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In the order in which they pop in my head…
This past Sunday’s BBC Being Human (The Longest Day) may just be the best episode of the entire show. It just kept building to its inevitable conclusion. “Wolf-shaped bullet,” as it turns out, may just have more than one meaning. Layers, people! This show has layers! And Mitchell? You idiot? Haven’t I been telling you since day one that you should FRAKKING TELL YOUR PEOPLE WHAT YOU’VE DONE! Had you done that in the first place, yes, they would have been freaked and upset and all that, but you wouldn’t be in nearly as deep a hole as you’re in now. But then again, you are the king of denial. You’d think that more than a century of living (or whatever) might have actually taught you something, but no.
And we’re not even going to discuss the “decision” you and George made as though Annie and Nina had no say in the matter, didn’t even exist. I know you and he are both freaked, but there’s no excuse for that and I’m glad Nina called you on it.
Nina was AMAZING in this ep, but then she usually is and she is probably the absolute strongest member of this makeshift family. She may have wanted to immediately terminate her pregnancy, but you can see, as each episode takes her further along, just how much she really wants to have this baby, to make it all work no matter how much it terrifies her. Her reaction when Herrick showed her what he’d found about the Box Tunnel 20 was just perfect, if heartbreaking. The shock, the nausea, the vomiting on the staircase, the running outside, the phone call, everything.
I’m glad we got to see a bit of the old Annie come through when she went to see Herrick by herself. She’s been off since she came back, trying too hard to make everything perfect and just the way she thought it was before, but she saw through Herrick in spite of his exceptional acting abilities, and for once I don’t think it had anything to do with how Mitchell sees Herrick. Mitchell finally breaking down and more or less telling her that he was pushing her away because he’s afraid of the commitment, which for them would be eternal, is about the only thing he’s done right lately, but unfortunately, I think Annie is going to be even more devastated when the events of the season play out than she would have been if he’d just let her believe he didn’t want her.
And then there’s Herrick. Slippery, evil Herrick. I completely believe that when he was brought into that hospital, it wasn’t an act. He didn’t have a clue who or what he was and he was terrified. But you could see, once they were all together and talking to the social worker, after Cara’s words and actions, that he was starting to remember. By the time he and George talked, I’m sure he remembered, if not everything, at least more than enough to start causing problems. And maybe he doesn’t remember what George did to him, but he certainly remembers Mitchell’s “betrayal” and has already taken steps to destroy him. *meep*
I can’t wait until next week’s ep!
I’m finally - FINALLY! - caught up on Castle and am loving it. I don’t have anything special to say (I totally didn’t realize I had so much to say about Being Human :P), but the husband and I have been watching it and I think it’s awesome that, when given options, he’ll choose Castle over just about everything else save Human Target. Hee!
Shows TH (the husband) and I are watching on a more or less regular basis:
Being Human US
White Collar
Hawaii Five-O
Human Target
Survivor: Redemption Island
Criminal Minds
NCIS
Shows I am watching on a more or less regular basis (that TH isn’t):
Being Human BBC
Chuck
Glee
Fairly Legal
Supernatural
Shows that I seriously NEED to get caught up on (dammit):
The Vampire Diaries
V
Burn Notice
And then there’s Veronica Mars. Part of me is sad that I missed it when it was first on, but the bigger part of me is happy because I missed all the angst over first the ratings and then the quality. I completely fell in love with season 1. I still liked and enjoyed most of season 2. I liked, maybe even loved parts of season 3, but overall could have done without it, but only because of the cancellation. Had it gone on to a season 4, I think s3 would have been seen in a better light, not a good light, but a better one.
To me, as I was able to watch it in huge chunks, rather than one ep at a time with at least a week in between to think and stew, it was pretty clearly a bridge to a more grown up and mature Veronica, but it never got that chance. The seeds were there (even if they were planted with a backhoe instead of a hand trowel). The seeds were even there for a more mature and happier relationship between Veronica and Logan by the end of s4, but they never got the chance to develop. Seeds like Veronica realizing that she was pushing everyone away. Seeds like Logan being pushed into *gasp!* having to get a job and maybe work for something for once in his life.
