Question: hurt/comfort - why?

Specifically, why do we (and by we, I obviously mean I, because we all know my feelings on the topic) enjoy to read it so much? Good hurt/comfort fic or source material leaves that achey feeling in your stomach - is that it? Is it catharsis? We must surely consciously know that what these characters get put through ( Read more... )

For the very first time...

So, in an effort to ignore revision and/or the imminent evil that is my exams, I've been rewatching some old Stargate SG1 episodes, cool person that I am. I have come to several conclusions:

♥ Despite the hate, Jonas is adorable.
♥ Jack is a lot darker than I remember him being.
♥ There is a lot of actor-swapping in American TV. So far, I've ( Read more... )

Okay, so basically, episode 6 of Doctor Who explained episode 5. I think that might actually be how it's supposed to work. :D

( spoilers! :D )

Oh, I'm sad now. :(

( spoilers for 5x19 live here. also, Avatar. )

Random annoucement (of sorts, because "announcement" is totally the wrong word :D): recently I've been on a health kick/DIET (allcaps because diets are scary), and I've totally lost twelve pounds already. THAT'S ALMOST A STONE. THIS MAKES ME VERY HAPPY.

Anyway.

Okay, so. I was browsing fandomsecrets just now, and I ran across this secret:


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Okay. There are classical influences in Star Trek - it's pretty much going to happen, considering how entrenched the classical world is into the subconscious of Western society. Fair enough. But what I just can't get my head around is why the hell some aspects of it are acknowledged and some aren't ( Read more... )

Currently re-watching Torchwood: Children of Earth - and I'm remembering why it is that I love Gwen. :D I mean, people bitch about her being a Mary-Sue/whatever, but every fictional character is a Mary-Sue to some extent, because authors draw on their own experiences to write their characters, so yeah. /pointless and probably irritating rambleOh, ( Read more... )

Today, I've been writing. (I know, what a surprise.) But yeah - I polished up Something like a Countdown and posted that, and that got me thinking: namely, about Jim and Bones. It's been something that's been nagging at me for a while now, actually, because I totally have a life and don't spend my time thinking about fandom at all :DI don't write ( Read more... )

So. I was just rereading this fic by florahart (over on Dreamwidth - it's called First Contact and is an awesome fic that everyone should read :D), and I was just wondering something. Why is it that in Star Trek, both fandom and canon, (and, to be honest, in a fair few other sci-fi shows as well), it's always the Federation guys who have to adapt to the new ( Read more... )