The nature of DeWitt/Dominic was asked at Echo-2

[derevko-child.livejournal.com]

penikitty wrote a write-up about Echo-2, and someone asked OW and RD about Dewitt and Dominic. Which led to the revelation that Olivia Williams watches DeWitt/Dominic fanvids on youtube.

Okay, so during Fran and Olivia's talk someone asked Olivia what she thought the relationship was between Adelle and Dominic. Olivia got really excited and said "Are you the person that's made those amazing videos?" and the person said that no, she wasn't. Olivia then got extremely animated and excited and explained to us, and Fran, that there was a series of amazing videos on youtube set to music about Adelle/Dominic and that she watched them A LOT and they always make her happy.

I thought it was dollsome at first, but it turns out to be the great Ohsoleil. WORSHIP AT HER FEET. (I cannot link to her other vids because Youtube is blocking them. *shakes fist at youtube*)

The answer to the question is--

Yes she did answer and so did Reed. They both said they didn't see it as a romantic relationship. Reed said that he thought Dominic saw her as his queen and that he would do anything to protect her and their kingdom.

Thoughts? Personally, I love it that Reed said that he thinks Dominic sees Adelle as his queen. ♥♥♥



ETA: A question for you to ponder on: did you see DeWitt/Dominic as a romantic relationship? Yes? No? How did you see it and why?

Comments

[cassi0pei4.livejournal.com]

*FLAILS*

Olivia Williams watches fanvideos!?! How awesome is that?!!

Also: his queen! <333

[derevko-child.livejournal.com]

Jesus. The man's adorable.

It's what I find funny (and scary) about OW sometimes. She googles herself and she watches youtube vids. She watches D/D vids. Dear god. I sometimes fear the day she discovers the comm. The thought of OH MAH LAWD. SHOULD WE LOCK THE COMMS?! comes to mind. trololol

[shi-naynay.livejournal.com]

I love the picture I get of Olivia Williams sitting at her computer, flailing over DeWitt/Dominic videos on YouTube because, you know, it's what I do. Olivia and I are so alike! Ha ha. I can only imagine her reaction if she ever found this (glorious) community.

And the thought of Dom thinking of Adelle as his queen, doing anything & everything to protect their kingdom. YES. THIS. FOREVER. ♥ (Also, I would like to point out, in his answer he said THEIR kingdom. You really don't think of them as romantic, Reed? Hmm? They totally could have gotten there, after the apocalypse happened. Which brings us back to D/D being the world's overlords, just sayin'.)

[cassi0pei4.livejournal.com]

Why would you fear the day when she sees the comm? Who knows, maybe she'd like some of the stuff posted? Then again...some of if would be a bit embarrassing I suppose...which is one of the reasons my lj is not at all connected to my real life ;)

[derevko-child.livejournal.com]

Also, I would like to point out, in his answer he said THEIR kingdom. You really don't think of them as romantic, Reed?

I KNOOOOOW. I was all, 'not romantic, but their kingdom? What is this. I don't even know anymore... I love you, Reed?' lol.

I re-watched a few vids when I saw this post at the team comm. It made me so ~nostalgic. DOLLSOME'S VIDS FOR THE WIN!

[derevko-child.livejournal.com]

IDK. I feel like they're supposed to be separate from their characters? I DON'T KNOW ANYMORE. Haha. I can't explain it, my mind's trailing with non-sequiturs right now (more in the line of-- because! it's difficult! the idea of the actress saying that something like she flails about her character and another character is cute but what if she's here, lurking? zomg. the comm is open and we're currently talking about her and her lurking. Why am I spelling lurking with a 'C'? the comm, the comm!)

I think I need to sleep. Haha.

[rogoblue.livejournal.com]

Given the party line as spoken by both actors, all I can say that the simmering subtext is a tribute to the chemistry they had on the show.

"Their kingdom" struck me too!

[derevko-child.livejournal.com]

What do you mean about party line? (the only party line I know is the 'omg, who are you and how is it that we're talking on the same phone line?!'

THEIR KINGDOM. THE QUEEN AND HER CONSORT.

[shi-naynay.livejournal.com]

I AM BACK! FINALLY! BUT IT TAKES ME AROUND 5 TIMES TO GET REPLIES TO ACTUALLY POST. ONE DAY! ONE DAY THINGS WILL BE BACK TO NORMAL, LJ-WISE! (RIGHT??)

I rewatched a few vids as well. OH NOSTALGIA. And there are so many! (Go Dollsome & your vidding prowess!) ♥ I remember when I first found those ohsoleil vids on YT and I was all, "D/D have made it! They are a Real Thing now!" because apparently YT was the be all and end all of coupling proof? lol

[rogoblue.livejournal.com]

By the party line, I mean--the official story as both actors told it.

Probably the queen and her bodyguard or her spymaster or both all rolled into one!

[otahyoni.livejournal.com]

Olivia watches D/D fanvids? BEST EVER.

[derevko-child.livejournal.com]

Lol, I'm actually having that problem too. I couldn't fangirl properly (about this topic) because LJ kept on giving me "INTERNAL SERVER ERROR" or "503 ERROR" and that last one where there's like 2 sentences in the middle and made me go all :OOOOOOOOOOOOO

I remember being so thrilled when I saw ohsoleil's vids. They were awesome and well-made and squee-inducing and I was all, "THIS IS HOW YOU MAKE VIDS, PEOPLE" and then I started worshiping at her feet. trololol.

