A Discovery Of Witches - Blog Posts
A Discovery of Witches, Season One, Episode One
If you haven’t seen it yet, try to make it at least half an hour in.
The dialogue gets better.
Also:
This is one of those times something get’s compared to Twilight and it’s not lying. This has strong Twilight-isms, for better or worse.
I'm currently watching A Discovery of Witches (good fantasy show, I definitely recommend it) and Matthew Goode (who is playing the vampire Matthew Clairmont, on of the lead in the show) looks so much like a grown up Edwin.
And every time I think about it, i feel bittersweet, because our beloved Edwardian ghost boy never had the chance to grow and age.
He was her desire made real 😭🖤
"Magic is desire made real."
I'll never not be obsessed with how Diana grew into her powers while being in the past
It was the whole point, yes, but I don't think she ever grasped the idea of the power she would have
A weaver that had all of the elements, able to make the tenth knot when others had failed
The whole world was now in her hands. She could easily destroy anything she wanted
Having to carry the arrows for the goddess and finding justice (book lore more than the show because this is not explained)
So many things
I could write about the show and books for hours
There is an ancient prophesy. It tells of a witch who would change the destiny of all creatures. Some believe that this fearsome witch will alter our understanding of life itself. I believe you are power indeed.
A Discovery of Witches, 2.06.
I’m sorry - after our conversation, I just couldn’t resist.
Please don’t kill me. You know how much I LOVE this scene really. ❤️
(🔊 on) A Discovery of Witches Real Time Read Ch17
"I want to take you home."
Matthew wants to take Diana to Sept Tours so he can protect her.
This is my favourite scene in the whole show, their coming together and leaving Oxford to meet their future. It's so unbelievably romantic and swoony and exciting, it gives me all the feels 💓💓💓
And the way Matthew looks at Diana 💓🫠
📷 Sky/Bad Wolf A Discovery of Witches (2018) s1:03 my edits
🎶 Rob Lane
⬆️ Fan Photo Collage using extract from A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness and stills from the TV Show
My favourite book in the whole world. Ever.
I was out and about yesterday and found a well-loved copy of ‘A Discovery of Witches’ in the local train station book swap.
⬆️ A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (p175)
Part of me wanted to leave it for someone else to discover the absolute magic (literal and figurative) of it; part of me was delighted with the connective sign from the universe and part of me grabbed it with both hands as I’ve lent my copy out and am really missing it. I delved into it straight away and got wonderfully lost for the entire train journey.
To celebrate, I edited together a little extract (p175), just for fun, which tries to capture the delectable sensory overload to be found in the writing and the show itself. Can’t really put into words how much I love it.
Books about witches!
The Witch's Daughter has such a nice cover.