#jekyll and hyde weekly

[bluecatwriter]

He is literally the best.

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#i've never watched an episode of csi miami but this was a huge running joke with my friends when I was in my early 20s #jekyll and hyde weekly #my art #my comics #the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde #gabriel utterson

[nik-the-bik]

Chapter 9: Dr. Lanyon's Narrative

I've had this meme template sitting on my computer for nearly 2 years and suddenly had divine inspiration strike

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[victorfrankingstein]

“If he shall be Mr. Hyde, I shall be Mr. Seek” is such a stupid line you think it’d be from a tumblr post or something but it’s actually from famous piece of classic literature The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

#jekyll and hyde weekly #this is a stupid joke. such a stupid joke. I hate my sense of humor. #jekyll and hyde

[kusokurae01]

novella fans when the J&H adaptation actually has a story and it isnt just 3 hours of Utterson and his cousin harassing Hyde

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[artemisyates]

Little drawing of what I imagine Dr Henry Jekyll would wear when out and about on the streets of London.

Featuring very important plot relevant cane that was canonically a gift from Utterson.

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[chocolatey-umbreon]

the unexpected comedy in these nineteenth century novels always take me by (delighted) surprise

#skjfkdjfjf #jekyll and hyde weekly #mr utterson #mr hyde #the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde

[tobio-time]

i miss the daily format of dracula daily. going bonkers having to wait a week between chapters of both whale weekly AND jekyll and hyde weekly. who thought this was a good idea

#the last part is /lh #im enjoying the two weeklys a lot #just very impatient and also forgetful!! #dracula daily #whale weekly #jekyll and hyde weekly #tobio time talks

[carnivorous-toothache]

I definitely think there's Something (TM) to say about the portrayal of "off-human" characters in modern media adaptations as having (particularly facial) deformities and/or learning disabilities.

Robert Louis Stevenson was fully like "this is my OC, Hyde, who represents the impact of a complete apathy toward your fellow man. There is nothing extraordinary about him except that his rancid vibes make people uncomfortable which adds to the core theme of the role of morality in humanity, so its really important that he's physically normal so the audience can recognise that it's what's inside that's most important," and every film adaptation was like "mmkay. Yeah, no, I've got it. We can show that he's evil by using prosthetics and making him non/semi-verbal, which, as we all know, are the True Measures of Evil."

#non-human #jekyll and hyde #doctor jekyll #mr hyde #jekyll and hyde weekly #also frankenstein #the creature is classically beautiful and exceptionally well spoken #the horror comes from the idea of the role of humanity in an act of creation #projecting their idea of the perfect self onto a model #aha yes #this means he should be physically grotesque and have an obvious learning disability #this is where the horror comes from #having never met mary shelly #i can be 100% sure she did not shag on her mothers grave for her work to be used to promote ableism in the media #i would like to clarify that there should be more disabled actors and characters on screen #but this is not it

[immediatebreakfast]

Henry Jekyll, M.D., D.C.L., L.L.D., F.R.S.

VS

Abraham Van Helsing, M. D., D. Ph., D. Lit., etc., etc.

VS

Patrick Hennessey, M. D., M. R. C. S. L. K. Q. C. P. I., etc.

FIGHT!

#Then there is Seward with his single M.D. #It's so funny #Anyway I think this would a physical fight for the ages #jekyll and hyde weekly #the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde #henry jekyll #dracula daily #dracula #abraham van helsing #patrick hennessey

[thegoatsongs]

Utterson: :l

The crowd: *goes wild*

#the protagonist!!! #jekyll and hyde #jekyll and hyde weekly #gabriel utterson #the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde

[bluecatwriter]

Utterson: I incline to Cain’s heresy; I let my brother go to the devil in his own way.

Jekyll: *leaves all his earthly goods to Hyde in the case of his disappearance*

Utterson: ...Nevermind I'm gonna hunt down this devil and tear Henry Jekyll out of its grasp with my own bare hands

#how am i supposed to be normal about them #gabriel utterson #henry jekyll #edward hyde #jekyll and hyde weekly #the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde #henriel

[nik-the-bik]

I love (hate) how from the first scene where we actually get to see Jekyll, we see just how manipulative he is.

Utterson brings up the will. Jekyll immediately tries to change the topic to 'Bitching About Lanyon.'

Utterson persists. Jekyll tries to play dumb about the reason Utterson brings it up.

Utterson name drops Hyde. Jekyll looks uncomfortable and asks to drop the subject.

Utterson pushes forward. Jekyll tries to win Utterson's pity without telling him anything.

Jekyll even butters Utterson up, saying that the concern is "downright good of you" and that he'd trust Utterson over anyone else, and it works! Utterson begins to let it drop.

But now JEKYLL starts pushing Utterson, insisting that he promise as his friend to take care of Hyde should it be necessary, and effectively getting what he wants out of the will situation in the first place. And Utterson agrees!

Jekyll took what was initially an uncomfortable interrogation and turns it around so that he finally gets Utterson on his side without revealing a damn thing.

And that's where some of that horror element is supposed to come in - if he was an upstanding guy like Utterson thinks, none of this would feel calculated. It's all a perfectly natural way to behave when pressed on a sore subject. It's why Utterson gives in at all!

But we know Jekyll's selfish as hell. Of course he knew exactly what he was doing.

And if anything, it proves Utterson's main weakness is the blind spot he has when it comes to Jekyll.

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[spider-xan]

I find it really interesting that all three of Utterson, Lanyon, and Jekyll are introduced in the context of wine and drinking in a way that says something about their individual characters.

Utterson enjoys wine, but drinks gin when alone to avoid indulging, and when he does drink wine in the company of friends, it brings out something more human and lively in his eyes, even if he remains quiet.

Lanyon is drinking wine by himself at dinner when Utterson visits him, so unlike his friend, he's perfectly fine with privately indulging in wine and isn't at all embarrassed or ashamed that Utterson walked in on him enjoying himself.

Jekyll is hosting a dinner party where everyone is a good judge of fine wines, painting him as a socialite who loves hosting and indulging in the company of others, where drinking is a social activity, and it goes along with how he seems to be the most free-spirited and self-indulgent of the three; it's also here where Utterson is given the opportunity to indulge in the company of friends, as per his personal habits; interestingly, the way Jekyll talks about his connection to Hyde also has overtones of addiction and alcoholism once he and Utterson are alone together afterwards.

#jekyll and hyde #jekyll and hyde weekly #henry jekyll #gabriel utterson #hastie lanyon #this was originally written for the third week of jh weekly in 2022 last year #which is why it doesn't go further than the introductions #or the revelation later that hyde has a stash of wine at his house in soho

[gabrielisdead]

#it's okay Utterson you can call him Daddy #jekyll and hyde #jekyll and hyde weekly #the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde #gabriel utterson #henry jekyll #henriel

[mourningmaybells]

Jekyll and Hyde adaptation where they convey his unsettling “non-person (being referred to as ‘an it’ with disgust)” nature by making him realistic cgi in a film full of normal actors

#jekyll and hyde weekly #the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde

[artemisyates]

Mr. Utterson the lawyer.

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