Honestly, I think fic is just not a good medium for LOTS. I mean, the dialogue and plot is weak at best. What makes the show awesome is the pretty, the way the characters interact with each other, the slo-mo sword fights, etc. Those things are hard to capture in fic. However, in vids...these things can absolutely be shown. /fannish theory for the day.
btw, did you see the last ep? I really like the concept that God is a young girl, but I thought it went a little heavy on the exposition.
actually, I really enjoyed some early C/K fics that didn't shy away from Cara's f'ed up mord'sith practices and had her prance around Kahlan like the devious woman she is. Nowadays it's mostly "oh nooooes, Cara has feelings, WOE, what can she do?" which is nice as well, but...different, though it does follow her character's development on the show. I miss the early stuff!
I'm pretty sure I hold the title of Jaybee's most rabid fan, so whatever she writes, I'll read it. But how could you ever write a parody of LOTS that was more ridiculous than the show about a leather-wearing dominatrix, a crazy old man, a little boy with a personality like a puppy dog, and a sorceress with the power to make people her love slave? Hence, 'not actually a parody'. LOL.
the show about a leather-wearing dominatrix, a crazy old man, a little boy with a personality like a puppy dog, and a sorceress with the power to make people her love slave?
That's the perfect summary! Except you left out that the villain's first name is DARKEN. That's the thing that made me dissolve into peals of laughter before I'd even watched the first episode. They might as well have named him Evil McMoustachetwirler!
a leather-wearing dominatrix, a crazy old man, a little boy with a personality like a puppy dog, and a sorceress with the power to make people her love slave? Bwahahahahha. Well. There could be UNICORNS.
Oh, I've read a grand total of 0 LOTS fics, so I'm really not qualified to say anything about it. But it's just...how can you ever capture Cara's awesomeness? Or Kahlan's hair? It's not impossible, but it seems difficult. Anyway, would you mind telling me where you read LOTS fic? I'd *love* to read some good Kahlan/Cara stuff (but not touchy-feely, because I like Cara just the way she is with her habits of torturing people and killing small animals).
Clearly I have to hit you with some recs. Granted, there isn't much of it, because I'm picky that way, but there IS fic out there and you must read it!
I'd also love to write in this fandom - write more, that is, apart from tiny ficlets - but all my brain can come up with is *angsty* C/K with powerplay when I WANT to write fluff. Lots of it.
I'd also love to write in this fandom - write more, that is, apart from tiny ficlets - but all my brain can come up with is *angsty* C/K with powerplay when I WANT to write fluff. Lots of it.
You know, now that you mention this, it's kind of remarkable how the show manages to do fluff and angst *simultaneously*. That's a difficult achievement!
Here. Mostly Cara/Kahlan, because that's what I'm interested in reading. elke_tanzer had recs in R/K and other pairings here, most of which I haven't read yet (I can only muster so much interest in R/K).
If you are not a member of sword_of_lies yet, you should be. Not for fan fiction, but for the crack that it produces in the form of picspams and manips and parodies.
btw, did you see the last ep? I really like the concept that God is a young girl, but I thought it went a little heavy on the exposition.
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That's the perfect summary! Except you left out that the villain's first name is DARKEN. That's the thing that made me dissolve into peals of laughter before I'd even watched the first episode. They might as well have named him Evil McMoustachetwirler!
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Bwahahahahha. Well. There could be UNICORNS.
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I'd also love to write in this fandom - write more, that is, apart from tiny ficlets - but all my brain can come up with is *angsty* C/K with powerplay when I WANT to write fluff. Lots of it.
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I'd also love to write in this fandom - write more, that is, apart from tiny ficlets - but all my brain can come up with is *angsty* C/K with powerplay when I WANT to write fluff. Lots of it.
You know, now that you mention this, it's kind of remarkable how the show manages to do fluff and angst *simultaneously*. That's a difficult achievement!
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If you are not a member of sword_of_lies yet, you should be. Not for fan fiction, but for the crack that it produces in the form of picspams and manips and parodies.
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Please, there's no need to ask. <3
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