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Feb 04, 2012 15:46

* Have the flat to myself for the weekend since K is attending a theology thing. Today I've taken advantage of that alone time by going for a walk then do 90 minutes of cardio boxing with my Kinect fitness game. LOL. It feels so silly, but not much different from a class at the gym to be honest. I sweat and pant so I suppose it's all good ( Read more... )

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agnes_bean February 4 2012, 22:02:50 UTC
What I liked about them in season one was how low-key they were, their relationship evolving slowly and quietly. Then everything got so bloody melodramatic.
This is so true. I was never a huge fan of the ship (I didn't care one way or the other) so I think it bothered me less, but I think this is exactly why I stopped caring about Bates' storyline in general in Series 2. It just became so over the top in a way that undercut what made me like the character in the first place, which was his subtlety. And yeah, it sucks that Anna's story became all about him.

I've been seeing this meme going around my flist lately, and I find it interesting that MANY people (myself included) have Eric/Sookie as a ship they used to like and don't anymore. Book and TV fans. I feel like the creators just completely failed to see what made that ship interesting in the first place, and tried to make it something it's not -- much more Fluffy and Grand Romance than it should have been. That turned SO many people off, it's kind of amazing.

Any scenario that doesn't involve too much pain, death and/or heartbreak.
Ha! Yes. Agreed. Too bad it probably won't happen...

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lilith_morgana February 7 2012, 14:16:01 UTC
and tried to make it something it's not -- much more Fluffy and Grand Romance than it should have been

Yeah. It reminded me a bit of Buffy/Angel as well, with the Epic Love Because We Say So. And Sookie and Eric aren't cut out to be star-crossed loves at all, I don't think most people who liked them ever thought they'd be paired like that.

And I agree with what you said in the comment above about understanding being crucial in every ship you like. I'd much rather read about two wildly different people who have absolutely nothing in common but who share an understanding of something that brings them closer together. But I need to believe in the connection, it's not enough to tell me that "these two really get each other" if I can't see it.

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