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[aphrodite_mine]

Okay, I need help. 

Not like I have any time to watch or read things, like, at all, but my brain keeps obsessing and I'm more inclined to feed it than try and divert interest. 

I need, need, need pretty much ANY good historical thing with canon f/f romance and/or strong implications thereof. Please give me reasons to research old fashioned underpants.

Not willing to sit through, for example, five main dude characters for two seconds of femslash - though if it is quality enough I might be swayed. Aggressive heterosexuality is less offensive if women are the main characters. My examples below skew really white and western, but I'm definitely open to things that are NOT that as long as I can access the material. Era is flexible, but ideally pre-70s. Pretty much any genre also welcome, bonus for horror, thriller or psychodrama, but definitely not required.

Yes
- Sarah Waters
- Emma Donoghue
- Portrait of a Lady on Fire
- The Nevers
- Professor Marston & the Wonder Women
- Frida
- The Color Purple
- The Favorite

Borderline
- Mad Men
- Rome

On My List of Probably-Should-Watch/Probably-Would-Enjoy
- The Blechley Circle
- Call the Midwife
- Picnic at Hanging Rock (TV)
- Lizzie
- Benedetta

Comments

[scintilla10]

I really love Bletchley Circle and Call the Midwife! General +1 to reccing them/checking them out. However, as a word of caution, if your main interest is the canon f/f content, that is NOT the focus of either of these shows ... The main cast of both focuses on women and not dudes, though!

Have you watched Yellowjackets? (1 season so far, 10 episodes.) It only barely counts as historical, haha; there are two timelines, one of which is set in the 90s and one of which is contemporary. It's got excellent horror/thriller elements, and several queer lady characters, including one of the main characters.

Edited to add: I also really loved Gentleman Jack!

[aphrodite_mine]

Started Yellowjackets this week (LOVE IT) and Call the Midwife last night (LOVE IT)

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