Teen Wolf meets North and South

Okay, so it has recently come to my attention that this guy:



And this gal:



have the same surname. And Derek is a werewolf by birth. And the Hales could possibly have a long bloodline, and Margaret is part of it. Which means Margaret might be a werewolf.

This certainly works with some of the themes of family shame and secrecy in North and South. For instance, Richard Hale isn't a dissenter to the Church; he's a werewolf, and his parish is close to finding out or something, so that's why the family has to go north. And Frederick didn't mutiny; hunters found out about him, so the Hale family can't talk about him.

And the night Thornton sees Margaret and Frederick, it's a full moon, and Frederick (or Margaret) kill Leonard because Leonard's a hunter. Which fits perfectly with what actually happens in N&S; Frederick accidentally kills Leonard, because he's trying to get away from Leonard, because Leonard knows his true identity.

( And all of the sudden this became a discussion about the treatment of class in relation to werewolf, vampire, and hunter archetypes in supernatural dramas. WHAT IS MY LIFE. )

The Civil War

Recently, my_daroga and I watched the Ken Burns PBS documentary, The Civil War. It was made in 1990. This is one of the most well-made historical documentaries that I've seen.

( I particularly liked: )

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( Here are some AMAZING THINGS I learned: )

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