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i'm so sick of being the only person who can make simple connections of how doing a thing to the ecosystem has effects. so so so so sick NO ONE knows the ways of the plants

#i have a backyard in my new house and im really not a gardener #but im transplanting wild berry plants and letting the ferns grow #and my hope is that birds will eat the berries and by having birds they will bring more seeds #and the bugs will thrive (i already have bumblebees) and bring even more birds too #and i will wind up with a biodiverse mostly native yard which requires little to no maintenance

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i always think it's funny when les amis just make fun of marius' crush. i think he deserves it for being such a loser actually

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Few DnD scenes will ever be funnier for me to imagine than Riz Gukgak fully fucking submerging himself in lava and Kipperlilly revealing herself just out of pure and utter shock

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The bit went a little too far

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despite not being a cat, courfeyrac is Thomas o'malley in my head

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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

incorrect quotes

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Marius thoroughly decking Thenardier at the wedding is what’s getting me through my shift at work

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intermission!

-javert’s hair ribbon is pink? purple? very very pretty

-Kyle’s Grantaire’s energy is Insane tn i’m so glad i got a seat close to the stage so i can just watch him the whole time

-Montparnasse is CUNTY no one is talking about this. his long hair and paisley coat. getting beat up by Ep on more than one occasion. #queen

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I went to see Les Mis at the theatre the other day, and saw something I've never noticed before - either because it's unique to the currently touring US production, or just because I wasn't paying enough attention the last couple of times I saw it in London...

During the prologue, there's a blink-and-you-miss-it moment where Valjean steals the coin of a passing gamin, who calls after him in distress before disappearing off stage. I never expected this scene from the novel to be referenced in the musical! What a great little piece of detail.

#i love that they included petit gervais

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Lots people were requesting a link to the full show after I posted that one clip. I’m pleased to present….a full show recording of the current Les Mis US tour (not my recording)

I hope they release a pro shoot once the tour ends because I sincerely adore this cast

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thinking about the staging for the current us les mis tour again. there is something so extremely devastating to me about grantaire helplessly watching enjolras die, staring with his arms stretched up towards enjolras (towards the light) as enjolras topples over the barricade. something so devastating about grantaire never even having a chance to be permitted to hold his hand and die with him!!!!

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you all would’ve loved the rendition i saw yesterday.

gavroche and grantaire spent the whole show goofing around.

when eponine fell gavroche tried to run to her side but grantaire stopped him. he held him as she died and once she passed gavroche turned and buried his face in grantaire’s clothes.

after drink with me enjolras tried to comfort grantaire but he pushed him away. instead it was gavroche, who went to his side and pulled him away from the wall. gavroche eventually fell asleep with his head on grantaire’s shoulder.

when gavroche was shot at the top of the barricade, enjolras was holding the front of his shirt. he caught the boys body in his arms as he fell then slowly turned around and handed him off to grantaire. as the fighting raged on, grantaire stood center stage, holding the boy, staring at him. he eventually made his way off to the side where he collapsed to his knees and just held him, shaking his head, shaking gavroche, then just staring at his face.

cannon fire dropped enjolras to the ground and grantaire crawled to his side, begging him to stay. enjolras shoved him to the ground and climbed back up, grabbing a flag. as bullets made enjolras fall once more, grantaire kissed gavroche on the head, grabbed a bottle, and climbed to the top of the barricade. it looked like he tried to grab the flag but didn’t make it. he was the last to die.

these actors were incredible. i spent every scene he was in watching grantaire on the sidelines, either goofing off with gavroche or staring at enjolras. i was delighted at how they embodied these characters and the clear love grantaire had for enjolras. even from the back of the balcony, it was clear where grantaire was staring.

it was my first time seeing the show in person and i hope i have many more opportunities. but i don’t know if anyone will beat them. devin archer and kyle adams were the perfect e/r.

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i saw the les mis us tour last night and it was incredibly WONDERFUL. moments that were absolutely DEVASTATING and will never leave my brain are (spoilers):

Graintaire comforting Gavroche after Eponine’s death

Grantaire, after being handed Gavroche’s dead body, shaking him over and over again as if Gavroche will wake up

Grantaire not leaving Gavroche’s body until he sees Enjolras going back to the barricade

R and Gavroche were so sweet throughout the whole show, there were so many little moments between them. it made R’s reaction to Gav dying that much worse for my well-being

after seeing Enjolras heading back to the barricade, R grabs him and it looks like he’s begging Enjolras not to go out there. Enjolras shakes R’s arm off, and R leaves his arm stretched up towards the sky (stretched up to Enjolras) as he watches Enjolras get shot and topple over the barricade

(Enjolras and R have multiple interactions throughout the show that might slip peoples notice, but Not Mine. mostly Enjolras brushing R off etc etc. but towards the end, Enjolras is no longer brushing R off and instead seems like he wants to let R linger longer. alas, a revolution has to be fought)

R grabbing a bottle and running up the barricade, popping up to be visible and immediately getting shot (i was a little devastated we didn’t get a ‘dying holding hands do you permit it etc etc’ ExR death, but this was also unbearably sad) (R shouts something before he gets shot, could not hear what exactly he shouts because everyone was crying but I think it’s something along the lines of “I’m one of them”)

after the barricade and all of our dear barricade boys are cleared away, a policeman is revealed to be dragging Enjolras (posed like aaronjolras falling out his window) around in a cart. Enjolras’ arm is dragging on the ground :((((((

Javert comes on stage looking for Valjean then, but he sees Gavroche’s body (laid out so nice and gently by R :((() and pays his respects (this was extra tragic because earlier in the show Javert and Gavroche have the cutest little interaction where Gavroche salutes Javert. Javert definitely knows and recognizes him). Gavroche is then lifted and placed ever so gently in the cart with Enjolras

anyways the whole show was wonderful!! absolutely beautiful performances by the entire cast. i will be thinking about this Grantaire and his relationships with Enjolras and Gavroche for forever

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I saw the us tour of Les Mis tonight and when Grantaire pushed away from Enjolras in Drink With Me, he went and put his head against the wall. Gavroche came up and hugged him from behind and he was just holding Grantaire's legs. Then Grantaire reached back and gave Gavroche a little hug, then turned around and bent down and gave him a big hug. They ended up falling asleep in the corner together, it was so sweet!

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my favorite lyric change they did in the current les mis us tour is in the wedding song usually monsieur thenadier says: "this one's a queer but what can you do?" THEY CHANGE IT TO "this one's a queer, i might try it too"