Around The World in 80 Days:
Friendship
So. I have recently watched "Around The World in 80 Days" (2021), starring David Tennant, Leonie Benesch and Ibrahim Koma. And i have not stopped thinking about it since.
But one thing that has really stuck with me is that, among other things, the show is a story of friendship.
I love that the story is not a romance story, despite having romance aspects. We know that Fogg was or still is deeply in love with Estella and leaving her is his biggest regret. He even outrights says the words too. He tells her how much he loves her.
But his motivation and character go way beyond that (which deserve its own seperate post)
We can also see that there is a deeper connection forming between Passepartout and Abigail. Yet, they never even kiss. Which is honestly quite unusual. Any other show would have made them kiss. I mean, a man and a woman with this much chemistry? Sure, they almost do before getting interrupted but that is it.
They even share a very delicate and emotional slowdance together.
And yet, throughout the show and at the end, they are great and honest friends. Even after slowdancing the night before, sharing this intimate moment, Abigail calls Passepartout her friend and talks about how much this friendship means to her. How she doesn't want to lose him as a friend.
We see all of their relationships with one another change and grow in the course of their 80 days of adventure. There is so much emotion between all of them. There is fear, anger, understanding, confusion, betrayal, trust. But at the end, most importantly, there is friendship.
The bond they have formed has changed all of them. Has brought out the good in all of them. They learned so much from one another, understood each other and understood themselves. And THAT was the core essence of their relationship. The story was never solely about romance.
Abigail (and Passepartout) even openly discuss this when Fogg leaves to meet with Estella. They are disappointed because that is not how their story should go, that is not how it should end.
Abigail tries to make a love story out of it, but she know that this is not that kind of story.
This is not a story of romance, of finding the love of your life, of rekindling with a love long lost.
This IS however a story of love in the sense of friendship, companionship, of finding your passion and your place in life. It's a story of growth and of finding yourself.
At least that's what it is for me.
I was so grateful that they did not actually make Abigail and Passepartout a couple or have Fogg and Estella kiss or anything like it.
The story, the characters, their journey- it was all still just as powerful
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What are their clothes called?
If you're writing a fic and not sure how to describe their clothes, here are the basics:
The gentlemen are wearing shirts, cravats (I think that word works for any kind of neckwear?), waistcoats, trousers and (frock) coats.
Under the waistcoats both of them are wearing suspenders/bracers, and Jean also wears a belt. Nothing is worn under the shirt.
Abigail wears a waistcoat, shirtwaist (historical word for blouse) and split skirt under her coat/jacket (probably callung it either would be fine). Also she has a chatelaine clipped to her belt (the waist jewellery with useful items like notebook, pencil and magnifying glass hanging from it on chains).
Under the skirt she wears drawers (the ling white underpants) and under the shirtwaist a corset cover. That's the white "tank top" in the picture. There's supposed to be a corset under that and a shift (like a cotton slip dress) worn as the innermost layer under the corset and drawers.
Take these with a grain of salt, and please correct me if I'm mistaken!
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can someone please tell me if theres gonna be a second season of around the world in eighty days(2021) 😭 i miss abigail fix
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i have just finished Around the world in 80 days and have become obsessed with what is now my new favourite ot3/trio/friends/ idc as long as they stay together. and now i find out that it was canceled so i will not get any more of David Tennant being this specific sad little man and the fact that it only has 118 fics on ao3 how ami supposed to live laugh love in these conditions.
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Nose/profile appreciation for the Around the World in 80 Days trio.
All references from the Hong Kong episode, the bank scene to be precise (Fogg looks so high and mighty, but he's only looking at the clock lol).
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