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mermaidsirennikita · 9 months

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Hi Caro 🥰 would you be willing to do a top five ranking for 1. Top Five best love/sex scene writers for romance and 2. Top five best love/sex scene writers for specifically historical romance?

Hi! Of course I would, my filter is liberal and I love talking about sex scenes so much.

So generally speaking, I think the top 5 for me would be:

Sierra Simone--just the queen; she writes so many different types of sex scenes so well; monogamous, polyamorous, f/f, m/m, m/f, any combination of the above. The scenes feel varied and unique; there is a vast difference between the intense but also kind of funny sex you'll read in The Last Crimes of Peregrine Hind versus the weird, dark-yet-hot orgy scene in A Lesson in Thorns. Even the types of domination and give and take are different. Like, both Lesson and New Camelot feature an m/m/f dynamic, but the way Auden conducts himself as a dom is so different from the way Ash does. And the way Poe and St. Sebatian submit shares so few similarities with Greer and Embry's submission to Ash. She's amazing.

Joanna Shupe/Mila Finelli--there is obviously a big difference between the way she writes sex scenes as Joanna versus Mila (I would say that even the pretty intense sex in Joanna's self-published novellas isn't quite as high octane as what she writes as Mila). But either way, I think she manages to make the sex feel unique to the couples, and she makes it very interesting and at times funny. Like, even when characters are having rough sex, there's an element of humor to it when appropriate; like the scene in Mafia Madman when Enzo has Gia chained to his bed spread eagle and is fingerbanging her while his employees work on renovations in the same room, lol.

Tiffany Reisz--I think a lot of Tiffany's work straddles the line between romance and erotica, and I'm including her because like... she can write a really dark scene that does not express love in the way I imagine a lot of people see it, while still conveying the love. I mean, she wrote a Catholic priest who's an actual sadist and literally cannot get it up without inflicting pain... But I still found him very compelling and completely believe the love he feels for his lovers. Does she go too far sometimes? Yeah. But when she hits, I think she hits very well and Tiffany at her best is provocative while also creating this amazing emotional connection between the characters.

Kresley Cole--writes some of the most insane paranormal sex scenes (blood blowjobs, fucking on an altar in the jungle, heroes literally hulking out during sex) while somehow keeping you in touch with the romantic connection between the leads? Her non-PNR sex scenes are just as good. I just enjoy her creativity and total commitment to the cause. Like, I still think of her kicking IAD off with things like... Nikolai commanding Myst to come while holding her magic chain, and Lachlain chasing Emma through the woods in full beast mode to deflower her, lol.

Adriana Anders--I've only read one of her books thus far (oops) but Possession really blew me away in terms of sex scenes. Not just in terms of the kink involved (I mean, there's a consensual kidnapping) but in terms of the total acceptance of kinks and different means of sexual expression. You can feel the love and respecting for that world in her writing.

Historical-specific:

Joanna Shupe--all the same reasons as before, but I also feel like Joanna does a great job with writing sex scenes that are more inventive for trad historicals. I loved Lockwood being into rough sex, and this being treated as valid and not abusive. It feels like a lot of trad heroes have to apologize away even super light kinks to satisfy readers.

Grace Callaway--Super explicit and creative, with a focus on acts that aren't super common in historicals (butt stuff). I enjoy the kink positivity and normalization of like... the sexually voracious heroine. She writes with humor AND heat.

Elizabeth Hoyt--The icon. I love the individualized distinctions in her sex scenes, her commitment to writing sex in uncomfortable places (like death row) and the general earthiness with which she writes. It's very evocative.

Scarlett Peckham--Scarlett explicitly explores kink in her books, and writes a rarely truly submissive historical romance hero (it's not just "let her ride me" it's "thank you mistress may I have another"). At the same time, she also writes great dominant heroes. Her most recent book allowed the hero and heroine to have a random threesome with a buddy in the middle of the book. I so appreciate that approach.

Cat Sebastian--Cat's sex scenes aren't always as explicit as the above authors' (they kind of vary) but they're interesting and creative. Even when the pairing is m/f, they are not always straightforward heteronormative scenes in terms of their dynamics and preferences. She thinks outside the box.

#romance novel blogging #book recs

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dangermousie · 1 year

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Ep 2

1. Marcos and Paola continue to be the best!

2. With every bit, how off this school is becomes somehow clearer. While Maria was justified to go off on Roque, she was not justified trying to choke him and yet this is the school where the cleaning lady tries to choke a paying student in public and everyone is oh nbd.

