Media roundup
The livebloggy edition.
The Big Bang Theory
I love how in my last post I was all complaining about Howard being a way too overdone joke and Raj not getting enough screentime, and in the episodes I watch right after that Howard gets way toned down and Raj gets more screentime AND there are bonus Howard/Raj shenanigans. A+, show, A+.
3x01 - 3x06:
N'awww, Sheldon all curled up on his bed. He's so distraught he doesn't even comment on Penny coming into his room.
I find goth!Howard oddly irresistible. The hair + eyeliner combo really works for me.
Sheldon giving Penny that first chocolate was weirdly hot.
Ah, so Raj is an astrophysicist. I like. AND OHMYGOD HIS FANNY PACK. He is the preciousest. And Sheldon's suggestions for Raj's carerr path really make me want a pirate!AU where Raj is a tyrannical pirate captain who sucks at being tyrannical and is instead precious.
Hoooboy, that whole work fight Sheldon and Raj had made me really want some Raj/Sheldon. Aww, the Raj/Howard backseat fight about how Howard's always ditching him for women he doesn't have a shot with is so shippy. "That's not a shot, that's a felony." <-- very accurate summation is very accurate. I can't get over Howard's pants and their incredible tininess. It's like he's a pastel Pete Wentz, I can't deaaaaal.
Ahahahaha, Tier 1 friendship request. And Cylon toast! ♥
"Buying me something pretty isn't just going to make our problem go away." YOU TWO ARE SO MARRIED. Also: a certain wiry appeal, whaaat.
3x07:
Aww, Sheldon can't handle people fighting. He breaks my heart here.
3x08:
Raj and Howard tapping their fingers together like they're fist-bumping is so cute.
Whimsical ducks!
Those are pot cookies, aren't they? HA, THEY ARE, I SO CALLED IT.
Wow, Sheldon accidentally groping Penny is so laugh-inducing I pretty much can't comment on it. Though in the time it took to get her dressed and all that the cab would have gotten there by then.
Oh, maaan, Raj imitating Leonard should happen EVERY EPISODE.
Soft kitty, warm kitty as a round, omggggg.
3x09:
Bernadette/Howard. \o/ I love seeing him be not-repulsive with a woman, and she is so cute. Of COURSE he goes totally overboard in the opposite direction (proposing) when trying to level out how to deal with women. I like to think eventually he'll find balance.
3x10:
Ugh, the sexism in this is really hard to watch.
3x11:
Sheldon and Leonard's mom are still an OTP. Hahahaha, I adore the way she ships Raj/Howard. "Classic overcompensation." = 'tis true.
AHAHAHA SHE ACTUALLY KISSES HIM. FTW. Dude, was that Sheldon's first kiss?
3x12:
Sheldon is not a half bad wingman, surprisingly enough.
Howard's diagram is so true.
I so want Raj to have a girlfriend. I bet he'd be the most adorable boyfriend ever. Then again, he'd have to be drunk all the time, so maybe he needs to hold off on the girlfriend until he gets the talking thing down.
3x13:
Of course you're jealous, Raj. You miss your boyfriend, it's understandable.
Insecure!Sheldon kills me. I love that Penny doesn't even blink when Sheldon says she should have asked who was at the door, she just smiles.
N'awww, Howard seems genuinely excited when Sheldon comes back. Too bad he had to throw in that burn.
3x14:
Obsessive!Sheldon! This reminds me of Sheldon when he got fired, which remains one of my favorite Sheldon episodes. And oh, man, do I ever adore how susceptible he is to a commanding yet mothering female figure. He's powerless against it. Maternal figures are so his kryptonite.
Hahahaha, Marco Bazinga.
"I'm on a cloud." Raaaaj. <3 Also, wow, Howard's purple tights. Wow.
3x15:
Hahaha, I love that Raj specifies he's only bothered hearing about Howard's sex life.
Dude, was Jim Parsons really making those noises? Hm, probably not, but oh how cool it would be if he could.
Frodocakes, lol.
Sheldon thinks B5 is hopeless derivative? That surprises me.
Ahahaha, I love how he hugs like a praying mantis.
I so wanna see a scene of Raj playing with puppies. ♥
"Happy Valentine's Day." Ahaha, the look on her face! Weirdly, I like the idea of Penny and Sheldon being sick and grumpy together.
RAAAAAAAJ. ♥ I love that he loves Valentine's day.
Women's Murder Club
Ep 2:
Hmm, some of this dialogue is pinging my "not subtle exposition" buttons. I have no idea what a spree killer is.
Hey, look, it's Hoshi in another prematurely canceled crime show! Wow, Lindsay and reporter Cindy are slaaashy.
Who calls it "the" BART? I always just call it BART, myself. Haa, I love that Jill immediately knows Lindsay didn't go home last night.
Unf. Jill/Her boss Denise, y/y? Their angry-vibe is delish.
Dude, I share your disdain of vending machines. Apples > Doritos.
Wow, Lindsay and her husband are so boring to me.
Aww, Claire and her husband. ♥
Ep 3:
Yeah, I'm digging Jill/Denise. And Cindy continues to follow Lindsay around like an adoring puppy, which I totally approve of.
Whoa, Jill as a foster care parent? I will admit I did not see that coming at all.
Dear Lindsay: I will happily take Simon off your hands.
Ahahaha, Claire's candy dish is a skull.
N'awww, they let little baby!investigator into the club. Adorable.
Daaaamn, Claire, way to work that slinky thing.
Can't lie, I think Lindsay and Simon would be pretty cute together.
Ep 4:
Uuugh, I love how much Cindy annoys Lindsay and pushes her buttons.
"What, like you're my father and they need to ask your permission?" Um, yeah, they have a nice age-staggered dynamic here but I sincerely hope he doesn't go around encouraging that notion.
Has Robert Picardo ever been in a role where he isn't some sort of well-dressed prim guy?
Sheesh, can they pile more tragic backstory on Jill?
I love how Lindsay's whole "I don't want to get old" spiel resulted in me imagining her and Jill whiling away their retirement years together.
She handcuffed him underwater! Bamf.
Wow, Lindsay somehow looks even taller and lankier in that top and skirt.
Ep 5:
Oh, show, you just had to go there with them kissing, didn't you? Boo.
Ep 6:
Cindy's entire look has changed since the pilot. She was all mousy and not colorful before and she's all not wearing glasses and red lipstick with stylish shirts.
Hahaha, I love how Lindsay actually slips-n-slides on the ground when she runs over to drool over the football player.
I approve of there being no confession. I wish this would happen more often, actually, because I suspect that in real life people don't confess as often as they do on TV.
Ep 7:
Haa, of course her car has a name. Maggie seems very appropriate.
Oh, schnikes, killer in the backseat! That's why you always check the backseat before you get in the car. Okay, well, fake-out!killer, but still, my point stands.
"I'm not cutting this man open 'till you tell me what's wrong." Ahahaha. <3
"How old was this antique condom?" Seriously, Claire is cracking my shit up here.
"Please don't give me the laser vision, it makes me really nervous."
Holy crap, in every scene between Jill and her boss Denise the tension is GOLDEN, I almost can't take it. Also: they both need to stop hooking up with that smarmy dude and hook up with each other.
"I don't do the Caldecott Tunnel." Huh? What kind of beef does he have with the Caldecott Tunnel? It's not anywhere near as bad as that one stretch on 880N that always makes me feel like my car's going to fall apart at the seams from the bumpiness.
Huh, smarmy guy shows his human side. Nice.
Hahaha, how many times is Cindy going to get arrested on this show?
Aww, last minute stay of execution. An oldie but a goodie.
Ep 8:
Wow, that ICE agent is a tall, lovely drink.
"I like her." Oh reaaally?
"Well, if it makes you feel any better, I want to be just like you when I grow up."
Ep 9:
Aww, that's so sweet of him to offer to keep her company.
Oooh, Denise looks so pretty all done up.
"Like your style, Thomas." <3 Bonding over their obsession with work, hee.
Well that alleyway speech seems totally at odds with the way this character's been potrayed up until now.
Ep 10:
No one expects the sudden decapitated head.
Aww, that partnership speech :(
Lindsay/Heather, seriously.
And a helluva speech at the end by Jill. I guess this is the episode where the people Lindsay loves monologue and make her tear up, n'aww.
Ep 11:
Oh, angsty father relationship. A dirty ex-cop, damn.
Lindsay not being the type to make the first move doesn't strike me as very in-character. And I don't care how good your gaydar is, Linz, you can never be 100% positive of someone's orientation.
Aww, of course Jill comes through for Lindsay on the testimonies. I have to say, it would have been a little nice if Jill had stuck to her guns (because, really, there are lines that need to be drawn), but at the same time, Jill/Lindsay. <3
Nice work, Cindy.
Cindy: "I'm a pancake, I'm a pancake."
Lindsay: "Hey. Nice job, pancake."
N'awww!
Lindsay has a club of awesome, Marty, that's what she's got that other people don't have.
Oh, come on, now they're trying to make out that he wasn't really dirty? Pfff. Would've been stronger to just leave it the way it was.
THE GUN -- THE GUN THAT SHE'S "ALWAYS WEARING" -- SCARED HIM OFF? REALLY, SHOW? Wow, ladies, that theory is one of the weakest things I've ever heard.
Ep 12:
Why does Cindy say "I'm not a feminist" like it's a bad thing to be a feminist? Sigh.
Wow, and I'm not liking the implication that if a rape kit doesn't show bruising there wasn't a rape. A rape doesn't need to be violent to be a a rape, god.
Ep: Wow, that was quite a moment to end the series on. :/
Being Human, 2x04
A gene that's the cause of all evil? Really?
