Recently I've been teaching my kids about tone in writing. Today's Merlin episode: a really good example of not being able to figure out what the hell your tone is. The show has always been inconsistent in terms of tone, and it feels like this season has undergone a pretty significant mood shift. But tonight's episode was like they took three ( Read more... )

Am I imagining it, or has Merlin gotten really good this season? I mean, I've always enjoyed it in a "aww, look at the cute! ignore the gaping plot holes!" kind of way (with the exception of the time I took a year long hiatus because I was angry at Morgana being evil). But the past couple of episodes have left me really eager for more.

( Actual spoilers for 403 )

I am trying to rekindle my hobbies in hope of not being eaten alive by work again this year. That said, at the moment my hobbies mostly consist of YA lit and TV at the moment. My life is so exciting. Am hoping to actually write something for a change as well, but that might be wishful thinking.

Spoilers for Recent TV:

( Doctor Who )

After watching an entire season, I would have thought this response would be long over, but no. Watching Will make sadfaces in the first five minutes of the second season of The Good Wife, my automatic response is still, "Oh, Danny!" Will is nothing like Dan Rydell, but he does that little mouth twist and I am carried back to my Sports Night days ( Read more... )

Sorry to any of you who caught my post of last night; it was supposed to be at the least cut-tagged (and I'm especially sorry for that, and hope no one was triggered), and probably private, but I'm not always great at livejournal logistics when I'm tired and depressed. Which is not to imply that I'm horribly depressed at the moment, because things ( Read more... )

I am currently watching Criminal Minds for the first time, and it is hitting my Fear Threshold. ( Not really spoilery, but cutting just in case. )