I MISS D/D. AND OUR SQUEEING

[shi-naynay.livejournal.com]

The idea of Olivia one day finding this comm is both awesome and terrifying at the same time. :S

[derevko-child.livejournal.com]

LOL. I took it as neither a denial or confirmation. Muaha. Although the 'not a romantic relationship' totally works for us, since the ship is all about subtext and stuff.

The Queen and her consort-slash-army

[derevko-child.livejournal.com]

IKR? Haha! Adorable ♥

[shi-naynay.livejournal.com]

Mine just time out & don't post. "Server not responding" has become my least favorite phrase.

I MISS D/D. AND OUR SQUEEING
I MISS THE ENTIRE FUN PARTY TIMES WE ALL ONCE HAD. Oh Show, why'd you have to leave us?

[derevko-child.livejournal.com]

IT TERRIFIES ME, SHI. IT TERRIFIES ME.

Only because I mod this, oliviawilliams and reeddiamond.

And also maybe for the (apparent) fact that she sometimes talks about her online activities.

I'M NOT OBSESSED. I'M DEDICATED.

[derevko-child.livejournal.com]

WE'LL STRUGGLE THROUGH IT!

WE HAD SO MUCH FUN. WHY CAN'T WE HAVE THAT BACK? WHY, FOX. WHYYYY

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

Hahahahaha, Olivia + fanvids = amazing! The internet has made fandom such a surreal place over the past couple years; it's still so weird to me that with stuff like twitter and youtube, the actors can access the fandomy stuff just as easily as the fans can! Mind, BLOWN.

Reed said that he thought Dominic saw her as his queen and that he would do anything to protect her and their kingdom.

BEST. EVER. That is just the best; I am charmed forever. (And "The Consort" and "The Queen and the Soldier" seem more applicable than ever; yay for fanmixy triumph!)

It is so neat that after SO LONG of just wondering & speculating from what we got on the show itself, we actually have some actor input on D/D.

[derevko-child.livejournal.com]

I truly thought it was you. She was watching your vids. THE D/D ROMCOM. *HUGS SELF*

REED IS ♥. I really wish we were there to witness the epic. AND ASK THESE QUESTIONS OURSELVES.

This is the type of thing that should have been included in the DVD... just saying. I'm actually thrilled that they don't see it as a romantic relationship (question: did we see it as a romantic relationship? I thought we saw it as two insanely attractive people who work really well together, who also wanted to fuck each other but can't because they work really well together?)

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

The Poker Face vid is the first and truly the greatest! ♥ Discovering that one's existence was like a gift from the universe. Hahahaha, I think my brain short-circuits a tiny bit at the idea of her finding the D/D RomCom. What would she think?!?! Is it charming or frightening?!?! Suddenly I am hurled into an abyss of YouTube confusion!

I think your summary is EXACTLY CORRECT, my friend. I am just choosing to believe that they meant "romantic relationship" in the context that they were actually romantically involved in secret or whatever, because I cannot de-UST all their scenes after so long! It would require a complete re-wiring of my brain.

Oh, just think of all the fun we would have had if we could have come up with questions! We would have left the whole Dollhouse-related world stunned that anyone had ever paid that much attention to this relationship! ... SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE ASKED WHY THEY WERE SO AWKWARD AT THE END OF "ECHOES." DAMN IT! I mean, I get that "because they are both very straight-laced and it would be humiliating for them to even know that the other had behaved anything less than impeccably" works, but ... still. I feel like that scene is The Great D/D Mystery.

[derevko-child.livejournal.com]

THE D/D ROMCOM IS THE MOST CHARMING THING IN THE WORLD. Seriously. It's ♥.

The Poker Face vid is the first and truly the greatest! ♥ Discovering that one's existence was like a gift from the universe.

IT TRULY IS! Dear god, when the comm first started out and I found it on YT, I was all, 'THIS FANDOM IS THE GREATEST FANDOM IN THE WORLD'. And 2 years later, the declaration still stands. Y so awesome, fandom?

Yeah, I think that was their definition of romantic relationship? IDK. I've been corrupted by my Alias and BSG ships. They don't 'do' romantic. Are we a romantic ship? I think not. We're mostly the UST-and-subtext-laden ship (and WE LOVE IT). So... maybe if the question was re-worded, ~we probably would have gotten a meatier answer. IDK.

SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE ASKED WHY THEY WERE SO AWKWARD AT THE END OF "ECHOES."

AHAHAHA. THIS. I would think that if we were there (like, three, four, five of us), we'll huddle together and tag team the questions.

I'll edit my previous question into the entry. LET'S JUMPSTART THIS COMMUNITY EVEN FOR JUST A LITTLE WHILE!

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

I remember when I first found those ohsoleil vids on YT and I was all, "D/D have made it! They are a Real Thing now!" because apparently YT was the be all and end all of coupling proof?

Hee, that is EXACTLY what happened to me! I remember having such a giddy sense of "dude, they are LEGIT now!"

[dollsome.livejournal.com]

CONCURRED. Maybe they are just so expertly repressed that even the actors playing them don't know about it. Come on. If any pair could pull that off, it'd be D/D.

[penikitty.livejournal.com]

Wow, I can't believe my little post has caused such squeeage, I loves it!

I feel kinda bad because that IS what he said but I don't know if it's the EXACT words...I know he said he thought Dominic saw her as his Queen though, that bit is definite. He compared it to a character in a book or Shakespeare play but again I can't remember. I fail so badly :/ From now on I am taking notes in every talk I ever go to!