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I am officially tired of winter now. Make it go away.
It's been snowing ever since I got back from Greece, and it's cold and my hardwood floor is like a bloody ice skating rink so my legs are permanently numb from the knees down. My electric blanket is my one beacon of hope in these dark days. WINTER, I AM SO OVER YOU.
The weather also prevented me from going to see dutchdiamont and her new baby. Here's hoping it will clear up later this week, because I can't wait to meet her.
Merlin...'>
OMG OMG I CAN'T EVEN *keyboard mash*
IT WAS SOOOO AWESOME.
LIKED:
- Every single hot man in the history of the show was there (apart from Cenred, RIP)! Lancelot! Gwaine! Elyan! Sir Leon Speaking Part! Percival! It could only have been hotter if they'd been shirtless.
- Arthur and Merlin made up for a season of shipper butthurt by blatantly eyesexing each other in every single scene they had together. It was GLORIOUS. The banter! The playful jostling of each other! LOVE LOVE LOVE.
- That scene with the Round Table (Round Table!) was so beautifully executed by everyone. Special kudos to Bradley for making his speech not cheesy and OTT, and for perfecting his Manly Lip Wobble (TM).
- Lancelot, Gwaine, Percival and Elyan are all knights now, which must mean they have to be upgraded to regulars now. This makes me all kinds of happy in my pants.
- Arthur/Gwen! I don't care how everyone says you can't ship him with Merlin and Gwen at the same time. Their chemistry got a lot better and I just have this thing of seeing Bradley kiss Angel. Hrngh! Whatever, I think they're adorable, and the knights and Merlin agree with me, so there.
- I am so glad no one died! I spent the episode going NOOO, NOT SIR LEON! NOOO, NOT GWAINE! NOOO, NOT LANCELOT! NOOO, NOT GAIUS! where appropriate. I may also have gone YESSS, KILL THE SMIRKY HAG!
- NO MORE MORGAUSE! NO MORE LADY MORGANA SMIRKYFACE! *dances* Poor Morgana, Queen For A Week. LOL!
- It must be said: Colin Morgan is brilliant. He makes every single scene better just by being in it. I may fancy the pants off Bradley, but Colin is undoubtedly the star by which this show stands or falls.
DISLIKED:
- Still no Big Gay Magical Reveal! BOO. Come on, writers, the whole 'Keep The Magic Secret' malarkey was great for the first two series, but after three years I think it's getting old. Pls to be amending it soon to 'Keep The Magic Secret From Uther And The Baddies', okay?
- Ugh, Evil!Morgana. Still no explanation for her sudden and inexplicable going Darkside, so I doubt we will ever get one now. I especially hated that whole thing where Uther accuses her of killing innocent people, and she is all: BUT YOU DID IT FIRST SO I AM JUSTIFIED IN DOING IT NOW. Wait, what?
All in all: LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE! Season 4, get here NOW.
I also finally caught up on my Supernatural episodes, and have watched last Friday's episode, wherein I frowned a lot of the time, shouted at the screen for some of it, and changed my panties twice. The reason being Castiel, The Hottest Angel In The Garrison, Ask Anyone.
Watch this and tell me it is not so!
Phew. Anyway, for my Fic Of The Week, I have also chosen a Supernatural one, this being To Bring The Balance Back by obstinatrix. Don't worry, it's not fandom's most popular (and icky) incestual pairing, because that squicks me like nobody's business. Because EW. EEEEW. Instead, have some interspecies romance between an angel and his charge.
The Story: Castiel calls on Sam and Dean to stop a mini zombie apocalypse, as you do. During the job, Sam starts to notice a certain closeness between Dean and his angel, but dismisses it initially. That is, until he wakes up in the middle of the night to hear the couple in the motel room next door going at it in rather familiar voices...
The Love: The first half of the fic is really great with characterisation and interaction, which the author has down perfectly. Sam's growing awareness of Cas and Dean's relationship is wonderfully done. The second half is just absolutely hilarious, with Sam's complete horror at finding out the truth in the most embarrassing way possible. I literally laughed out loud. And Dean's response to the whole situation is just so very... Dean. I love it when authors manage to make him gay without going OOC.
Time for me now to huddle pitifully on the sofa in a blanket and watch the Strictly Come Dancing Results show with a cup of hot tea. Only 54 sleeps until New Zealand!
