( out of the shadows, into the light )

( there are three flowers in a vase )

The...introduction? disclaimer? part where I walk out slowly with my hands in the air?...to my TVD post for the week got wicked meta, and then off topic, and then just plain out of hand. But it was helpful to work through, I think, so I decided to make it easily linkable. This is what I mean when I say “ the author is boxed.”

( yammerin! )

I’m glad Cas is back because I love him, but I also think his importance to the Winchester saga is underrated. It’s a little bit strange to think of an angel as a reality check, but that does seem to be Castiel’s function in the narrative. I’m reminded a lot of Anya from BtVS. Castiel’s literalness is funny, sure. But he’s also an oddly innocent ( Read more... )

So I’m having the rare weekend of total, reliably uninterrupted privacy. 48 glorious pants-optional hours. SO GOOD. To celebrate, I had a big old fear-fest yesterday. I watched Bowling for Columbine, and then The Crucible which is still my favorite, and capped off this perfect day by finally renting Cabin in the Woods. It was legitimately a Dark ( Read more... )

As much fun as character-specific spotlights are - and I am so excited to get to my massive love of Castiel/Anna/Lucifer/Balthazar - I've had this post mostly bubbling around since around the time I caught up with the show.

( content note for possession metaphor ..stuff. spoilers through mid-S7 )

I have been into Supernatural for a whole...several months now! So here is my totally convincing and authoritative assessment of THE ROAD SO FAR.

This show is the Manic Pixie Dream Girl of shows. It is my Zooey Deschanel. Whenever I'm all, "oh show, you so wacky! This is the wackiest anyone could possibly be! Congratulations, you win at wacky!" it ( Read more... )

the good: this week's mad men was, well.( a thing of beauty )

So I'm admitting defeat on turning this into a real post, but. HAVE SOME JOY. And willful and intentional abuse of parentheticals! But mostly joy!

( the girl with the dungeons and dragons tattoo )

DOLLHOUSE SPOILERS. ALL OF THEM. buckle up, folks.

( everything's going to be alright, now that you're here )