the side I wanted to see prevail. I had to be some of the change I wanted to see in the Phandom. So I took up Meg as a muse. I’m starting to see more and more racially diverse Megs in the Phandom and that thrills me. I want to @fillescharmxnt because her Meg is what I aspired for mine to be in so many ways. There are plenty of other fanartists, fic writers, and aesthetic makers who are doing such great things with recontextualizing Meg Giry for the 21st century.

I do want to include this disclaimer, though: just because someone is roleplaying, writing, drawing, headcanoning Meg as white, doesn’t mean that their ideas are without merit. There are plenty of very talented artists, writers, and bloggers who depict Meg as white. My goal is not to shame them - a lot of them do great work, both from a technical and emotional standpoint - but rather to invite them to the conversation about Meg Giry, race, and representation. I urge these fans to challenge their notions about Meg Giry and to be open to accepting ideas that are different from theirs. Even those of us who HC Meg as a WoC enjoy and support content with blonde Meg (like… can we talk about the Brazilian actress with the freckles?!). All I ask is that fans of white Meg Giry enjoy and support content with black/Asian/Jewish/Romani/Latina/Middle Eastern/Other Meg Giry in return. 

Fans can question the media they consume. Fans can challenge the media they consume. But at the end of the day, it is the media that we create and ask to be created that make the most difference. The only way media gets created is if there is a demand for. Be willing to demand a more inclusive, more historically accurate depiction of Meg Giry and you will be rewarded with a creative explosion of fan created content. 

[shadowlineswriting]

Leroux

Gaston Leroux was to France what Arthur Conan Doyle was to England or Edgar Allan Poe was to the United States. He wrote a ton of stuff, but his most famous work--and the only work of his I own--is The Phantom of the Opera. 

You’re picturing the mask, aren’t you? Well, give it a minute, because if you’ve only seen the many film adaptations, you may be in for a surprise. 

*Spoilers ahead*

The books differs quite a bit from the film adaptations, though I can see why the films would want to change things. The book is darker. It’s still about a young orphan named Christine Daae (pronounced die-eh) who works in the local opera as a chorus girl. That is, until she begins receiving vocal lessons from a mysterious voice that appears to her on occasion. She believes he’s the Angel of Music (why else would he be invisible?) and he lets her believe it.

He’s not an angel, though. Not even close. His name is Erik. and due to a disfigurement at his birth, he’s hidden himself in the shadows of the opera house (which he designed). Erik falls in love with Christine and longs for her to love him in return. He knows she likely won’t if she ever sees his face (in the book, it’s frequently described as the face of a corpse--no nose, rotting teeth, sunken eyes). So he does what any smart man would do: he speaks with her, he sings with her, but she never sees his face.

On the night of her big musical debut, Erik plans to make his move and take Christine to his home, where he will allow her to see him in a mask. But something goes wrong. Christine’s childhood friend Raoul is in the audience that night and he promptly falls in love with her. Suddenly, Erik has competition.

He doesn’t do well with competition.

People die. Things burn. Graves are robbed and a chandelier falls. Christine finds herself the object of Erik’s obsession and is subsequently stalked, threatened, and even kidnapped more than once. It’s hard not to pity a creature who has never known love, she feels, but even harder to love him herself. 

Ultimately this is not technically a tragedy, if you’re on Team Raoul. Good triumphs over evil and there’s a sort of happily-ever-after involved. If you’re on Team Erik, well...sorry.

I’ve seen three different film adaptations, and I have to say, I actually love them all. It’s interesting to watch the evolution of the Phantom. For the most part, Christine and Raoul stay the same in each movie, but the Phantom definitely does not. Erik goes from a hideous, corpse-like monster (exactly the way he’s described by Leroux), to a guy who just looks like he’s been mauled (Michael Crawford), to a sexy guy who kind of looks like he has a burn (Gerard Butler). Originally the Phantom’s mask covered his entire face, but then there were problems on the film sets (heat, makeup, no facial expressions by the Phantom and therefore no relation with the audience, etc.) so the mask was shortened to become the iconic half-mask so frequently associated with the Phantom now. Interestingly, for the Crawford version, the posters with a full mask had already been sent out for marketing purposes before they decided to shorten it to the half mask, which is why Phantom posters actually contain full masks sometimes and half masks other times. 