3. It has been years since I watched until the end but I have a vague memory that this is eventually Roque’s actual end - he hangs himself. So his prank on Maria in ep 2 is !!!! in retrospect.

4. Aha! This is the first time we see an actual good quality in Ivan other than careless good nature now and then - he will stand up for his friends. When Hector finds out it was Roque who did the prank and plans to expel him, Ivan speaks up and says it was him. Granted, he does it in the belief he won’t be expelled because his father is one of the school owners, but still that is commendable - he is the one who encouraged Roque to do the prank and now he’s protecting him. You are not a total loss, kid.

5. AAAA!!! Sorry! I don’t ship Caro x Ivan at all but this little bit made me scream for a reason.

The gang is trying to figure out the disappearance of Alphonso (who is the first of many teachers and students who will end up vvvv dead) and Caro is worried - for the old man, for what it means and then there is thunder on top and they just decided it’s murder and she reaches the peak of freakout and Ivan quietly and wordlessly and instinctively reaches out to kiss her shoulder in comfort. Not as a big gesture or expecting any reaction (she gives none) but just because he is attuned to her. And I remembered later seasons where no matter what is going on, what crazy crime or insanity is going on or they are looking into, he is comforting or caressing Julia in the background, always keeping an eye on her, and I love that this is such a basic character feature for him - this tactile need to give comfort (and it’s shown so early on) and it really must be innate (and from Maria) because it’s clear he got none of that from Noiret and that he’s not even doing it consciously or because he thought about it. And the funny thing is, I don’t think Caro thinks about it much one way or another (even before deciding she fancies Marcos, Ivan is way more invested in their relationship than she is), but as a much older lady, I am going to say this is so rare and she should have enjoyed it at the time.

6. Gotta say, it’s amazing more of them didn’t die sooner. They think a murderer is lurking in the woods so they get a small kid to show them where she thinks he is. Teens do often think they are invincible but this is a whole other level.

7. Ahhh, the proper start of Fermin x Maria. I love that as wounded by life as she is, she has such a good judgment of people but also can appreciate goodness. But also her desperation - when she offers sex for help to locate her unknown child and he turns it down - that is when she notices him, really notices him.

And I love that Fermin is both kind AND efficient. He locates the info on Maria’s lost son very quickly.

8. And this is the start, however awkward, of Marcos and Ivan engaging in many truly dangerous endeavors together. I wonder if the show had a lot of slashers at the time, hmmm...

9. This bit! This bit! The way Ivan goes from cocky and pleased to terrified and crumbled when Hector tells him his father is here to pick him up for expulsion. The way he goes: “my father?” in sheer panic. Ugh.

10. This scene! It was expected since it’s a rewatch (the first time I saw it, unspoiled, I literally gasped) but when Noiret is told his son is expelled and with no pause or even asking why, he decks him hard enough to knock him down (and Ivan is no scrawny weakling, so that was some force!) - you know what I realized on this watch? He does it in front of Hector and with open door through which a bunch of people see it too, and that is giving him no pause. Hell, he doesn’t even go “oops, perhaps I shouldn’t have” afterwards so it’s not that he couldn’t control his temper - no, it’s his utter certainty that he doesn’t even need to hide this in front of strangers or people he has business relationships with. That this is fine and right and matter of course. And if he’s fine with that in public, what he must be doing to Ivan in private. (Well, we do find out eventually. God, I forgot how awful Noiret was.) It’s the same when Hector, who stops him, asks him if he loves his son and Noiret can’t even bother to lie and say yes. Just --- and poor Maria, who just found out the identity of her taken child, has to watch him be abused by the man who bought him. I do so love Hector saying he’s changed his mind and is not expelling Ivan. As he says, “this kid is a catastrophe but if you meet his father, everything becomes clear.” Indeed. Oh, and when Jacinta added that nobody deserved such a father - oh boy, you guys don’t know half of it.

11. This insane show got me to love the friendship of two little kids. Their writers were so good!

12. I have forgotten how much Ivan used to parade around half-dressed. He was about one angsty shower away from an angsty kdrama lead.

13. Once again, don’t ship them but that was sweet. My fave part was Maria peeking tho.

14. And Caro x Marcos start! I liked them both (him more than her) but she’d have been much happier transferring schools.

