Death's Head and the Sickly Child
Posted: January 9th, 2008, 11:06 pmOk, quiz time and BR reference rolled up into one. Here is a link to a clip from Brideshead Revisited -- a wonderful scene, though I'm not sure how it translates if you don't already know the characters from the earlier episodes.
In any case, the quiz question is "Why did I put this clip into a thread on this Space Trilogy forum?". The portion of the title "Death's Head" suggests Alcasan's head certainly, but there is something else. Note that you'll have to watch the clip all the way to the very end to get the full connection. You may think halfway through that you've got it, and you probably will have, but there is a nice little additional bit in the voiceover at the end (and don't cheat -- watch the whole thing -- it's a great comedic scene in general. Makes me want to watch the entire show again!:-)
By the way, Karen-fount-of-all-trivia-knowledge-to-be-gained-from-internet-searches (or anyone else that might happen to know), where is the phrase "Death's Head and the Sickly Child" originally from (I'm guessing Waugh didn't make it up)?
--Stanley
In any case, the quiz question is "Why did I put this clip into a thread on this Space Trilogy forum?". The portion of the title "Death's Head" suggests Alcasan's head certainly, but there is something else. Note that you'll have to watch the clip all the way to the very end to get the full connection. You may think halfway through that you've got it, and you probably will have, but there is a nice little additional bit in the voiceover at the end (and don't cheat -- watch the whole thing -- it's a great comedic scene in general. Makes me want to watch the entire show again!:-)
By the way, Karen-fount-of-all-trivia-knowledge-to-be-gained-from-internet-searches (or anyone else that might happen to know), where is the phrase "Death's Head and the Sickly Child" originally from (I'm guessing Waugh didn't make it up)?
--Stanley