In which there was a lot of "yes, but" and "hm, I like this, but not that" going on on my part. This is the second Haynes take on Greek myths I've rad - or is it the third? - and evidently, her books captivate me, I want to finish them. On the other hand, I also oftne feel like wailing "but if you shy away from this and that and also that, why did ( Read more... )

A sad beginning of the day this morning, as I learned Jacqueline Pearce, aka Servalan in Blake's 7, has died. The most fabulous evil overlady of them all, who had the rare distinction of not solely ending her canon alive but having outlived all her opponents (both heroic and villainous).

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I also bring another vid rec. Bates Motel, see tag, was ( Read more... )

1. Norma Bates (Bates Motel version ( Read more... )

Emmmy nominations: as a fan of The Americans, I'm pleased that Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys and Alison Wright were all three recognized at last. Will root for them accordingly, which is all the easier since frustratingly, Bates Motel' final year went without an Emmy nomination again. Freddy Highmore has been fantastic throughout, and especially in ( Read more... )

"I lingered round them, under that benign sky; watched the moths fluttering among the heath, and hare-bells; listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass; and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth."

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In which my one remaining cmplaint is beautifully dealt with. All is forgiven, show. That was awesome.

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Not my Easter post: but I didn’t want to get even further behind with my reviews. Easter post to come this weekend. On to White Pine Bay, where it’s winter.

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The episodes tend to blurr in my head now, but that doesn't mean they're not all excellent. This season promises to finish the show in top form, and save that I desperately miss SPOILER, which will forever prevent it from being my favourite, I continue to be impressed as hell.

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In which the show arrives at an expected result in an unexpected way, and the luck of Men Who Love Norma And Whom Norma Loved continues to be rotten.

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In which Norman encounters two men who also loved Norma. It doesn't end well.

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