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im returning from the grave to inform the masses this is finally getting a remake after almost 10 months

BEN TALLMADGE TRUTHERS RISE!!! 🩵

had to step in for my fellow ben tallmadge enthusiasts. yes ofc i had to include the “oh i wont be hiding” for the intro. it’s fitting is it not

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what do you mean elon musk did a nazi salute on live tv at the united states presidential inauguration twice and is now erasing the evidence off the internet by replacing the footage with the crowd cheering instead?

would be a shame if people reblogged this, wouldn’t it?

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thinking…

TURN WEEK 2024: Fav Patriot/ Loyalist

to literally no one’s surprise, yall know who i had to go with. making this was fun as hell and im happy i finally got to use this song w my two favs 💕

(yes ofc i had to bring up the sexyman poll come on it was funny)

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how listening to perverts by ethel cain at midnight got me feeling

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tiktok refugees i believe you are few but it is VITAL that you know on tumblr you can speak freely. kill. die. sex. fuck. you can say things here

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how i feel opening tiktok at approximately 10:40pm saturday jan 18, 2025.

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tallmadge: i need to create aliases for my friends and i to protect our identities as spies in case we are ever discovered!

caleb “if they wanna hang me, they gotta catch me first” brewster:

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turn edit with let down by radiohead… walk with me

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finals week is over and now i’m on winter break. goodbye ben tallmadge wall i will see you soon

also peep the ‘i voted’ sticker because i realized it was still on my sweatshirt since november and i never bothered to take it off

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I FOUND A GOOD QUALITY SITE TO GET TURN CLIPS THIS IS A MIRACLE

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it’s been a hot minute i think i need to edit again.

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a lyke wake dirge was on my top 3 for spotify wrapped two years in a row and i’ll be DAMNED if it loses now.

Music of TURN

Round 17

(I didn't have time to finish round 18 because it's homecoming week and I'm in marching band so only one a day from now on)

Hush

Well I've gone into song histories, why not go into thematics and other observations. One thing I've noticed is that the soundtrack of TURN leans heavily on strings. One would expect that in a score, but it's mostly solo strings instead of an orchestral group.

Now I have no idea if this was intentional, but with strings, piano (technically harpsichord), and voice being the most prevalent melodic instruments in colonial America, it would be fitting to have these instruments dominate the soundtrack. Again, I don't have any experience in this field of music, it might have just have been the easiest instrument to get in the show. But a lack of woodwinds and brass in the featured songs makes me wonder. (For anyone wondering, the reason for a lack of the other instruments is that they would only really be used in orchestras, not soloistically. No court composition in America along with a lack of talent because if you played those instruments, you likely didn't have much reason to go across the Atlantic.)

A Lyke Wake Dirge

1.10: The Battle of Setauket

So now that we know the history (if you need a refresher. Lyke = corpse, Wake = the time between death and funeral/burial, Dirge = lament/funeral song. And the lyrics tell of a souls journey to purgatory) let's look at how it fits.

It represents the death of not only Mr. Baker, but Abe being his killer. Early season one has Abe swearing to never take a life. This is the death of that part of his character. As we see him more and more willing to kill. First understandably with Simcoe, and to Wakefield (I believe) and finally his worst moment when plotting to kill Hewlett.

The fire of the house plays into the image of purgatory. Most of what we associate with purgatory (including the song) comes from Catholic doctrine. Where a soul goes under temporary punishment to purify/purge the soul of sin before entering heaven. Fire is associated for a multitude of reasons (from pagan, to analogies, to scripture) and I am not a religious studies major so I won't go too in depth.

But in this instance I would see the burning house as almost the opposite. From the ashes of the house comes the root cellar, his base for spywork. Again, I have no clue if I am looking far too into it, but I see the connections.

Complete side note that doesn't add much, I just typed it out hoping it would fit and then realized it didn't. From the show, I'm going to guess that they are Presbyterian. As Ben's father (historically) was Presbyterian and it is known in the show that the Woodhull's attended Reverend Tallmadge's church. I don't know much on 18th century Presbyterianism, but I would imagine that the views on purgatory haven't changed. In that it is not a necessary step. But they would certainly be aware of the concept.

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RIP Ben Tallmadge, you would have loved how hot you were in the TV adaptation of your life

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my theatre professor knows about turn. had to act nonchalant. FAILED.

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me when i finally get to use my favorite scene

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me because the turn ship bracket just ended and we immediately get hit with the ben tallmadge bracket

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seth numrich nation do we perchance think that if the duffer brothers show does really good, netflix would make profile pictures for the show’s characters