Just for a change... House!
Have not disappeared off the face of the earth, but way behind on lj, planning to catch up shortly so there may be random commentage. I understand some people somehow manage to keep a balance between their online and offline lives, but I've always been fairly bad at multitasking to begin with *g*
ANYWAY, I've really drifted away from House, as has been apparent, but last week a couple of unexpected moments brought me temporarily back again.
1. Four years back - what, 2006? Really? Eek! - you may remember there was this entire mytharc about House, and his pills, and this cop guy called Tritter, who I initially hated with a passion.With the help of plottage from evila_elf, I wrote the rather nasty Wilson/Tritter fic Rough Justice. And then some people asked for a sequel, which I had no intention of writing, so brynnamorgan offered to step in. I gratefully accepted. Eventually I did end up writing a sequel after all ( Tender Mercies) and assumed brynnamorgan's had fallen by the way, as these things so often do. But then just a couple of weeks back she announced that she'd actually written it after all! LOLOL. Surprisefic! I was thrilled that the idea had stayed with her long enough to bear fruit, and I was so curious to see what she'd done with it.
Warning: while it's a thoroughly gripping and delicious read I personally would say it's even darker and nastier than Rough Justice, which is saying something. And she takes it in a completely different direction. I only wrote a sequel because my feelings changed towards Tritter and I started rather liking him. Her sequel keeps the hate burning bright and runs with it all the way to its unnatural conclusion *shudder*. I don't want to give too much away, but... yeah, you probably don't want to get on her bad side *g*
Taps by brynnamorgan
2. And, and, if that wasn't enough, a little while back I acquired queenzulu's *cough* services in exchange from a donation to the hl_bday_drive. I wanted canon-based Wilson/Foreman, and smut, and she delivered in style. It's a subtle and detailed fic, written in a way I think suits their personalities beautifully - she draws out the connections and similarities between them and makes it believable, and it's about the characters as much as the smut (not that I'm complaining about that either!). I believe she's announced publically that there's a Foreman/Taub on the way as well, which I mention only because it sounds awesome *g*
Finding James by queenzulu
Yes, it was something of a fictastic week and I'm very happy ♥♥♥
Finally, since I seem to be on a House roll: so, how 'bout that new season, then?
- I hated the first ep so much I can't even tell you. Several times I was seriously rethinking my vow to keep watching no matter what. I've always been okay with House/Cuddy as a theoretical concept, but it seems I really can't cope with the reality. To be brutally honest, the only way I got through all the 'love scenes' was by pretending it was Wilson and even then my gag reflex was getting a workout. I don't have anything against the Huddyites, who are likely celebrating wildly, that's just the impact they had on me. It just felt so off that even the plentiful naked!Hugh couldn't save it for me. Some people have opined they have no chemistry, which I personally disagree with, although I do think "House" has looked and acted more like "Hugh" in the last few eps than he's ever done in the past. I think... and I'm pretty sure it's just me... I've partly been put off by the gleam in LE's eye when she's spoken about the prospect of House/Cuddy in the past. It makes me wonder about HL/LE and the prospect of that I find kind of icky, what with the wife and kids and all. It's a completely ridiculous reason for being uncomfortable with the story arc, and maybe I'm just (ir)rationalising but there it is. Yes, I should step away from the tinfoil hat right now *g*
- RSL is looking amazing, omg. What the hell happened or have I just gotten used to the way he looks now? Amazing, I tell you. I am finding him gorgeous all over again. He must have gotten a touchup on that painting. Also, I do like Sam. She seems to actually have some chemistry with him, and that works for me. Also, anything that makes him take a break from lecturing House is such a relief. Long may it continue. I loved the go-kart car driving - I had flashbacks both to (the movie) Driven and to that weird RSL dream I once had. I swear, it felt just like that *g*
- okay, I was predictably happy and amused that House is clearly still obsessed with what Wilson will think and do, regardless of new relationships, and of course all the worrying over not having 'anything in common' with Cuddy is feeding my slashy fixations nicely.
- I'm kind of loving the combination of Foreman, Chase and Taub, and do not really miss 13, although she's okay. And Chase is getting some! Hee. Oh, I had to mention that I tend to work out while watching House (usually weights) and therefore occasionally miss bits and pieces of dialogue. I swear to you, this is what I heard.
Taub: "And by that logic, the reason you don't give a crap means that you're happy, which means you've got someone new giving you chew toys."
Chase: *mumbles something I didn't catch*
Taub: "Wait! Are you saying... you're dating Foreman?"
Seriously, I could not believe it, and yet just could not reassemble what I'd heard into anything more plausible. In fact, I was so... bzuh? that I had to replay right then and there, with visions of future episodes dancing in my head. Tragically, all my fevered imaginings dissipated immediately. Four women? Damn. I liked my version a lot better - I mean, it went so well with Taub's astonishment and everything. And it would have made a few people so very happy (including me!).
- I also missed the entire Wilson-eating-someone's-leftovers schtick, which was hilarious - I saw a hand with food and just assumed it was House's, and the appearance of chip-bearing-guy at the end made no sense at all. Thank goodness for evila_elf and post-ep discussions *g*
I mean, it's okay. I'm not fannish about it, but it's okay. And I'll be there until the end, because it's still My Show, dammit!
