Monday, December 7, 2020

Inklings // December 2020 (Christmas is coming!)

Here ye! Hear ye! It's time for our December Inklings! It's lots of fun and we'd love to have you hop along and join us -- the more the merrier, say I! ;) (For more see the first post here or the rules below.)

Rules:

1. At any time during the month, on your own blog post a scene from a book or film that matches the prompt, including a link back here in your post.

2. Leave a link to your post in the comments section on this post and I'll post all your links with the next prompt. That's it!

November Round-Up:

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December's prompt is:

A Christmas scene in book or film that makes you happy

My contribution comes from BBC's Midsomer Murders: Season 16, Episode 1, A Christmas Haunting. (Note: obviously I don't unreservedly recommend all the seasons/episodes of the show and/or for all audiences and so on and so forth. You get the idea. ;))

If you're a MM's devotee, this episode has quite a few highlights and fun moments (including a new sergeant coming on the team and Barnaby in a reindeer sweater) + a number of familiar faces. The scene I'm highlighting though comes part way through with two long lost sweethearts meeting in a dilapidated village playground. No spoilers (cause it's a mystery and all that),

but suffice to say, there's a sweet, patient, faithful Anne Elliot-ish auntie figure

and a haunted, brooding, battle and world weary warrior -- returning home to very little welcome.

And (with the police searching for them) they end up having this impromptu little heart to heart moment. And there are twinkly lights. And it's CHRISTMAS. (Obviously.) And there're so many undercurrents and mysterious tensions and things left hanging in the air and other things they don't even have to talk about because they both know... and I really really really want to write an entire story based on their characters. 

The ending is pretty dramatic and tingly and quivery (in both deeply sad and happy ways), but I won't talk about that or even share any more pics cause it would give away too much and I promised no spoilers. 

(I have to mention this gooorgeous wreath from earlier in the episode though. Isn't it amazing??)

Getting screen caps for this I'd forgotten just how delightfully Christmas-y the entire episode is and also all the other secondary characters, some of whom actually make me tear up at the end. Definitely one that needs to go on my Christmas movie list. <333

Looking forward to seeing what you all come up with -- have fun!

4 comments:

  1. My mom loves Midsomer Murders! This prompt was difficult and I found mine at last minute! http://revealedintime.blogspot.com/2020/12/inklings-link-updecember.html

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    1. Ivy Miranda,
      Oh good. ;) And thanks! Looking forward to reading it asap. :)

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  2. Wow, 16 seasons of a show? Just the fact alone that it lasted that long makes me interested.

    Great prompt for this time! I talked about one of my favorite old time films here:
    https://moviesmeetmatch.blogspot.com/2020/12/inklings-december-2020-12-delights-of.html

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    1. MovieCritic,
      I know!! It's actually still running and they're up to 21 seasons. xD There is a bit of content and, obviously, with that many eps there are a few I wouldn't recommend at all and some that rate higher than others, but they've kept remarkable continuity in tone, etc., so yes, it's pretty amazing just for that alone.

      Oh goodie, looking forward to reading it! ;)

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