I think you are EXACTLY right about two-time Tony-nominated goddess Amber Gray. She is honestly super charismatic and just puts so much life into her performance? The bits I've seen of her acting as Persephone are just - she puts all of herself into the performance. And it feels much the same for Helene, which are the only things I've heard her in. She's just got such strong acting in addition to her voice -- like it's not just that she's a good singer, but she shows such raw emotions, you know? TL:DR she's glorious and I basically want her to star in literally every Broadway show.
I kind of admire how Hades and Persephone's patch-up works; I'm not sure if you've seen it and I don't want to spoil it if you haven't? If you haven't and don't want to be spoiled I will table it but UGH MY HEART AT EPIC 3 OKAY.
And yes, I agree if their kid was artistic, Hades might not...mind?, but he'd also be like, How is this kid going to make a living because he would absolutely not want his kid to be reliant on him forever. I 100%, nay, 1000% agree on you about Hades having a self-reliability complex, and I think that may even be part of why he married so late in life. I mean, when you consider his history (in myth, but I presume it isn't that different in Hadestown) with the abusive family situation he comes out of, I can see him finding comfort in the underworld being insanely self-reliant and he is gonna provide EVERYTHING and be the BEST at EVERYTHING because he's STRONG and no one will ever use him like that again. I can see him actually being a bit terrified when he realizes oh shit, he is honest-to-Gods in love with Seph but she definitively seems to get him/get under his skin in a way no one else seems to (or seems to want to).
I feel like not just custody but actual rules and the like would also be points of contention; as you say, he had the crappiest childhood and I can see him both being That Dad Who Spoils his Kids Rotten (because he's leaning way more on the other side of what he experienced, and I think he takes a LOT of pride in being a provider for his wife/family, in this instance; I can see him thinking of himself as a self-made man?) and also being the super-Protective dad who literally has babyproofed the entire underworld, yes, everywhere. He is probably a more hands-on parent while Seph probably grew up with her mom alone in a nicer environment and I feel like she might not understand that the underworld is WAY more dangerous than like...random fields, though neither is probably good for babies randomly picking up a random thing and eating it. I can see him finding her more free-range style like...legitimately baffling at best and terrifying at worst.
I actually wonder how much older the Hadestown version of Hades is! I would assume it's quite a bit?
I feel like they probably actually fight so much that the kids wouldn't be like "Mom! Dad! Make it snow!" but also my heaaart I want it. I love the idea of the kid/kids actually being happy when mom and dad have a (play?) argument just because of FUN SNOW TIMES. I think they'd both be spoiling parents in the end - Seph doesn't strike me as great at discipline and Hades is all about that bling bling lifestyle, kinda. Def materialistic.
Hermes is probably their favorite person if only for stability, I'd imagine. I'm laughing at the description of Demeter because, well, there are some Demeters in my family line, for sure. (and I still need to reply to your excellent comment but as an aside, your Hades comment in one of your fics about him being That Guy who saves EVERYTHING including no less than 3 refrigerators outside -- yep, that's def some of my family members too. I think you called my dad out. XD) And uh hopefully one day I will finish this damn fic because he kind of is...all three. Poor kid is a bit of a basketcase, honestly, and it's only 50% his parent's fault. XD
...Okay, maybe a little more.
The triplets in the bits I've written of them have it a tiiiiny bit better for being post-canon kids and admittedly being so much work they ain't got that much of a chance to fuck it up.
It's really not okay, I think, to use that kind of term with anyone. Overall reviews have been mostly positive though, and 14 tony nominations! Way to go, Hadestown!
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Date: 2019-05-05 06:59 am (UTC)I think you are EXACTLY right about two-time Tony-nominated goddess Amber Gray. She is honestly super charismatic and just puts so much life into her performance? The bits I've seen of her acting as Persephone are just - she puts all of herself into the performance. And it feels much the same for Helene, which are the only things I've heard her in. She's just got such strong acting in addition to her voice -- like it's not just that she's a good singer, but she shows such raw emotions, you know? TL:DR she's glorious and I basically want her to star in literally every Broadway show.
I kind of admire how Hades and Persephone's patch-up works; I'm not sure if you've seen it and I don't want to spoil it if you haven't? If you haven't and don't want to be spoiled I will table it but UGH MY HEART AT EPIC 3 OKAY.
And yes, I agree if their kid was artistic, Hades might not...mind?, but he'd also be like, How is this kid going to make a living because he would absolutely not want his kid to be reliant on him forever. I 100%, nay, 1000% agree on you about Hades having a self-reliability complex, and I think that may even be part of why he married so late in life. I mean, when you consider his history (in myth, but I presume it isn't that different in Hadestown) with the abusive family situation he comes out of, I can see him finding comfort in the underworld being insanely self-reliant and he is gonna provide EVERYTHING and be the BEST at EVERYTHING because he's STRONG and no one will ever use him like that again. I can see him actually being a bit terrified when he realizes oh shit, he is honest-to-Gods in love with Seph but she definitively seems to get him/get under his skin in a way no one else seems to (or seems to want to).
I feel like not just custody but actual rules and the like would also be points of contention; as you say, he had the crappiest childhood and I can see him both being That Dad Who Spoils his Kids Rotten (because he's leaning way more on the other side of what he experienced, and I think he takes a LOT of pride in being a provider for his wife/family, in this instance; I can see him thinking of himself as a self-made man?) and also being the super-Protective dad who literally has babyproofed the entire underworld, yes, everywhere. He is probably a more hands-on parent while Seph probably grew up with her mom alone in a nicer environment and I feel like she might not understand that the underworld is WAY more dangerous than like...random fields, though neither is probably good for babies randomly picking up a random thing and eating it. I can see him finding her more free-range style like...legitimately baffling at best and terrifying at worst.
I actually wonder how much older the Hadestown version of Hades is! I would assume it's quite a bit?
I feel like they probably actually fight so much that the kids wouldn't be like "Mom! Dad! Make it snow!" but also my heaaart I want it. I love the idea of the kid/kids actually being happy when mom and dad have a (play?) argument just because of FUN SNOW TIMES. I think they'd both be spoiling parents in the end - Seph doesn't strike me as great at discipline and Hades is all about that bling bling lifestyle, kinda. Def materialistic.
Hermes is probably their favorite person if only for stability, I'd imagine. I'm laughing at the description of Demeter because, well, there are some Demeters in my family line, for sure. (and I still need to reply to your excellent comment but as an aside, your Hades comment in one of your fics about him being That Guy who saves EVERYTHING including no less than 3 refrigerators outside -- yep, that's def some of my family members too. I think you called my dad out. XD) And uh hopefully one day I will finish this damn fic because he kind of is...all three. Poor kid is a bit of a basketcase, honestly, and it's only 50% his parent's fault. XD
...Okay, maybe a little more.
The triplets in the bits I've written of them have it a tiiiiny bit better for being post-canon kids and admittedly being so much work they ain't got that much of a chance to fuck it up.
It's really not okay, I think, to use that kind of term with anyone. Overall reviews have been mostly positive though, and 14 tony nominations! Way to go, Hadestown!