"I am making, a-ha-ha, a list." Oh, Georgie boy, I do love you. And I too find comfort in the neat orderliness of it.
Wow, that blonde girl on the billboard looks way too happy about that cake.
Errrg, is this guy going to be yet another romantic interest for Annie? *crosses fingers for no*
His hairy times, lololol. Huh, what other languages does he speak? I want to hear George speaking other languages.
A+ for Annie learning useful stuff.
"Oooh. That would be lovely." Bumbling!George never, ever gets old.
Wow, they're actually going for the Blood Anonymous group. And halo thar, Ivan's delicious pondering-pure-undiluted-sensation face.
Aw, George pondering the fact that he'll probably never have kids :(
Okay, George/Lists OTP. But that cage is pretty flimsy looking considering how hardcore that cement bunker was ripped up.
Thank God they didn't kill Nina.
Oh my gooooood George jumping on Mitchell on the couch, it's like MY HEART BURST OPEN A LITTLE.
I love Annie getting trained. Ghost skillz. \o/
N'awww, of course there are side effects to putting it to sleep. It's never that easy.
Eeee, George likes the tingling sensation. My OT3, it lives.
Wow, that whole Ivan and Mitchell exchange just sounded so much like they were talking about their angsty secret lover relationship.
Pseudo!Annie was so eerie.
AHAHAHAHAHA GEORGE CORRECTING THE GRAMMATICAL MISTAKES ON THE IMPLICATIONS REGARDING HIS SEXUAL PRACTICES. A+++.
But I miss Annie being visible :(
The Ivan/Mitchell in this episode is strooong.
Being Human, 2x05.
So in 1969 Mitchell actually washed his hair?
"I sort of killed his mum." Ahahaha.
Mitchell cleaning amuses me a lot.
Yeah, the question is more like what hasn't Mitchell done?
Oh, George. Joking about eating her cat is surely the way to endear yourself to a young girl.
The colder the better, hmm, interesting.
"I am far, far crapper."
"Hello, Mr. Potato Face." GEORGE. <3
Aww, George, I still think you and Nina should have a nice little wolfy house out in the woods.
Whaaaat up, George, why do you keep asking women to move in with you?
Aww, Annie and the baby are so cute.
Holy crap, moving in after two weeks is a terrible idea. Plus, wouldn't the landlord have some kind of issue with two more people moving in? I just can't believe George thinks this is any way an okay idea.
Errrr, this scene with Lucy is really hard to watch. This whole theme of Mitchell finding redemption in love is just painful for me. And why is he not more surprised that she already knew he was a vampire?
Being Human, 2x06.
"Come here you big, silly bear." <3 Ahahaha, they had a private conversation about him wearing skinny jeans, YOU TWO.
Huh, Molly high-fived him. She must not hate him as much anymore?
I mean, really, how can Mitchell not realize how cruel it is to put that kind of a burden on another person? Because when he puts that sort of weight on Lucy, he's making her responsible for his healing, as a continuing fount of strength for him, and there isn't a person alive who can fully fill a role like that, because to always be there when someone else needs you requires basically giving up your entire life to always be available to this person.
Oh, Ivan, OF COURSE you twitter.
Damn, Molly is smart.
Being Human, 2x07.
Hahahaha, Mitchell deodorizing with magazine samples. YOU ARE SO GROSS, DUDE.
"I shall be nothing short of bubbly." Nice.
"No doubt the vampire seduced him too." AND HOW.
Oh, God, the Annie&George interactions this season bring me so much glee.
Ugh, George, why you gotta go and emotional knee-jerk propose? :(
"And b) you are really rude." Daisy. <3
This George almost-transforming in the school scene is so horrifying. Talk about your deepest fears coming true.
Whoa, Mitchell didn't just fall off the wagon, he blew the damn thing up.
Hahaha, bored!Annie. "Did we bring a door?"
Bwuh, Daisy/Mitchell's pretty hot.
UGH WHY WHY WHY ALWAYS WITH GUYS BEING GROSS WITH ANNIE.
"Annie, he's a Catholic priest."
"Exactly."
Hee.
Being Human, 2x08.
We're going the route of the creepy priest guy being obsessed with Lucy? Really?
"Shut up."
"You shut up."
Annie and George continue slaying me.
You'd seriously think in a facility like this they'd be armed with crosses left and right and that they'd all carrying a bigass one on their person at all times. HONESTLY.
Huh, I thought their senses were only elevated right before/after the transformation time. Well, I guess three days-ish is still relatively soon after.
"Yeah, I'm aware of that, thank you." George. <3
Weird how Mitchell was all blood-drunk at the apartment and when he's chatting with Lucy's he's so level-headed and logical in pointing out the moral flaws in her arguments.
"You had a choice." Pfff, so did you, Mitchell, when it comes to your recent actions, don't try and play like you didn't.
Aaaand I see we've reached the point in the episode where everything just goes WILD. I'm sorry, I just can't take a scene that involves "the power of Christ compels you" seriously.
That new places looks like a shithole, awww. RIP pink house.
Whoa, pissed-off Nina. I kinda approve.
I totally don't understand why Lucy came.
Oh, wait, I see! She came solely so homeboy could stake her. BOO.
Whoa, that was scary!Annie. O_O
So this was just an excuse to bring back the actor who plays Herrick, isn't it?
And then I did some Psych re-watching:
Psych, 2x03 - Psy vs. Psy.
One of the things I've started noticing about this show is the sheer amount of physical/audio comedy that is impossible to transcribe into writing. Like where Shawn laughs while making weird faces and then suddenly stops laughing and says "wow." I can't think of how that could be transferred effectively over to writing. I think that's one of the real weaknesses of writing, actually, is capturing multiple things happening simultaneously and the unique effect that can have on a scene. People all talking over each other, for instance, is never quite the same in fic as it would be on the screen.
Seats on the side, oh, Shawn. Lou Diamond Phillips. ♥ He always seems to play the same role -- badass authority figure guy (like in SGU, Wolf Lake, etc.), but he does it well and it really lends itself the interplay between him and the team.
I love Lassiter fanboying Ewing. Ewing/Lassiter whaaat.
"It's tiny. Probably can't hold much." Mmm, slightly-superior!Gus, tasty.
Oh, God, can imagine how miserable the life of Lassiter's stenographer would be?
"I know that, too." Lassiter wants into Ewing's pants so bad. And I like the idea of Juliet as an FBI agent. (Juliet hanging out with Scully, anyone? While Shawn would, naturally, annoy the bejesus out of Mulder, even though Mulder would try not to let on. But Gus and Mulder would totally get along! They BELIEVE.)
"And this is our town." Viiiick. ♥
Here's my question: why is Henry always trying to force Shawn to do manual house repair/improvement labor? Getting Shawn to paint, getting Shawn to build a wet bar, etc. etc. I don't get it. Is it some lingering resentment that he couldn't get Shawn to do chores when he was a kid? A desire to try and force Shawn to learn something semi-useful and practical? All of the above?
Why don't they just re-name this store the Gullible Depot?
I love that Lindsay's cool confidence totally unnerves Shawn in this episode. Unnerved!Shawn = should happen more often. And if it results in Gus doing the fingers-to-the-head-thing as a mocking device? Should happen ALL the time.
"I have over 85 Buffalo nickles, Shawn." I don't know how, but the way Dulé delivered that line was fucking sexy. Coin porrrrn.
I like that Gus uses the phrase 'pricking up ears.'
Okay, so, Ewing being creepy = fail. But, Juliet vocally expressing sexual desire = A+.
Hee, Lassiter mouthing "Washington black." Seriously, would he have a trufax heart attack if he were asked to join the FBI? I think he would.
"Get your head in the game." <33333
Budgies. I don't think that's a word I've ever once used in my life and, yet, so very Shawnish.
"I think you were just told three times." Gus, as ever, your nutshelling skills remain unparalleled.
"If I had learned how to laugh as a child, I would right now."
Shawn baking Gus a tiny pineapple upside down cake does a lot of things to me, the biggest of which is make me want to go OH BOYS and smish them to death. NINETEEN HOURS AND IT'S NOT EVEN UPSIDE DOWN. SHAWN IS IN AN APRON. EZ BAKE. WHAAAT.
Oh, Shawn, you're trying to mock Gus and his love of the Pips, but instead you're just continuing to reveal the degree to which you stalk him. Of course you've memorized his route!
"What, with your conscience?"
What is Gus doing, saving that candy for later?
N'aww, Gus' eyebrows are like little air traffic controllers for Shawn.
I find it interesting that if Lindsay hadn't initiated, she and Shawn probably wouldn't have hooked up. It's interesting, because he seems like the kind of guy who'd be all about one night stands, and of course they wouldn't show too much of that on something like Psych, but just the way his character's written in interactions like this I definitely don't get a vibe that he's the sort of guy to do things like that. He's an incorrigible flirt but it does always seem like he doesn't expect it to go anywhere.
Plus, his body language during the couch scene, with the pillow clutched to his chest -- he just looks so... I'm not sure what the word is that I'm looking for. So bashful, maybe? That's not quite it, but something like that. He's not being pushy, for sure. And then the way we see him sleeping after they had sex, he's all curled up in an almost fetal-type position, and before he's fully awake he's reaching his hand out to the other side of the bed for her and, ugh, I don't know! Sometimes Shawn's characterization gets to me, and I know that I have this really biased way of seeing his subby attributes, so.
What is a haberdashery? (It's times like this I'm sad I don't have internet at la casa.)
"You're dropping me for Lassiter?"
"We're lucky if our psychic doesn't lick the body."
Haaa, he just wants an itty-bitty hug.
