Rewatching Lindsey Ellis's Review Of Love Never Dies.

Rewatching Lindsey Ellis's review of Love Never Dies.

I honestly love this play so much. Not even because it's so bad it's good (it's really a little too boring for that). But because I used to write terrible POTO fanfiction when I was like... 8? And at least half my terrible ideas somehow made it into this way-past-its-prime fanservicey sequel.

"Erik has a son" is a complete nonsense pandering idea that undoes the character arcs of the first play's ending. And now people have to argue in the affirmative why it's not canon. It taught me that "real artists" plagiarize fans, and that nothing is too stupid to be made. And that's honestly the best gift I've ever been given.

It's why I'm so confident about "Slippin Kimmy". Love Never Dies taught me to stop worrying if I'm good enough and embrace this affectionate cynicism about art and the entertainment industry.

Oh shit, I started a fanfic!

Welp, we've gone this far. Follow me on AO3 and tune in to a POTO retelling lol.

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fanfic phantom of the opera wtf?? erik destler Erik the Phantom christine daaé opera ghost think of me i write fanfiction now

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litloverscorsetlaces

1 month ago

Same. SAME.

still not over that boot actually

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I put in a trade request first thing this morning It's literally not a boot you can watch just once

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litloverscorsetlaces

2 months ago

Magnificent Obsession, 1935

advertisement in 'Hollywood'magazine, February 1936 issue

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litloverscorsetlaces

2 months ago

Legs.

1. Jeremy Stolle 2. Davis Gaines 3. Hugh Panaro 4. Ivan Ozhogin 5. Ben Lewis 6. Gary Mauer 7. Howard McGillin 8. Earl Carpenter 9. Mathais Edenborn

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litloverscorsetlaces

2 months ago

Can I please open my door to this?

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litloverscorsetlaces

2 months ago

David Thaxton's Phantom is a special kind of unhinged and...amazing?

Slowly starting to discover Phantoms 2018-present as I build my mini archive. He and Killian Donnelly (but also maybe Dean Chisnall?) are carrying the post-Panaro era on their backs.

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phantom of the opera Erik the Phantom poto musical killian donnelly david thaxton dean chisnall

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litloverscorsetlaces

2 months ago