defo not the richard ii kiss

im sorry i was just sick of having to scour for this clip on tumblr

[@LucyAndHerStuff]

WHY CAN'T DAVID TENNANT JUST KISS MEN AND BE HAPPY AFTERWARDS

[@WildWarning33]

THIS MADE ME CACKLE THEN CRY ACK- 😭

[@Strangestormcloud]

He's a royal heartbreaker 😭

[@miracle1278]

PLEASSEEEE BHAhAHAHA

[@thisistheaccountname]

Ha ha ha. This made me laugh till I heaved because it's SO true.

[@ItsFrickinBats]

Oh my god

[@Dead-or-Alive1985]

David ALWAYS finds a way to say gay rights no MATTER the circumstances

[@lxn-200]

... that's his cousin

[@nigtmaredark8875]

:/

[@skips9761]

@@lxn-200WHAT?

[@Testing2-r9z]

@@lxn-200 UMMMM PLEASE FURTHER EXPLAIN!???

[@stargirl3455]

@@Testing2-r9z in the play the king and Bolingbroke are cousins

[@InevitableUniverse]

Anybody else watching this to heal themselves after good omens season 2's ending?

[@panic_lov3108]

welcome to the club

[@amandasheard4000]

Showing it to my husband so he can heal, too.

[@christinaliu7499]

Same here lol

[@flowswater1232]

SAME

[@Alexandra_Round]

❤

[@karupe9982]

We pray for David to play a character that kisses men and stays happy after, goddammitttttt

[@Angana90]

I see you're asking for the impossible 🥺

[@lillyf973]

Ugh ikkkkkk Amazon sit Neil in his writing chair and end our suffering PLEEEEEAAAAASE😩😩😩

[@morganmeadowes6861]

Hopes for season three are not yet dead.

[@ellajinks8802]

Ah yes, my daily gender envy reminder

[@haeherfeder1713]

The beauty of David Tennant is he is so versatile he can give you envy for every gender. I have like three different Crowley looks in my list lol

[@letolethe3344]

What do you mean?

[@themoistfeltlipsofsatanasamupp]

I’m pretty sure I’m a cis girl but long hair David tennant,

[@Ren_zilla-12]

@@letolethe3344 david tennant is just very gender. XDd that's just him

[@polaris_ace]

SHUT UP SO TRUE

[@goodoldfashionedangel]

Imagine being that man. All this crying, you're so distressed and hurt.. and then David Tennant FUCKING KISSES YOU. I'd die happy.

[@Xavier_Draws_And_Scares]

This is another reason why Azi and Crowley could kiss in season two

[@dilettamarcellini640]

@@Xavier_Draws_And_Scares EVERY

[@adrienne-ukulelecraftsandm559]

@@dilettamarcellini640HANG ON A TIC

[@Rhuviyn]

​@@Xavier_Draws_And_Scaressure

[@L.BCinematography]

Sure

[@Crow-d6v]

Two things: 1.) I only partly understand what’s being said, but the acting is absolutely wonderful 2.) I always love see David’s iconic “well”

[@arrechera-lover]

The way he says "Well 😐" feels so out of place it's hilarious

[@Angana90]

​@@arrechera-loversuddenly there's real 21st century David in Shakespearean stage 😂

[@awkwardjester6301]

The other guy is asking him if he is going to surrender (submit).So the guy with the crown (David) goes on about how he, as the king, is losing his place, and how because he is a king he must be gracious while doing so. What he is describing is giving up all the riches of being a king to become a monk ( I’m not a big religious person so idk if he means a priest or something so I’ll just say monk). He says “I will trade my large kingdom for a little grave” (pretty straightforward) talks about how he feels that “why shouldn’t he be put to rest in a small grave that people will step on? They already stomp on his heart now, what difference will it make?” After he says this he realizes that his words have made the other guy cry, and nd goes to console him. He says “crying so much will make it rain” and. “ should we just forget our troubles? Worrying so much will only kill us faster.” (Things kinda get blurry for me about here) I think he’s doing that think where you you make fun of yourself to make a sad person laugh (as far as I can tell) Kiss happens (Please keep in mind that I’ve never seen or read this play but I do read and watch quite a bit of Shakespeare, I don’t want to be an over explainer😵‍💫 and I thought translating (kinda) this without context would be a cool challenge👍 Hope this helps!!!

