![]() ![]() Perseus cannot see beyond what’s physical, and Medusa’s suffering is made even more urgent as their conversations progress. Her conversations with Perseus draw out her confidence and feminist beliefs.Īs the book’s focus moves to Perseus, its tone shifts to one of veiled unease. But Medusa herself is vulnerable, wistful, and scared she struggles with self-esteem. Their misogyny contributes to Medusa’s curse and banishment. Medusa is a woman wronged her self-reliance and beauty result in scorn and objectification from the townsfolk. Told from Medusa’s point of view, this is a sympathetic, compassionate tale. Their relationship takes a tragic turn, however, when Medusa and Perseus reveal their true identities to one another. Separated by cave walls, Medusa and Perseus have intimate heart-to-heart conversations. When a handsome young sailor, Perseus, arrives on the island, Medusa befriends him-and falls in love. ![]() Jessie Burton’s Medusa is a dazzling, engrossing retelling of a classic that’s delivered with a profound feminist twist.Įighteen-year-old Medusa has been exiled to an isolated, rocky island by Athena, who cursed her and turned her hair into a crown of snakes after Poseidon raped her and desecrated Athena’s temple. ![]()
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ET/PT and will also stream the next day on Peacock,” per Deadline.įeaturing musical performances from the likes of Bernadette Peters, Jane Lynch, and Kristin Chenoweth, the special was filmed at Avalon Hollywood in LA. Titled “Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love,” it will “air on her birthday, Wednesday, April 26 at 8 p.m. ![]() The network will pay honor to Burnett on her 90th birthday with a two-hour special. NBC is so glad we’ve had this time together with Carol Burnett, and is set to celebrate the comedy icon with even more laughs and songs. ![]() ![]() ![]() But as he edges closer to the truth, the Bone Collector is closing in on Lincoln Rhyme himself. With the help of a young police officer, Amelia Sachs, he starts to close in on the killer. Left paralysed by a debilitating accident, ex NYPD cop Rhyme has to dig deep into the only world he has left - his astonishing mind - to have any hope of solving the case. 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