Pretty Little Liars - s1, ep 17, in which I enter shipper heaven...
The complete and utterly ridiculous adorableness of Hanna/Caleb in ep 17 of PLL. I just love how functional and happy Hanna is around him - she feels free enough to be both vulnerable around him and to bicker and have this awesome give-and-take banter going. And under his snark, he totally cares - his snark lacks an edge and he totally bailed her and her mother out in this ep. I need them to make out almost as much as I need to breathe.
All I could think about in this scene was: Toby got a haircut! UNF! OK, well that, and the amazing eyefucking that was going on. I am on the good SS Spoby until it implodes under my feet. Seriously, I like Aria/Ezra and adore Hanna/Caleb but Spencer/Toby makes me die.
When Toby tells Spencer the DA is dropping the charges against him, and he looks like he is shining from happiness (which we have never seen before, not even once) and Spencer smiles at the news and their hands and and and and...Guys, I was levitating out of my chair. I know it’s against the laws of physics, but I was. Also, I have to say Toby’s house is totally creepy. It’s like his creepy family hired the Gothic Horror decorator of their dreams (or nightmares). But their hands! And the way his eyes light up! And the way she stares!!!! I think this was my favorite thing all week. Which means either I lead an exceedingly sad life or it was just that awesome. I prefer to think the latter.
I don’t know how many of you watch both kdramas and PLL, but if any of you do, you must admit that this was so utterly kdrama…Oh, and Jenna totally freaks me the hell out, and I totally cheered at Toby’s act of rebellion against her. Though the way she reacts to Spencer being with him, if I were Spencer, I’d triple lock my door and start carrying a glock.
Some pretty Ezra/Aria moments from ep 17 of s1. I confess this ep was mainly all about spoby (!!!!) and haleb (!!!) for me, but these two managed to get their two cents of cuteness in…
Is it wrong that I just want to rewatch ep17’s Spencer/Toby scenes on a loop? (Don’t answer!) I do love how oddly comfortable the two of them are with each other (especially since neither seems to relax easily) and Toby saying that he is still nervous of Jenna but she doesn’t terrify him like she used to = me cheering.
You know, this only semi-related, but I was thinking - Watching PLL clarified something that I’ve been thinking for a while - the reason so many shows are set in high school is because, akin to a period drama, this is one of the very few times in modern life where there is a highly structured environment with disparate people and thus a good source of conflict.
I mean, you are stuck in a particular place and cannot leave it of your own volition barring something drastic - as an adult, your decisions are your own. You can switch jobs, move towns, whatever. Your choice. Not so much when you are in school. Or take a look at the PLL ships - in what other environment would a country-club attending, Ivy League type and the town’s favorite accused murderer ever interact with each other on a regular basis? Or the ultimate sorority girl and a hacker who’s seen a succession of foster homes? (Ironically, Ezra and Aria are the one couple that would be better off outside - I could certainly see them meeting at a poetry reading or similar and really hitting it off). Once you leave high school, society stratifies a lot, unless you live in a twenty-people town.