It's been snowing ever since I got back from Greece, and it's cold and my hardwood floor is like a bloody ice skating rink so my legs are permanently numb from the knees down. My electric blanket is my one beacon of hope in these dark days. WINTER, I AM SO OVER YOU.
The weather also prevented me from going to see dutchdiamont and her new baby. Here's hoping it will clear up later this week, because I can't wait to meet her.
Merlin...'>
OMG OMG I CAN'T EVEN *keyboard mash*
IT WAS SOOOO AWESOME.
LIKED:
- Every single hot man in the history of the show was there (apart from Cenred, RIP)! Lancelot! Gwaine! Elyan! Sir Leon Speaking Part! Percival! It could only have been hotter if they'd been shirtless.
- Arthur and Merlin made up for a season of shipper butthurt by blatantly eyesexing each other in every single scene they had together. It was GLORIOUS. The banter! The playful jostling of each other! LOVE LOVE LOVE.
- That scene with the Round Table (Round Table!) was so beautifully executed by everyone. Special kudos to Bradley for making his speech not cheesy and OTT, and for perfecting his Manly Lip Wobble (TM).
- Lancelot, Gwaine, Percival and Elyan are all knights now, which must mean they have to be upgraded to regulars now. This makes me all kinds of happy in my pants.
- Arthur/Gwen! I don't care how everyone says you can't ship him with Merlin and Gwen at the same time. Their chemistry got a lot better and I just have this thing of seeing Bradley kiss Angel. Hrngh! Whatever, I think they're adorable, and the knights and Merlin agree with me, so there.
- I am so glad no one died! I spent the episode going NOOO, NOT SIR LEON! NOOO, NOT GWAINE! NOOO, NOT LANCELOT! NOOO, NOT GAIUS! where appropriate. I may also have gone YESSS, KILL THE SMIRKY HAG!
- NO MORE MORGAUSE! NO MORE LADY MORGANA SMIRKYFACE! *dances* Poor Morgana, Queen For A Week. LOL!
- It must be said: Colin Morgan is brilliant. He makes every single scene better just by being in it. I may fancy the pants off Bradley, but Colin is undoubtedly the star by which this show stands or falls.
DISLIKED:
- Still no Big Gay Magical Reveal! BOO. Come on, writers, the whole 'Keep The Magic Secret' malarkey was great for the first two series, but after three years I think it's getting old. Pls to be amending it soon to 'Keep The Magic Secret From Uther And The Baddies', okay?
- Ugh, Evil!Morgana. Still no explanation for her sudden and inexplicable going Darkside, so I doubt we will ever get one now. I especially hated that whole thing where Uther accuses her of killing innocent people, and she is all: BUT YOU DID IT FIRST SO I AM JUSTIFIED IN DOING IT NOW. Wait, what?
All in all: LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE! Season 4, get here NOW.
I also finally caught up on my Supernatural episodes, and have watched last Friday's episode, wherein I frowned a lot of the time, shouted at the screen for some of it, and changed my panties twice. The reason being Castiel, The Hottest Angel In The Garrison, Ask Anyone.
Watch this and tell me it is not so!
Phew. Anyway, for my Fic Of The Week, I have also chosen a Supernatural one, this being To Bring The Balance Back by obstinatrix. Don't worry, it's not fandom's most popular (and icky) incestual pairing, because that squicks me like nobody's business. Because EW. EEEEW. Instead, have some interspecies romance between an angel and his charge.
The Story: Castiel calls on Sam and Dean to stop a mini zombie apocalypse, as you do. During the job, Sam starts to notice a certain closeness between Dean and his angel, but dismisses it initially. That is, until he wakes up in the middle of the night to hear the couple in the motel room next door going at it in rather familiar voices...
The Love: The first half of the fic is really great with characterisation and interaction, which the author has down perfectly. Sam's growing awareness of Cas and Dean's relationship is wonderfully done. The second half is just absolutely hilarious, with Sam's complete horror at finding out the truth in the most embarrassing way possible. I literally laughed out loud. And Dean's response to the whole situation is just so very... Dean. I love it when authors manage to make him gay without going OOC.
Time for me now to huddle pitifully on the sofa in a blanket and watch the Strictly Come Dancing Results show with a cup of hot tea. Only 54 sleeps until New Zealand!