"Dangerous longings in lonely bosoms."

[musesfool]

Here's a hilarious review of Picnic from the New York Times.

an excerpt:
The Roundabout Theater Company’s revival of William Inge's "Picnic" opened on Sunday night, starring an exceptionally well-developed torso. Of course the torso belongs to a person, the actor Sebastian Stan. But it has been given the kind of lavish individual attention that

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[spectralbovine]

wouldn't be at all surprised to find Joss was influenced by CB and its crew of ne'er do well bounty hunters.
Apparently he's never seen it.

I've been enjoying watching it, though sometimes after an episode, I'm like, "Huh, what just happened?" The show gives you all the pieces but often leaves you to put them together.
Yeah, I'm noticing that it doesn't really tell you what's going on so much as, uh, not tell you what's going on.

really enjoyed "Ballad of the Fallen Angels" despite, or, more likely, because of the OTT-ness of it all.
OPERATIC NOIR. This is basically the episode that hooks you into the series and lets you know that, heeeeey, maybe there's more than just one-off adventures. If the very first scene of the series didn't clue you in.

Otoh, I want to like Faye more than I do right now, because she's pretty amazing, but she's like some kind of Jayne/Saffron combination that I'm finding it hard to connect with.
Heh, yeah, I wanted to like Faye more too. I'm hoping to like her more this time around because I like the dub voice actress more than the Japanese actress. She fits the character a lot better.

Ed's only been around two episodes, but she's a cutie, though I can see how her antics could get annoying in large doses. And Ein is a corgi in space - what's not to like?
Exactly!

I find it requires my full attention, and I'm enjoying it.
Yay! Now may I recommend that you also watch Princess Tutu?

[musesfool]

Apparently he's never seen it.

Well, I know different people come up with the same ideas independently sometimes - it's happened to me - but some of the musical cues are ... it's hard to believe that he hasn't.

Yeah, I'm noticing that it doesn't really tell you what's going on so much as, uh, not tell you what's going on.

*nod nod*

I mostly feel like I understand, but sometimes I'm just like, "huh." and then I say to myself, "forget it, jake, it's Chinatown."

OPERATIC NOIR. This is basically the episode that hooks you into the series and lets you know that, heeeeey, maybe there's more than just one-off adventures.

Yeah, I figured given that first scene that there was some sort of tragic backstory for Spike, and now I might even have some idea of what it could be.

Now may I recommend that you also watch Princess Tutu?

I will look into it.