[@presentfuture7563]

Mercy me, David is altogether too lovely to be a man. He's altogether too lovely to be a woman. He's altogether too lovely to be anything other than a seraph, descended unto us poor mortals by way of Paisley, Scotland and masquerading as timelords and deposed kings.

[@saffron7423]

And that's on period

[@direitocomnathaliaviana]

Man, loved that

[@lindildeev5721]

Well, he's a fallen angel.

[@EmberEvermore]

This comment ❤

[@WeirdMaRy91]

We all reading this comment now and thinking about Angel-Crowley in the beginning of Good Omens 2 🥺🥺💙

[@SeanMcGuire92]

The same year as this production, I was in a production of Richard II playing Aumerle and played him as very much in love with Richard. In all the court scenes, the actress playing the Queen and I had a silent "he says stupid things sometimes, but god, we love him" sort of relationship, often giving each other looks over the man our characters both loved. When it came to this scene, both myself and the actor playing Richard felt like this moment should have a kiss between Richard and Aumerle as Richard steadies himself for what is to come and Aumerle is silently weeping his heart out as Richard talks. The director turned down the idea and said that it didn't make any sense at all. But the international livestream of the David Tennant production was the week after our's closed, and I cannot tell you how vindicated we felt seeing them have a kiss in the exact spot where we felt like the text and how we played the characters naturally should have one!

[@Evergreen2219]

They’re cousins 😭

[@Evergreen2219]

Not even distant cousins, FIRST cousins, Richard and Aumerle’s fathers were BROTHERS 😭

[@hopoffmydick9574]

@@Evergreen2219 unfortunately that was common during the time of richard ii. Richard's actual wife in the play is called "sister" and "cousin" multiple times. It wouldn't be out of the question in that time period for a relationship of that sort to emerge, especially amongst royalty.

[@klaudia6057]

@@Evergreen2219like that stopped them in those days 😂

[@sweettoothgirl]

Exactly! It wasn't uncommon for cousins to marry cousins in those days

[@mariambluashvili4988]

David Tennant stop kissing men challenge (IMPOSSIBILE)

[@cosmosx4131]

David Tennant kisses men and is happy about it (IMPOSSIBLE) (FAILED)

[@m-a-m-a-s.b-o-y]

​@@cosmosx4131everything reminds me of it

[@iced-americano900]

I thank god for all the good omens fanartists who use the kiss as a ref pic, hnghhh the tenderness

[@lisannevanpuyvelde2741]

wait what8? I haven't seen any of those, could you tell me some artists who drew them like this?

[@twistytrombone2453]

UM WHERE?!?!?!

[@lindildeev5721]

​@@lisannevanpuyvelde2741The Bourne Freedom did it.

[@lisannevanpuyvelde2741]

@@lindildeev5721 thanks!

[@Thing1meetsThing2]

All I can see is Crowley kissing Aziraphale that tenderly when S3 is released. But 💯 on the performance

[@wilhelminadevlin3340]

My god he is an amazing actor. Back in the renaissance, being gay was absolutely taboo. You can see all the emotions on his face after that kiss. Both of them and the way that they react afterward is so spot on. Also, you can tell that he wants to kiss him again and doesn't, hence the touch on the cheek. DT is a genius.

[@FishpondsLady]

I love your post, but the late 14th century wasn't the Renaissance, it was the Middle Ages.

[@wilhelminadevlin3340]

@@FishpondsLady it depends on which scholar you follow. Some people cite the beginning of The Renaissance as early as the 13th century. Personally, I do not believe it started that early. I usually align the beginning of the renaissance with the rise of the humanism movement in Italy in the early 14th century. Anyway, regardless, this play was amazingly well done!

[@AK-Oakley]

The sag of the shoulders after he puts the crown on too, you can feel the frustration of it - if he wasn’t King he’d kiss him again, but he can’t. I saw this live, it was perfection

[@soggyfritter]

No wonder Crowley hated the 14th century.

[@WeirdMaRy91]

​@@AK-Oakleyi wish i had a Tardis so that I could see this live too! Did you watched in the first or second run of the play? I read that in the second run the kiss was somehow deeper 🥺

[@peachfuzz7991]

The silence from the crowd says it all. Their acting is perfect! The way he cries, yet laughs, the expressions, the hesitations, the wordless communications…

[@soulcornflake1]

There's such a thing as Active Silence. It happens when an audience is so wrapped up in a performance they dare not speak to not destroy the moment they're watching. Yet the silence is palpable.

