From My Fandom Self ~ Spoilers ahoy.
Insurgent Day #1
I'm stuck without being able to buy Insurgent yet, but I had to taste it, so I went on B&N and read the sample.
First Reaction: I don't trust Caleb. And oddly enough, I think Marcus was telling the truth.
Awake
So I haven't made a squee post yet because by the time I get ready to do it, another episode comes out and I'm back processing. But I've hit a few solid things now:
Captain Harper: I've loved her because I could tell she cared about Britten and because she's a woman and softspoken and a police captain. Seriously.
Story about the brownie thief, skinny, redhead "narcotics" detective that always watched Michael's back... Oh, wow, my bittersweet fuzzies started leaping. She's trying, Michael, but you're not making it easy.
I want to know how she got twisted up with Carl, but there are enough pieces there to draw a hundred million possible conclusions.
And as for not being exciting enough, I'm glad they're keeping the story grounded. They're treating it as if there's only one gimme: Michael's dual reality. Heroin felt real to me. It fit the character. I'm glad I never saw the actress in anything else, 'cause it's all the character for me.
Emma: I love her as a character. I've heard people rag on the whole baby storyline with "predictable," and "Michael shouldn't have asked her," and "of course, Hannah was the only one who figured it out," and :growls:
Let's start off with, yes, I knew from the moment Emma got out of the car that she was pregnant. The miscarriage threw me. So did the NONmiscarriage.
Second off, Michael said this may be inappropriate and she gave him permission to ask. 'Nuff said.
Third off, of course, Emma wanted to keep the baby. She was so relieved to tell Michael and held onto him, this was obvious. Of course, Michael didn't notice. He supported Hannah's desire. He wanted to be a grandfather, not a dad again. He saw Hannah wanting the baby and reacted to that. Emma's parents were more his focus than Emma.
Fourth off, Emma and Hannah were both right. Emma wanted the baby but had talked herself out of it to keep peace with her parents, something she made clear to Rex that she values, and Hannah told herself whatever, but yeah, it was about Hannah when she walked in and Emma felt that and reacted accordingly. People are people. I still love them both.
The Procedural Side: I like the cases. Even the ones that don't feed into the other world or the bigger picture. They keep us guessing as to which side is real.
The Balance: And no, they can't always deeply develop Rex and Hannah and Michael and his partners and the cases and have therapists. It's maybe 40 minutes of screen time. Goodness, people!
There. That at least starts a bit on what I feel about Awake.
I still love this show.
I'm stuck without being able to buy Insurgent yet, but I had to taste it, so I went on B&N and read the sample.
First Reaction: I don't trust Caleb. And oddly enough, I think Marcus was telling the truth.
Awake
So I haven't made a squee post yet because by the time I get ready to do it, another episode comes out and I'm back processing. But I've hit a few solid things now:
Captain Harper: I've loved her because I could tell she cared about Britten and because she's a woman and softspoken and a police captain. Seriously.
Story about the brownie thief, skinny, redhead "narcotics" detective that always watched Michael's back... Oh, wow, my bittersweet fuzzies started leaping. She's trying, Michael, but you're not making it easy.
I want to know how she got twisted up with Carl, but there are enough pieces there to draw a hundred million possible conclusions.
And as for not being exciting enough, I'm glad they're keeping the story grounded. They're treating it as if there's only one gimme: Michael's dual reality. Heroin felt real to me. It fit the character. I'm glad I never saw the actress in anything else, 'cause it's all the character for me.
Emma: I love her as a character. I've heard people rag on the whole baby storyline with "predictable," and "Michael shouldn't have asked her," and "of course, Hannah was the only one who figured it out," and :growls:
Let's start off with, yes, I knew from the moment Emma got out of the car that she was pregnant. The miscarriage threw me. So did the NONmiscarriage.
Second off, Michael said this may be inappropriate and she gave him permission to ask. 'Nuff said.
Third off, of course, Emma wanted to keep the baby. She was so relieved to tell Michael and held onto him, this was obvious. Of course, Michael didn't notice. He supported Hannah's desire. He wanted to be a grandfather, not a dad again. He saw Hannah wanting the baby and reacted to that. Emma's parents were more his focus than Emma.
Fourth off, Emma and Hannah were both right. Emma wanted the baby but had talked herself out of it to keep peace with her parents, something she made clear to Rex that she values, and Hannah told herself whatever, but yeah, it was about Hannah when she walked in and Emma felt that and reacted accordingly. People are people. I still love them both.
The Procedural Side: I like the cases. Even the ones that don't feed into the other world or the bigger picture. They keep us guessing as to which side is real.
The Balance: And no, they can't always deeply develop Rex and Hannah and Michael and his partners and the cases and have therapists. It's maybe 40 minutes of screen time. Goodness, people!
There. That at least starts a bit on what I feel about Awake.
I still love this show.