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Dollhouse 2x01: Vows
DOLLHOUSE!!! OH, THE DIALOGUE. That Jonas Brothers comment made me laugh for the entire hour. I'm STILL chuckling. There was a real sense of playfulness mixed in with all the serious business controversial issues not skirted around (sex is a fun way to get what you want! Boyd only wants Dr. Saunders because she's a doll and he's a pervert!). Also Jamie Bamber is way hotter with his British accent, WHOA.
And the Stuff between Dr. Saunders and Topher, I MEAN, HOLY SHIT, I NEED TO WATCH THAT ABOUT FIVE MORE TIMES BEFORE I CAN EVEN APPROACH COHERENCY. "I can't stand the way you smell. I did that!", "Because you're better than me", "I had to make you whole", "I don't even know what I am and I'm afraid to die". I am scary invested in both of those crazy kids right now.
Weirdly, the thing I'm interested in the least is all of the 'ship pairings. Especially if they're all going to end up like they did in Epitaph One. If only I could scrub that episode from my brain. And there is still that pesky Eliza Dushka problem. But, whatever, that premiere was the only one this season that made me want to run through the house shouting in joy, So, JOSS WHEDON 1, EVERYBODY ELSE 0.
Smallville 9x01: Savior
Goodness gracious, the Zod stuff is the fillerest filler of all the filler.
I got so excited for a split second there when I thought it was Ollie who secretly furnished Chloe's awesome new pad with all the bestest high tech gadgets she could ever want. WOE. IT WAS JUST THAT OTHER DUDE. I don't get it. Ollie and Chloe are both in emotionally fucked up, grey area head spaces. IS THIS NOT THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE TWO TO HOOK UP FOR SEXY WRONG REASONS? They're really never gonna go there, are they?
Aaand, Clark's new look is reason enough to keep watching. Oh. That coat.
SPN 5x03: Free to Be You and Me
Finally an episode that made me FEEL SOMETHING. Well, I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to do anything but shake my fists at Dean until he stops sounding like he has an entire house stuck in his throat, but at least I felt something for Sam. Sure, Sam being Lucifer's vessel was called by fandom after, what, Sin City? But still, I'm intrigued and terrified because I believe it when Lucifer says that Sam is going to let him in, AND THIS WHOLE THING SIMPLY CANNOT END WITH A SAM AND DEAN MEAT SUIT BATTLE ROYAL, OR EVEN WORSE, IN MATCHING WHEEL CHAIRS IN THE SAME MENTAL WARD. But Kripke in famous for saying exactly what he's going to do in very plain terms, and then, you know, DOING IT. So IMMA SCARED.
"I need your help because you're the only one who'll help me" reminded me of the way Dean asked for Sam's help in the very first episode.
Boys wearing less than 20 layers! Watching Dean scrub a stain out of his jacket was like porn to me.
Jess: I was dead from the moment we said hello.
Jess: What are you doing, Sam? Running away. Haven't we been down this road before? You can't run from yourself.
Jess: Sooner or later the past is going to catch up to you like it always does. And you know what happens then? People die.
Jess: Baby, the people closest to you die. Things are never gonna change with you. Ever.
My favourite moment from the whole episode gets a full recreation. I don't know if it's been evident in my LJ before or what, BUT I LIKE IT WHEN THERE ARE GIRLS. Girls are PRETTY, and the boys soften around them and say things they wouldn't say to each other. Actually, Sam and Dean are pretty gender neutral when it comes to opening up to strangers more than to each other. But whateves, with girls there is also sometimes bonus flirting. And other stuff that totally got filmed but was then cut from the episode and better be on the freaking DVD. Anyway, SCENE:
Lindsay: Hey Keith, you play?
Sam: That depends, what are we playing for?
Lindsay: World peace.
Sam: Oh, is that all?
Lindsay: You finish that crossword puzzle in the kitchen? The New York Times Saturday crossword puzzle?
Sam: Was it?
Lindsay: Uh huh. You blow in the town last week, you don't talk to anybody, you're obviously highly educated. You're like this...
Sam: Riddle wrapped inside an enigma wrapped inside a taco?
Lindsay: Here's what we play for. When I win you buy me dinner and tell me your life story.
Sam: Sounds fair.