"So, how'd you sleep?" Aww, Shawn trying to make awkward-morning-after small talk.
Shawn whisk-air-drumming, interesting. I wonder if he had a phase where he was in a band as a drummer. (Who am I kidding, of course he did.)
I can't comment on this Henry-Shawn talk, there are way too many layers of emotional tomfuckery going on here. ("I accept you as a failure" wtffffff?)
"There's a symbol for burp?"
"So, uh, you have a MySpace page or something?"
*fast-forwards through wrap-up*
Oh, man, the first time I saw this Ewing shirtless scene, I was totally fooled and thought it was all in Juliet's head. And, damn, Lou, whatever your weightlifting routine is, it's working for you. And the way he taps his back pocket, ahahaha, seriously. He was so perfect for this role I cannot imagine anyone else doing it.
Psych, 3x02
Okay, wow, Shawn's "of course Gus would never date me because he was voted most likely to succeed" WAS NOT AT ALL JOKING. HE WAS TOTALLY SERIOUS. HE STILL COMPLETELY IDOLIZES GUS THE WAY HE DID WHEN THEY WERE KIDS AAAAGH.
Dude, Shawn, I'm with you. I never once went to a football game. Or if I did I completely blocked the experience out. And I totally loved Step by Step, too.
I have the feeling that if I watched Breakfast Club 50% more of the references on this show would make sense to me.
"Wow, buddy, you did a really nice job." ♥
Abigail and Shawn talking about marriage is so random. And, seriously, Shawn getting distracted out of a first kiss? Oh, Shawn.
"What does that word even mean, anyway, 'greatness'? It's like they purposely set you up for failure. I mean what have I done in my life that anyone would say was great?" GUUUUUUUUUS.
Gus: "Why're you hatin' on Flubber?"
Shawn: "I would never hate on Flubber."
God, sometimes I can't even deal with these two.
Now I want to know who Milo and Otis are.
Gee, I hope your hands were clean when you did that, Shawn.
Shawn's vocabulary is so random. A small lave whaaat?
Clips of Gus being adorable in highschool. ♥
OH SHAAAWN. YOU SHOULD GIVE ODES TO GUS AT THE END OF EVERY EPISODE. ♥ ♥ ♥
Shawn: "The truth is, Abigail, I think I liked you too much."
Yeah, of course my brain is giving that slashy spin and how Shawn likes Gus soooo much, and he's always kind of pursuing Gus, but he always chokes right when Gus might start to catch on that it's not a joke and he keeps coming so close and yeah, that's the kind of line that can launch a thousand plot bunnies.
And then the newer Psych eps:
Psych, 4x11.
OH MY GOD THEY ARE HOLDING BUNNIES. MY DREAMS, THEY ARE COMING TRUE BEFORE MY EYES.
Hopped up on bunny love, omggggggg why are they DOING this to me?
And now we're getting it as canon that Shawn scares away Gus' girlfriends. You know, sometimes I think I'm overimagining how slashy these two are, AND THEN I WATCH THE SHOW AND THEY REMIND ME THAT I'M NOT. AT ALL.
Wow. Wow. Ruby/Gus. WOW. ♥
Whoa, back up a minute. Gus knew Mira for two days? Because I've watched that episode about a billion times and the way they cut that flashback really didn't make it seem like they knew each other for two days prior to marriage.
And now they're walking around in tights. They mis-named the episodes: this is the one I can't handle. THEY ARE IN TIGHTS.
Yeah, accidental ass-tickling. That just happens.
I'm a little surprised this isn't something Shawn has done before. Then again, I think Shawn fantasizes about doing dangerous things more often than he does them.
Okay, this is a random thought inspired by the intro: what does Shawn do with all those clothes of Gus' that he "borrowed"? Because obviously we never see him wear them, because Gus would yell at him if he caught Shawn wearing his clothes. So... they... what... sit in his closet and infuse his apartment with the comforting smell of Gus?
Damn, but Gus looks fine in that black shirt.
"If only you knew someone who could have vetted that out beforehand." Oh, maaaaan, these two. And, wow, the way they cut that shot so that it suddenly becomes apparent that Shawn's hovering over their conversation. HE'S JUST SO INVESTED.
Hahaha, of course Gus changed his mind when he actually talked to Ruby. He becomes complete mush around women when he's face to face with them. Can't lie, though, I'm gonna be kinda bummed if he ends up breaking up with Ruby.
Whoa, that picture on the newspaper looks really familiar. I think someone on my flist has that shot as an icon.
I so want an episode where they do a noir theme.
"The only thing she's involved in, Shawn, is being awesome." Guuuus. <3
How exactly did Shawn let her slip away? It was good of him not to guilt trip her about going off to do what she needed to do!
"There are no doors in the trust circle, Gus." Hahaha, a trust triangle.
And now I'm thinking about Ruby/Juliet.
"Here, what is it?" Oh, man, what I wouldn't pay to know exactly how Shawn was planning on assisting Gus with the something-in-his-eye problem, particularly if it involved Shawn leaning in VERY CLOSE.
I love that Gus is a terrible liar. ♥
Holy crap, more close-ups of Gus' lips, please.
The amount that I enjoy their bickering is probably unhealthy, but, BOYS. They can't even rush to the police station because they need to talk about their ISSUES. Aww, Shawn's motorcyle. How little we see thee.
Ahahaaaa, a tiny little laser angel.
"I'm trying not to think about that." OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD. WITH A POOL GOING ACROSS BOTH OF THEIR YARDS.
Chief!
Awkward hug invasion is awkward.
Hey, that guy. Ha, I like how he doesn't even pretend to resist Shawn's charms. Death igloo, lol.
Ruby's pretty similar to Mira, come to think of it. Both thrillseekers, though Ruby's obviously way less impulsive.
ARE YOU JOKING ME? WE GET GUS&SHAWN TOGETHER ON THE MOTORCYLE AND BUNNIES IN ONE EPISODE? This is officially my newest favorite episode. The only thing they could have done better is actually show them on the motorcyle, but I guess they were afraid of the subtext crossing over into actual text.
Ugh, I am so digging the fact that Gus shares in the reveals now. And ooooh, Gus calling out for Shawn! N'awww. HAHAHA, I LOVE WHEN GUS ACCIDENTALLY NEUTRALIZES KILLERS.
Dude, you know that Shawn's Deep Ponderings about him and Gus being trapped away from civilization involved huddling together for shared body warmth and rounding up enough bunnies to keep them warm at night.
OHMYGOD LASSITER YOU ARE KILLING ME. You managed to take Shawn's creepy-for-a-laugh idea and turn it into a GENUINELY creepy plan. Wait, who did make his list?
Wow, I loved this episode. So, so much.
Psych, 4x12 - A Very Juliet Episode.
Juliet backstory, woo. And, wow, how much do I love that she's the one who's all logical about this break up? She's both practical and hugely romantic! Omg, Juliet, why are you not my girlfriend.
Ooooh, red dress. I love those pleats.
"All romance ends in despair." Ahahahaha, yes, Lassiter, we can tell that's the way you view the world. (And you're happy because you're secretly in love with her, secret guilty ship what? Plus, hugging her!)
Chief's hair is lookin' good. Their entire interaction is pure gold! Ugh, Juliet/Karen, why can't I get over my brain block and write these two?
JULIET/GUS = YES. His little hand gesture. <3
"Suck it." Whoa.
I love it when they talk close.
Hey, this guy. Why is he always a villain? Doesn't he ever get to play a good guy once in awhile?
HAHAHA LASSITER DOESN'T DENY THAT HE MADE OUT WITH THAT GUY AT THE PICNIC.
Face grappling! Oh, man, Gus the premature-sympathetic-crier.
(Hmm, she loves tall guys. Yes, yes, indulging the guilty ship.)
I wonder if Gus and Lassiter accidentally made out behind that tree.
N'awww, Juliet re-uniting with the old flame.
Gun in the lap, nice. And it can serve as a date and witness protection at the same time, can't it?
I love the way they fanboy Billy Zane, and how Shawn can't help fanboying cool villains.
Fist-bumping the criminal! There should be a rule against that.
"Whoa, Carlton." YEAH, PRETTY MUCH. And an unauthorized blood test, lol. Wow, Juliet and Lassiter having a heart-to-heart makes me really happy. "We never weren't." LASSIEFACE.
Oh, Gus, compensating for tree growth. I love competent!Gus.
I kind of dig that she's finally giving them formal reprimands, they should have gotten them a looong time ago.
Wow, more of Shawn on his bike. I approve of this trend. But where's the face plate on that helmet?
Ahahahaha, of course Shawn's one fighting move is a slap to the face, and the rest of his technique consists of CLINGING.
Awww, they're cute, although this whole train station thing really only works a few times before it gets old.
But, yeah, I have to concur with all the other reviews I've read about this episode -- not really Juliet-y enough to warrant having her name in the title. I think the Derby episode and the Sorority eps were actually much more Juliet-focused than this one.
Psych, 4x13.
Aww, lice. I remember having lice as a kid. No fun. And, yep, that's how it goes -- the whole family usually gets it.
AHAHAHAHA, AGGRESSIVELY SINGLE SHAWN IS RIDICULOUS. And smelly. Nice.
Oh my GOD, I cannot handle Gus'-imitating-Shawn-voice, it is so CUTE. Is that reference Shawn makes to the Three Stooges or something? I'm so not literate in pop culture.
But I don't know about the "which, by the way, makes it racist" joke because I feel like the way it was written makes Gus look he has Strange Ideas About Racism which I don't like.
Shawn has an irrational fear of Patrick Dempsey! I approve.
