I’ve been watching the final season of Stargate Atlantis (it just came out on DVD). It has not been sucking as much as I’d expected. I’d even rate it higher than season four. Since the last episode I watched while it aired was “Whispers” (still one of the most offensive, badly written hours of television I have ever seen) I did not have high hopes ( Read more... )

I don't read a whole lot of fannish meta, but this is a very interesting post about transactional friendships as they apply to pay-for-access conventions written by a former dominatrix, who has a certain perspective on interacting with people who pay for your company ( Read more... )

( Supernatural 3x01 - The Magnificent Seven )

A bit of Heroes meta that's been percolating for a while. Spoilers for all of season one.

( A case for Nathan's fidelity )

Holy shit.

( Spoilers for All Hell Breaks Loose Pt 2 )

( Incredibly self-indulgent squeeing )

Supernatural! You have redeemed my faith in you! *mwah*

( Folsom Prison Blues drive-by squee )

This is being linked all over the place, but I'd like to point people to witchqueen's fantastic post of last year on advice to white people in fandom. Think of it as like minotaur's advice to women on how to write gay sex, except for white people writing characters of color. It also has solid advice on how to deal with an accusation of racism without digging ( Read more... )

Well, I promised I'd do a thinky post on "Houses of the Holy," so here ya go. Caveat lector: it's hard to talk about religion in a show without talking about, you know, religion, so be forewarned.

( Life the Universe and Everything )

One more thought on Dean's music...

( Inconsequential spoiler for Houses of the Holy )