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re: INTO THE WOODS magic-what am I missing-potion?

Posted by: MikeR 12:04 am EST 11/19/14
In reply to: re: INTO THE WOODS magic-what am I missing-potion? - AlanScott 11:45 pm EST 11/18/14

I think it's pretty clear that the third midnight is a deadline for the Witch, as she pushes them very hard to gather the ingredients by that time, and also to get them fed to Milky White (and milk her) before the strike of the third midnight.

What isn't clear is why this is the deadline, and perhaps more importantly, why she waited until there were three days left before she first approached the Baker and his Wife about helping her get the ingredients. But then we wouldn't have much of a show if everyone acted rationally.


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re: INTO THE WOODS magic-what am I missing-potion?

Posted by: Chromolume 12:20 pm EST 11/19/14
In reply to: re: INTO THE WOODS magic-what am I missing-potion? - MikeR 12:04 am EST 11/19/14

What isn't clear is why this is the deadline, and perhaps more importantly, why she waited until there were three days left before she first approached the Baker and his Wife about helping her get the ingredients.

I figure it's not that she waited until there were only 3 days left, rather that there would only be 3 days to do this in the first place.

(And I tend to agree that the "3 days" idea if, nothing else, makes sense when aligned with Cinderella and the 3 days of the festival.)

Personally, when I first saw the show, I thought the idea of using the corn husk in place of Rapunzel's hair sounded too contrived. But I guess I'm used to it now, lol.


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re: INTO THE WOODS magic-what am I missing-potion?

Posted by: MikeR 12:35 pm EST 11/19/14
In reply to: re: INTO THE WOODS magic-what am I missing-potion? - Chromolume 12:20 pm EST 11/19/14

It's not the corn husk, it's the corn silk. Still a bit contrived, but it's a lot closer to hair than the husk would be.


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re: INTO THE WOODS magic-what am I missing-potion?

Posted by: Chromolume 02:00 pm EST 11/19/14
In reply to: re: INTO THE WOODS magic-what am I missing-potion? - MikeR 12:35 pm EST 11/19/14

I stand corrected. (But you knew what I meant, lol.)


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re: INTO THE WOODS magic-what am I missing-potion?

Posted by: MikeR 02:21 pm EST 11/19/14
In reply to: re: INTO THE WOODS magic-what am I missing-potion? - Chromolume 02:00 pm EST 11/19/14

True, it's just that one is a lot more hair-like than the other.


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re: INTO THE WOODS magic-what am I missing-potion?

Posted by: AlanScott 12:08 am EST 11/19/14
In reply to: re: INTO THE WOODS magic-what am I missing-potion? - MikeR 12:04 am EST 11/19/14

Yes, to all of what you said. Everything you said is what I meant. I guess I didn't express it very clearly. Long day after not much sleep.


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