Even though the story is frankly kind of messed up and bizarre, Phantom is close to my heart for many reasons. For one thing, my grandma loves it, and we actually had the opportunity to see it on the stage last year. It was amazing!!! We couldn’t believe how much work went into the production, and even though I knew the chandelier was going to fall, I swear I damn near had a heart attack when it did. That’s a memory I’ll have forever!

Also, the music is amazing. ‘Nuff said.

It’s always fun when you have a defining moment in which you know someone truly knows you. I dated a guy named Phil for two years in college, and I remember one year for Valentine’s Day he gave me a music box. It’s in the shape of a harp and it plays “The Music of the Night,” which is one of the more famous songs from Phantom. It’s one of my very favorite gifts because that was the moment I realized Phil was actually paying attention. He knew I loved music boxes and he knew I loved Phantom, and he managed to prove it. Even though things didn’t work out between us, that’s been one of my very favorite gifts for years and I’ll love it for years more.

Additionally, my favorite flowers are roses. Roses aren’t mentioned even once in the book, but they are very involved in the latest film version. My older sister, Laura, and her husband Ian, constantly find me cool roses and I keep them on my bookshelves (next to Phantom and my Beauty and the Beast rewrites, which we’ll get to in the Ms). Laura and Ian have given me four glass roses and one made of some kind of metal that somehow totally smells like a rose. Whenever I see the roses I think of Phantom and my siblings! 

Needless to say...Leroux stays! 

The most recent film version came out in 2004, so that’s the trailer I included.

[britishchick09]

Hey there! I was wondering if you tell us all again about your rewrite, as I am sure a lot of folks missed your original post. It’s such a fun idea that it would be sad for other people to miss out! Cheers and happy writing/drawing ❤️

thanks so much! i'm so glad you love it! ♥

the rewrite is basically my version of poto! i came up with it nearly a year ago as a way to have more eristine moments and a happy ending for erik, but it's blossomed into so much more than just an idea! :D

some might say it's a fic, but it's not really based on one version of poto. it's a blend of various adaptations! poto soup if you will ;)

phans will certainly enjoy the rewrite since there are a ton of references to so many adaptations! from the big bois like the book, musical, 1925 movie and susan kay's phantom to smaller ones like the mini series, the 1943/62 movies, love never dies and freddy phantom to tiny tales like ghost on the roof, phantom heart, journey of the mask and maskerade

some references are obvious like song lines from the musical (christine wanting to see the beauty underneath or whispering to her papa's grave, 'i wish you were somehow here again'), erik calling himself 'poor, unhappy erik' and raoul being on the naval borda ship like in the book, eristine having a picnic like in the mini series, erik having opera props on the wall like in ghost on the roof and masks from other adaptations being shown during the masquerade

others are super subtle like raoulstine reuniting on april 14th (the only thing i could pull from that lost 1916 movie das phantom der oper), walter plinge being a pseudonym from maskerade and cecile thinking the opera ghost is a canary (as 'the canary trainer')

and of course it wouldn't be a poto story without references to the creator, gaston leroux! manager armand is a fan of le gaulois, the paper that poto was originally published in, christina nilsson is name inspiration for christine (just like irl!), the maiden name of christine's mom is leroux (but they're not related probably) and-

...well let's just say there are a few neat cameos in store ;)

as you can see, it's a love letter to poto with original twists! (like the story taking place in 1888 and erik & raoul becoming friends (now there's an adaptation first!))