Oh, wow, Gus and Shawn fiddling with those hula figures is KILLING ME. It's so like Gus to compulsively neaten the things Shawn sets awry in his only-half-paying-attention-way. (Which becomes totally paying attention when he notice that it's irritating Gus.)
I love how Shawn's just often too lazy to do the whole psychic pretense thing and constantly says "let me guess."
VAL KILMER.
"I'd like her to put me in my place." Unf. (And, yes, this goes into my subby!Shawn canon database.) I'd also like Juliet to put me in my place.
"I'm not big on nude handshakes." OH MAN I SO APPROVE OF THIS SCENE. Naked!team ftw.
"I can't believe this, Shawn. First we're looking for a prostitute, now I'm naked in a parking lot."
"It's just like our prom night." ... "We've bathed together before."
MORE OF GUS AND SHAWN HOMOEROTICALLY BANTERING WHILE NAKED PLEAAAASE. Also, I thought they met when they were five? Eh, whatev, if the show can't keep its own canon straight I will just take that as blanket permission to write whatsoever I please when it comes to their timeline in fic.
I hope that wasn't an actual Axe plug, 'cause that would make it a little painfully obvious.
I love how Juliet just says "Carlton" and raises her hand and he stops whatever he was about to say.
"You'll have to punch me in the ass."
"You must be outta your mind."
"Just sock me in the butt!"
Wow.
Hahahaha, corn nuts or death = Gus and his sensitive olfactories are torn.
"I still smell like stinky nuts, Shawn."
WOW.
Wait, was the whole point of that running gag seriously to give that line context? Seriously?
Ha, that Juliet-and-Lassiter briefing delivery was so reminiscent of Gus-and-Shawn when they compete for the spotlight. I like that we slowly get to see Juliet taking more responsibility in her job (even if Lassiter's being overbearing and annoying about it and acting like an oblivious father who isn't quite ready to believe his kid could be growing up). Funny, how some eps it's all about the friendy/silly banter and then other eps, like this one, focus a lot more on antagonistic back-and-forth.
Someone on the writing team must fetishize Dulé's head for real.
Lassiter figure skating as a child. <3
I want to see them playing softball as a team so badly.
"I think you're the one who's freaking out, Gus." Heee. <3
Beans? What?
I like how Shawn's death-is-coming-a-knockin' epiphany mirrors Gus' bank epiphany. I'm not sure what to say about Shawn's attempted confession. It seems weird that he chokes up so thoroughly and just ends with "I don't know." I mean, obvs they're trying to work the True Love angle here, showing that this guy who's so articulate in every other situation -- and with all other women -- can't bring himself to vocalizing his love because this is the one person who renders him scared and speechless because what they have is special, but, hm. It just seems at such odds with the close talking scene, and with the time where he tried to set up that whole fancy dinner for the two of them in the Derby episode. (Although the contrast between those scenes and this one is that in those scenes, nothing serious was going on -- Shawn was almost just extending the flirting, rather than making a true attempt at initiating a relationship -- but in this one, it's much more of a "I've realized that I very deeply care about this woman and especially now that Abigail cured me of my always-not-going-on-a-second-date-with-someone-syndrome I might be embarking on something real now" thing.) And it's weird to me that Juliet keeps acting faux-clueless about what he's trying to say when he's made his interest clear from the beginning, AND she's expressed hers, and he just recently broke up with his girlfriend and it's not like it's hard to figure out what he's getting at. Then again, I'm glad they didn't go the route of Juliet swooning into his arms, or something, not that I think Psych would do that. And I certainly don't think it's her job to articulate his emotions for him, or anything, either, soooo. I'm not sure if I even have a coherent point, here. And it's not like they could resolve it all in this episode because otherwise they can't draw it out for dramaaaaatic tension purposes.
Hmm, another parallel with the Gus Walks Into a Bank episode is that Gus is able to say he loves Shawn (and Juliet was, in a previous episode, able to up front say "Shawn, I want to give this a chance") but Shawn cannot reciprocate with either of them. Which I'm guessing is due to Henry's example, what with the way he tried to say "I love you" to Shawn in that one episode but couldn't manage it and just ended up muttering it to an empty room.
And, of course, processing this new canon my brain goes to the place of thinking about how Shawn is totally in love with Gus and cannot bring himself to the point of confessing it because every time he tries he makes CEREAL ANALOGIES, and Gus is ACTUALLY oblivious because why the hell is Shawn talking about cereal?, and so Shawn just keeps putting it off and off, thinking he'll have time later because Gus has always been there.
"Too much?"
"Little bit."
N'awww, Lassiter so overcome that he actually awkwardly hugs her.
Pornstache, ahahahaha.
DULÉ CARESSING JAMES' FACE WITH A CORNDOG, WTFFF. STOP MAKING ME SLASH YOU TWO.
Psych, 4x14: Think Tank.
Ahahaha, fail, baby!Shawn, fail, though many wished that the book ended that way.
Hey, Senator Kelly, what up?
Seriously, how did he know about Ghee Buttersnaps? Gus brings up a good point.
"That's a lotta money." Good math, Gus!
This season seems to be having a lot more big government-type cases, what with the army one, then the virus one, then this think tank one.
I adore Gus' little modest handwave.
That guy does really look like Kenneth Branagh(sp?).
"It's psychicness reflux."
"But how bad?"
"Really bad."
BOYS.
"I need to see things, I need to touch stuff." He is such a raccoon.
"And that I loved him." LASSITER. <3
Aww, I love Shawn's little "craaap."
"Why would you say that?"
"Turnabout."
BOYS.
"Symmetry." Oh, Gus, how I adore you.
I always knew Shawn fantasized about having a jetpack.
"That's a thing, right, pegging people?" Wow, the places my brain went when Shawn said that. Shawn being pegged, *whimpers*.
Huh, a job basically offering to pay Henry for what he already does? Interesting.
Awww, James got to use his real last name.
AHAHAHAHA THAT PSYCH OUT. Seriously, Tim, you endlessly please me.
Psych, 4x15.
"I thought that was hypertension." Aww, I feel like adult!Gus would approve of that snarkiness.
Shawn has down that desperate squeaking noise Gus makes really well. (And now imagining other contexts he might have heard it in, YES MY MIND ALWAYS GOES THERE WHAT.)
Oh, I like Lassiter being competitive over the scene. I would love if Lassiter were right this once. Shawn always figuring things out gets boring.
GUT-TSSSSS? AHAHAHA.
Oh, God, Juliet sliding out of the shot to escape from Lassiters's radius of shame is GOLD.
"RSVPing my invitation to 'shut it.'" I love snarky!Juliet.
"You got all up in my head." Hee.
Okay, is the theme word of this episode guts?
HE SAID SHAAAAAASSIE OH GOD MY HEAD WHYYYYYYY.
I approve of Shawn's friendship with the weirdo mortician.
"Sometimes insaner." <3
"You say that again, I shoot you." Seriously, why is Lassiter being so extra jackassy?
This is painfully slashy, wow.
Skiball, hee.
Okay, third time? I woulda shot him, for real.
Of course Henry got it :p
Oh, God, the way Gus says "I don't care" all high-pitched just makes me happy.
Okay, I did for reals laugh out loud when the shark fell on him.
Helloooo, Seven of Nine.
Errrr, I can't deal with Seven of Nine flirting with Henry.
N'awww, Gus working on his breathing is so precious, and kinda realistic.
Whoa, Lassiter just had a flashback? Trippy.
AHAHAHAHAHA. Oh, Shawn, your mouth is just as good as nails on an actual chalkboard.
Oooh, Gus likes Leverage.
Oh, God, why did you have to go there, show? :( *vomit traumatized*
Guuus! I wish you would always throw fish at Shawn. ♥
Gus knocking the criminal out! \o/ I love the expression on his face as he tries to lift the immensely heavy, uh, whatever that was -- cylinder?
"It's a sign that I'm highly evolved." &GUS;
"They were simply following orders." Hee.
"Judges?"
"Concur."
Ugh, their banter.
"And Kim's smile." Ew.
"See you later, alligator." N'awww.
Because, Tim, you do great monkey.
Psych, 4x16.
Huh, interesting filming style on this episode. Definitely atmospheric. The yin/yang symbol reveal was nice.
Ha, we all know Shawn skipped the part where the mother says "Noooooorman" because it freaks him out.
Awww, Buzz got to help. Night court bailiff, lol.
Oh, God, did they really have to go the vaguely lesbian route for the villain? Hmm, then again, she's hitting on Shawn, so maybe she's more vaguely bisexual. Not that I approve of either trope.
"That's the most disgusting thing I've ever heard." // "It's totally Silence of the Lambs." Calling it like it is, Gus.
Gusterson? ...oh, Mary.
AHAHAHA LASSITER IS THE MOTHER. Well done, dream sequence, well done.
Hmmm, hoping that the Yin killer would be a little less obvious than Mary. Though it seems way too early in the ep for the reveal so probably just a fake-out.
Whoa, assertive!Gus saying they can work together or they'll do their own investigation. That was hot.
"You really are all ears, Carlton." AHAHAHAHA.
He made the hat for the mouse! Awwww, so cute.
Um. "You totally manhandled me." Was that Mary semi-hitting on Lassiter as a follow-up to the ear thing? So both he and Yang are being coded as queer? Hmmm. For being a show that I love to slash sometimes I'm iffy on their textual handling of queerness.
Aw, Mary :(
Wow, Juliet looks fab in that white turtleneck.
Awww, the Gus&Shawn phonecall and Henry&Shawn moment. ♥
"You inspire me." Oh, God, that was adorable.
Oh, God, and then Juliet and Lassiter OH GOD. The evolution of their partnership to this moment, wow. That was absolutely perfect and so touching having seen how they started out and where they've come to.
