Ok, not to prolong this discussion but also not to leave your question unanswered: They couldn't. If they did not want their program to be perceived in the context of Wuthering Heights, they should not choose the music from Wuthering Heights. It is as simple as this. Once they did, they gave everyone and anyone the right to relate what they show on the ice to the book and its huge artistic legacy. There is a reason why this story was picked up so many times by artists from so many different fields who wanted to relate to it or say something new about it, offer some insight, or use it as a reference. It made the very title itself extremely "loaded". To pretend otherwise is just naive. It is just not the same as choosing a "Roses".... Making this selection Piper and Paul should have been aware of this. They are 30+ and not teens. And, no, I do not mean enacting any scene or the story as such. I mean just living up to its legend and staying in tune with its spirit.of course we will agree to disagree and taste is personal. no problem with that... however, there is something to clarify... how else would they call their free dance ? they chose a soundtrack that is the soundtrack of a movie called like that... LaLa skated to a piece called Roses... would you think it was about pretty but thorny flowers when you saw it ? FBS skated to NDP.. however, chose to focus on songs that are less popular than le temps des cathédrales for instance... is that wrong ? How should they call their FD ? Does it have anything to do with the actual story : they said nope.. they are doing their own story focusing on one character... etc don't quote me on this... I remember reading about it a long time ago and I don't remember everything.
My point is that you are totally allowed to like or not like a free dance... but if the reason is about linking or not to a title, a book or a soundtrack, then most teams use the music or themes as inspiration but do not pretend to interpret really what is expected...
I loved L/B RD on Mylène Farmer... not sure the marionette idea has anything much to do with the song does it ?
(no need to reply... I respect that you are opting to bow out from this conversation... I am just not ready to do so myself)
Now I really bow out from here.
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