ANYWAY, I've really drifted away from House, as has been apparent, but last week a couple of unexpected moments brought me temporarily back again.
1. Four years back - what, 2006? Really? Eek! - you may remember there was this entire mytharc about House, and his pills, and this cop guy called Tritter, who I initially hated with a passion.With the help of plottage from evila_elf, I wrote the rather nasty Wilson/Tritter fic Rough Justice. And then some people asked for a sequel, which I had no intention of writing, so brynnamorgan offered to step in. I gratefully accepted. Eventually I did end up writing a sequel after all ( Tender Mercies) and assumed brynnamorgan's had fallen by the way, as these things so often do. But then just a couple of weeks back she announced that she'd actually written it after all! LOLOL. Surprisefic! I was thrilled that the idea had stayed with her long enough to bear fruit, and I was so curious to see what she'd done with it.
Warning: while it's a thoroughly gripping and delicious read I personally would say it's even darker and nastier than Rough Justice, which is saying something. And she takes it in a completely different direction. I only wrote a sequel because my feelings changed towards Tritter and I started rather liking him. Her sequel keeps the hate burning bright and runs with it all the way to its unnatural conclusion *shudder*. I don't want to give too much away, but... yeah, you probably don't want to get on her bad side *g*
Taps by brynnamorgan
2. And, and, if that wasn't enough, a little while back I acquired queenzulu's *cough* services in exchange from a donation to the hl_bday_drive. I wanted canon-based Wilson/Foreman, and smut, and she delivered in style. It's a subtle and detailed fic, written in a way I think suits their personalities beautifully - she draws out the connections and similarities between them and makes it believable, and it's about the characters as much as the smut (not that I'm complaining about that either!). I believe she's announced publically that there's a Foreman/Taub on the way as well, which I mention only because it sounds awesome *g*
Finding James by queenzulu
Yes, it was something of a fictastic week and I'm very happy ♥♥♥
Finally, since I seem to be on a House roll: so, how 'bout that new season, then?
- I hated the first ep so much I can't even tell you. Several times I was seriously rethinking my vow to keep watching no matter what. I've always been okay with House/Cuddy as a theoretical concept, but it seems I really can't cope with the reality. To be brutally honest, the only way I got through all the 'love scenes' was by pretending it was Wilson and even then my gag reflex was getting a workout. I don't have anything against the Huddyites, who are likely celebrating wildly, that's just the impact they had on me. It just felt so off that even the plentiful naked!Hugh couldn't save it for me. Some people have opined they have no chemistry, which I personally disagree with, although I do think "House" has looked and acted more like "Hugh" in the last few eps than he's ever done in the past. I think... and I'm pretty sure it's just me... I've partly been put off by the gleam in LE's eye when she's spoken about the prospect of House/Cuddy in the past. It makes me wonder about HL/LE and the prospect of that I find kind of icky, what with the wife and kids and all. It's a completely ridiculous reason for being uncomfortable with the story arc, and maybe I'm just (ir)rationalising but there it is. Yes, I should step away from the tinfoil hat right now *g*
- RSL is looking amazing, omg. What the hell happened or have I just gotten used to the way he looks now? Amazing, I tell you. I am finding him gorgeous all over again. He must have gotten a touchup on that painting. Also, I do like Sam. She seems to actually have some chemistry with him, and that works for me. Also, anything that makes him take a break from lecturing House is such a relief. Long may it continue. I loved the go-kart car driving - I had flashbacks both to (the movie) Driven and to that weird RSL dream I once had. I swear, it felt just like that *g*
- okay, I was predictably happy and amused that House is clearly still obsessed with what Wilson will think and do, regardless of new relationships, and of course all the worrying over not having 'anything in common' with Cuddy is feeding my slashy fixations nicely.
- I'm kind of loving the combination of Foreman, Chase and Taub, and do not really miss 13, although she's okay. And Chase is getting some! Hee. Oh, I had to mention that I tend to work out while watching House (usually weights) and therefore occasionally miss bits and pieces of dialogue. I swear to you, this is what I heard.
Taub: "And by that logic, the reason you don't give a crap means that you're happy, which means you've got someone new giving you chew toys."
Chase: *mumbles something I didn't catch*
Taub: "Wait! Are you saying... you're dating Foreman?"
Seriously, I could not believe it, and yet just could not reassemble what I'd heard into anything more plausible. In fact, I was so... bzuh? that I had to replay right then and there, with visions of future episodes dancing in my head. Tragically, all my fevered imaginings dissipated immediately. Four women? Damn. I liked my version a lot better - I mean, it went so well with Taub's astonishment and everything. And it would have made a few people so very happy (including me!).
- I also missed the entire Wilson-eating-someone's-leftovers schtick, which was hilarious - I saw a hand with food and just assumed it was House's, and the appearance of chip-bearing-guy at the end made no sense at all. Thank goodness for evila_elf and post-ep discussions *g*
I mean, it's okay. I'm not fannish about it, but it's okay. And I'll be there until the end, because it's still My Show, dammit!