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The Big Bang Theory
I love how in my last post I was all complaining about Howard being a way too overdone joke and Raj not getting enough screentime, and in the episodes I watch right after that Howard gets way toned down and Raj gets more screentime AND there are bonus Howard/Raj shenanigans. A+, show, A+.
3x01 - 3x06:
N'awww, Sheldon all curled up on his bed. He's so distraught he doesn't even comment on Penny coming into his room.
I find goth!Howard oddly irresistible. The hair + eyeliner combo really works for me.
Sheldon giving Penny that first chocolate was weirdly hot.
Ah, so Raj is an astrophysicist. I like. AND OHMYGOD HIS FANNY PACK. He is the preciousest. And Sheldon's suggestions for Raj's carerr path really make me want a pirate!AU where Raj is a tyrannical pirate captain who sucks at being tyrannical and is instead precious.
Hoooboy, that whole work fight Sheldon and Raj had made me really want some Raj/Sheldon. Aww, the Raj/Howard backseat fight about how Howard's always ditching him for women he doesn't have a shot with is so shippy. "That's not a shot, that's a felony." <-- very accurate summation is very accurate. I can't get over Howard's pants and their incredible tininess. It's like he's a pastel Pete Wentz, I can't deaaaaal.
Ahahahaha, Tier 1 friendship request. And Cylon toast! ♥
"Buying me something pretty isn't just going to make our problem go away." YOU TWO ARE SO MARRIED. Also: a certain wiry appeal, whaaat.
3x07:
Aww, Sheldon can't handle people fighting. He breaks my heart here.
3x08:
Raj and Howard tapping their fingers together like they're fist-bumping is so cute.
Whimsical ducks!
Those are pot cookies, aren't they? HA, THEY ARE, I SO CALLED IT.
Wow, Sheldon accidentally groping Penny is so laugh-inducing I pretty much can't comment on it. Though in the time it took to get her dressed and all that the cab would have gotten there by then.
Oh, maaan, Raj imitating Leonard should happen EVERY EPISODE.
Soft kitty, warm kitty as a round, omggggg.
3x09:
Bernadette/Howard. \o/ I love seeing him be not-repulsive with a woman, and she is so cute. Of COURSE he goes totally overboard in the opposite direction (proposing) when trying to level out how to deal with women. I like to think eventually he'll find balance.
3x10:
Ugh, the sexism in this is really hard to watch.
3x11:
Sheldon and Leonard's mom are still an OTP. Hahahaha, I adore the way she ships Raj/Howard. "Classic overcompensation." = 'tis true.
AHAHAHA SHE ACTUALLY KISSES HIM. FTW. Dude, was that Sheldon's first kiss?
3x12:
Sheldon is not a half bad wingman, surprisingly enough.
Howard's diagram is so true.
I so want Raj to have a girlfriend. I bet he'd be the most adorable boyfriend ever. Then again, he'd have to be drunk all the time, so maybe he needs to hold off on the girlfriend until he gets the talking thing down.
3x13:
Of course you're jealous, Raj. You miss your boyfriend, it's understandable.
Insecure!Sheldon kills me. I love that Penny doesn't even blink when Sheldon says she should have asked who was at the door, she just smiles.
N'awww, Howard seems genuinely excited when Sheldon comes back. Too bad he had to throw in that burn.
3x14:
Obsessive!Sheldon! This reminds me of Sheldon when he got fired, which remains one of my favorite Sheldon episodes. And oh, man, do I ever adore how susceptible he is to a commanding yet mothering female figure. He's powerless against it. Maternal figures are so his kryptonite.
Hahahaha, Marco Bazinga.
"I'm on a cloud." Raaaaj. <3 Also, wow, Howard's purple tights. Wow.
3x15:
Hahaha, I love that Raj specifies he's only bothered hearing about Howard's sex life.
Dude, was Jim Parsons really making those noises? Hm, probably not, but oh how cool it would be if he could.
Frodocakes, lol.
Sheldon thinks B5 is hopeless derivative? That surprises me.
Ahahaha, I love how he hugs like a praying mantis.
I so wanna see a scene of Raj playing with puppies. ♥
"Happy Valentine's Day." Ahaha, the look on her face! Weirdly, I like the idea of Penny and Sheldon being sick and grumpy together.
RAAAAAAAJ. ♥ I love that he loves Valentine's day.
Women's Murder Club
Ep 2:
Hmm, some of this dialogue is pinging my "not subtle exposition" buttons. I have no idea what a spree killer is.
Hey, look, it's Hoshi in another prematurely canceled crime show! Wow, Lindsay and reporter Cindy are slaaashy.
Who calls it "the" BART? I always just call it BART, myself. Haa, I love that Jill immediately knows Lindsay didn't go home last night.
Unf. Jill/Her boss Denise, y/y? Their angry-vibe is delish.
Dude, I share your disdain of vending machines. Apples > Doritos.
Wow, Lindsay and her husband are so boring to me.
Aww, Claire and her husband. ♥
Ep 3:
Yeah, I'm digging Jill/Denise. And Cindy continues to follow Lindsay around like an adoring puppy, which I totally approve of.
Whoa, Jill as a foster care parent? I will admit I did not see that coming at all.
Dear Lindsay: I will happily take Simon off your hands.
Ahahaha, Claire's candy dish is a skull.
N'awww, they let little baby!investigator into the club. Adorable.
Daaaamn, Claire, way to work that slinky thing.
Can't lie, I think Lindsay and Simon would be pretty cute together.
Ep 4:
Uuugh, I love how much Cindy annoys Lindsay and pushes her buttons.
"What, like you're my father and they need to ask your permission?" Um, yeah, they have a nice age-staggered dynamic here but I sincerely hope he doesn't go around encouraging that notion.
Has Robert Picardo ever been in a role where he isn't some sort of well-dressed prim guy?
Sheesh, can they pile more tragic backstory on Jill?
I love how Lindsay's whole "I don't want to get old" spiel resulted in me imagining her and Jill whiling away their retirement years together.
She handcuffed him underwater! Bamf.
Wow, Lindsay somehow looks even taller and lankier in that top and skirt.
Ep 5:
Oh, show, you just had to go there with them kissing, didn't you? Boo.
Ep 6:
Cindy's entire look has changed since the pilot. She was all mousy and not colorful before and she's all not wearing glasses and red lipstick with stylish shirts.
Hahaha, I love how Lindsay actually slips-n-slides on the ground when she runs over to drool over the football player.
I approve of there being no confession. I wish this would happen more often, actually, because I suspect that in real life people don't confess as often as they do on TV.
Ep 7:
Haa, of course her car has a name. Maggie seems very appropriate.
Oh, schnikes, killer in the backseat! That's why you always check the backseat before you get in the car. Okay, well, fake-out!killer, but still, my point stands.
"I'm not cutting this man open 'till you tell me what's wrong." Ahahaha. <3
"How old was this antique condom?" Seriously, Claire is cracking my shit up here.
"Please don't give me the laser vision, it makes me really nervous."
Holy crap, in every scene between Jill and her boss Denise the tension is GOLDEN, I almost can't take it. Also: they both need to stop hooking up with that smarmy dude and hook up with each other.
"I don't do the Caldecott Tunnel." Huh? What kind of beef does he have with the Caldecott Tunnel? It's not anywhere near as bad as that one stretch on 880N that always makes me feel like my car's going to fall apart at the seams from the bumpiness.
Huh, smarmy guy shows his human side. Nice.
Hahaha, how many times is Cindy going to get arrested on this show?
Aww, last minute stay of execution. An oldie but a goodie.
Ep 8:
Wow, that ICE agent is a tall, lovely drink.
"I like her." Oh reaaally?
"Well, if it makes you feel any better, I want to be just like you when I grow up."
Ep 9:
Aww, that's so sweet of him to offer to keep her company.
Oooh, Denise looks so pretty all done up.
"Like your style, Thomas." <3 Bonding over their obsession with work, hee.
Well that alleyway speech seems totally at odds with the way this character's been potrayed up until now.
Ep 10:
No one expects the sudden decapitated head.
Aww, that partnership speech :(
Lindsay/Heather, seriously.
And a helluva speech at the end by Jill. I guess this is the episode where the people Lindsay loves monologue and make her tear up, n'aww.
Ep 11:
Oh, angsty father relationship. A dirty ex-cop, damn.
Lindsay not being the type to make the first move doesn't strike me as very in-character. And I don't care how good your gaydar is, Linz, you can never be 100% positive of someone's orientation.
Aww, of course Jill comes through for Lindsay on the testimonies. I have to say, it would have been a little nice if Jill had stuck to her guns (because, really, there are lines that need to be drawn), but at the same time, Jill/Lindsay. <3
Nice work, Cindy.
Cindy: "I'm a pancake, I'm a pancake."
Lindsay: "Hey. Nice job, pancake."
N'awww!
Lindsay has a club of awesome, Marty, that's what she's got that other people don't have.
Oh, come on, now they're trying to make out that he wasn't really dirty? Pfff. Would've been stronger to just leave it the way it was.
THE GUN -- THE GUN THAT SHE'S "ALWAYS WEARING" -- SCARED HIM OFF? REALLY, SHOW? Wow, ladies, that theory is one of the weakest things I've ever heard.
Ep 12:
Why does Cindy say "I'm not a feminist" like it's a bad thing to be a feminist? Sigh.
Wow, and I'm not liking the implication that if a rape kit doesn't show bruising there wasn't a rape. A rape doesn't need to be violent to be a a rape, god.
Ep: Wow, that was quite a moment to end the series on. :/
Being Human, 2x04
A gene that's the cause of all evil? Really?
