Beauty vs Beast: In Carol's Orbit
Monday, January 11, 2016 at 12:30PM Jason from MNPP here, christening 2016 (yes, the whole darn year) "The Year of Carol" -- a memo the Globes missed. Like Therese Belivet I've just got stars in my eyes (or maybe I just feel bad I didn't manage to do this edition of "Beauty vs Beast" during Carol Week proper here at TFE) but I'm still head over for Todd Haynes' true romance and I have a feeling many of you are too. Point being every week should be Carol week, so let's keep singing! For the briefest of seconds I considered forcing us to choose between our leading ladies of lesbian love (as Oscar voters should have to do in a righteous, Category-Fraud free world) but not, no, it's time for the true Supporting Characters to shine.
PREVIOUSLY It was the 15th anniversary of the great Shadow of the Vampire last week and in between the holidays we asked you guys to choose between its two best bloodsuckers, literal and/or notsomuch, and it was Team Nosferatu for 64% - said Craver:
"Team Schreck. I always thought that Dafoe's work in Spiderman also merits an Oscar nom. It was that great, plus fun to watch."
Reader Comments (13)
I want to take Kyle Chandler's clothes off with my teeth, carry him into the bedroom, and give him a go-round like he's never had.
Come on, is this really even a choice? I love Coach (COACH!), of course, because I'm a sensible person, but in Carol there's really no contest.
What I liked about Harge was that he wasn't a villain the way he could've been. A lot of credit goes to Kyle Chandler who is a very empathetic actor. He makes you care about him. He's so desperate for Carol to love him the way he loves her, to see him the way he sees her. It's kind of beautiful.
BIa -- oh agreed. in lesser hands (i.e. not Todd Haynes or Kyle Chandler's) that role could be disastrous but they aced it.
Roark -- see Lizzy's response. surelly Coach Taylor always wins some votes in whatever battle he's in.
Seriously, who would vote for Harge
Nathaniel - LOL, I saw her comment. I mean, listen, I love Kyle Chandler too. I guess I don't love him enough!
Sorry, Harge. I can't help you with this.
Team Abby! Sarah Paulson is a national treasure.
As much as I love Coach, Sarah Paulson gave the year's single best line reading with "I can't help you with that." I get chills just thinking about it. She gets my vote!
Sorry Abby but Harge probably looks better naked
@ Jaragon - I beg to differ Watching all the AHS got me into Paulson.
I guess this is the place where I come to say that I won't be seeing Carol this week after all :( I have no way to get to Sydney. So after waiting all of these years, I will have to wait another few weeks...I think I might be developing a nervous tick. Either that or I am having a stroke. What if I die before I see this movie?!
Loved Kyle Chandler since "Homefront" days - God, I'm old; why doesn't he age? - but this category is Abby, Abby, Abby all the way. Anyone who doesn't agree is a stoop.