#spanish tv #el internado #mousie rewatches el internado

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bobfloydsbabe · 2 years

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Couldn't help myself so here are some crossover headcanons for our Top Gun doctor babes:

When Caro & Jas meet for the first time, Hangman comments that Jas is a "real" doctor to get under Caro's skin. Both women ream him out so bad he actually apologizes.

The two girls bond over talking shit about the aviators. They have an equal tolerance for bullshit (that is, none whatsoever) and find the other very easy to be around. Phoenix also gets in on this obviously.

In an effort to get them both to relax, the group has plied them with many drinks and have notes on "Four Drink Caro" & "Five Drink Jas" and every other level. Both of the women realize what's happening but free drinks.

Caro sees Jas & Hangman's sexually tense flirtationship and tells Jas to be wary of the game she's playing. When Jas insists it's just some light fun and nothing more, Caro says "That's exactly what I said." and then gives a pointed look to Fanboy trying to teach Dalia pool.

Speaking of Dalia, the little girl is seriously intimidated by Jas. She gives off "Serious Adult" vibes. She's shocked when Jas shows she's a real person and willing to play with her. She doesn't trust it at first which is as hilarious to the others as it is heartbreaking.

When Dalia gets seriously hurt, Jas is the first person Caro calls. (Unfortunately she's on duty and can't pick up.)

First of all, yes to all. Second of all, I have some additional thoughts and headcanons.

Even though Jas is unable to pick up when Caro calls, she goes straight to the hospital when she's off duty. She demands to know what's happening, who's treating her, and what procedures and tests they're performing. She bullies the staff into giving Dalia her favorite jello flavor.

Jas holds her drink well, so getting five drinks in her doesn’t change much. She'll play it up, though, especially around Hangman, hoping he will put his strong arms around her. If she sniffs him to get a whiff of his cologne, that's no one's business but her own—especially not Caro's, who gives her a knowing look.

Jas swears the Navy chiropractor is shit, so she refers the service members to Caro. We love girlies who support each other.

Jas is insulted at the implication that what she's doing with Hangman is anything like what Caro and Fanboy had. Jas is merely flirting and has no intention of sleeping with him, let alone getting pregnant. But because she can’t control herself, Jas sleeps with him that same night and doesn't tell Caro for a week. She doesn't particularly want to hear 'I told you so' from her best friend.

Jas is honest, sometimes painfully so. There's not much of a filter between her brain and mouth. She's gotten in trouble in the past, not only with the Navy but also in civilian life. She will blurt out the truth without thought of the consequences.

Jas has chemistry with everyone and identifies as pansexual, although the two have nothing to do with each other. She flirts with everyone but lays it on thick with Hangman because, well, she’s not blind, and have you seen the man?

Jas unintentionally teaches Dalia to swear because she forgets to hold her tongue around the kid.

At her core, Jas is confident but battles quite a few insecurities like not being good enough. This comes from her family’s disapproval of her decision to enlist, as if being a highly skilled doctor and surgeon isn’t enough.

Jas has a strong moral code and is known to put her career on the line to do what she believes is right. She disobeys direct orders and gets demoted because of it.

Jas reconsiders her 'do no harm' oath semi-regularly when servicemen are trying to show off and end up injured in her treatment room. She has even punched a few arms and aggressively stabbed them with needles only to say oops.

Caro and Jas work as friends because, as you mentioned, their tolerance for other people's bullshit is non-existent. Jas says 'why are men' daily, while Caro's skepticism has more to do with people as a whole.

In conclusion: I love them so much.

#anna-phora #answered #anna tag #crossover: jas #oc: jasmine lane #jas asks #jas and caro being besties is my favorite #i love them so much #mail

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allkinds-oftrash · 1 year

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The Crown S5E10 Commentary

Non-Spoiler Review: That was so underwhelming. It just sealed to me what an uneventful season this was. I feel like Peter Morgan only went off on Ep 3, 4 then 7 to 9 then called it a day. I don’t know what exactly went behind the scenes to make him chicken out of going full on with the punches like he did in S4. Anyways here’s my live reactions as I watched it but I’m too annoyed to do a proper season review so lemme direct yall to my lovely mutual @mermaidsirennikita Caro’s post that outlined everything I felt about the season (I do disagree on some points but I’ll cover that in my post tomorrow or something when I’m done being mad - also hi Caro its viscountessevie’s side acc lol)

