leaving you all for two weeks with an unnecessarily lengthy post. you're welcome.
HIATUS
My A'levels start tomorrow and they are big and frightening. It's likely that I'll drop by and read entries here and there (Fringe reaction posts!!1!*), but I won't do a lot of commenting, and definitely no entries.
Ugh. At some point last week I just wanted to write all my papers at once so I wouldn't have to wait anymore. And Deathly Hallows** is released somewhere in the middle too and I have movies I want to see and I just - ugh, fast forward, please, everything.
-- rachu***
* People are being disappointed with last week's Fringe because it wasn't as good as the first four episodes, but please, if every episode this season was as good as the first four episodes, I would never want to watch any show again without talking about how terribly they write arcs, how horribly they write character development, how clunkily they write action and intensity, how dreadfully they write consistent progress. Yes, the case was too-obivously connected to Olivia's story, but I enjoyed this episode so much anyway (maybe it's because I haven't watched any other TV show this week?). Therefore! three things I loved about Amber 31422 -
** I've been listening to the score a lot, and listening to Ron Leaves (Desplat is incredibly unimaginative with the track titles on his scores - I know the progression and the importance of pretty much every scene thanks to the titles and the length and the mood of the piece, for goodness' sake) I got all wibbley because I love all three of them together and that scene will probably (almost definitely) make me sniffle. There were three scenes that got to me in the last book, and I think two of them happen in the first movie. Damn.
Also, anyone else worried that the second movie will end up action-heavy, simply because of the way the book progresses? I think there's enough material there to make it work - I don't think the battle at the end will end up taking up 60% of the second movie, or anything - but it's not very balanced, is it? And HP movies love the big bangs.
*** Shall we talk about how even my goodbye posts are REALLY LONG? I'm sorry, I just have so much to say. This entry is largely irrelevant, though, really. In summary: going away for a little less than three weeks because of scary-major exams, but I don't know how to stop talking about Fringe.
My A'levels start tomorrow and they are big and frightening. It's likely that I'll drop by and read entries here and there (Fringe reaction posts!!1!*), but I won't do a lot of commenting, and definitely no entries.
Ugh. At some point last week I just wanted to write all my papers at once so I wouldn't have to wait anymore. And Deathly Hallows** is released somewhere in the middle too and I have movies I want to see and I just - ugh, fast forward, please, everything.
-- rachu***
* People are being disappointed with last week's Fringe because it wasn't as good as the first four episodes, but please, if every episode this season was as good as the first four episodes, I would never want to watch any show again without talking about how terribly they write arcs, how horribly they write character development, how clunkily they write action and intensity, how dreadfully they write consistent progress. Yes, the case was too-obivously connected to Olivia's story, but I enjoyed this episode so much anyway (maybe it's because I haven't watched any other TV show this week?). Therefore! three things I loved about Amber 31422 -
- Olivia getting closer and closer to realising who she is throughout the episode was fucking brilliant, oy. I loved the increasing persistence of not-really!Peter, and the way Olivia ran in and completely disregarded protocol because she knew she was right because that kind of recklessness is all Olivia, you guys (which is why Astrid must've been surprised at her discussion with her about the possible places the twin could have gone; and why alt!Broyles watched Olivia walk away at the end, clearly thinking, "damn, the other Olivia is badass"), and I loved her wearing glasses, and the way you could pretty much see Fauxlivia fade in that car scene. Oh man. Her face, her face. I mean, look at this - the doubt in that bottom left cap? The fear in the top left one? ANNA!!
Also, Olivia could not have called Peter on the other side, because the point of calling Ella was to establish that she knows thing she shouldn't have known - Ella's phone number, her birthday - but she knows Peter because Fauxlivia would've read about him at any time in her universe. And now we know that Fauxlivia doesn't realise how much Ella means to Olivia because clearly she didn't call her for her birthday, and we have a loose end in that both Rachel and Ella can go up to Fauxlivia and be all, "Uh, is there a reason you called and then stopped talking after one word, because that was freaky."
(I don't know if you guys can tell, but in the four episodes we've gone with barely-any Olivia (Ourlivia), I've decided I adore her.) - Team Over There is so awesome that as much as I want Olivia back and back in our 'verse, I don't want to lose either Charlie or Lincoln. I love their back-and-forths and their faces and how great they are as a team, and ugh, guys, maybe it's just because I adore Olivia and want her to get every kind of support (and hero-worship, I don't know) she can get, but the fact that both boys were willing to run back and search for Olivia in the face of uncertain-death and that they didn't even think about it or bother consulting the other because of how sure they are that it wouldn't be a problem? OH, TEAM. No, I absolutely do not want Olivia to lose her partners, because I want them to kick butt together forever.
People were talking about what could happen once Olivia goes back, and now I'm thinking about that, too. Are we going to do something to keep Over There from collapsing? Bring down that government? Or are we going to go to another universe (which I really hope exists)? I don't doubt that they have plans, which is exciting. - More time with Walternate and his motivations! I like the idea that he's had to go to some extremes in order to repair the damage left by Walter, but it's interesting that he went to those extremes - that he's evil for good reason, but that he still made a choice to be evil. Ambiguity! I've always loved this character because I should feel sorrier for him, but most of the time I just want to punch him in the face and make him cry. It's brilliant, and I love this show for it.
- Bonus: how much do I love that not-really!Peter is so manic and frantic but slides back into calm and charming now and then? That's just wonderful. I'm also excited about all the facts he isn't getting straight, like Rachel living in Chicago - I don't know if she really does, but I like the idea that even when Olivia's coming back to herself, her memory is still faulty.
** I've been listening to the score a lot, and listening to Ron Leaves (Desplat is incredibly unimaginative with the track titles on his scores - I know the progression and the importance of pretty much every scene thanks to the titles and the length and the mood of the piece, for goodness' sake) I got all wibbley because I love all three of them together and that scene will probably (almost definitely) make me sniffle. There were three scenes that got to me in the last book, and I think two of them happen in the first movie. Damn.
Also, anyone else worried that the second movie will end up action-heavy, simply because of the way the book progresses? I think there's enough material there to make it work - I don't think the battle at the end will end up taking up 60% of the second movie, or anything - but it's not very balanced, is it? And HP movies love the big bangs.
*** Shall we talk about how even my goodbye posts are REALLY LONG? I'm sorry, I just have so much to say. This entry is largely irrelevant, though, really. In summary: going away for a little less than three weeks because of scary-major exams, but I don't know how to stop talking about Fringe.