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I finally got round to finishing the fifth and final season of Alias, and all I can say is character assassination, thy name is Irina Derevko.
Throughout the programme, she has always shown that she loves Sydney and would never hurt her. Then all of a sudden she's willing to throw her daughter off a roof to reach her goal, and she has no compunctions about working with the man who killed her other daughter. What the hell, Irina?
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Why, Philippa Gregory? Why? The basic premise was good, but there were two glaring flaws.
Firstly, Isobel is a very conscientious person. She feels deep guilt every time she says something that upsets her husband. I can't accept the fact that, even under the guise of her alter ego, she begins an affair so easily and with so little regret.
Secondly, you want Troy to start dressing up as Zelda, too? Fine. He could pass as Zelda to people who haven't met Isobel when she's playing Zelda. But you had Isobel pretend to be Zelda during an interview, then Troy dress up as Zelda and replace Isobel halfway through, and no one noticed. That's asking me to suspend too much disbelief.
One of my history lecturers touched very briefly on images of ideal 'Aryans' shown in Nazi posters, magazines, etc. Apparently some historians argue (the argument is called "designer fascism") that western magazines, with their emphasis on physical beauty and perfection, resemble the Nazi posters, magazines, etc.
So, this is what I took from the lecture...
Fight Fascism: Eat Ice Cream & Don't Feel Bad.
He probably didn't want me to boil it down to something so simplistic, but this is a tenet I can get behind.
I posted this in my common room over at HiH a few months ago:
I've discovered that a society called SPEW actually existed in 19th century England, and this year is the 150th anniversary of its establishment. Rather than Elfish welfare, they were more concerned with promoting the employment of women.
Victorian SPEW
I finally got round to finishing the fifth and final season of Alias, and all I can say is character assassination, thy name is Irina Derevko.
Throughout the programme, she has always shown that she loves Sydney and would never hurt her. Then all of a sudden she's willing to throw her daughter off a roof to reach her goal, and she has no compunctions about working with the man who killed her other daughter. What the hell, Irina?
SPOILERS
Why, Philippa Gregory? Why? The basic premise was good, but there were two glaring flaws.
Firstly, Isobel is a very conscientious person. She feels deep guilt every time she says something that upsets her husband. I can't accept the fact that, even under the guise of her alter ego, she begins an affair so easily and with so little regret.
Secondly, you want Troy to start dressing up as Zelda, too? Fine. He could pass as Zelda to people who haven't met Isobel when she's playing Zelda. But you had Isobel pretend to be Zelda during an interview, then Troy dress up as Zelda and replace Isobel halfway through, and no one noticed. That's asking me to suspend too much disbelief.
One of my history lecturers touched very briefly on images of ideal 'Aryans' shown in Nazi posters, magazines, etc. Apparently some historians argue (the argument is called "designer fascism") that western magazines, with their emphasis on physical beauty and perfection, resemble the Nazi posters, magazines, etc.
So, this is what I took from the lecture...
Fight Fascism: Eat Ice Cream & Don't Feel Bad.
He probably didn't want me to boil it down to something so simplistic, but this is a tenet I can get behind.
I posted this in my common room over at HiH a few months ago:
I've discovered that a society called SPEW actually existed in 19th century England, and this year is the 150th anniversary of its establishment. Rather than Elfish welfare, they were more concerned with promoting the employment of women.
Victorian SPEW