[@Xavier_Draws_And_Scares]

2:05 the way david starts breathing heavily, the look in his eyes, the slow movements that show fear but confidence? All of it is on point of having the confidence to confess your love by kissing someone! There was so much passion and yet shyness! David once again you have left me in awe!

[@like_miaow]

i have ABSOLUTELY no idea what is going on here, why they were upset, why they kissed, who that other dude was in the play. but this whole clip is such a mood that's worth watching again and again

[@Evergreen2219]

They’re cousins.

[@like_miaow]

Okay I went and read the script and that was deliciously sad and mad

[@Evergreen2219]

@@like_miaow Oh yeah Richard is incredibly fucked up. I don’t really understand the decision to have them kiss here, it’s not in the script at all or even hinted that they’d have a romantic relationship. I also don’t love that they have the most inept king in the second tetralogy be the “effeminate” king. I recommend watching this production, it’s mostly just David Tennent rolling around on the floor barefoot while everyone else looks on in disbelief. It’s surprisingly funny for one of Shakespeare’s historical plays. I do not recommend the others in the second tetralogy, though.

[@like_miaow]

Just for my own reference, from what I've read: Bolingbroke is winning and taking over Richard's kingdom, Aumerle (Richard's cousin) is loyal to Richard but they're losing and there's nothing they could do; they're basically doomed and Richard's probably going a bit mad here (swinging between "we will fight them how dare they" and "i might as well relinquish and let them dig our graves") poor Aumerle is probably having an equal amount of mood here smh

[@Evergreen2219]

@@like_miaow that’s pretty much it. It’s a little weird because Bolingbroke didn’t explicitly try to take the kingship, he just wants his land back but Richard kind of gives up. Richards pretty much insane for the whole thing, he got put on the throne when he was 10 and does not do a good job. Aumerle is much more sane.

[@joelledieduksman]

I'm pretty sure I can't unsee DT as Crowley anymore, and now the headcanon of "DT's roles were played by Crowley when he was very bored" is living rent free in my head

[@subtlefire7256]

This scene is so amazing. One of the things that fascinate me about this play is the tension, the discrepancy, between Richard the king and Richard the person. His language and the way he acts are very performative, artificial, and it takes a big chunk of the play until we get a glimpse behind that image, that act of being king. I think Shakespeare did a great job getting into the headspace of this man who had been told all his life that he was king by God's grace and who absolutely believed that to be true, right up until he was deposed by men. And the way they handled this in this scene is just so good. First, he's being quite melodramatic, and then this kiss is such an honest, tender, human moment and you can see the man behind that facade. I love it. And it also shows how much you can do with Shakespeare's plays, in how many ways you can interpret and stage scenes, because there are so few directions in them. It gives you a lot of room today for your own thoughts and ideas about the play and the characters.

[@andromeda19775]

Where can i watch the whole play?

[@InevitableUniverse]

I never expected this much intelligence and insight in a KZbin comments section and I am quite enjoying it. Thank you!

[@vicky__p]

And absolutely no coincidence that the kiss happens in the brief time that he's taken off the crown.

[@sgrim_artz]

i dont think i can genuinely think of someone who performs a better kiss on stage, like the genuine passion, the cheek grab, no matter what this man is in, or who he kisses, every time it makes you romantasize the idea of being kissed like that, 10/10 every time

[@emmajochum8682]

Can we just wrap him up and protect him? I want to wrap him up and protect him.

[@saffron7423]

Yessss please he's so precious :((

[@lillymsf5946]

Lol u know what you need?? An emotional support turtle🐢

[@happyclam1266]

I love how David never entirely disappears in these roles. And by not doing so, he claims completely ownership over the role.

[@Nauta222]

i watched this whole play and I think David Tennant is up there with Dame Judy Dench in terms of shakespeare acting skills. He's able to deliver every line so masterfully that even if you don't know shakespearean lingo, you can still understand what he means by his delivery, the emotion and intention behind it and his body language. He's also fantastic in Much Ado About Nothing, Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet. I got to study him in Richard II and it was my favourite assessment ever. This kiss especially added so much depth to the script without having to change a single line, and made the ending all that more tragic.

[@noameir4926]

Where did you watch it?

