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a_whale_bone ([personal profile] a_whale_bone) wrote in [personal profile] candyheartsex 2023-12-21 12:10 pm (UTC)

Dracula 2020

Title Dracula (2020)

Medium TV miniseries (only one episode relevant to nominated character).

Approximate Length 3x 60-90 minute episodes, but as above the requested character only appears in episode 2, which can easily be watched as a standalone.

Where to (Legally) Find It Amazon Prime, and also appears to be on Netflix in some places. It has been taken off BBC iPlayer, unfortunately.

Brief Description
What You Love About the Canon


I'm going to be honest: the show as a whole is deeply uneven, full of fun ideas that don't really pan out. But episode 2, which can be watched entirely as a standalone, is a fantastically atmospheric horror set aboard the Demeter, taking Dracula to England. It plays out like a locked room mystery, with the crew and passengers becoming more and more afraid and paranoid as their fellows disappear and the darkness and fog closes in, and while the viewer knows about Dracula, the people in Dracula don't know that.



What You Love About Your Ship(s) Adisa is played by the (very handsome) Nathan Stewart Jarrett. He is playing the role of manservant to his male lover, who has just got married and is travelling with his new wife. Adisa is pining, repressed, angry, and bitter. His boyfriend seems like a bit of a prick, honestly, and Adisa deserves better. Because this is Dracula it doesn't seem like a spoiler to say that things go badly for everyone, but I think this character in particular deserved to survive, reach London, and fall in love with a man who would treat him better.

Kinds of Things You're Planning to Ask For

Fix-it fic, Victoriana, period-typical attitudes, first times, new relationship. Vampires optional.

Content Notes

Lots of character death. Violence, though not hugely graphic. Period-typical attitudes.

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