"I am making, a-ha-ha, a list." Oh, Georgie boy, I do love you. And I too find comfort in the neat orderliness of it.
Wow, that blonde girl on the billboard looks way too happy about that cake.
Errrg, is this guy going to be yet another romantic interest for Annie? *crosses fingers for no*
His hairy times, lololol. Huh, what other languages does he speak? I want to hear George speaking other languages.
A+ for Annie learning useful stuff.
"Oooh. That would be lovely." Bumbling!George never, ever gets old.
Wow, they're actually going for the Blood Anonymous group. And halo thar, Ivan's delicious pondering-pure-undiluted-sensation face.
Aw, George pondering the fact that he'll probably never have kids :(
Okay, George/Lists OTP. But that cage is pretty flimsy looking considering how hardcore that cement bunker was ripped up.
Thank God they didn't kill Nina.
Oh my gooooood George jumping on Mitchell on the couch, it's like MY HEART BURST OPEN A LITTLE.
I love Annie getting trained. Ghost skillz. \o/
N'awww, of course there are side effects to putting it to sleep. It's never that easy.
Eeee, George likes the tingling sensation. My OT3, it lives.
Wow, that whole Ivan and Mitchell exchange just sounded so much like they were talking about their angsty secret lover relationship.
Pseudo!Annie was so eerie.
AHAHAHAHAHA GEORGE CORRECTING THE GRAMMATICAL MISTAKES ON THE IMPLICATIONS REGARDING HIS SEXUAL PRACTICES. A+++.
But I miss Annie being visible :(
The Ivan/Mitchell in this episode is strooong.
Being Human, 2x05.
So in 1969 Mitchell actually washed his hair?
"I sort of killed his mum." Ahahaha.
Mitchell cleaning amuses me a lot.
Yeah, the question is more like what hasn't Mitchell done?
Oh, George. Joking about eating her cat is surely the way to endear yourself to a young girl.
The colder the better, hmm, interesting.
"I am far, far crapper."
"Hello, Mr. Potato Face." GEORGE. <3
Aww, George, I still think you and Nina should have a nice little wolfy house out in the woods.
Whaaaat up, George, why do you keep asking women to move in with you?
Aww, Annie and the baby are so cute.
Holy crap, moving in after two weeks is a terrible idea. Plus, wouldn't the landlord have some kind of issue with two more people moving in? I just can't believe George thinks this is any way an okay idea.
Errrr, this scene with Lucy is really hard to watch. This whole theme of Mitchell finding redemption in love is just painful for me. And why is he not more surprised that she already knew he was a vampire?
Being Human, 2x06.
"Come here you big, silly bear." <3 Ahahaha, they had a private conversation about him wearing skinny jeans, YOU TWO.
Huh, Molly high-fived him. She must not hate him as much anymore?
I mean, really, how can Mitchell not realize how cruel it is to put that kind of a burden on another person? Because when he puts that sort of weight on Lucy, he's making her responsible for his healing, as a continuing fount of strength for him, and there isn't a person alive who can fully fill a role like that, because to always be there when someone else needs you requires basically giving up your entire life to always be available to this person.
Oh, Ivan, OF COURSE you twitter.
Damn, Molly is smart.
Being Human, 2x07.
Hahahaha, Mitchell deodorizing with magazine samples. YOU ARE SO GROSS, DUDE.
"I shall be nothing short of bubbly." Nice.
"No doubt the vampire seduced him too." AND HOW.
Oh, God, the Annie&George interactions this season bring me so much glee.
Ugh, George, why you gotta go and emotional knee-jerk propose? :(
"And b) you are really rude." Daisy. <3
This George almost-transforming in the school scene is so horrifying. Talk about your deepest fears coming true.
Whoa, Mitchell didn't just fall off the wagon, he blew the damn thing up.
Hahaha, bored!Annie. "Did we bring a door?"
Bwuh, Daisy/Mitchell's pretty hot.
UGH WHY WHY WHY ALWAYS WITH GUYS BEING GROSS WITH ANNIE.
"Annie, he's a Catholic priest."
"Exactly."
Hee.
Being Human, 2x08.
We're going the route of the creepy priest guy being obsessed with Lucy? Really?
"Shut up."
"You shut up."
Annie and George continue slaying me.
You'd seriously think in a facility like this they'd be armed with crosses left and right and that they'd all carrying a bigass one on their person at all times. HONESTLY.
Huh, I thought their senses were only elevated right before/after the transformation time. Well, I guess three days-ish is still relatively soon after.
"Yeah, I'm aware of that, thank you." George. <3
Weird how Mitchell was all blood-drunk at the apartment and when he's chatting with Lucy's he's so level-headed and logical in pointing out the moral flaws in her arguments.
"You had a choice." Pfff, so did you, Mitchell, when it comes to your recent actions, don't try and play like you didn't.
Aaaand I see we've reached the point in the episode where everything just goes WILD. I'm sorry, I just can't take a scene that involves "the power of Christ compels you" seriously.
That new places looks like a shithole, awww. RIP pink house.
Whoa, pissed-off Nina. I kinda approve.
I totally don't understand why Lucy came.
Oh, wait, I see! She came solely so homeboy could stake her. BOO.
Whoa, that was scary!Annie. O_O
So this was just an excuse to bring back the actor who plays Herrick, isn't it?
And then I did some Psych re-watching:
Psych, 2x03 - Psy vs. Psy.
One of the things I've started noticing about this show is the sheer amount of physical/audio comedy that is impossible to transcribe into writing. Like where Shawn laughs while making weird faces and then suddenly stops laughing and says "wow." I can't think of how that could be transferred effectively over to writing. I think that's one of the real weaknesses of writing, actually, is capturing multiple things happening simultaneously and the unique effect that can have on a scene. People all talking over each other, for instance, is never quite the same in fic as it would be on the screen.
Seats on the side, oh, Shawn. Lou Diamond Phillips. ♥ He always seems to play the same role -- badass authority figure guy (like in SGU, Wolf Lake, etc.), but he does it well and it really lends itself the interplay between him and the team.
I love Lassiter fanboying Ewing. Ewing/Lassiter whaaat.
"It's tiny. Probably can't hold much." Mmm, slightly-superior!Gus, tasty.
Oh, God, can imagine how miserable the life of Lassiter's stenographer would be?
"I know that, too." Lassiter wants into Ewing's pants so bad. And I like the idea of Juliet as an FBI agent. (Juliet hanging out with Scully, anyone? While Shawn would, naturally, annoy the bejesus out of Mulder, even though Mulder would try not to let on. But Gus and Mulder would totally get along! They BELIEVE.)
"And this is our town." Viiiick. ♥
Here's my question: why is Henry always trying to force Shawn to do manual house repair/improvement labor? Getting Shawn to paint, getting Shawn to build a wet bar, etc. etc. I don't get it. Is it some lingering resentment that he couldn't get Shawn to do chores when he was a kid? A desire to try and force Shawn to learn something semi-useful and practical? All of the above?
Why don't they just re-name this store the Gullible Depot?
I love that Lindsay's cool confidence totally unnerves Shawn in this episode. Unnerved!Shawn = should happen more often. And if it results in Gus doing the fingers-to-the-head-thing as a mocking device? Should happen ALL the time.
"I have over 85 Buffalo nickles, Shawn." I don't know how, but the way Dulé delivered that line was fucking sexy. Coin porrrrn.
I like that Gus uses the phrase 'pricking up ears.'
Okay, so, Ewing being creepy = fail. But, Juliet vocally expressing sexual desire = A+.
Hee, Lassiter mouthing "Washington black." Seriously, would he have a trufax heart attack if he were asked to join the FBI? I think he would.
"Get your head in the game." <33333
Budgies. I don't think that's a word I've ever once used in my life and, yet, so very Shawnish.
"I think you were just told three times." Gus, as ever, your nutshelling skills remain unparalleled.
"If I had learned how to laugh as a child, I would right now."
Shawn baking Gus a tiny pineapple upside down cake does a lot of things to me, the biggest of which is make me want to go OH BOYS and smish them to death. NINETEEN HOURS AND IT'S NOT EVEN UPSIDE DOWN. SHAWN IS IN AN APRON. EZ BAKE. WHAAAT.
Oh, Shawn, you're trying to mock Gus and his love of the Pips, but instead you're just continuing to reveal the degree to which you stalk him. Of course you've memorized his route!
"What, with your conscience?"
What is Gus doing, saving that candy for later?
N'aww, Gus' eyebrows are like little air traffic controllers for Shawn.
I find it interesting that if Lindsay hadn't initiated, she and Shawn probably wouldn't have hooked up. It's interesting, because he seems like the kind of guy who'd be all about one night stands, and of course they wouldn't show too much of that on something like Psych, but just the way his character's written in interactions like this I definitely don't get a vibe that he's the sort of guy to do things like that. He's an incorrigible flirt but it does always seem like he doesn't expect it to go anywhere.
Plus, his body language during the couch scene, with the pillow clutched to his chest -- he just looks so... I'm not sure what the word is that I'm looking for. So bashful, maybe? That's not quite it, but something like that. He's not being pushy, for sure. And then the way we see him sleeping after they had sex, he's all curled up in an almost fetal-type position, and before he's fully awake he's reaching his hand out to the other side of the bed for her and, ugh, I don't know! Sometimes Shawn's characterization gets to me, and I know that I have this really biased way of seeing his subby attributes, so.
What is a haberdashery? (It's times like this I'm sad I don't have internet at la casa.)
"You're dropping me for Lassiter?"
"We're lucky if our psychic doesn't lick the body."
Haaa, he just wants an itty-bitty hug.
"So, how'd you sleep?" Aww, Shawn trying to make awkward-morning-after small talk.