Spoilers Under The Cut

Dodi and Mohammed!! I've missed them Shksjs Dodi is officially an LA producer Not him bidding against Michael Douglas for a house

The way I really thought it was gonna be Diana 🤡🤡 But it's just Barbara Gordan Sr (Erin Richards played her in Gotham) bdjdjdk

LMAOOO DIANA VOTING NO FOR THE MONARCHY Isn't this a lie tho?? I'm pretty sure she wanted William on the throne eventually... Oh well fiction wise it's fucking funny This voting scene is brilliant I love it so much What a great cold open!

(I forgot I watched the cold open last night before falling asleep and am rewatching this bit again for my commentary and GOD IT'S EVEN MORE HILARIOUS A SECOND TIME)

Oooh it's Lizzie's birthday Lmaoo not her getting gag gifts from everyone BUT CHARLES Between the boring ass book he got for Di and this, he really is the worst gift giver huh Not Chucky being jealous of Pedodrew's stupid gift Damn Charles really is a masochistic always watching these programs that make him upset Lmaooo not Edward and Pedodrew taking the piss out of him

God Queen Mother shut the fuck up you racist bitch "The Great Chinese Takeaway" 🙄 For fuck's sake and everyone laughing. God fuck these racist asses. Yeah this might be a fictional scene but YOU KNOW these bitches have said worse things behind closed doors. I cannot WAIT til the Queen Mother dies; she's so insufferable. Yall did not compare the liberation of a former colony to an ex attending a wedding jfc yall are the worst Charles is gonna fuck up the Hong Kong trip just watch

Random tangent but Fly Like An Eagle is on Glen Powell (Hangman in the Top Gun sequel)'s playlist for his character and now there's a plane while the song is playing, I fully expected Glen to come out of that plane why am I like this 💀💀

Anyways hiii Dodi what a cutie Is Barbara Gordan Sr playing his wife? Nope she is not. Who is Kelly?? Why do we need to know her Is this scene necessary Peter Morgan?? OH?? HE'S SLEEPING WITH HIS ACTRESS?? Dodi wtf don't be one of those gross producers Oh wait is that his fiancee he dropped for Diana oop Also why did I think she was his ex wife that happened way back in the 80s dhdjkd I'm sorry but I did not need to see that scene lmao it could have been an email Dodi really has a type huh Ew he's doing coke God he really became a Hollywood cliche huh I mean I never knew much about him so I can't say if this is accurate or not but if it is, bro why did you become a Hollywood cliche

I never followed Tony Blair's politics but we like him right?? In that case, Charles you're nothing like him How has the second Mrs. Al Fayed not aged at all 👁👄👁 It's been at least a good 7 years since Ep 3

Don't be fucking crude Mou Mou Let them speak their native language Kelly Yeah it's rude but you're giving White Woman rn djdkkdkd Heini is right lmaooo Okay actually they did do well with her make up to age her a little

WHAT?? His only talent is women??? "One day you'll hit the jackpot"???? What does that meannnn Mou Mou Peter Morgan are you implying Dodi was a golddigger omg This is so uncomfortable pls Kelly is like ???

Damnn let's go Labour Party let's gooo Ohmygod that's Tony Blair?? Huh the one time the irl person is more attractive 💀💀 the actor is fine but Tony Blair was a DILF back in the day come on

Tell me why I feel sad John Major lost 😭😭😭 He was just so nice this season dhkdjd Lmao this historians convo is so meta especially since Peter seems to have a bias for John Major and have given him a hot actor and made him really chill and cool this season Lmaooo Lizzie you did not just say he's your favourite PM LOL bro it's fine the Brittiana is old af time to decomission her

"The youngest Prime Minister since Lord Liverpool in 1812" WELL Rishi Sunak is coming for that title 25 years later yall "And you're still a young man too" LIZZIE STOP LYING HE'S GOT A FULL HEAD OF WHITE HAIR Johnny Lee Miller playing him doesn't make him less old djdkkd

Can you imagine if the note to Blair had said "GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN" lmaooo Johnnn why you lying "A great job" as if you didn't spend this season just babysitting the royals

This boat nonsense plot line is so fucking stupid and pointless. Peter Morgan THIS could have been an email. I do not care for this shit at all They just sound like rich brats which we already knew they were So you could have used another example to show that

