mmm. Carnivale.
So I totally had other things I meant to do today, but instead I watched the rest of season one of Carnivale with my brother.
Spoiler free: Brother Justin's voice is gnaaaaahhadjgldfg. Guh. Guh. All the while I was watching I kept thinking, "Man, he sounds like toon!Luthor." (whose voice is only second to Kevin Conroy's in my esteem. Mmm. Eeevil.) Turns out there is a reason for this, because Clancy Brown plays both parts. Possibly you all knew this already, but I was pleased.
See, I'm used to picking up subtext that no one ever intended in shows. So it's *really* weird to see every single vibe I pick up on actually happening. I- dude. It makes for interesting conversations with my brother: "So, uh, I've been kind of picking up some incestuous vibes between Iris and Justin that- oh, hey they're making out. Okay."
And *god* the women on this show are hot. Even freaking Lilah. My god. Guh. I just- I love them *all* even when they're being morally questionable. They are (as thete1 noted awhile ago) none of them the epitome of conventional attractiveness, but they're *all* portrayed as being actively sexual and actively sexually *attractive.* And there's no sense that anyone is *odd* for finding these women attractive. (Well, they note the age difference between Ben and Ruthie, but other than that.) And Lilah and Lodz! Bearded Lady/Blind Guy= my otp of eeevil. Oh love. And the indications that she doesn't know what she's gotten into as much as she thinks she does.
And *Iris*. Iris. My *gosh*. Oh, I love that she's as fucked up as her brother. And that's saying something. Woof.
And and and. I usually have to turn to *fic* to find things as wrong and twisted as this show. *loves*
I have *some* issues with the way they portray women, but I think a lot of it is my hypersensitivity because the men are as bad, I think. Although I do find it a little bothersome that the most sexually ambiguous woman (Lilah, the bearded lady) is also the most evil one. Well. Iris, maybe, depending. But Lilah revels in her evil, and Iris thinks she's right. But even *I* can't complain that much, because I *like* her so much.
Can't wait for season 2. Eee.
(Also, I need a "yay! boobies!" icon.)
Spoiler free: Brother Justin's voice is gnaaaaahhadjgldfg. Guh. Guh. All the while I was watching I kept thinking, "Man, he sounds like toon!Luthor." (whose voice is only second to Kevin Conroy's in my esteem. Mmm. Eeevil.) Turns out there is a reason for this, because Clancy Brown plays both parts. Possibly you all knew this already, but I was pleased.
See, I'm used to picking up subtext that no one ever intended in shows. So it's *really* weird to see every single vibe I pick up on actually happening. I- dude. It makes for interesting conversations with my brother: "So, uh, I've been kind of picking up some incestuous vibes between Iris and Justin that- oh, hey they're making out. Okay."
And *god* the women on this show are hot. Even freaking Lilah. My god. Guh. I just- I love them *all* even when they're being morally questionable. They are (as thete1 noted awhile ago) none of them the epitome of conventional attractiveness, but they're *all* portrayed as being actively sexual and actively sexually *attractive.* And there's no sense that anyone is *odd* for finding these women attractive. (Well, they note the age difference between Ben and Ruthie, but other than that.) And Lilah and Lodz! Bearded Lady/Blind Guy= my otp of eeevil. Oh love. And the indications that she doesn't know what she's gotten into as much as she thinks she does.
And *Iris*. Iris. My *gosh*. Oh, I love that she's as fucked up as her brother. And that's saying something. Woof.
And and and. I usually have to turn to *fic* to find things as wrong and twisted as this show. *loves*
I have *some* issues with the way they portray women, but I think a lot of it is my hypersensitivity because the men are as bad, I think. Although I do find it a little bothersome that the most sexually ambiguous woman (Lilah, the bearded lady) is also the most evil one. Well. Iris, maybe, depending. But Lilah revels in her evil, and Iris thinks she's right. But even *I* can't complain that much, because I *like* her so much.
Can't wait for season 2. Eee.
(Also, I need a "yay! boobies!" icon.)