So, instead, I’ve had to read fic. Lots and lots of fic. And oh my god some of it is just amazing. The only thing I’ve found not to like is the number of WIPs that I thought must be finished by this time, only to find out… Not so much. :P I mean seriously. You wrote like 24 of 25 chapters and you just can’t manage to push out that last one? Even though you’ve said in several notes that you know exactly where it was going and how it was going to end? OY! Thank goodness for het_reccers. At least there I can get some good recs for finished long-fic. Of course, I could just do a little research when I find a multi-chapter fic that looks good instead of just diving in and hoping for the best. :P
Okay. Enough for now. It’s been a while since I had a fannish post. That felt kinda good. :)
This past Sunday’s BBC Being Human (The Longest Day) may just be the best episode of the entire show. It just kept building to its inevitable conclusion. “Wolf-shaped bullet,” as it turns out, may just have more than one meaning. Layers, people! This show has layers! And Mitchell? You idiot? Haven’t I been telling you since day one that you should FRAKKING TELL YOUR PEOPLE WHAT YOU’VE DONE! Had you done that in the first place, yes, they would have been freaked and upset and all that, but you wouldn’t be in nearly as deep a hole as you’re in now. But then again, you are the king of denial. You’d think that more than a century of living (or whatever) might have actually taught you something, but no.
And we’re not even going to discuss the “decision” you and George made as though Annie and Nina had no say in the matter, didn’t even exist. I know you and he are both freaked, but there’s no excuse for that and I’m glad Nina called you on it.
Nina was AMAZING in this ep, but then she usually is and she is probably the absolute strongest member of this makeshift family. She may have wanted to immediately terminate her pregnancy, but you can see, as each episode takes her further along, just how much she really wants to have this baby, to make it all work no matter how much it terrifies her. Her reaction when Herrick showed her what he’d found about the Box Tunnel 20 was just perfect, if heartbreaking. The shock, the nausea, the vomiting on the staircase, the running outside, the phone call, everything.
I’m glad we got to see a bit of the old Annie come through when she went to see Herrick by herself. She’s been off since she came back, trying too hard to make everything perfect and just the way she thought it was before, but she saw through Herrick in spite of his exceptional acting abilities, and for once I don’t think it had anything to do with how Mitchell sees Herrick. Mitchell finally breaking down and more or less telling her that he was pushing her away because he’s afraid of the commitment, which for them would be eternal, is about the only thing he’s done right lately, but unfortunately, I think Annie is going to be even more devastated when the events of the season play out than she would have been if he’d just let her believe he didn’t want her.
And then there’s Herrick. Slippery, evil Herrick. I completely believe that when he was brought into that hospital, it wasn’t an act. He didn’t have a clue who or what he was and he was terrified. But you could see, once they were all together and talking to the social worker, after Cara’s words and actions, that he was starting to remember. By the time he and George talked, I’m sure he remembered, if not everything, at least more than enough to start causing problems. And maybe he doesn’t remember what George did to him, but he certainly remembers Mitchell’s “betrayal” and has already taken steps to destroy him. *meep*
I can’t wait until next week’s ep!
I’m finally - FINALLY! - caught up on Castle and am loving it. I don’t have anything special to say (I totally didn’t realize I had so much to say about Being Human :P), but the husband and I have been watching it and I think it’s awesome that, when given options, he’ll choose Castle over just about everything else save Human Target. Hee!
Shows TH (the husband) and I are watching on a more or less regular basis:
Being Human US
White Collar
Hawaii Five-O
Human Target
Survivor: Redemption Island
Criminal Minds
NCIS
Shows I am watching on a more or less regular basis (that TH isn’t):
Being Human BBC
Chuck
Glee
Fairly Legal
Supernatural
Shows that I seriously NEED to get caught up on (dammit):
The Vampire Diaries
V
Burn Notice
And then there’s Veronica Mars. Part of me is sad that I missed it when it was first on, but the bigger part of me is happy because I missed all the angst over first the ratings and then the quality. I completely fell in love with season 1. I still liked and enjoyed most of season 2. I liked, maybe even loved parts of season 3, but overall could have done without it, but only because of the cancellation. Had it gone on to a season 4, I think s3 would have been seen in a better light, not a good light, but a better one.
To me, as I was able to watch it in huge chunks, rather than one ep at a time with at least a week in between to think and stew, it was pretty clearly a bridge to a more grown up and mature Veronica, but it never got that chance. The seeds were there (even if they were planted with a backhoe instead of a hand trowel). The seeds were even there for a more mature and happier relationship between Veronica and Logan by the end of s4, but they never got the chance to develop. Seeds like Veronica realizing that she was pushing everyone away. Seeds like Logan being pushed into *gasp!* having to get a job and maybe work for something for once in his life.
So, instead, I’ve had to read fic. Lots and lots of fic. And oh my god some of it is just amazing. The only thing I’ve found not to like is the number of WIPs that I thought must be finished by this time, only to find out… Not so much. :P I mean seriously. You wrote like 24 of 25 chapters and you just can’t manage to push out that last one? Even though you’ve said in several notes that you know exactly where it was going and how it was going to end? OY! Thank goodness for het_reccers. At least there I can get some good recs for finished long-fic. Of course, I could just do a little research when I find a multi-chapter fic that looks good instead of just diving in and hoping for the best. :P
Okay. Enough for now. It’s been a while since I had a fannish post. That felt kinda good. :)