I watched some tv
Lip Service 1x01
I was hoping for a trashy show about Glaswegian lesbians, and this did not disappoint! I love Tess and I love Cat and mostly I really enjoyed the episode and look forward to more. I did find myself having to skip through a couple of Tess's scenes, though, they were hitting my embarrassment squick too hard. I hope Frankie will get a little more developed over time, as currently it's hard to see her as anything but Shane McCutcheon light. I am also sort of confused as to why Jay and Ed are even there apart from to be mildly irritating.
Also, damn, Laura Nash is ridiculously stunning, and I have just figured out I recognise her from A Knight's Tale and Casanova. And hi Cush Jumbo hi, I hope we get more of her!
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Undercovers 1x04
It was adorable, Sam was amazing and Steven's badass timpani scene was the greatest ever.
Also, can I talk for a second about how I really, really love Lizzy? I find her charming, and I love the way it's a casual, normal part of her character that she's a recovering alcoholic. It comes up in conversation, it's not some deep source of angst and woe at least on the surface, she jokes about it, and we see the ways she's putting her life back together. <3
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Merlin 3x06
Let us divide this into good and bad!
The bad:
+ Merlin. Merlin, sweetheart. I find it pretty desperate that your first reaction on discovering that someone who's part of a visiting court is magical is to assume they are UP TO NO GOOD. I mean, really. Does he really think he's the only good magical person in the world? I guess he does. If this were a different show, I think they could do something really interesting about the way Merlin has entirely internalised anti-magical prejudice and in general gone totally off-kilter, but, this is Merlin. Maybe there could be fic? *winning smile*
+ Last season that Gwen/Morgana conversation would have been delightful. Now, it breaks my heart, because we know Morgana must have a plan to use that information for her own ends, and the fact she's willing to manipulate Gwen like that is very distressing to me. :(
+ We can tell there's something wrong with Elena because she has messy hair and is clumsy? And therefore not a real princess and needs fixing? Sigh!
The good:
+ But, mostly, I was very pleasantly surprised with how they handled Elena! She was delightful and the fact that she and Arthur mutually agreed not to get married was perfect. Can she come back sometime, show?
+ ARTHUR AND GWEN OH MY GOD. I ship it so hard now, guys, I can't even, I am so easy for all that noble self-sacrifice shit.
+ Similarly, GWEN. AND HER FACE. AND HER FEELINGS. a;sldkjas <3333 She is just, I don't even. Every moment she appeared on screen was perfection, how Angel manages to do so much with so little will never cease to amaze me.
+ Please see
heather11483's post for further details.
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I was hoping for a trashy show about Glaswegian lesbians, and this did not disappoint! I love Tess and I love Cat and mostly I really enjoyed the episode and look forward to more. I did find myself having to skip through a couple of Tess's scenes, though, they were hitting my embarrassment squick too hard. I hope Frankie will get a little more developed over time, as currently it's hard to see her as anything but Shane McCutcheon light. I am also sort of confused as to why Jay and Ed are even there apart from to be mildly irritating.
Also, damn, Laura Nash is ridiculously stunning, and I have just figured out I recognise her from A Knight's Tale and Casanova. And hi Cush Jumbo hi, I hope we get more of her!
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Undercovers 1x04
It was adorable, Sam was amazing and Steven's badass timpani scene was the greatest ever.
Also, can I talk for a second about how I really, really love Lizzy? I find her charming, and I love the way it's a casual, normal part of her character that she's a recovering alcoholic. It comes up in conversation, it's not some deep source of angst and woe at least on the surface, she jokes about it, and we see the ways she's putting her life back together. <3
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Merlin 3x06
Let us divide this into good and bad!
The bad:
+ Merlin. Merlin, sweetheart. I find it pretty desperate that your first reaction on discovering that someone who's part of a visiting court is magical is to assume they are UP TO NO GOOD. I mean, really. Does he really think he's the only good magical person in the world? I guess he does. If this were a different show, I think they could do something really interesting about the way Merlin has entirely internalised anti-magical prejudice and in general gone totally off-kilter, but, this is Merlin. Maybe there could be fic? *winning smile*
+ Last season that Gwen/Morgana conversation would have been delightful. Now, it breaks my heart, because we know Morgana must have a plan to use that information for her own ends, and the fact she's willing to manipulate Gwen like that is very distressing to me. :(
+ We can tell there's something wrong with Elena because she has messy hair and is clumsy? And therefore not a real princess and needs fixing? Sigh!
The good:
+ But, mostly, I was very pleasantly surprised with how they handled Elena! She was delightful and the fact that she and Arthur mutually agreed not to get married was perfect. Can she come back sometime, show?
+ ARTHUR AND GWEN OH MY GOD. I ship it so hard now, guys, I can't even, I am so easy for all that noble self-sacrifice shit.
+ Similarly, GWEN. AND HER FACE. AND HER FEELINGS. a;sldkjas <3333 She is just, I don't even. Every moment she appeared on screen was perfection, how Angel manages to do so much with so little will never cease to amaze me.
+ Please see
heather11483's post for further details.
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