Also the best thing I heard all day is that Mark was bisexual in the original script ("He slept with half the guys in his film class" ) since my friends in high school always compared me to him the most, so I love that character trait we share.
Also it totally confirms the theory I had that Mark and Roger were most definitely sleeping together. When I was introduced to the show, I heard the songs out of order, so I initially thought the reason Roger was hesitant in getting in a relationship with Mimi was because he was gay and didn't want to tell her rather then having AIDS.
I also completely think that Mark is bi and that bit from the original script just confirms it and I'm so pleased. Also the New York Theatre Workship version of Goodbye Love 1) hurts so much and 2) is very Mark/Roger
I actually have a PSL where Mark and Mimi and Roger are trying to work out a thing together and it's great? (Mark's just trying to figure out how to tell his mom oh god)
I'm afraid the burden's gonna make me crack./If it does, just let me know, I'll come back./Why is it easier to return to return to a friend?/Then to burn with a lover till the end?
I do like the tone in this one, where they're sad but consoling each other, but also in the show proper where they're angry and yelling at each other. Both are VERY GOOD.
I do think it was clever to do so many lines where they refer to each other in third person. It made it easy to switch lyrics around to other characters without ruining the rhythm of the music.
He broke down and got a "real" job because paying for Roger's medication is important and also like utilities and shit. Even if Benny lets them live there rent-free and doesn't go back to being a douche, there are other bills to pay please one of you needs a job you guys
"Love you. Call?"
"Love you too. I hate the fall."