there is a theory that The Secret History was a false history written by Procopius because he thought a coup imminent and wanted written evidence that he didnt actually like Justinian at all. So he just wrote up this insanely slanderous history to be like here is how you slander your predecessor, please keep paying me

I feel like Sara is the Russian from Pine Barrens. We will spend the rest of the season wondering if she shows up again (and she won't).

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god that was so perfect

perfect distinction right there, the show has great instincts, the character DOES NOT

I really like the 100 tv show, but I can easily imagine the book being way too soap-y

sounds good, 4 it is

That is very true about Jaha, but this team I think it will stick. Maybe Murphy will get to kill him!

i haven't read the books, so i wouldn't know, but the real Thomas Cochrane is a fascinating figure. Of course he is no Gregor Macgregor

that is funny about Post Captain, i just listened to a podcast about Thomas Cochrane who was the major inspiration for the main character there. I think that is a good list, let me think if i can think of another that would be appropriate (and different)

are you going to do another genre reading project this winter? do i have to prep my new recs?

how can you make a deal with yourself?

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i mean the show goes out of its way to show how close Ecbert and Ragnar are, and Ragnar is the hero, so it isn't hard to see a version where Ecbert is the hero. He has similar goals as Ragnar, and is farseeing, and he does seem to care something for his people. In another show his better qualities are played up and…

yeah Rollo makes the most sense for Kwentrith. That is for sure.

they were good but they weren't Donna Bowman on Newsradio

I'm the exact opposite on Trainspotting, I can't remember anything except the brutally depressing parts.

Yeah i would say the two most straight forward characters are GL and Flash, Flash because as you said he is the little kid, and GL because he is the dad (even though I think he tends to go older brother a lot). But the rest have tragedy in their past, or complicated home relationships. I think it says something that…