Shawn whisk-air-drumming, interesting. I wonder if he had a phase where he was in a band as a drummer. (Who am I kidding, of course he did.)
I can't comment on this Henry-Shawn talk, there are way too many layers of emotional tomfuckery going on here. ("I accept you as a failure" wtffffff?)
"There's a symbol for burp?"
"So, uh, you have a MySpace page or something?"
*fast-forwards through wrap-up*
Oh, man, the first time I saw this Ewing shirtless scene, I was totally fooled and thought it was all in Juliet's head. And, damn, Lou, whatever your weightlifting routine is, it's working for you. And the way he taps his back pocket, ahahaha, seriously. He was so perfect for this role I cannot imagine anyone else doing it.
Psych, 3x02
Okay, wow, Shawn's "of course Gus would never date me because he was voted most likely to succeed" WAS NOT AT ALL JOKING. HE WAS TOTALLY SERIOUS. HE STILL COMPLETELY IDOLIZES GUS THE WAY HE DID WHEN THEY WERE KIDS AAAAGH.
Dude, Shawn, I'm with you. I never once went to a football game. Or if I did I completely blocked the experience out. And I totally loved Step by Step, too.
I have the feeling that if I watched Breakfast Club 50% more of the references on this show would make sense to me.
"Wow, buddy, you did a really nice job." ♥
Abigail and Shawn talking about marriage is so random. And, seriously, Shawn getting distracted out of a first kiss? Oh, Shawn.
"What does that word even mean, anyway, 'greatness'? It's like they purposely set you up for failure. I mean what have I done in my life that anyone would say was great?" GUUUUUUUUUS.
Gus: "Why're you hatin' on Flubber?"
Shawn: "I would never hate on Flubber."
God, sometimes I can't even deal with these two.
Now I want to know who Milo and Otis are.
Gee, I hope your hands were clean when you did that, Shawn.
Shawn's vocabulary is so random. A small lave whaaat?
Clips of Gus being adorable in highschool. ♥
OH SHAAAWN. YOU SHOULD GIVE ODES TO GUS AT THE END OF EVERY EPISODE. ♥ ♥ ♥
Shawn: "The truth is, Abigail, I think I liked you too much."
Yeah, of course my brain is giving that slashy spin and how Shawn likes Gus soooo much, and he's always kind of pursuing Gus, but he always chokes right when Gus might start to catch on that it's not a joke and he keeps coming so close and yeah, that's the kind of line that can launch a thousand plot bunnies.
And then the newer Psych eps:
Psych, 4x11.
OH MY GOD THEY ARE HOLDING BUNNIES. MY DREAMS, THEY ARE COMING TRUE BEFORE MY EYES.
Hopped up on bunny love, omggggggg why are they DOING this to me?
And now we're getting it as canon that Shawn scares away Gus' girlfriends. You know, sometimes I think I'm overimagining how slashy these two are, AND THEN I WATCH THE SHOW AND THEY REMIND ME THAT I'M NOT. AT ALL.
Wow. Wow. Ruby/Gus. WOW. ♥
Whoa, back up a minute. Gus knew Mira for two days? Because I've watched that episode about a billion times and the way they cut that flashback really didn't make it seem like they knew each other for two days prior to marriage.
And now they're walking around in tights. They mis-named the episodes: this is the one I can't handle. THEY ARE IN TIGHTS.
Yeah, accidental ass-tickling. That just happens.
I'm a little surprised this isn't something Shawn has done before. Then again, I think Shawn fantasizes about doing dangerous things more often than he does them.
Okay, this is a random thought inspired by the intro: what does Shawn do with all those clothes of Gus' that he "borrowed"? Because obviously we never see him wear them, because Gus would yell at him if he caught Shawn wearing his clothes. So... they... what... sit in his closet and infuse his apartment with the comforting smell of Gus?
Damn, but Gus looks fine in that black shirt.
"If only you knew someone who could have vetted that out beforehand." Oh, maaaaan, these two. And, wow, the way they cut that shot so that it suddenly becomes apparent that Shawn's hovering over their conversation. HE'S JUST SO INVESTED.
Hahaha, of course Gus changed his mind when he actually talked to Ruby. He becomes complete mush around women when he's face to face with them. Can't lie, though, I'm gonna be kinda bummed if he ends up breaking up with Ruby.
Whoa, that picture on the newspaper looks really familiar. I think someone on my flist has that shot as an icon.
I so want an episode where they do a noir theme.
"The only thing she's involved in, Shawn, is being awesome." Guuuus. <3
How exactly did Shawn let her slip away? It was good of him not to guilt trip her about going off to do what she needed to do!
"There are no doors in the trust circle, Gus." Hahaha, a trust triangle.
And now I'm thinking about Ruby/Juliet.
"Here, what is it?" Oh, man, what I wouldn't pay to know exactly how Shawn was planning on assisting Gus with the something-in-his-eye problem, particularly if it involved Shawn leaning in VERY CLOSE.
I love that Gus is a terrible liar. ♥
Holy crap, more close-ups of Gus' lips, please.
The amount that I enjoy their bickering is probably unhealthy, but, BOYS. They can't even rush to the police station because they need to talk about their ISSUES. Aww, Shawn's motorcyle. How little we see thee.
Ahahaaaa, a tiny little laser angel.
"I'm trying not to think about that." OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD. WITH A POOL GOING ACROSS BOTH OF THEIR YARDS.
Chief!
Awkward hug invasion is awkward.
Hey, that guy. Ha, I like how he doesn't even pretend to resist Shawn's charms. Death igloo, lol.
Ruby's pretty similar to Mira, come to think of it. Both thrillseekers, though Ruby's obviously way less impulsive.
ARE YOU JOKING ME? WE GET GUS&SHAWN TOGETHER ON THE MOTORCYLE AND BUNNIES IN ONE EPISODE? This is officially my newest favorite episode. The only thing they could have done better is actually show them on the motorcyle, but I guess they were afraid of the subtext crossing over into actual text.
Ugh, I am so digging the fact that Gus shares in the reveals now. And ooooh, Gus calling out for Shawn! N'awww. HAHAHA, I LOVE WHEN GUS ACCIDENTALLY NEUTRALIZES KILLERS.
Dude, you know that Shawn's Deep Ponderings about him and Gus being trapped away from civilization involved huddling together for shared body warmth and rounding up enough bunnies to keep them warm at night.
OHMYGOD LASSITER YOU ARE KILLING ME. You managed to take Shawn's creepy-for-a-laugh idea and turn it into a GENUINELY creepy plan. Wait, who did make his list?
Wow, I loved this episode. So, so much.
Psych, 4x12 - A Very Juliet Episode.
Juliet backstory, woo. And, wow, how much do I love that she's the one who's all logical about this break up? She's both practical and hugely romantic! Omg, Juliet, why are you not my girlfriend.
Ooooh, red dress. I love those pleats.
"All romance ends in despair." Ahahahaha, yes, Lassiter, we can tell that's the way you view the world. (And you're happy because you're secretly in love with her, secret guilty ship what? Plus, hugging her!)
Chief's hair is lookin' good. Their entire interaction is pure gold! Ugh, Juliet/Karen, why can't I get over my brain block and write these two?
JULIET/GUS = YES. His little hand gesture. <3
"Suck it." Whoa.
I love it when they talk close.
Hey, this guy. Why is he always a villain? Doesn't he ever get to play a good guy once in awhile?
HAHAHA LASSITER DOESN'T DENY THAT HE MADE OUT WITH THAT GUY AT THE PICNIC.
Face grappling! Oh, man, Gus the premature-sympathetic-crier.
(Hmm, she loves tall guys. Yes, yes, indulging the guilty ship.)
I wonder if Gus and Lassiter accidentally made out behind that tree.
N'awww, Juliet re-uniting with the old flame.
Gun in the lap, nice. And it can serve as a date and witness protection at the same time, can't it?
I love the way they fanboy Billy Zane, and how Shawn can't help fanboying cool villains.
Fist-bumping the criminal! There should be a rule against that.
"Whoa, Carlton." YEAH, PRETTY MUCH. And an unauthorized blood test, lol. Wow, Juliet and Lassiter having a heart-to-heart makes me really happy. "We never weren't." LASSIEFACE.
Oh, Gus, compensating for tree growth. I love competent!Gus.
I kind of dig that she's finally giving them formal reprimands, they should have gotten them a looong time ago.
Wow, more of Shawn on his bike. I approve of this trend. But where's the face plate on that helmet?
Ahahahaha, of course Shawn's one fighting move is a slap to the face, and the rest of his technique consists of CLINGING.
Awww, they're cute, although this whole train station thing really only works a few times before it gets old.
But, yeah, I have to concur with all the other reviews I've read about this episode -- not really Juliet-y enough to warrant having her name in the title. I think the Derby episode and the Sorority eps were actually much more Juliet-focused than this one.
Psych, 4x13.
Aww, lice. I remember having lice as a kid. No fun. And, yep, that's how it goes -- the whole family usually gets it.
AHAHAHAHA, AGGRESSIVELY SINGLE SHAWN IS RIDICULOUS. And smelly. Nice.
Oh my GOD, I cannot handle Gus'-imitating-Shawn-voice, it is so CUTE. Is that reference Shawn makes to the Three Stooges or something? I'm so not literate in pop culture.
But I don't know about the "which, by the way, makes it racist" joke because I feel like the way it was written makes Gus look he has Strange Ideas About Racism which I don't like.
Shawn has an irrational fear of Patrick Dempsey! I approve.