but the rewrite isn't just a bunch of references and weird coincidences, it's a story with a bunch of amazing characters! ;D

the rewrite trio (christine, erik and raoul) are based on multiple versions too, but they've really taken on lives of their own

christine is shy and steadfast with a heart full of kindness, erik an awkward yet witty stringbean (not your typical phantom although he has his moments...) and raoul is a caring, optimistic lad with a love for the sea! :D

just like with the references, there are a ton of other poto characters in here like meg, madame giry, nadir, ayesha, carlotta, piangi, sorelli and cecile (two ballerinas from the book) oroyeso (a mini series guy), carlous fonta (truly the most underrated poto character ever!), caesar the horse, madame valerius and of course good ol' daddy daae :)

the story mostly takes place in palais garnier (the lake isn't as magical as other adaptations make it, but it goes far beyond the opera house! from bois de boulonge (book reference!) to the mazarine library and even the village of giverny, it explores the world of paris like never before! (and there's an eiffel tower cameo of course)

the plot of the rewrite is mostly the musical with elements of the book and mini series. there are plenty of original plot lines, though! ever wanted to see christine be roommates with meg, explore paris with raoul or do adorable things with erik besides singing? the rewrite's got it all and more! ;D (it's a very eristine heavy story but there are plenty of raoulstine moments... and who she ends up with is another reason why i started the rewrite)

but the rewrite isn't just one story... just like with my original stories, i've planned out short stories and mysteries that take place after the main story ends. this is just the beginning! ;)

at the time of this ask, the rewrite is 347 pages long (certainly the longest story i've ever written!) with 24 chapters (only 4 chapters left to write!). when i started it, i thought it would be a little thing i'd share on tumblr, but it's a bit too big for that now! i've shared multiple parts from it tho, which you can find here. i have no idea where it'll go when i'm done with it besides in a folder with my other finished stories, but i'm hoping it'll be published someday. who knows? it could be the next poto adaptation wink wink! ;D

it already is in my heart ♥

[britishchick09]

animated poto livewatch!

my best friend showed me some of this last night and it was hilarious! and since it’s friday the 13th, i thought it would be the perfect time to see it in full! :D

the first minute is a montage of things to come! spoilers much? ;)

phantom: “MMMMHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA”

the camera is swooping around paris omggg SLOW DOWN PLZ

WHAT IN THE FRICK IS THAT :o

>:O

omg let me get my telepathy powers ready BECAUSE THE RAT PARENTS ARE CRYING

no one told me rewrite erik was in this lol! ;D

oooh 1890! :o

2 years off from the rewrite but within the whole story time! ;)

omg what if it was 1880-something like the book but someone drew the eiffel tower and (unlike the musical...) said ‘GOSH DARN IT’

why does raoul look like mustached hot erik?

ooh christine has a surprise... ;)

hadley fraser got his guyliner tips from her i see! ;)

ooh she’ll be juliet! ;D

raoul: “you can’t play juliet! you’re only an understudy” SHE CAN PLAY JULIET RAOUL >:(

raoul: “you’re not ready for the role of juliet!” and you’re not ready for the role of someone interesting OHHHHHH

...why are the windows suddenly square?

aww raoul is stiltedly giving a lady some money :)

aww! :D

this looks so much like the real grand staircase! :D

HIMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

finally the persian is in an adaptation! :D

ooh it’s a realistic painting! :o

box 4 is right next to boxes 3 and 5 whaaaa??? :o

and the ‘5′ is so similar to the numbers on the irl doors! :D

;)

kitty noise? :o

awwww!!! :D

cheeto dust ayesha! :D

WOAH THE MANAGER KICKED HER AWAY FRICK YOU MAN >:(

if this was the rewrite erik would definitely prank him!

manager: “veryyyy good...” that line delivery tho! ;)

manager: “it is time to rent out box five.” OH CRAP

other manager: “but mr. buquet!” WAIT THAT’S BUQUET???? :o

OH CRAPPPPPP

carlotta has a ‘mysterious malady’... ;)

cheeto dust ayesha’s going back to her owner!

HOLY FREAKING CRAP HE JUST KILLED HER!!!!!!! :o

ric rest in cheetos :’(

the phantom’s eyes look like cheetos tho ;)

aww christine is on stage now! :)

it zooms in on her abruptly which reminds me of that old bob’s burgers gag lol! ;D

lady: “who is that?” other lady: “adjghfkjhkjh i don’t know...” old lady: “SHE’S JUST A CHIIILD...” the line delivery on this is fantastic lol :D

manager: “where is madame carlotta?” where is your expression and microphone quality?

WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THAT TRANSITION????

shhh sssssh shhhhhh SHHHHHHH

raoul: “i can’t believe it! it’s christine!” SHE TOLD YOU SHE WAS PLAYING JULIET BRO

she sounds awesome tho! :D

why is she giving me carlotta vibes tho?

cheeto eyes loves it tho... ;)

that door creak tho! :o

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

woah these next set of lines are from the book! :o

they sound weird tho...

christine: “i am dead!” no... we are the dead ;) 

RAOUL’S SCOFF THO

the way he throws the roses combined with that is so hilarious! :D

WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS THAT DOOR OPENING SOUND

geez MR. CONFRONTATIONAL

christine: “you were listening? you have no right!” raoul: “i have every right! i love you!” OH SHUT UP MR. WANNABE ERIK

oh no he has blue eyes NOT REWRITE ERIK!!!!

christine: “he is the spirit of music!” um... angel????

christine shrugs, moves her hands down and is as stiff as a board!

raoul: *wheeze* “HAHAHAHAHAHAAHA” *stiff as a board*

he’s giving the smolder... ;)

i can see the frames when she speaks....

WOAH SHE JUST THREW GLASS AT HIM???? you go stiffstine kick out that raoul de wannabe! ;D

another weird swirly transition...

OH CRAP THE ASSISTANT MANAGER WAS FOUND HUNG.... from box 5???

lol that face tho! :D

christine is crying! :’(

...aaand the video froze but it’s still playing?

THIS GOES ON FOR 24 SECONDS???

it was probably a vhs error since it cuts in the middle of the phantom’s sentence!

musical moment! :o

phantom: “fooorrrwaarrrrddd.....”

it sounds like ice cracking when the mirror closes! :o

phantom: “i am not a spirit, or a ghost... i am erik.” YES HE HAS HIS NAME!!! :D

and he’s very owo ^_^

why is christine crying? :(

christine: “don’t touch me!” erik:

*TOUCHES HER*

HOLY FRICK AND *DRUGS HER*!!!!! :o

rewrite erik would never! mostly because he’s afraid of touching people and doesn’t have drugs BUT IF HE DID HE WOULD NEVER >:(

ew the water sounds gross :(

that organ tho! :o

it’s a 2 console deal and has gold pipes like rewrite erik’s BUT IT’S SO MUCH FANCIER OMGGG

he’d definitely be drooling in awe if he saw this! ;)

erik: “the glory of my music will make you love me!” christine is #sus!

...that organ playing is... WOW.... didn’t you say you were a ‘great composer’ oworick?

AND IT CUTS RIGHT OFF AGAIN WTF

but only for a second! ;)

it zooms in on the cellar background for running! cheap but clever ;)

oworick: “DID YOU HAVE A NICE WALK MHMHMMAMHAHAHAAAAAAA” ....yes lol? ;)

cool perspective shot! ;)

christine: “you lure me away and claim to love me?” YAS STIFFSTINE!!! :D

christine: “what honest man covers his face? take off your mask!” geez girl!

oworick: “WOAHHH GURL BOUNDARIES!!!!” jk he didn’t say that HE JUST HAD A WHEEZY OLD MAN GASP

aww he’s kneeling in front of her! :’)

WHY DOES THE UNMASKING SOUND LIKE A TREE BRANCH

D:

he’s screaming too! reminds me of the ‘night gallery’ poto! ;)

there was a fade out! was this aired on tv? :o

THE ANGLE YOU SHOULDN’T BE TAKING SELFIES AT LOL XD

oworick: “FEAST YOUR SOUL ON MY ACCURSED UGLINESS!” ooh book/chaney movie reference! ;)

aww he’s hugging himself how owo of you sir :)

oworick: “i’m a very good-looking fellow!” a real don juan don’t you think? ;)

he’s not half bad! :)

and he has dark around his eyes like cherik and rewrite erik! :D

he’s ‘uglier’ yet his dark is nicer than rewrite erik’s... that’s cold and wrinkly and ew!

OHHHH HE SAID THE DON JUAN LINEEEEE!!!!!!!!

