Rock rips through paper

[jjtaylor]

1. Regarding Farscape season two: D'Argo playing Rock, Paper, Scissors with himself had me laughing so hard I nearly fell off the exercise bike. Also, I can't get over how inexplicably angst-free John and Aeryn are. I mean, there's trouble, and there are intense goodbyes, and there are extreme bouts of life saving. But then they end episodes like

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[anonymous]

I have to admit, that lack of wangst is what I always loved about the Chrichton/Aeryn ship. I mean she is a female, but her femininity appears in strange places, and the problems it causes aren't the ones we expect to see. And he, of course, is so totally aware of his displacement and alienation, that he actively tries to be as flexible and forgiving as possible of all misunderstandings.

Normally, it isn't the guy of the relationship who has to be the bendy one, and it isn't the woman who's rigid and unflexible, with committment issues you could prop the world on if only they'd stand still for it. (Of course, as with any generality, that statement is fundamentally flawed, but still it makes for an interesting dynamic between those two.)

And then there's the wonderful fact that, inbetween all of the chemistry and fearful attraction and aggro and insecurity, they actually become friends. That's probably the most charming part OF it, for me.

And D'argo playing Rock, Paper, Scissors? Cracked my shite up too. D'argo learning Earthisms from John never stops being funny, really.