NEW BRITAIN SHDJJDJS This is so stupid omg It's just a fucking boat Lizzie let it go

Like I get sentimentality and all but don't anchor (pun absolutely intended) yourself and your sense of self worth to a old piece of metal Like That I would be alot more sympathetic (because we all have sentimental things tied to our memories)1 if they weren't old rich white people who caused so much pain whining about a luxary no one else can afford and expecting the government to keep funding it

HAHAHHAH HE'S IN BUSINESS WHILE THE REST ARE IN FIRST CLASS PLEASEEEE I CACKLED "You're going to have to be very brave" 💀 Camilla it's just business class yall need to calm the fuck down

What the fuck is this visual Mans is not left out of anything This visual metaphor falls so fucking flat when he's literally usually the one drawing the curtain on people Peter Morgan what are you doing

Omggg the Cantonese burning the British flag What icons They're so right for THAT

Okay Heini has grown on me Girlie really grew into her place in the Fayed family huh Good for her "You were so much more than a model. You were a socialite" MOU MOU WHAT This is so cringey pls

I have gone 20 mins after the cold open without Diana WHERE IS SHE Oh lmao here she is I missed you bby Awww her friendship with Mou Mou is everything I wanna h u g her Her voice is always on point I'm shook

God the flashes give me such anxiety The foreshadowing really gives me the deepest pit in my stomach Oh gosh the offer to Saint Topaz,,, the beginning of the end 😭😭 I don't want her to goooo Yeah Elizabeth took a few eps but she finally grew into the role as Diana we love to see it!

We hate Charles but damn doesn't Dominic look good in a uniform God I hate it here Also booo let Hong Kong be it's own country just passing it off to another country I can't even I get so anxious seeing the rainfall on everyone's head they're gonna catch a cold Dominic lost the Charles voice, it needs to be steeper bud

Charles don't be fucking weird Why did you link the ages to her relatives and husband and now son Don't say it Nope yall are not brothers stfu He said it 🤡 Welll he made Blair say it

Lmaooo Blair sick of the yacht talk too hsjjdkd Why do you feel bad sir?? Bruh it's just a boat 💀

YALL JUST GOT DIVORCED A YEAR AGO - Chill the fuck out Chucky Lmaoo Blair is right he was going behind Lizzie's back and briefing against her They always do this They brief against one another It's messy af

The amount of Charles cocksucking happening in this episode is gross Peter Morgan WHAT did he threaten you with Why are you trying to make him out to be this modern innovative man Was he??? Was he really??? Charles so self serving I cannot LMAO NOT CAMILLA WITH THE KNOCK OFF REVENGE DRESS YOU WILL NEVER BE HER

"Friendly invasion" Okayyy China whatever helps you sleep at night

Helloooo Martin,,, I really am a simp for Martin huh. Listen this season hasn't given me a single person in the main Royals other than Diana to feel anything for So Martin's hotness it is I can't believe I'm saying this: but Lizzie should have said No 😭😭 Martin snitching on Chucky hsjdjdk She's gonna TEAR HIM APART

There's 12 minutes left and this is such an unimpressive finale wtf Peter Morgan bruh what are you doinggg I told myself I won't follow press after the mess than is the Bridgerton production team But I NEED to know what Peter was thinking outlining this season The potential was there and yet it flopped Only Eps 3, 7 to 9 were solid episodes

Lmaooo affair "Divorced man whose wife is still alive" I'M SCREAMING Can't believe I'm agreeing with Charles abt his rls rn Oh never mind fuck you Charles No one brought up Diana why you gotta drag her name through the mud K Chucky sureee Camilla has Did their spin doctor write this episode??

SCREAMS "I don't think it's my behaviour threatening its (the monarchy) survival" Rip him apart harder Lizzie come onnn Yesss throw the whole monarchy away Yeah they yeeted yall cos you OPPRESSED THEM FOR 50 YEARS, idiots

I feel nothing for this stupid ship and her farewell God this is so depressing and underwhelming This ep should have just been the cold open only tbh If you aren't gonna commit to the end of the Diana era then leave it all completely to S6 which is so disappointing, I thought they were finish Diana's story this season I was mentally prepared for that And now I gotta be sick again worrying about it and then mentally prepare for it again before S6

That's it??? That was so underwhelming???