OWO SUS

he laughs evily and starts crying??? woah fast emotions much?

oworick: “even my own mother made me wear a mask!” rewrite erik (aka the mask lover): “and that’s bad how...?”

oworick: “i’d be as gentle as a lamb.” sure bud...

oworick: “you could do anything you want with me!” HE’S A BARBIE GIRL IN A BARBIE WORLD????

THAT ANGLE THOOOO

and that wrist tho... ;)

those poses tho!

stiffstine: “erik! you may show me your face without fear!” um... he is?

and she took an old line from the rewrite! ;) (christine says ‘show me your face’ but she originally added ‘without fear’ even though of course erik will be scared!)

um.... OK????

he did this in the book but i thought it was like he knelt down to kiss her feet NOT LIFT HER LEG UP AND DO IT

same stiffstine... SAME

radrool the wannabe is bored at home... and missing christine!

stiffstine is telling him and i think they’re reusing animation from before! :o

radrool: “SO.... his name is erik!” SO... that was weird line delivery!

stiffstine says she doesn’t love or hate oworick like in the book! :D

she feels horror! :o

they’re so reusing animation! ;)

ooh the masked ball is tonight! ;)

and they’re going to the rotunda like in the rewrite!! :D

...darth vader sound?

HORSE MASK?????

...ok it’s a donkey BUT HORSE MASK THO

radrool looks so silly omg! :D

the black domino is a nice book touch! ;)

the party sounds like it’s in an office room with not a lot of people!

stiffstine is wearing the same thing but with pink! ;)

book erik: *has ‘do not touch’ sewn on his cape* oworick: “DO NOT TOUCH ME!!!!” woah dude a sign would’ve been nicer! :o

dramatic cape swish! ;)

unfortunately rewrite erik’s red death doesn’t have such cape swishery... it has a skirt cape however! ;) (and an awesome hat tho!)

also he’d be very peeved at how a lot of people here aren’t wearing masks at a masquerade! at least there aren’t any stick masks...

the clown guy loves it! ;D

HOLY FRICK OWORICK IS CRUNCHING HIS WRIST BONE!!!!! :O

highly detailed spongebob painting moment! ;)

this is probably what they blew half their budget on... ;)

darth vader breathing returns!

BRO

ew oworick sounds like old man darth vader :(

and he’s wearing weird elf shoes?

the rooftop door sounds like a door! ;)

ew :(

oworick: “ohhhh!!!!” same oworick THAT WAS A SOULLESS KISS THO

he jELLYYYYY

omg stiffstine is gonna break her promise! :o

AND OWORICK IS BREAKING HIS PROMISE....

and they reused the old man noise and the sus face!

AND THEY REUSED THE JULIET SINGING ANIMATION???

i mean it all makes sense BUT SERIOUSLY THOOOO

THE CHANDELIER JUST EXPLODES :o

and it’s not cool either it’s just this one frame!

the chain slips and BOOM ONE FRAME EXPLOSION

both the worst and coolest chandelier fall...

omg RADROOL SHOWED EMOTION WHEN CALLING FOR STIFFSTINE WOAHHHH :o

is this supposed to be cecile, sorelli and meg? :o

why is christine’s dressing room so messy?

HELLO FINE SIR

persian: “are you searching for something, monsieur le count?” le count??? :o

why does he sound like dracula?

and radrool’s outfit is like prince eric’s from the little mermaid!

i’m so glad to see the persian in an adaptation! and not just a white inspector dude but a real persian guy! :D

there’s the ice door!

and the gross water... :(

it sounds like a pipe dripping or someone peeing AND THAT’S NOT WHAT I NEED DURING A DRAMATIC SITUATION LIKE THIS

woah cellar action?? :o

DEATHS HEAAAADDDD

the background of radrool running isn’t half bad! ;)

DEATHS HEAAAAAADDDDDDDD

IT’S RAT PHANTOM’S GHOST RUN FASTERRRRR

or maybe it’s the rat catcher?

deaths heaaaaddd: “LET ME PASS!!!” YOU SHALL NOT PAAASSS!!!!!! >:O

radrool’s running voice is funny lol! :D

oh it was the rat catcher after all! ;)

they be swimming! ;)

