Jonathan Strange anticipation thread

[lucysnowe]

Thought I would start one as have just watched the full trailer here. Am so very exciting now!! Anyone else??

[UptoapointLordCopper]

I think he was off somewhere having fun and just popped back to have a look to see how his spell (ie the two magicians) were doing, the slacker.

[lucysnowe]

Hey apparently there was an radio adaptation of Mrs Mabb from The Ladies of Grace Adieu and it's now available to listen! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b009fwpk

[hackmum]

Finally caught up with the last episodes. Thought it was incredibly well done - amazing performances from the two leads. And the quality of the photography was something else.

I love the idea that we are all at heart either Strange-ites or Norrellites.

Also have to admit that I got a bit lost with the plot especially towards the end - think I'm getting stupider as I get older.

[lucysnowe]

Check out these gorgeous tarot cards!

erebusodora.tumblr.com/post/123145868856/so-the-star-the-magician-the-king-the-hermit

Love that Strange is the fool :)

[boldlygoingsomewhere]

They look great...and Childermass as the Magician! I suspect Vinculus would be the Hanged Man and the Gentleman the Devil. The Tower should also be an obvious one. :)

[lucysnowe]

You'll never guess who's death (or maybe you will :))

Nice articles on the book too:

www.dailygrail.com/Guest-Articles/2015/6/Strange-Norrell-I-The-Language-Birds

[boldlygoingsomewhere]

I was racking my brains trying to think who it could be but I've just seen who it is on Tumblr. Very interesting choice in light of his book ending- death as a transformed state...

[Igneococcus]

dd was reading some forum where they discussed casting (this discussion might have been posted before the broadcast) and some poster there suggested Tilda Swinton as the Gentleman. The more I think about it the more I like the idea, she would have been great.