I'm not sure if this has been evident in my LJ before, BUT I REALLY LIKE IT WHEN THERE ARE GIRLS AROUND. Girls are PRETTY, and they soften the boys up, and get them to say things they wouldn't say to each other, and sometimes there is FLIRTING and other things that are filmed but get cut from the episode and better be on the DVD.
But the thing I enjoyed most about this moment (OTHER THAN THE WAY SAM SAID "SOUNDS FAIR" AJLAJLA I DON'T EVEN KNOW, GUYS) was how old the routine seemed to Sam. He agreed to the game knowing both that he wouldn't tell her the truth even if she did win (regular folks have no idea what they're asking when the ask a Winchester for the truth), and that there was no way in hell she was going to win. This felt like watching Sam go through motions he has gone through his whole life. Move somewhere new, keep to self, inevitably run in to someone who perkily insists of getting to know him, lie, lie, lie, maybe allow a short term limited connection just for some human contact, skip town. I don't know, the whole thing with the working at the bar and hanging out with Lindsay felt like getting to see a part of Sam's life that I've always wanted to see. So, favourite.
Lindsay: No one has ever done anything so bad that they can't be forgiven. That they can't change.
Sam: People can change. There is reason for hope.
Lucifer: So, this is your life now? Think you can just live forever with your head buried in the sand? Sam, my heart breaks for you. The weight on your shoulders. What you've done. What you still have to do. I will never lie to you. I will never trick you. But you will say yes to me.
Dean: Honestly, I'm good. I can't believe I'm saying that, but I'm really good.
Castiel: Even without your brother?
Dean: Especially without my brother.
Hey, Dean? Would you like some more bull to go with that shit? I mean, I believe he means it right now, but that euphoria of cutting off responsibility will fade. And I know it must be especially hard now after all of Dean's worst Sam fears were confirmed, but if worrying about Sam, and trying to control him to the point of actually locking him up in a bomb shelter didn't prevent him from starting the apocalypse than maybe that's a sign that trying to control somebody doesn't work. There has to be balance. All that worry and control certainly isn't anything Sam ever asked for. YOU CAN'T CONTROL HIM, DEAN. And you love him. So you might as well learn to take a deep breathe and loosen the reigns. 'Cause you're older doesn't cut it any more.
DOLLHOUSE!!! OH, THE DIALOGUE. That Jonas Brothers comment made me laugh for the entire hour. I'm STILL chuckling. There was a real sense of playfulness mixed in with all the serious business controversial issues not skirted around (sex is a fun way to get what you want! Boyd only wants Dr. Saunders because she's a doll and he's a pervert!). Also Jamie Bamber is way hotter with his British accent, WHOA.
And the Stuff between Dr. Saunders and Topher, I MEAN, HOLY SHIT, I NEED TO WATCH THAT ABOUT FIVE MORE TIMES BEFORE I CAN EVEN APPROACH COHERENCY. "I can't stand the way you smell. I did that!", "Because you're better than me", "I had to make you whole", "I don't even know what I am and I'm afraid to die". I am scary invested in both of those crazy kids right now.
Weirdly, the thing I'm interested in the least is all of the 'ship pairings. Especially if they're all going to end up like they did in Epitaph One. If only I could scrub that episode from my brain. And there is still that pesky Eliza Dushka problem. But, whatever, that premiere was the only one this season that made me want to run through the house shouting in joy, So, JOSS WHEDON 1, EVERYBODY ELSE 0.
Smallville 9x01: Savior
Goodness gracious, the Zod stuff is the fillerest filler of all the filler.
I got so excited for a split second there when I thought it was Ollie who secretly furnished Chloe's awesome new pad with all the bestest high tech gadgets she could ever want. WOE. IT WAS JUST THAT OTHER DUDE. I don't get it. Ollie and Chloe are both in emotionally fucked up, grey area head spaces. IS THIS NOT THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE TWO TO HOOK UP FOR SEXY WRONG REASONS? They're really never gonna go there, are they?
Aaand, Clark's new look is reason enough to keep watching. Oh. That coat.
