The Hollow Crown: 1 Henry IV

I HAVE NO TIME right now so here let me throw this post up and run away. Henry IV Part One! My thoughts!

I, um, possibly have seen this twice already? WHAT. I had to watch it immediately ere I acquired it because OMG EXCITING, but my sister Mara wasn't available at that point to watch, so then I had to watch it again last night so that she could see it too. Such a hardship! :P

It's really interesting to compare my reactions to this production to how I reacted to the play when I read the text. I read it last fall in one of the shakespeare-reading parties Mara and Essie and I sometimes have, and the following is what I recorded of my thoughts in my list of books read:

Lololol so tonight I read Henry IV Part I, as is reasonable to do after having read Richard II relatively recently. Richard II had some interesting bits but was mostly meh as a play. [nb: clearly my opinions on Richard II have changed since I wrote this!] Henry IV on the other hand? LAUGHING OUT LOUD. A LOT. I mean, okay, the plot was totally boring, but the hijinks, and the sheer volume of insults, and the hilarious characters... yeah, GOOD TIMES. But come on, did Henry IV really need to be a character in the play? His scenes were all the most boring scenes. :P Probably because he was only involved in the Actual Plot. (Best line/insult: "Do thou amend thy face, and I'll amend my life." LOLZ)

Which. Is nothing like my reaction to watching the play performed! Because okay, the plot is ACTUALLY INTERESTING? And I still did enjoy the hijinks, but thought there was too much Falstaff? SO YEAH, there's that.

So, my thoughts!

To begin with, Tom Hiddleston: amazing or AMAAAAAZING?

I think you'll find it's the latter.

( cut for spoilers and length )