40 mins of white people whining abt their boat and losing a country to independence Then 15 mins of Diana's death foreshadowing?? 5 mins of Dodi being a Hollywood producer cliche and Mou Mou being a dick to Kelly??

That's all??? Bruhhhh

#The Crown #The Crown Season 5 #The Crown Spoilers

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likeshestoleit · 3 years

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Hi all I’m abandoning the idea of clean and minimalist and modern “adult” bedroom and we’re just going maximalist. I’m tired of putting all my cool maps and prints and things under my bed because in my tiny room they’re “too much”. No. Art I love? EVERYWHERE. Books I love? EVERYWHERE. They spark a lot of joy and I can give them a place if I want too : )

#caro speaks out oops #I’m just unreasonably excited to put a space diagram on my wall #AND I GOT NEW BOOKS #Also if anyone wants to help me redecorate my bedroom lemme know

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infinitelytheheartexpands · 3 years

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Il viaggio a Reims (Liceu, 2003): Reactions, Part I

Alright y’all, time to dive in to what may be (please don’t kill me) my favorite Rossini opera.

I love every Rossini opera I’ve seen but it’s either this, Ory (and a large part of that score was reused from this opera and I promise I will not speak about this further in the liveblog), or Tell for my absolute favorite.

fancy shmancy

Area Director Of The Staff Isn’t Having It

and the staff aren’t having it with her

taking all the delights you can under capitalism

down a sweeping staircase with gentlemen helping you down while grand entrance music plays...that’s how you make an entrance

lovely aria and lovely soprano

not sure how I feel about the dress, though (it looks like something you’d put on a turn-of-the-century doll)

(speaking of which, it looks like this production is...1890s? 1900s? somewhere in there? doesn’t make a whole lot of sense but okay. Nationalism. I can do that)

Folleville is just chilling in the orchestra seats lol

oh so I guess ALL the travelers are just hanging out in the audience

Madama Cortese is a top-notch businesswoman and we love to see it

hey she has a migraine leave her alone

pretty sure that’s...not what that means

Area Soprano Overreacts About Losing Her Luggage

“Mozart!”

*sings 3 seconds of ‘O mio babbino caro’*

“oh sorry”

*sings some ‘Non piu andrai’*

(also that is a very unfortunate choice of mustache)

he did the same thing again except he said Beethoven and then sang some “La donna è mobile” and then “Ode to Joy” lolol

girl PLEASE CALM DOWN YOU JUST LOST YOUR LUGGAGE

this aria is so beautiful (same music as “En proie a la tristesse”)

congratulations on recovering one (1) very ostentatious hat from it all

also, just...the inherent absurdity of this entire scene

SEE???

fair point

I want that suit

and you’re a tenor

tfw you find yourself caught between a jealous and in-love-with-you bass and a jealous and in-love-with-you tenor

this sextet slaps

I LOVE THIS ARIA SO MUCH (also this lighting is great)

Madama Cortese is so delighted about Corinna’s singing and...same, girl

word on that

you tell ‘em, Corinna

be free little birdie (Corinna let a bird go free because #subtlety)

yes this is subtlety what are you even talking about

everyone just got Religiously Guilted all of a sudden

Alvaro I hate to tell you this but I don’t think self-flagellation with a bath towel is actual self-flagellation

hmm

she is Very Up On All The Tea

we love onstage instrumentalists

you could just tell her how you feel

but then again, you are a bass in love with a soprano in an opera, so...

aww a heart-shaped bouquet

they threw him into the bath lol

“does it look like I know anything about antiquaries, you annoying asshole”

hey Lord Sidney, it looks like EVERYONE knows about your “secret” little crush

friends! <3

and Corinna knows too rip Sidney

she’s so pretty

oh look Corinna has another admirer

Belfiore, you are desperate, not macho

and you are also a tenor

YEAH DON’T LET HIM MESS WITH YOU

this duet bops

(also, before you ask, do not be afraid: the brown stuff they’re putting on is mud [as in ‘mud mask’] because this opera is in fact canonically set in a spa resort/hotel)

I LOVE THIS ARIA

and I love it when the singer whips out some impressive accents

there is a plothole here given that it was earlier established that Folleville’s luggage minus one box with a hat was wrecked in a stagecoach accident but I find it funny that perhaps Luigino was just lying to get a rise out of her