#hyde isn't even their real last name they just read jekyll & hyde and was like 'oh

[leoremin]

I just finished watching the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen...and I have...thoughts (along with some bad grammar)

This is an overall negative post, so if you don't like that keep scrolling. If you like this movie, go ahead and scroll on past if you don't want to read this. If you want to debate me, then hell, go ahead, I might be wrong in some areas and I'm fully willing to admit that. I'd love to see anyone's take on this movie.

To say real quick, I haven't finished reading Dracula (over 1/2 through tho), Sherlock Holmes, 4 billion leagues under the sea, and a few others.

Also...spoilers...obv

(last note: I am not against retellings or that stuff, I'm just rating it on MY OPINION of these little guys and all that stuff. This is depending on how much I like them from just a writers sense.)

Tbh I really love the idea of crossovers, I love so much seeing the babies all together (I am working on a crossover myself so...) but I feel like this one was just...mediocre

First up Jekyll!

Number one, assuming this takes place after the novella, that is not how HJ7 works. Jekyll turning back into Hyde is not right then. At that point, Henry would be living on a timer rather than Hyde.

Also, little pet peeve...THE POTION SHOULD BE GREEN!!!! THE POTION'S FINAL COLOUR IS GREEN AND THEY MADE IT CLEAR!!!

Also Jekyll is a doctor, he acts like the fucking wimpy Swiss man from Frankenstein. Jekyll is meant to be a (mentally) strong man who experimented on himself and kept good notes during the whole thing. He is a doctor; he is used to seeing some shit.

Also...why would you make Hyde look like that? One of the few clear physical descriptions in the book is that Hyde is much shorter than Jekyll, but he's...hulkish. I don't like that because it takes the monstrosity away, pinning it all on looks and not on action.

Also why Paris? Why did Hyde run to Paris? There wasn't really a reason for him to do that in a writing sense.

Upside: At least he continues to run on rooftops. All Hydes run on rooftops; it is not optional.

Next on the Chopping block is Dorian.

For a moment there, I really thought they ruined Dorian, but hell yeah! They kinda did it!

I wish they'd had another actor to play him, since the dark hair makes him look a little malicious, which is quite the opposite of what he's supposed to look like. He's supposed to be a child-like and innocent; deceiving.

Also...what the fuck was his ending?? Like he doesn't perish if he looks at the portrait. It literally says earlier that "the last time [he] looked at the picture" which literally contradicts what happens later. He can look at the picture, but chooses not to.

I am glad they decided to not have him redeem himself. That fits a little closer to the book.

For Mina!

Quick thing: I have not yet finished reading Dracula, so I have no clue what's happening there or why she's the vampire (please don't spoil it) so I won't say anything on that (cough cough...should've been Carmilla)

I don't like making women the sole love interest. It feels weird. Literally three people liked her (well only 2, Dorian was pretending) out of five. Make it interesting, make it something someone would ship...there is literally no chemistry between any of them (except Dorian, and we don't even get a proper "oh yeah I hooked up with him" moment. It's only implied. When did that happen???). Also, Mina isn't that kind of person. She's (in book) not looking for romance in that sense, she had a husband, and I'm pretty sure she'd probably stay faithful to him even after death.

Speaking of Chemistry, why tf is she a chemist? Jekyll should've been the chemist. Mina is literally known for being able to write in shorthand, and they could've used that to her advantage. Again, please excuse this if somehow Mina does become a scientist after Dracula, but considering people's views on women in that time period, it's unlikely.

Skinner:

I think that's his name...idk. I have not read the Invisible Man, but why would they kill off Griffin? Like Jekyll dies, but he doesn't have a replacement. I can't say much since I haven't read the book.

I think that's all.

Thank you coming to my Little Leo lecture, and I hope anyone reading agrees, or can hopefully handle this as a mature adult. If you have other thoughts on this movie (whether they agree with mine or not) go ahead and share them, I'd be thrilled.

I may update this as I have things to say, but idk.

#Also Quartermain is picking favourite wives #he was laid next to only one body #lmao #I *know* he and his first wife didn't get a divorce #the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde #dracula #the portrait of dorian gray #the league of extraordinary gentlemen #jekyll and hyde #mina murray #dorian gray #the picture of dorian gray #leo's lectures

[acircusfullofdemons]

at first i was like "no there's really no way to incorporate a demon serial killer other than a small explanation". u know, like a damn fool. but first, the 'small' explanation:

In 2011 Daniel Hayward & Lucille Myers got divorced on account of Lucille cheating. This caused a lot of turmoil with their son, Simon, who was 12 at the time. Through some events I'm not 100% sure on yet, Simon gets possessed by Alxar (well, a Demon sent by him, but lbr everyone's just gonna say Alxar got another victim anyway). While possessed, Simon attacks his stepsister, Roxy. Things progress with nobody really doing anything since they think he's just 'acting out'. Yeah, that works until he murders Roxy in her sleep. With the Demon taking full control of his body, Simon runs away from home going on a murder spree & somehow falls into the hands of Arcaynis, where the Demon possessing him finally leaves to move on to its next host.

So, that was traumatizing for everyone involved I'm sure. You can forget about Lucille now though she doesn't matter. To the public, Simon just became a serial killer at age 12 & then stopped for some reason. Daniel suspects something more was going on, but Lucille got full custody & barely let him see Simon so, who knows what was going on. Which is why Daniel has been privately looking into the case on his own time (working for Richard, he has a lot more connections than a regular person would). BUT, in the meantime, he became a foster parent, and that's how he met Vincent. I think I talked about why Vincent was in foster care but the tldr is that their parents severely neglected them.

Moving forward in time a lot, Alxar is back (again not really but who cares) in the form of Quinn Smith, who, while possessed, kidnaps both Veronica & Vincent. He plans to cut of Veronica's wings & eat her Soul (she's an Angel) tho idk why he wants Vincent since they only have half a Soul, so it's not like the Demon would get a full meal OR be able to possess Vincent afterwards (Demons can't possess other Demons or Faed due to the lack of a Soul -- you can't control something that doesn't exist).

Anyways. I think eventually Vincent does kill Quinn & then the Demon possessing him, and then maybe more people because he fucking snapped. So long story short yes I have a demon serial killer BUT I'm mostly probably just gonna be referring to it as Quinn despite that being it's vessel / host for the time being.

#paraportal #daydreamblogging #luka.txt #lukas circus oddities #console: phantasmagoria #game: crossfire #simon jay myers #lucille myers #daniel hayward #vincent hyde #FINALLY his last name actually fits lmao #vincent: please mr hyde was my father. call me vincent. #hyde isn't even their real last name they just read jekyll & hyde and was like 'oh?? New Name lets GO' #SLDFJK i think im mentally incapable of making actually new paras unless its for like. a background thing. i have 150 i think that's enough #quinn smith #how the hell did i almost forget u. actually nvm i wish i forgot u BYE #idk what Quinn's actual personality is supposed to be like. bc by the time Vincent meets him he's already possessed & everyone says he's #just being more of an ass that normal. so ig he's just always been an asshole & it was taken to the extreme #ok i lied im also calling the demon steve. but that's not its real name either its just to annoy it. ALSO ig steves pronouns are it/its?? #i posted the creepypasta version of simons possession so if u remember that. no u don't <3. #I say this like its a major part of CF when in fact it's mostly just Jake & Vincent annoying the hell out of each other #there's more to it than that but that's like. literally the whole reason why / how they met. im not getting into that rn tho its to long.