OOOH i hope they lick the mirrors in the torture chamber that part in the book was twistedly amusing ;)

persian: “do not make noise” ...he will make noise ;(

lick it lick it LICK ITTTT

radrool catches on to the mirrors a lot faster! in the book he’s like ‘AAAAHGFDGJDFGDUFGDFHg WE’RE GONNA DIE IN HERE OH CHRISTINE I LOVE YOU PLZ HELP AHHHHHHH’ and the persian is like ‘be quiet and try to stay calm!’ and he’s like “AHRHJGHDFDHGDGDF!!!!!”

...this is better :)

OHHHH THEY’RE IN THE TORTURE CHAMBERRRR!!!!!

thank you sir :)

...book raoul mask?

also he keeps doing wrist poses it’s cute :)

radrool: “oh HELL NAW” >:(

stiffstine is just a shadow! :o

HE’S DOING THE FUNNY POSES AGAIN YAS! :D

omg stiffstine and radrool can see each other! :o

stiffstine: “go back the way you came!” um... that’s kind of impossible since they DROPPED INTO AN INESCAPABLE TORTURE CHAMBER

radrool: “we live together and we die together!” yas boi! :D

...just not with you ;)

honestly if i had to choose between oworick and radrool, i’d go with the persian! ;)

OH CRAP THE OWO IS BACC

oworick: “were you speaking? did you say something???’ plz don’t confront her like in the book...

her bonds hurt like in the book! ;)

they used the owo smile! :)

and christine isn’t a shadow! :D

OH CRAP HE KNOWS RADROOL IS THEREEEEE

they just bb zoomed in on the persian!

^_^

oworick: “many people who don’t care for each other marry and adore each other after!” ........ok?

she has until 11! :o

the scorp and the hop!

he doesn’t say ‘it hops jolly high’ :/

ooh the persian hunted oworick for many years! :o

they keep reusing closeups!

oworick: “promises are for fools!” so you should promise then? ;)

omg he has a warm welcome.... ;)

IT BE THE HOT FOREST!!!!

...or pepto forest?

radrool just let out a big ‘whew’....

he pressed a nail button and they escaped through a trap door! :o

now they’re in the water... ;)

omg they crawled to safety?? :o

oh no BARRELS! RUN PEWDS!!!

the persian says ‘opera’ funny ^_^

omg it’s 5 to 11! :o

too bad it’s not 5 to 9... ;)

stiffstine: “you must free raoul!” and the persian!

she pulled a sparkle rope!

THEY’RE BACK WHERE THEY STARTED?????

his sleeve looks like rewrite christine’s! :o

his hand looks a heck of a lot better than rewrite erik’s tho...

it’s like corpse christine! :o

pointer bros ;)

STIFFSTINE HAS ONLY ONE MINUTE TO DECIDE???

they use the same drums twice in a row... :/

she turns...

THE SCORPIONNNN

radrool: “oh no!” oh goodness me oh my! :o

they blew some of the budget on the water too! ;)

it’s the palais garnier water cellar lol! ;D

omg someone is coughing! :o

and they were let go! :D

it’s the barnes & noble book cover! ;D

oworick: “take it for you and him!” aww! :’)

it’s his wedding present! :’D

oworick: “a present from your poor, unhappy erik!” he said the line! ;)

aww a not as soulless kiss :’)

OMG A TEAR WENT DOWN HIS CHEEK :’(

he’s so happy! :D

his ‘magnum opus’ sounds awful tho... he and musical erik play the organ horribly! :o

omg it’s all gonna come down! :o

wait DID HE MAKE THE WHOLE OPERA HOUSE CRUMBLE??? :o

stiffstine, radrool and the persian are safe in a boat! :)

persian: “perhaps got shall pity him.” and this is how we end! with a bittersweet tune playing as the credits

AHH WHAT WAS THAT LOUD BEEP AT THE VERY END

leave it to this to go out with a weird bang! ;)

that was the animated poto! it was cheesy and the animation wasn’t the best, but it’s a ‘so bad it’s good’ flick! i had so much fun watching it! ;D