Watching these two short clips from Chimes At Midnight underlines just how much of a complete sociopath The Hollow Crown’s Hal really is.
#if Hal is emotionally transparent and a little bit dim and actually being led astray by his friends #then you get a very very different story #and a much simpler one. #I find that story way less intellectually interesting but also somewhat less emotionally resonant #I always had the sense that THC’s Falstaff and Poins were standing on shifting sand from day one #and sensed it #they saw what was coming for them and they barreled on anyway #there’s so much more fear to their interactions in the hollow crown #which is fascinating and subtle and vicious #ugh #I like Hal best when he’s fucking terrifying
These tags are fantastic. Very interesting twist on Hal’s character.