See, but Scar kind of reminds me of Ainley!Master anyway...

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...and Claudius was played by Derek Jacobi once, so really, it's The Circle of Life at work here...

In the song "Be Prepared" in the Lion King, Scar tells his hyena henchmen that 'my words are a matter of pride.' We're all down with Lion King being an adaptation of Hamlet, right? Like, I don't have to sell anyone on that?* The ego-pride/lion-pride pun here mirrors Hamlet's bawdy line to Ophelia, 'did you think I meant country matters?' It's actually BRILLIANT. The similarity for me hinged on the double meaning consisting of personally satisfying/political, and the word 'matters,' despite the different in speakers: Scar/Claudius in one, Simba/Hamlet in the other.

Also, if you haven't seen it, Lion King 1 1/2 is [1] cuteness and [2] totally Rosencrantz and Gildenstern Are Dead A Meerkat and A Warthog. No seriously, Stoppard should sue. Or LOL. OR BOTH AT ONCE.

Also Kronk's New Groove is surprisingly funny, in an odd vignette-y way.

I kind of want Kelley to be 'round so we can watch Enchanted, which I've never seen.

...and I think it's the Scar-Cheetah!Master connection, the somewhat reminiscent of each other hair (inc. a beard...on a lion. And I SWEAR Scar is like, rubbing up against a tree that's exuding sap or something b/c that mane? Is gelled.), the cackling, the weird cat-like leering and the domination plots that makes me see it, tbh.


*EDIT* Also it's the Ainley-levels of pure camp in Scar's delivery of "sensational news!"

*Edit x2* Something to quote in case of Sycorax invasion (btw, the whole awkwardly translating "Sycorax rocks. In the modern sense, 'they rock.' " line is amazing and I love it to death.). Also: Is Rafiki in some ways Yorick? Though fulfilling more of a wise fool role like Feste in Twelfth Night, going beyond simply being 'a fellow of infinite jest'? Even as Zazu is obviously Polonious? I think Nala may be a fusion Ophelia and Horatio.

This is probably Too Much Thought About The Lion King.

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Re: "Kings and successions" indeed!

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If he were a cat, he would insist on Fancy Feast. That's how fancy. Yeah, that was me. *blush* I was kind of 'put your ultra-femme Master characterization /back/, young lady, there is no place for those schenanigans in fandom! This is The Internet!' But then I made a Sparta joke and did it anyway, overcoming my own embarrassment about it. V. touching, I know.

Yeah, psychobitch ex--it lingered at the back of my mind, but I couldn't really articulate it. But yes, exactly that: with all the venom of one of them who's still emotionally invested in The Ex and self-aware enough to get it. *eyeroll* Counseling. Get some.

Re: "Kings and successions" indeed!

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Well, it doesn't help that The Ex keeps stringing him along. Doctor, you tart! Either reel him in or cut him loose! (Not that the Master would take 'cut him loose' for an answer.)

I feel a Skullcrusher Mountain coming on.

Re: "Kings and successions" indeed!

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I want to know what The Action would be that made the Master be like, 'No, you know what? Done.' Can be either from disgust or despair. It's hard--I want to say he's too persistent to ever drop it? But they're too frigging OTP for them to be /able/ to do the Full, Proper and Forever GTFO and still be /them/, in a way.