Musketeers episode 4

[elspethdixon]

Wherein we meet Aramis's ex-boyfriend.

Give up, ex-boyfriend. Aramis doesn't need you anymore. He's found new, better boyfriends who would never run off and desert him* (and the entire rest of the regiment).

Also, Constance deserves some kind of sainthood for putting up with these idiots, and the carved wooden ceiling in the room where de Tréville and the Cardinal were arguing about Savoy is probably the sexiest thing in the entire episode. Even sexier than angsty disheveled Aramis or last episode's injured, shirtless Porthos.



*Seanchai has pointed out that they're never gonna give him up or let him down, either.

Comments

[muccamukk]

Some of fandom seems to like Marsac, I think on basis that he's a Poor Man's Tom Hiddleston, but I could never forgive him. He left Aramis bleeding and alone in a pile of dead bodies. Like how did Aramis even get home?

They're really getting the most out of their Czech scenery porn, aren't they?

[elspethdixon]

The scenery porn and costume porn are two of my favorite things about the show. I could happily stare at closeups of the musketeers' embossed leather arm-protector-thingies for hours.

Like how did Aramis even get home?

I think that's a question that can only be properly answered via dozens of lovingly detailed h/c fics. Maybe I'll even attempt one once I've seen enough episodes to be confident I can actually write show!Musketeers rather than book!Musketeers wearing the show characters' bodies.* (D'Artagnan and Athos are pretty close, and I've have zero compunctions just handwaving Aramis's calculating side and religious interests in because I doubt any readers would mind, but Porthos is really not the same and also the one where it's most likely to bother people if I get him wrong).

*And once the Les Mis kink meme fic is finished. One historical research time-suck at a time.

[muccamukk]

I've only got two episodes left, and then what am I going to do?

I believe I have seen more than one lovingly detailed h/c fic on the topic of the massacre at Savoy, and some fanart. Show Porthos is a giant Teddy Warrior!Peacock, instead of a giant Jerk Warrior!Peacock. The jerkishness generally has been toned down, really, which is almost a pity, except Teddy!Porthos is SOOOO CUTE! Yes he IS!