:D I don't think there's any way we could watch the Contes in tandem (I just have a lot of time constraints, particularly on weekdays, that don't play well with time zones, ugh) but I wish we could, I miss doing that with you!

I don't think I have a super good idea of how much regie is "too much," and I think the Ballo miiiiight be on the side of the line that isn't too much (they all wear suits and the staging is very spare, it's not at all a period drama, but on the other hand I didn't feel like it was trying to do anything against the text like other regie productions I've watched) but I'm not sure?