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"The death of innocence and hope-"
"The bitter burdens that you bear-"
"The bitter truths you carry in your heart-"
"You can share them with the world."
"You have the power of Pandora's Box, Lee. Open it."
This is a very petty complaint but I think Byck should have the Pandora's Box line since that's what he called his plan to kill Nixon, and then Booth just has "Open it."
— Dec 16, 2021 12:53PM
"The bitter burdens that you bear-"
"The bitter truths you carry in your heart-"
"You can share them with the world."
"You have the power of Pandora's Box, Lee. Open it."
This is a very petty complaint but I think Byck should have the Pandora's Box line since that's what he called his plan to kill Nixon, and then Booth just has "Open it."
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There's something deeply ironic in this of all books being the final thing I read before turning 18. Ending my childhood with a bang lmao
— Mar 31, 2022 08:27PM
Eva B.
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I always forget how good the non-song bits of this are too. Like some musicals really drag in the dialogue scenes but the dialogue scenes in Assassins are ELITE
— Mar 31, 2022 08:23PM
Eva B.
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I'm sure all of the other Guiteaus are amazing but Denis O'Hare is the #1 for me. Rewatching his performance of The Ballad of Guiteau is genuinely chilling. The final beat is the most uncomfortable (in a good way...bad way "award" still goes to Cymbeline) I've ever been watching a show
— Mar 31, 2022 08:19PM
Eva B.
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Obviously this book is missing Something Just Broke (since it was added later), which I think was a good addition to the show, even if I usually skip the song while listening since it's slower than I generally enjoy. Seeing the every-day civilians reactions to JFK's death breaks us out of the bubble we were in and reminds us that these actions have very very tangible real-world consequences.
— Dec 16, 2021 12:59PM
Eva B.
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The moment in the revival where the Zapruder film is projected onto Lee Harvey Oswald's shirt after he shoots JFK gives me chills every. single. time.
— Dec 16, 2021 12:57PM
Eva B.
is on page 100 of 107
"Without you, we're a bunch of freaks."
"With you, we're a force of history."
"We become immortal."
"Finally, we belong."
"To each other."
"To the nation."
"To the ages."
"Bring us together, babe."
"You think you can't connect. Connect to us."
"You think you're powerless. Empower us."
"It's in your grasp, Lee. All you have to do is move your little finger..."
— Dec 16, 2021 12:51PM
"With you, we're a force of history."
"We become immortal."
"Finally, we belong."
"To each other."
"To the nation."
"To the ages."
"Bring us together, babe."
"You think you can't connect. Connect to us."
"You think you're powerless. Empower us."
"It's in your grasp, Lee. All you have to do is move your little finger..."