[@aster_11]

​@@noameir4926drive.google.com/drive/u/4/folders/1auNF6O7sBAMMjoq0uBetrPeCdz92iyb2

[@Nauta222]

@@noameir4926 digital theatre :)

[@Nonightingalesforyou]

Y’all remember when we used this as a reference for Crowley and Aziraphale’s kiss? :0 AND NOW LOOK AT US

[@morenamarinaa]

Yeah, look at us (starts crying)

[@clarestubbs9303]

💔💔💔😭😭😭

[@doodling.tulips9582]

That little brush of his face at the end

[@Strawberry0n0Ichig0]

breaks my heart every time

[@plutototoh]

David Tennant is truly an amazing actor... It's usually so hard for me to understand what is being said with these Older English plays, but the way he delivers his lines, I can understand what they mean because he understands what his character is saying, doing, living. This was the first time I saw one of these characters as a Person rather than a 'Poetic' Thing. He's not just reading the lines, he understands what they mean. He really makes this character come alive. This king is a person. What a tender, tender moment. Just beautiful. I should really find the full play to watch sometime.

[@briarpelt2333]

That’s what makes this amazing Shakespeare acting. I mean it’s obviously great acting-acting, too, but it takes a great deal of skill and practice to do this with Shakespeare-to perform it so wholly and so genuinely that the story and the emotions and the humanity in it come across even if not a single word of dialogue makes sense. Tennant truly is a master at this. It’s amazing to watch

[@briarpelt2333]

Other plays give you words that are easy to understand. Shakespeare gives you words that are hard to understand, so it takes so much more to make yourself into the person speaking those words for the first time, finding and choosing them in the moment with intention. You have to understand the character so fully. It’s marvelous that people can understand the same characters so differently and yet pull of the performance equally well, and I think it happens because in order to become the character, to some extent the character must become you? At any rate, it’s not easy, which makes it all the more stunning to witness when it’s done as compellingly as this.

[@eirenetethaluia5380]

I am Italian, I came here because of Good Omens and I feel the sudden urge to take a PhD in English Literature and to learn Shakespeare's opera omnia by heart just to understand what's happening in this scene. ❤️ David Tennant!

[@letolethe3344]

I admire your English--it is superb. As for studying Shakespeare, it is sublime, and you will never regret it. He's universal, like Tolstoy and Dante and Voltaire.

[@benny8255]

OH MY GOD, SAME! I’m a 18-year-old Italian who absolutely fell in love with Shakespeare AND Good Omens thanks to this man, I can’t express how much I admire him and all of his roles 🥹🫶

[@Pineapplecrispy]

I’m in Italy rn to study and am reading hamlet in Italian 😭😭😭 It’s fun tho Flexing my language muscles

[@Marzsaple]

Image you just kissed David Tennant and then you have to continue to act, like how did that man not immediately die lol

[@whatthenmustwedo5463]

This is so beautiful ... I've watched this clip over and over, every day. The voice, the physicality, the tenderness .....Thanks for posting

[@filthylittleteapot]

Thats literally my life

[@lyricbot8513]

The algorithm latching onto this after the Good Omens S2 finale skfjskjkfsf

[@shinjiikari1966]

My dude is acting his ass off, I have no choice but to respect it

[@gray308]

I will never get over the look on his face and his intense gaze right before he kissed him. It looked like pure love and admiration, so absolutely beautiful.

[@vickster5001]

This wrecked me every time I saw it live. The two of them were so electric in this scene. Plus Olly Rix was just superb in this role. He really stood out. I hope he’s back on a stage soon.

[@hothotheat3000]

Is it weird to say that I think he is underrated as an actor? Extremely underrated? I know he has a very ardent fanbase and is very much beloved by the UK for being Ten, but I still don’t think he gets his flowers enough. He’s so good in everything I’ve seen him in. He can do the lightest comedy and the heaviest drama. He can smile and utterly delight a wee child, and he can glower and utterly terrify an adult. He’s the sonic screwdriver of actors: he can do EVERYTHING that you can possibly imagine. Also if they ever did a live action Nightmare Before Christmas movie, he HAS to be Jack Skellington. LOOK AT THE MAN.

[@ineffable_ezra]

YES HE NEEDS TO PLAY JACK SKELLINGTON

[@singenstattatmen5096]

This makes me realize that I remember not a single thing about the plot of this play, yet I remember the exact feeling after the live stream of this performance to a cinema here in Hamburg finished. I clapped and cried when the actors took their bows and then - I just sat there. Too stunned to speak, too moved to move. Even after my friend had managed to get me out of the building, it still took me a good full 15 or 20 minutes of utter silence (and I'm normally a chatterbox!) to be able to step out of my brain again and out of the impact this production had had on me to rejoin reality. It is to this day the closest I've ever gotten to see David Tennant performing live - and in such a stunning production too - and may remain that for many years to come if hopefully not always, but it will stay with me forever.

