Another week begins

[bigboobedcanuck]

This week's blog topic is the Mr. Rochester trope in fiction, inspired by seeing the new Jane Eyre movie this weekend. Would love to hear your thoughts!

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In other news, how awesome is The Amazing Race this cycle? I swear CBS must be hiring people to fake heart attacks and break planes, because there have been so many unexpected reversals of

Comments

[chelseafrew]

I am OK about Jennifer Lawrence being cast. I was pro-Hailee Steinfeld, but I now have to get over that. The only place I think there was, perhaps, racefail, was in the casting call for Katniss, where they asked for "caucasians." I look forward to seeing what Jennifer does with the part, and only hope she looks and acts 16, since that was my main concern about her, was that she was too old.

I do not know Hunter Parrish's work, but as long as he can act and, again, look 16, that's fine with me. I don't really have myself invested in anyone for Peeta. Just *not* Alex Pettyfer. He can act, but I do not think he can act *that* well (not well enough to handle the 3rd book, at any rate). Plus, I think he's too pretty for the part, and also, he does not look like a teenager anymore.

Agreed about TAR. Loving this season. I share your love for the Cowboys, but not the Globetrotters. Just as I did last time, I find them arrogant. To each their own... *G* Ron needs to go away, though. Ugh.

And I have not yet been able to see the new Jane Eyre. It is on my list, though. I am looking forward to it.

[bigboobedcanuck]

Yeah, I love Hailee, but I think in the end she was just a bit too young. Jennifer is only 20, and she definitely seemed young enough in Winter's Bone. I think she'll be great.

The only place I think there was, perhaps, racefail, was in the casting call for Katniss, where they asked for "caucasians."

Agreed! They should have seen actresses of all races.

I think Hunter's a great actor, and he can look young enough. I agree abotu Alex Pettyfer. I was actually surprised he's as young as he is, because he looks about 30 to me.

Really, arrogant? I suppose they have their moments of arrogance and gamesmanship, but overall I think they're very good natured and supportive of each other. And I liked that they stopped the bus for Ron and Christina, likely because they knew they owed them one because of the fanny pack incident. I find them really fun to watch, and I like their positive attitudes.

Ron totally needs to go away. He's okay sometimes, but then he's ridiculous. Of course K&V aren't going to tell everyone they have a penalty! They'd have been beyond stupid to do that. And good for them for u-turning the redheads, because it was the smartest move. As Kent said, they were the only team he knew 100% were behind them. I don't like the u-turn feature, but it's part of the game, and they made the right move.