Le miserables

[Doobydoobydooyeh]

Anyone watching? Not quite the same without the songs!

Singing all the parts of One Day More by myself is my party piece that no-one will ever see I'm always impressed with myself afterwards. 😬 Haven't listened to E.P in ages, must catch up!

I'm watching it later tonight or tomorrow. Hope it's a good one.

But she has such a lovely gentle laugh Dooby...

Ha!

I have played the Les Miserables soundtrack quite a lot recently

@EnidButton I thought I was the only person who did that!

It is wonderful. Who's watching tonight? Cosette seems a lot younger than Marius.

It's quite a boring episode tonight.

Boring ?!I think it's riveting.All the cast are excellent.Especially Dominic West.

As I don't know the story, am assuming this episode was a bit of a filling in various bits of the story / setting it up as it gets to the end. Is there still two to go?

The Cosette and Marius stuff was dull. But I had paused it and was about 15 minutes behind. It got more exciting!

Sassyassassin there is loads more to cram in the last 2 episodes

Sorry meant yes agree was setting stuff up.

Thanks Dooby, sounds like the last two episodes will be fairly action packed then!

They will be. I think it's been brilliant. Not quite sure how they are going to fit the rest of it into 2 episodes

Not quite sure what I thought about this episode. Don't really like the way they have portrayed Eponine. Yes, she is "sweet" on Marius, but I don't like the way she was introduced by doing a peep-hole dance for him .

And although I realised it was a dream-sequence pretty much immediately, I was wondering - has it just jumped the shark when Cosette "appeared" in Marius's bedroom.

But the scene with Thenadier, Valjean, Javert and Marius was brilliant.

Cosette is pissing me off.

Oh that bit in the Luxembourg Gardens where Cosette dances around on the bandstand - I've played in a concert on that bandstand.

Cosette doesn't really do anything, other than look pretty and be rescued, does she?

Marius is insipid.

I’m loving this!
Agree it’s hard to keep the songs out of you head though!
When Fontine was croaking “I dreamed a dream my life would beeeeeeeee! “ “Tell Cosette I’ll see her when I waaaaaaaake, (croak)”
Olivia Colman is fabulous! “Master of the ‘ouse”
I think it’s beautifully cast and very well produced.
Loving Sunday nights, bit of CTMW then Les Mis !

Queen

Have only watched half so far so can't comment on tonight's ep much except to say the actor playing Cosette is stunning (that velvet dress! ❤️) and I swear half the dialogue during the second meeting in the pub was lifted straight from the musical lyrics. Jean Valjean's mutton chops were surprisingly attractive. There's a sentence I never thought I'd say.

My mum and I loved Les Mis and the last thing she watched before she passed away was the 25th Anniversary show. I watch it every 21st Jan.

My children are watching this adaptation with me and loving it/really appreciating the dramatization. My son tonight said "the only thing wrong with this is I have to wait a week to watch it again."

I wish my mum could see this. She'd love it. Normally I watch on the 21st on my own so I can sob away in peace. This year I think I'll let the kids join me.

Sorry to hear about your mum, iogo. What a lovely thing to do, watching the anniversary show

Cosette is a bit wet, but she is like that because Valjean is doing exactly what he promised Fantine he'd do - rescue Cosette and keep her safe.

In fact, I thought that the Cosette in this is showing quite a lot of fiestiness by wanting to see the world outside the convent and arguing with Valjean that it's not enough and the new house is still like a prison.

So how many fans of the musical are doing this??