[@littlevenus505]

wow imagine kissing david tennant like this... look at him he couldn't even hold himself he just kissed him softly 🥺🤧

[@b.n1429]

Shakespeare's plays will always be a mystery to me but the raw emotion definitely shone through. Also...David Tennant looks so good with long hair.

[@sonadilver563]

im pretty sure that at 2:56 he almost broke into laughter but then had to stay in character by crying.

[@annieinwonderland]

The audience is laughing and that could be distracted.

[@The-Ducky-is-Here]

Yeah i thought i saw a second of an almost smile on David too 😅

[@birdandcatlover5597]

Yeah, I heard a laugh

[@kylezo]

No. The point is that he's laugh crying because the king is trying to cheer him up in a tender moment. There is more than a teaspoon worth of emotion to be felt.

[@amyzm7677]

I agree with @@kylezo . He is laughing and crying.

[@sashaasur]

FUCK KILL ME ладно я не могу выразить свои эмоции на английском. Чувствую себя просто восхитительно, но внутри словно органы отказали. Ппц. Я не знаю таких слов что описать своё состояние. Помогите

[@newhorizons1]

He's is a wonderful actor. I'd love to see David live. His Hamlet was superb as was this . I love him

[@tatianamelendez490]

I saw him live in 2017 when he did "Don Juan in Soho", a modern British retelling of the Don Juan story. He was absolutely sublime! I was in standing room, and was laughing so hard I nearly collapsed to the floor, he was that funny. He is a master at comedic timing. I met him backstage after the show too, he was in a hurry and exhausted, but he still did his best with the huge throng of fans waiting for him. I managed to get his autograph and a selfie. I immediately freaked out in exhilaration after I got out of there.

[@rajaharrag667]

@@tatianamelendez490 whaou, you're so lucky ! it's literally my dream

[@tatianamelendez490]

@@rajaharrag667 One day it'll happen, my dear.

[@rajaharrag667]

@@tatianamelendez490 it's very unlikely but I hope so 😃

[@tatianamelendez490]

@@rajaharrag667 Never say never, my dear. When the opportunity arises, grab it. That's how I got to see him.

[@Oliver-yc5fi]

0:48 It's almost as if he talks about the Richard after him. This is Richard II, however Richard III was found buried in this exact description. "...where subjects feet may trample on their sovereigns head..." Richard III, found under a car park.

[@Imaanyi]

And someone on another topic was complaining that David looked "disgusted" when he 'had to kiss" Michael in GO, because"that's not what he wanted" and "not all actors should be forced to do that stupid LGBTQ crap". Seriously, I didn't know if I should laugh or get mad at the stupidity. 😂

[@letolethe3344]

They clearly didn't actually watch the show. No disgust there at all.

[@torch_warden8177]

WHAT??? We're talking about David "boykisser" Tennant, man Which dumb*ss said that??? xDDDD

[@psychopathicaf3277]

that was the most tender and warm and loving thing I've seen in a while

[@toomanyoldsports]

Agreed. The way David/Richard held his face in hands felt so loving.

[@miloislame]

This is the only rendition where Richard II’s actor actually seems casual about the delivery. Like, this feels like a slice from that era

[@namelickker375]

2:09 the kiss starts here

[@Alex_itimia]

I needed a moment when he said "tender hearted cousin"

[@lr6359]

aziraphale eventually came back to crowley, and when crowley realized that aziraphale had chosen him, he kissed him once again. and aziraphale cried. not because of crowley or their time apart or regret for leaving heaven. aziraphale cried, grieving the loss of his whole identity, his former core beliefs. aziraphale grieved the system he so believed could be changed, be saved. aziraphale grieved the potential for good. and crowley held him. he held his angel until the tears were spent, and then it was just them.

[@hgracieeees]

no dialoge from 2:00 onwards. so many things said. amazing talent and direction, beautiful piece of theatre.

