IT'S RADIO NIGHT!

[sweetjamielee]

Okay, I have dropped the ball on compiling/posting TGW S1 rewatch thoughts (rest assured, I've been picking up new details about all those epis that surprise/delight/horrify me), and I have more thoughts about the past two aired episodes than I even know what to do with.   I might try to detail those at some point, and also go back and and comment

Comments

[empressearwig]

I thought it was more A, sort of I tried to apologize, you didn't want any of it and I'm done. Which I kind of respected her for, to be perfectly honest.

[sweetjamielee]

Gah, that's what I'm afraid of. I'm glad K's staying, really, and Alicia's anger is valid, but if they spend any length of time just tearing each other down I'm going to lose respect for BOTH of them.

*tries to have faith*

[variousflumps]

Good luck with the interview!!! Can't listen in real-time but I hope it goes really well

[sweetjamielee]

Aaah thank you! The interview went great and was a lot of fun. Hope you get a chance to listen!

Your thoughts here make me feel better, actually, so thank you for that, too. I mean, it's what I HOPE. I want to believe that now that Kalinda's EPIC LOVE (or, yanno, whatever feeling she has) has escaped the Pandora's box of her cold, cold heart, there's no way she can effectively shove it back inside. And that would be compelling to watch, really; her struggling to do what always came naturally to her before, staying closed off, and just NOT being able to.

But I hate getting my hopes up about something like that.:-\

I don't think Cary hates Alicia, do you think? He doesn't even know yet why Peter's so interested in keeping him. I'm sorta hoping once he realizes that it's to spite Alicia, that'll sit poorly with him. Hopefully not givin' the boy too much credit there.

But yes. I need the return of the presumably awful Kalinda background. So that it can clarify things and so that Alicia can eventually comfort her (ohgoddon'

[nikkicienna]

I just took another look so I could comment. I totally took it as a "Bitch, I'm not going anywhere. Deal with it."

But part of that is that she's gone back inside her shell, I think. Too many ppl got too much information about her past and they all screwed her over. So now she's all "I don't need anyone." and pretending like she's not devastated at losing her BFF.

[sweetjamielee]

*hides from Kalinda's bitchface*

God, I know that it's all because K is damaged, and I should probably have more sympathy for how it must SUCK to have the one person you've kind of opened up to, basically call you a heartless whore. But crap, it takes some balls to be a bitch to the friend whose husband you slept with, then lied about. I hope neither of them are capable of maintaining the venom for very long. :-\

[zinnia_rose]

Good luck good luck good luck! :D

I probably can't listen live (not that I would be able to add anything except O HAI JAMIE LOL!!!!!, as I've never actually seen an episode of TGW) but I may check out the recording.

I've unfortunately got nothing useful to add about your question (see above re: lack of TGW watching). Except that the episode title made me snicker. But I shall send you happy and calm thoughts.

(And the fic is coming! The beginning is driving me CRAZY.)

[sweetjamielee]

Thaaank you! It went very well and was a lot of fun! Although if you ever PLAN to watch TGW in the future, you probably shouldn't listen... it spoils all the exciting, surprising stuff!

Re: fic -- K! I know the creative process cannot be rushed (although I occasionally try and almost hurt myself that way). I know it'll end up being great!

[zinnia_rose]

Due to weird-ass timing confusion (the website said it was at 2 AM last week, but I figured I'd check again at 10 Eastern time and there it was!) I actually did end up listening live to the first 20ish minutes about Bones and general fanfic thoughts. You did wonderfully!! I was very impressed, as I would probably just be hyperventilating hysterically down the telephone line. :P

I briefly considered calling but then I freaked out and was all "AHHHHHH what if my question is dumb and what if I sound like a bumbling idiot??" so I didn't. But I might have if I had known that nobody else would! I thought there'd be a huge rush of calls at the end, but apparently I was wrong.

Thank you for the fic vote of confidence. :) I might have to take a little break from it to majorly flip out about the Bones finale next week. If they do what I think they're going to do I will be NOT HAPPY. NOT HAPPY AT ALL. Buuuuuut I'll save my incoherent ramblings about that for elsewhere!

[rhyfeddu]

The showrunners actually tweeted their take on it as:

"I'm here, deal with it."

But I don't always agree with their take on their own creations. lol

I think it was a bit more benign than that. Less confrontational. I think she had her Boot of Justice Armor on, knowing she was stuck and decided to put on a brave bitch face, thinking she can revert back to the cool HBIC that nothing (and nobody) gets to: hence her "don't need to confide in anyone" comment right before.

Now, we all know she will FAIL miserably there. But good luck with that, K.

So, I don't feel that Kalinda will actually turn into an adversary. At all. I think she'll just try and be all business and "I'm just here to do my job. And I do it well."

GOOD LUCK on the radio!! Have fun! I'm gonna try and listen in. :)

[sweetjamielee]

So, I don't feel that Kalinda will actually turn into an adversary.

Oh, how I hope you're right! I hope that all attempts at bitchface will dissolve into trembling lower lips the second Alicia has her back turned. (Okay, prooobably hoping for a little too much, here.) But yes, miserable failure on the cold front is highly desired. For both of them, really.

The showrunners ALSO tweeted they never came to the conclusion if the friendship can be saved. STFU SHOWRUNNERS. YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO FREAK ME OUT HERE. Buggers.

Thank you for radio well-wishes! It was so much fun!

[rhyfeddu]

Well, I agree with whoever pointed this out, that Kalinda already looked a teensy bit bummed after the "I'm baaack" smirk, that Alicia hadn't thawed at all (this gif shows it quite well: http://ahkna.tumblr.com/post/5412018549) - so I don't think the tough act has a long life span here. ;) The first time either one of them are in real trouble (and it looks like Alicia is about to step in a big pile of poo), let's see how long it takes them to start breaking down the walls...

Yeah, I had that other comment by the showrunners in mind, when I said I don't always agree with them... :b

I do think they're just yanking our collective chains, tho, cause can anyone be that STOOOOPID to wanna forever break up the squishy heart of the show? Those 2 as friends (never mind whatever notions are in our lil' heads) are far too popular. They'd sink their own battleship to have them alienated forever.

And really, what justification would Kalinda even have for being an enemy? "I

[sweetjamielee]

And really, what justification would Kalinda even have for being an enemy? "I hurt and deceived you and you have the gall to be pissed about it, so I hate you first? THANK YOU. This, exactly, is what's been going through my head. Not that I think Kalinda would or SHOULD just cry in an elevator for months while Alicia gets all the cruel, vicious, hurting venom out of her system -- but gawd, if she doesn't ACT sorry anymore, why SHOULD Alicia consider being less angry, and/or forgiving her? K did a bad thing... SOME sort of atoning needs to happen (and no, atoning does NOT start with telling Alicia she's going to leave, and then not following through -- WE know why, but Alicia doesn't and probably feels it's just another piece of evidence why not to trust Kalinda). And I THINK the writers know that this is not only what fans want to see, but also a good story of redemption