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Lavinia becomes a little obsessed with Lola Montez, and it becomes a gag throughout the season.
Theres a music cue whenever they mention Lola, the strumming sound of Spanish guitars.
Knowing that, Lola Montez becomes so much more than just an odd little returning joke inDickinson.
She was a real woman, Baryshnikov told me.
And she was an Irish woman who adopted this name and persona for herself.
It was this famously seductive act that drove men crazy.
Lola Montez (born Eliza Gilbert in Connacht, Ireland) lived a remarkable life.
(As made-up Spanish personas go, Hilaria Baldwin wishes she got this much done.)
So [Lavinia is] playing at how it might feel to be someone like that.
Its explicitly asking whether artistry is the cost of fame.
There is one way that Lola as a small running gag falls out of step withDickinsonseason twos larger project.
Should they turn themselves into gimmicks to make it make white audiences more comfortable?
Should their newspaper be dedicated to serious essays only, or can Hattie write something more explicitly entertaining?
Theres also Fame Is a Bee and Im Nobody!
None of that is possible without Lola Montezs fame.