SPN 5x03: Free to Be You and Me
Finally an episode that made me FEEL SOMETHING. Well, I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to do anything but shake my fists at Dean until he stops sounding like he has an entire house stuck in his throat, but at least I felt something for Sam. Sure, Sam being Lucifer's vessel was called by fandom after, what, Sin City? But still, I'm intrigued and terrified because I believe it when Lucifer says that Sam is going to let him in, AND THIS WHOLE THING SIMPLY CANNOT END WITH A SAM AND DEAN MEAT SUIT BATTLE ROYAL, OR EVEN WORSE, IN MATCHING WHEEL CHAIRS IN THE SAME MENTAL WARD. But Kripke in famous for saying exactly what he's going to do in very plain terms, and then, you know, DOING IT. So IMMA SCARED.
"I need your help because you're the only one who'll help me" reminded me of the way Dean asked for Sam's help in the very first episode.
Boys wearing less than 20 layers! Watching Dean scrub a stain out of his jacket was like porn to me.
Jess: I was dead from the moment we said hello.
Jess: What are you doing, Sam? Running away. Haven't we been down this road before? You can't run from yourself.
Jess: Sooner or later the past is going to catch up to you like it always does. And you know what happens then? People die.
Jess: Baby, the people closest to you die. Things are never gonna change with you. Ever.
My favourite moment from the whole episode gets a full recreation. I don't know if it's been evident in my LJ before or what, BUT I LIKE IT WHEN THERE ARE GIRLS. Girls are PRETTY, and the boys soften around them and say things they wouldn't say to each other. Actually, Sam and Dean are pretty gender neutral when it comes to opening up to strangers more than to each other. But whateves, with girls there is also sometimes bonus flirting. And other stuff that totally got filmed but was then cut from the episode and better be on the freaking DVD. Anyway, SCENE:
Lindsay: Hey Keith, you play?
Sam: That depends, what are we playing for?
Lindsay: World peace.
Sam: Oh, is that all?
Lindsay: You finish that crossword puzzle in the kitchen? The New York Times Saturday crossword puzzle?
Sam: Was it?
Lindsay: Uh huh. You blow in the town last week, you don't talk to anybody, you're obviously highly educated. You're like this...
Sam: Riddle wrapped inside an enigma wrapped inside a taco?
Lindsay: Here's what we play for. When I win you buy me dinner and tell me your life story.
Sam: Sounds fair.
I'm not sure if this has been evident in my LJ before, BUT I REALLY LIKE IT WHEN THERE ARE GIRLS AROUND. Girls are PRETTY, and they soften the boys up, and get them to say things they wouldn't say to each other, and sometimes there is FLIRTING and other things that are filmed but get cut from the episode and better be on the DVD.
But the thing I enjoyed most about this moment (OTHER THAN THE WAY SAM SAID "SOUNDS FAIR" AJLAJLA I DON'T EVEN KNOW, GUYS) was how old the routine seemed to Sam. He agreed to the game knowing both that he wouldn't tell her the truth even if she did win (regular folks have no idea what they're asking when the ask a Winchester for the truth), and that there was no way in hell she was going to win. This felt like watching Sam go through motions he has gone through his whole life. Move somewhere new, keep to self, inevitably run in to someone who perkily insists of getting to know him, lie, lie, lie, maybe allow a short term limited connection just for some human contact, skip town. I don't know, the whole thing with the working at the bar and hanging out with Lindsay felt like getting to see a part of Sam's life that I've always wanted to see. So, favourite.
Lindsay: No one has ever done anything so bad that they can't be forgiven. That they can't change.
Sam: People can change. There is reason for hope.
Lucifer: So, this is your life now? Think you can just live forever with your head buried in the sand? Sam, my heart breaks for you. The weight on your shoulders. What you've done. What you still have to do. I will never lie to you. I will never trick you. But you will say yes to me.
Dean: Honestly, I'm good. I can't believe I'm saying that, but I'm really good.
Castiel: Even without your brother?
Dean: Especially without my brother.
Hey, Dean? Would you like some more bull to go with that shit? I mean, I believe he means it right now, but that euphoria of cutting off responsibility will fade. And I know it must be especially hard now after all of Dean's worst Sam fears were confirmed, but if worrying about Sam, and trying to control him to the point of actually locking him up in a bomb shelter didn't prevent him from starting the apocalypse than maybe that's a sign that trying to control somebody doesn't work. There has to be balance. All that worry and control certainly isn't anything Sam ever asked for. YOU CAN'T CONTROL HIM, DEAN. And you love him. So you might as well learn to take a deep breathe and loosen the reigns. 'Cause you're older doesn't cut it any more.