an ongoing struggle

[essbeejay]

me: okay, finally i can work on one of the many projects i have in the fire at the mo

brain: or we can make notes on yet another nsfw reds idea i just had this morning

me: brAIN NO

well brain won this morning so gj brain i guess

on that note, curious if anyone out there has any favorite dramatic monologues (recommendations of jughead's "i'm weird" speech will be overlooked and ignored), lmk lmk

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[junkyardwonder]

Fun part about creative brains is that they never really stop creating. Better to get all the good ideas out in the world then let them wither and die, I always say (for the first time ever, just now)

As for monologues, Stellan Skarsgård's speech as Luthen Rael in Andor is a standout for me. The delivery is superb

[essbeejay]

Ooh, Andor was so good. Literally the only Star Wars thing I've enjoyed since og Star Wars, lol. Excellent choice, the writing in that show was top notch.

[5678life]

I’ve always loved Cassie’s unhinged “I’ve never, EVER been happier!” monologue from Euphoria! Pretty sure I can quote it at the drop of a hat, lol!

[essbeejay]

I confess I completely missed the boat on Euphoria but after watching this clip I think I'm gonna have to watch it...

👉👈

[trtle]

U-um... probably Boomers monolgue in that scene where he's expressing the displacement he feels between him and his brothers to Bubbles in More Than Human. I love it so much it always evokes something from mr

Re: 👉👈

[essbeejay]

TOO KIND, haha!

[otakuspirit]

At risk of exposing myself as a whatever, I one of my favorite dramatic monologues comes from the West Wing from the episode called Two Cathedrals when President Bartlet calls god a "feckless thug".

Another one that gets me from ER's episode On the Beach where Mark Green gives his last words to his daughter (the "Be Generous" speech).

[essbeejay]

A true monologue from Sorkin! I miss this era of television a lot; it was a little before I started to really pay attention to TV writing but hearing about shows like West Wing and ER made me realize how much of a writer's medium TV is.

[otakuspirit]

I feel like TV writers these days, especially those who write for big networks, don't respect their audience enough. It seems that they talk down to their viewers a lot by over explaining situations or jokes. Of course, this isn't limited to TV, but movies do this a lot. I wish writers would assume that their audiences are smart enough grasp context clues.

[jujuandgetdown]

My new favorite monologue is the one from the new murder mystery detective show The Residence, starring Uzo Aduba (think Knives Out, it's so funny and fun to watch). The final reveal speech she gives at the end about who the killer is and why they did it is so captivating and fun. I think most of it comes from Uzo's acting skills rather than the monologue writing itself, but still!

[essbeejay]

I just started this and knew I was in for a treat when I saw it was a Shonda Rhimes show, so I can't wait to get to the finale now! And totally agreed, Uzo is absolute perfection in the role.

[stayinyourelaine]

i have a couple of fav monologues! one of em is from Pearl the horror movie, it's so unsettling yet so good. my absolute fav is from Lisa Frankenstein where lisa chews a man out because only he can like "cool stuff" and NOT his girlfriend. it is so cathartic. another good one is mike's at the end of Stranger Things s4, finn wolfhard got to improv some of it and in my humble opinion, it encapsulates how mike doesn't "love" eleven (in a romantic way at least).

[essbeejay]

Pearl has been on my list for the longest time! I'll have to check out Lisa Frankenstein. I admittedly dropped off of Stranger Things after S2 but am so intrigued by your interpretation I might just go watch that bit isolated!

[softlypaintedseafoam]

late to the conversation since i'm new to dreamwidth but a longtime fan of MTH (OTL but i'm only now making an account because of it looking like tumblr might be in the end days), but i'd say a dramatic monologue i really find hilarious is just the entire first chapter of my immortal. our girl ebony dark'ness dementia raven way will always be so famous

[essbeejay]

LOL A CLASSIC, FANFICTION'S NORTH STAR

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