[@miimiicry]

thank you so much for posting this lol, I was also sick of scouring tumblr trying to find this scene. i studied richard ii in my shakespeare class and this is legitimately my favorite portrayal of this scene. beat for beat, the acting conveys such a full scope of emotions on both tennat's and rix's part that you could genuinely spend hours analyzing the sheer weight THIS performance has in relation to both the original text and the entire play as a whole

[@decco9049]

I volunteer to become an actor in this play. 🙋‍♀️ Preferably the role that young man has. 👀

[@charlie9539]

Don't we all ? 😂

[@ImWeirdAndILikeIt]

I was so curious why this was popping back up in my recommended all of a sudden, but then I remembered the Recent David Tennant Production that had come out and thought, “ahh, this is what they’re watching to cope.”

[@toads-nn3ob]

He’s got pretty princess hair :)

[@captainswan618]

it’s honestly so fucked up that I watched this even before good omens season 2 came out. the universe really said I needed to see another emotionally devastating kiss with david tennant 😭

[@zursee]

david tennant also known as babygirliest man ever to grace a stage

[@sorosteo9935]

I found this video today and i watched it 10 times already. I feel like a creep but this is just... So beautyfull

[@ruthisgone]

i love how gentle and unsure the kiss is, fits the tone of the scene and the characters perfectly :)

[@ohjustsaebyul]

Every comment has already praised him as much as i could.. all i can say now is; fuck his hair is luscious

[@thepandoricaoffandomsbacku7349]

Crowley just became friends with Shakespeare and decided to join one of the plays

[@ellenmurphy2150]

David Tennant. Long hair. Yes. Nicely played.

[@HawkinaBox]

That's really good crying.

[@jeanninecalder3652]

Seems that David is always kissing someone…. Beginning to think he has a clause in his contracts … 🤭

[@Mezzy..]

2:10 this is my favourite kiss ever, so gentle and elegant.

[@richadaiya6713]

Ooooh can you tell me eaters you got the clip from? I’ve been wanting to watch the full play for so long!

[@bironicus]

I actually salvaged the clip from Tumblr but I know where you could get the whole play so if you message me at space-volcano.tumblr.com or twitter.com/bironicus?s=09 I can hit you up with a link 💫

[@richadaiya6713]

Bironicus Flame thanks so much I would REALLY love that!

[@annieinwonderland]

It's on the Royal Shakespeare company website in the archives.

[@tunclr4]

Aw, where was this clip back when the play was streaming to cinemas? Q.Q (This scene you could hear a pin drop -- nearly fell off my chair when they kissed *-*) Ta muchly for sharing

[@lexabug7410]

2:23 - 2:26 that sob in the background. XD They have that person in tears!

[@alwayslovedafilm]

2:05 his face is everything

[@Johnlocked.on_bakerst]

2:57 David smiled a bit after the other person broke character 🥺

[@noodleslayer3826]

i think it was purposeful actually

[@JudyFurmston]

That was very deliberate.

[@Hello-hello-hello456]

These are pros and they don't break character so easily

[@letolethe3344]

Yeah....neither one "broke character." Not sure what you're talking about.

[@alfombra1054]

David Tennant is such a good actor goddamnit. The tenderness in that kiss. The love. The soft touch. AAAAAA.

[@dinamirm.9290]

This is art. Pure art

[@mikeylikesit525]

Long hair David is so fuckin stunning

[@Shadowthevampire]

So both david and micheal have played this play yes? Both of them has kissed a guy yes? So cant they jsut play in this play together and kiss echother ?!

[@JenniferMannette]

They've also both done Hamlet to.

[@janellenewton5633]

Do you know if theres a clip anywhere of michaels??

[@kirbyesque]

Darling you don’t know what you’re asking.

[@Deadhousep1ants]

@@kirbyesquebest comment award goes to you. Nah but GO S2 is just… pain

[@letolethe3344]

@@Deadhousep1ants If you only watched one scene, it is. There's tons of funny stuff too.

[@Aurelia2147]

Whoelse thinks he sounds like Stevie from Family guy here 0:19 "I'll give my jewels for a set of beeds" ^^ However, amazing performance!!

[@Banneord]

The DRAWING REFERENCES from these, what, 5 seconds of pre-kiss and kiss? Tumblr is boiling with thin, dark dukes with long red hair.

[@kellifranklin9872]

I’m just here coping after watching the finale of Good Omens season 2. David Tennant is brutally hot.

