Thursday 2 April 2015

B is for Bad Wolf and Bellatrix

A to Z Challenge - B

B is for "Bad Wolf"
The saying that repeated and re-appeared throughout season 1 of the New Who series.  The saying that became synonomus with Rose Tyler, that was used to indicate her presence or her link to the Doctor (Bad Wolf Bay in Norway where the Doctor crossed betweenthe parallel universes, the message Rose gives to Donna to warn the Doctor).  Billie Piper's character in the 50th anniversary episode was known as Bad Wolf.  Basically, in any blog/article/cross stitch pattern about famous/top/important Doctor Who quotes, Bad Wolf has to be near the top of the list.

Here's a bonus picture for you - Bad Wolf as played by Billie Piper in the 50th anniversary in cross stitch :)

B is for Bellatrix Lestrange
I have to admit - in the books, I didn't take a liking to Bellatrix.  Not that you could take a liking to someone so completely evil and unlikable, but the character didn't have a lot of depth.  She hated non-pure wizards and loved Voldermort.  That's about it.  She was married in the books (did you know that?) but her husband doesn't get much of a look in.  I liked Narcissa so much more - she at least had a purpose and a motivation.  However, I absolutely adore Helena Bonham Carter's portrayal of her.  Bonham Carter is so good at being evil and insane and disturbing; and is such a mesmerising actor.  She's also very good at being good (Queen in "The King's Speech").  Her dress and hair are amazingly wild and creative in the movies - I hope I've done them justice.

Remember to check back in to follow the progress of my cross stitch ;) 

Happy Stitching!

14 comments:

  1. Once the Rose years had finished, I went back and re-watched all the episodes looking for Bad Wolf graffiti and it was amazing how far back in the series they went!

    I have to agree with your Bellatrix comments...Helena brought an otherwise boring character to life!

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  2. Lovely stitching Roslyn. I don't know the show but am enjoying reading about it from you.

    Linda

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  3. Great job! I still miss Rose!

    Love Bellatrix, though I agree about her being a bit one dimensional in the book. Helena brings her to life amazingly well in the movie. One of my all time favorite scenes has to be Helena playing Bellatrix as Hermione pollyjuiced to look like Bellatrix. It was excellent!

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    1. That scene was amazing! First time through (watching it) I almost thought they had dressed Emma up as Bellatrix, that's how good Helena was - I had more faith in the costume department than the actor!!

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  4. Wow, these are INCREDIBLE. I love the Bellatrix one. She's so delightfully evil.

    Good luck with the 2015 A to Z Challenge!
    A to Z Co-Host S. L. Hennessy
    http://pensuasion.blogspot.com

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    1. Thanks for stopping by! 24 more letters to stitch and characters to share :D

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    1. Thanks :) took me AGES to find the right colour for her eyes and to work out that I needed to Backstitch around them to make them stand out on her face!

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  6. Oh what a great concept for your A to Z Challenge - have to admit to being a bit of a sci-fi and fantasy nerd as well as loving cross stitch - so as you can tell your blog posts will be absolute perfection to me :) I'm your newest follower :)
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    1. Thanks :) Welcome!! Glad you found me :)

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