First, a belated happy birthday to the fabulous
ultraviolet730!!!
Where would I be without your insight & guidance in all things Meloni, Oz and SVU? Who else can I turn to when I need a link to these oh-so-definitely NSFW
screencaps of the
nunstrip? Hope you're feeling better & resting up for a very Stabler-y season 8 :)
I have to pimp tonight's That '70s Show: The Final Good-bye because it's a great retrospective/behind-the-scenes/farewell. (Of course, that has nothing to do with the fact that
kelbelle and I both worked on it.) Everyone minus one main cast member (one guess as to who) appears, including a few guest stars. I can't give any details about it; just trust me and watch it :)
ALIAS -- POSSIBLY SPOILERY
Alias:
I know, this show isn't supposed to make sense, but sometimes it's so retarded (okay, oftentimes) that I have to complain. But then something cool happens & I almost forget about the dumb stuff. Example: the badass Anna!Sydney vs. Vaughn fight scene almost made me forget that there is no way in hell that anyone, real!Sydney or otherwise, could escape an overturned & exploding vehicle without broken bones. Dude, even Syd's Razr escaped in one pristine, shiny piece.
And then there's the stuff I can't overlook, like Jeffrey Bell totally recycling plotlines from his days running Angel [spoilery for Angel S4 & S5]. First, ghost!Nadia haunted/counseled Sloane just like ghost!Lilah haunted/counseled Wesley. Then there's Sydney pretending to be evil & going undercover to destroy Prophet 5 ... just like Angel joining the Circle of the Black Thorn. I wouldn't mind the recycling if Angel's finale aired more than 2 years ago.
* You know how to tell Anna!Syd from real!Syd? Anna!Syd wears a lot of eye makeup, because evil women love eyeliner. I believe it's the reason Benefit's black eyeliner is named Bad Gal ;)
* OMG, I just saw Lianne Mars in a commercial for Kay Jewelers.
* Anna Espinosa apparently took the same Super Villain Dramatic Revelation class as another TV character whose identity might be spoilery. What villain stands there & tells the hero what they're gonna do, then walks away before making sure the hero is dead?! Oh, yeah, a soon-to-be-dead villain.
* When did Vaughn figure out his Syd was an imposter? I think he first suspected it during the "Isabelle was my idea, wasn't it?" exchange, but I really do believe that the Cartegena line proved it for him.
* Is it me, or did it sound like Anna!Syd's accent slipped during the map scene (at "Do you think there's something there")? If it was intentional, then nice work, Garner. If not, then bad work, ADR.
* SARK!!!
CLEAR OF POSSIBLE SPOILERS
Yay, Gale and his Jesus hair & beard got decent airtime on The Unit! Whether they got a decent subplot remains to be seen. I'll be honest: I have no idea what happened in this episode. I just fast-forwarded until I saw Gale. There was yelling & guns & talking on headsets... and then Gale bent over in loose-fitting jeans.
The Unit, "Unannounced" (113)
part 1,
part 2,
part 3,
part 4 Six Songs I Really Love Right Now:
Placebo, "Infra-Red" -- Brian Molko's voice is odd & fascinating. Plus, he has very pretty eyes.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience, "The Wind Cries Mary" -- so beautiful, albeit a little sad.
Jane's Addiction, "Mountain Song" -- Something tells me this is your fave JA song,
mamafunny2000. If not, then my freaky mojo/psychic powers need fine-tuning.
Rilo Kiley, "Portions for Foxes" -- Jenny Lewis is so cute all grown up, just cute enough to erase Troop Beverly Hills from my brain. Thanks,
mantaraggio!
Guns 'N' Roses, "Welcome to the Jungle" -- always makes me think of Jim Rome, and the argument I had with Heather Vane about whether Axl Rose was a man or woman. Heather's theory: Axl was a woman based on the way he moved his hips & "combed" his hair in the video. Um, sure, Heather.
U2, "City of Blinding Lights" -- Something about this song makes me happy & smiley.
Ladytron, "Destroy Everything You Touch" -- I like that their accents are so prominent. Reminds me of being 16 and hanging out at The Amazon and laughing at the guy who insisted on being called Lestat. Addressing him by any other name earned you a smack on the wrist with his little fan.
Time to get my oil changed. (I wish that were intended to be a euphemism), then off to the doctor before heading to work. I'm learning how to caption Jeopardy! and totatlly dreading the day I have to learn how to capture Wheel of Fortune.