[@one_smol_duck]

no no no it's no homo guys. he said he'd give his gay apparel for an armsman's gown. duh. More seriously, the long history of portraying Richard II as gay coded / effeminate is actually not great. Like -- there's a reason it's the weak, foolish, selfish king who gets portrayed like this 🙃. BUT -- given that history, it is interesting to see that recontextualized and played more earnestly. I've never really jived with Tennant's Richard II (as much as I love this play and as much as I love him in everything else), but I do think he makes interesting choices.

[@sophias.8323]

why do you not really like it?

[@one_smol_duck]

​@@sophias.8323 Tennant's version of Richard II or the history of playing Richard II as gay-coded? It's been so long since I've seen this version that I'd honestly have to rewatch it to give a fair opinion. I remember feeling like he brought so much of his own persona to the show that I felt like I was watching David Tennant, not Richard II. But I would really have to rewatch it to say if I stand by that opinion. (I'll get back to you when I do.) The history of playing Richard II as gay is actually a very hateful and homophobic one. Richard was a terrible person and a worse king. He was vain, conceited, weak, and stupid. So a tradition grew of playing him as very effeminate and gay-coded, because people were homophobic (and misogynistic), despite that not really being present in the text. It's just _how Richard II is played._ So I have very mixed feelings about this production playing up that aspect.

[@sophias.8323]

@@one_smol_duck I see! Totally understand and agree with the second part!! About the first thing: Interesting! I guess it must be hard to toe the line between making a character “yours” and letting too much of yourself seep into your portrayal of them. I’d love to hear more once you rewatch it!! Thank you for taking the time to respond, have a great day!

[@seileach67]

You're right, it is homophobic to code him as gay just because he was bad at his job and a terrible person on top of that. I just wish we could change history to get rid of some of the community's actual scumbags like Roy Cohn, Ernst Rohm, various Roman emperors, etc. If some cosmic force presented me with getting rid of them in exchange for accepting Richard II, I'd take it in a heartbeat.

[@japbirsingh7458]

That was beautiful recitation of Shakespeare - to be honest I’ve never heard it done better

[@japbirsingh7458]

More naturally I mean

[@Samuel-ku1qb]

Not fair that his hair is slightly red. It doesn’t help my heart.

[@deli5194]

This is Crowley just filling in for an actor so the show can go on and Aziraphale can be happy in order to return the favour in 1941 and you cannot convince me otherwise.

[@anna-maria1412]

Having read Richard II, I'm so glad I bought this on DVD, too. What a genius.

[@itswherethecomedycomesin8864]

Like idk whats going on but I'm here for it

[@meriemcullen8510]

i saw kilgrave kissing man :) my life is completed :) goodbye im going to die in peace

[@ananyak1062]

thank you for posting this. you're doing god's work

[@50frogsinatrenchcoat9]

LET DAVID TENNET KISS MEN AND BE HAPPY AFTERWARDS!!

[@N3RDYG0GGLES]

David really does suit that hairstyle quite well omg, gorgeous

[@Livronosopai]

David only plays excentric characters, there is no normal in Tennent

[@wrennewman6868]

David is great in anything. It would be good to see him in a one -man show. Just him, the stage and the audience

[@every827]

This was so soft oh my god I lost a heartbeat 🥺

[@aeneidos]

Oh god, thank you for posting this

[@naniisthis]

Gender envy. Yup thats it

[@letolethe3344]

What do you mean?

[@NZ-fo8tp]

The doctor sort of looks like Donna here, it's truly the doctor donna

[@richadaiya6713]

Thanks so much for posting this!

[@Stormchantress]

We NEED David to kiss Michael this way in GO3!!

[@Traveling_Frog]

Im not watching this at two am. You are

[@wassupheinz]

That looks like such a sweet kiss, so lucky

[@celestialharmonies44]

David Tennant is our favourite boykisser :3

[@wrensog]

he looks so pretty with long hair

[@torch_warden8177]

fuck yeah

[@kkyulmin]

David looks so pretty with long hair

[@Vidyut_Gore]

David Tennant. Uff. He makes any role he plays his own.

[@B1tchy_lesbian]

I may be a lesbian…. But David❤️

[@lokstar2072]

David kissed more men than every straight women ever will

[@vintress]

His acting is insane. He's one of the best actors of our time. This man is incredible.

[@benny8255]

The sudden urge I have to learn every single line in the play and delivering it with my best English accent is unbearable. The funniest thing? I’m Italian. I don’t even now where to start to recreate an English accent. Actually, I’m not even sure this accent is called “English”😭🤚