Oh, wow, Gus and Shawn fiddling with those hula figures is KILLING ME. It's so like Gus to compulsively neaten the things Shawn sets awry in his only-half-paying-attention-way. (Which becomes totally paying attention when he notice that it's irritating Gus.)
I love how Shawn's just often too lazy to do the whole psychic pretense thing and constantly says "let me guess."
VAL KILMER.
"I'd like her to put me in my place." Unf. (And, yes, this goes into my subby!Shawn canon database.) I'd also like Juliet to put me in my place.
"I'm not big on nude handshakes." OH MAN I SO APPROVE OF THIS SCENE. Naked!team ftw.
"I can't believe this, Shawn. First we're looking for a prostitute, now I'm naked in a parking lot."
"It's just like our prom night." ... "We've bathed together before."
MORE OF GUS AND SHAWN HOMOEROTICALLY BANTERING WHILE NAKED PLEAAAASE. Also, I thought they met when they were five? Eh, whatev, if the show can't keep its own canon straight I will just take that as blanket permission to write whatsoever I please when it comes to their timeline in fic.
I hope that wasn't an actual Axe plug, 'cause that would make it a little painfully obvious.
I love how Juliet just says "Carlton" and raises her hand and he stops whatever he was about to say.
"You'll have to punch me in the ass."
"You must be outta your mind."
"Just sock me in the butt!"
Wow.
Hahahaha, corn nuts or death = Gus and his sensitive olfactories are torn.
"I still smell like stinky nuts, Shawn."
WOW.
Wait, was the whole point of that running gag seriously to give that line context? Seriously?
Ha, that Juliet-and-Lassiter briefing delivery was so reminiscent of Gus-and-Shawn when they compete for the spotlight. I like that we slowly get to see Juliet taking more responsibility in her job (even if Lassiter's being overbearing and annoying about it and acting like an oblivious father who isn't quite ready to believe his kid could be growing up). Funny, how some eps it's all about the friendy/silly banter and then other eps, like this one, focus a lot more on antagonistic back-and-forth.
Someone on the writing team must fetishize Dulé's head for real.
Lassiter figure skating as a child. <3
I want to see them playing softball as a team so badly.
"I think you're the one who's freaking out, Gus." Heee. <3
Beans? What?
I like how Shawn's death-is-coming-a-knockin' epiphany mirrors Gus' bank epiphany. I'm not sure what to say about Shawn's attempted confession. It seems weird that he chokes up so thoroughly and just ends with "I don't know." I mean, obvs they're trying to work the True Love angle here, showing that this guy who's so articulate in every other situation -- and with all other women -- can't bring himself to vocalizing his love because this is the one person who renders him scared and speechless because what they have is special, but, hm. It just seems at such odds with the close talking scene, and with the time where he tried to set up that whole fancy dinner for the two of them in the Derby episode. (Although the contrast between those scenes and this one is that in those scenes, nothing serious was going on -- Shawn was almost just extending the flirting, rather than making a true attempt at initiating a relationship -- but in this one, it's much more of a "I've realized that I very deeply care about this woman and especially now that Abigail cured me of my always-not-going-on-a-second-date-with-someone-syndrome I might be embarking on something real now" thing.) And it's weird to me that Juliet keeps acting faux-clueless about what he's trying to say when he's made his interest clear from the beginning, AND she's expressed hers, and he just recently broke up with his girlfriend and it's not like it's hard to figure out what he's getting at. Then again, I'm glad they didn't go the route of Juliet swooning into his arms, or something, not that I think Psych would do that. And I certainly don't think it's her job to articulate his emotions for him, or anything, either, soooo. I'm not sure if I even have a coherent point, here. And it's not like they could resolve it all in this episode because otherwise they can't draw it out for dramaaaaatic tension purposes.
Hmm, another parallel with the Gus Walks Into a Bank episode is that Gus is able to say he loves Shawn (and Juliet was, in a previous episode, able to up front say "Shawn, I want to give this a chance") but Shawn cannot reciprocate with either of them. Which I'm guessing is due to Henry's example, what with the way he tried to say "I love you" to Shawn in that one episode but couldn't manage it and just ended up muttering it to an empty room.
And, of course, processing this new canon my brain goes to the place of thinking about how Shawn is totally in love with Gus and cannot bring himself to the point of confessing it because every time he tries he makes CEREAL ANALOGIES, and Gus is ACTUALLY oblivious because why the hell is Shawn talking about cereal?, and so Shawn just keeps putting it off and off, thinking he'll have time later because Gus has always been there.
"Too much?"
"Little bit."
N'awww, Lassiter so overcome that he actually awkwardly hugs her.
Pornstache, ahahahaha.
DULÉ CARESSING JAMES' FACE WITH A CORNDOG, WTFFF. STOP MAKING ME SLASH YOU TWO.
Psych, 4x14: Think Tank.
Ahahaha, fail, baby!Shawn, fail, though many wished that the book ended that way.
Hey, Senator Kelly, what up?
Seriously, how did he know about Ghee Buttersnaps? Gus brings up a good point.
"That's a lotta money." Good math, Gus!
This season seems to be having a lot more big government-type cases, what with the army one, then the virus one, then this think tank one.
I adore Gus' little modest handwave.
That guy does really look like Kenneth Branagh(sp?).
"It's psychicness reflux."
"But how bad?"
"Really bad."
BOYS.
"I need to see things, I need to touch stuff." He is such a raccoon.
"And that I loved him." LASSITER. <3
Aww, I love Shawn's little "craaap."
"Why would you say that?"
"Turnabout."
BOYS.
"Symmetry." Oh, Gus, how I adore you.
I always knew Shawn fantasized about having a jetpack.
"That's a thing, right, pegging people?" Wow, the places my brain went when Shawn said that. Shawn being pegged, *whimpers*.
Huh, a job basically offering to pay Henry for what he already does? Interesting.
Awww, James got to use his real last name.
AHAHAHAHA THAT PSYCH OUT. Seriously, Tim, you endlessly please me.
Psych, 4x15.
"I thought that was hypertension." Aww, I feel like adult!Gus would approve of that snarkiness.
Shawn has down that desperate squeaking noise Gus makes really well. (And now imagining other contexts he might have heard it in, YES MY MIND ALWAYS GOES THERE WHAT.)
Oh, I like Lassiter being competitive over the scene. I would love if Lassiter were right this once. Shawn always figuring things out gets boring.
GUT-TSSSSS? AHAHAHA.
Oh, God, Juliet sliding out of the shot to escape from Lassiters's radius of shame is GOLD.
"RSVPing my invitation to 'shut it.'" I love snarky!Juliet.
"You got all up in my head." Hee.
Okay, is the theme word of this episode guts?
HE SAID SHAAAAAASSIE OH GOD MY HEAD WHYYYYYYY.
I approve of Shawn's friendship with the weirdo mortician.
"Sometimes insaner." <3
"You say that again, I shoot you." Seriously, why is Lassiter being so extra jackassy?
This is painfully slashy, wow.
Skiball, hee.
Okay, third time? I woulda shot him, for real.
Of course Henry got it :p
Oh, God, the way Gus says "I don't care" all high-pitched just makes me happy.
Okay, I did for reals laugh out loud when the shark fell on him.
Helloooo, Seven of Nine.
Errrr, I can't deal with Seven of Nine flirting with Henry.
N'awww, Gus working on his breathing is so precious, and kinda realistic.
Whoa, Lassiter just had a flashback? Trippy.
AHAHAHAHAHA. Oh, Shawn, your mouth is just as good as nails on an actual chalkboard.
Oooh, Gus likes Leverage.
Oh, God, why did you have to go there, show? :( *vomit traumatized*
Guuus! I wish you would always throw fish at Shawn. ♥
Gus knocking the criminal out! \o/ I love the expression on his face as he tries to lift the immensely heavy, uh, whatever that was -- cylinder?
"It's a sign that I'm highly evolved." &GUS;
"They were simply following orders." Hee.
"Judges?"
"Concur."
Ugh, their banter.
"And Kim's smile." Ew.
"See you later, alligator." N'awww.
Because, Tim, you do great monkey.
Psych, 4x16.
Huh, interesting filming style on this episode. Definitely atmospheric. The yin/yang symbol reveal was nice.
Ha, we all know Shawn skipped the part where the mother says "Noooooorman" because it freaks him out.
Awww, Buzz got to help. Night court bailiff, lol.
Oh, God, did they really have to go the vaguely lesbian route for the villain? Hmm, then again, she's hitting on Shawn, so maybe she's more vaguely bisexual. Not that I approve of either trope.
"That's the most disgusting thing I've ever heard." // "It's totally Silence of the Lambs." Calling it like it is, Gus.
Gusterson? ...oh, Mary.
AHAHAHA LASSITER IS THE MOTHER. Well done, dream sequence, well done.
Hmmm, hoping that the Yin killer would be a little less obvious than Mary. Though it seems way too early in the ep for the reveal so probably just a fake-out.
Whoa, assertive!Gus saying they can work together or they'll do their own investigation. That was hot.
"You really are all ears, Carlton." AHAHAHAHA.
He made the hat for the mouse! Awwww, so cute.
Um. "You totally manhandled me." Was that Mary semi-hitting on Lassiter as a follow-up to the ear thing? So both he and Yang are being coded as queer? Hmmm. For being a show that I love to slash sometimes I'm iffy on their textual handling of queerness.
Aw, Mary :(
Wow, Juliet looks fab in that white turtleneck.
Awww, the Gus&Shawn phonecall and Henry&Shawn moment. ♥
"You inspire me." Oh, God, that was adorable.
Oh, God, and then Juliet and Lassiter OH GOD. The evolution of their partnership to this moment, wow. That was absolutely perfect and so touching having seen how they started out and where they've come to.
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