Grading Hell Theater: Second Favorite Thing in the Universe

[cereta]

Inspired by thinking about Babylon 5. If you've never watched the show, Garibaldi spends much of the first episode trying to find someone to share his second favorite thing in the universe (his favorite being obvious). This turns out to be watching Daffy Duck cartoons

Comments

[madripoor_rose]

The Middleman's second favorite thing is watching Wendy grow into her role as the next Middle-person, as her confidence and whacky sense of humor are tempered with wisdom.

Ted Kord's second favorite thing is cheesesteak and a cold beer and something mindless on television with monsters in rubber suits that he doesn't have to go fight.

Piper's second favorite thing is the rush of adrenaline in pulling off a spectacular robbery...or stopping one nowadays, and how it makes him feel really alive.

Alfred Bester's second favorite thing is needling Garibaldi. Of course he's hated and feared all over known space, but it's refreshing that the man actually says exactly what he's thinking.

John Henry's second favorite thing is Savannah. He's sure Mister Ellison would disapprove of calling Savannah a thing. But he looks forward to her visits. He's learning a lot from her.

[cereta]

&hearts

[kadymae]

Brian O'Connor's 2nd favorite thing in the universe is when that shot of NoS hits and the car leaps forward. (His favorite, of course, is Dom.)

Dominic Toretto's 2nd favorite thing is beating Brian by being a sneaky bastard. (His favorite involves having Brian's long legs wrapped around him.)

Beer is Tim Riggins's 2nd favorite thing, but not so much that it interferes with his ability to show somebody a good time.

A glass of fine absinthe is The Shade's 2nd favorite thing. (His favorite is anything that allows him to deliver a pithy oneliner.)

[cereta]

Ooooh.

[ratcreature]

Reading this I realize that the Cookie Monster would be similar to Jack Harkness, except that the first 17 spots for him would be all occupied by different kinds of cookies...

[marag]

Yes! (I am amused by the fact that I have two Cookie Monster icons to choose from...and both are annoyed/angry.)

[ratcreature]

Heh, your icon is great. Do they really force the Cookie Monster to eat fruit and vegetables now?? WTF? This is one of these misguided "let's freak out about food to fight the 'obesity epidemic'" things, is it?

[cereta]

They do, although in fairness, he's always eaten, well, everything. The "Cookies are a sometimes food" thing still annoys me, and the "Healthy food. Did we mention it's healthy? Because it's HEALTHY!" emphasis does make me roll my eyes at times.

[bluerosefairy]

Since I have finally, after many hours of listening to my best friend and various people on the interwebs pimp it at me, started watching/adoring The Middleman (mind you, I am only two episodes in):

Noser's second favorite thing involves going back to that same old place, sweet home Chicago. C'mon, baby, don't you wanna go? If 6 and 3 is 9, 9 and 9 is 18, what happens when you look there, sister girl?

[cereta]

OMG LOVE!

[bluerosefairy]

Noser. I adore Noser. He is my guitar-playing, song-quoting tv boyfriend. I wish to play him old Jimi Hendrix records and sing along to "Brick House".

Eeeee, glad it worked, as opposed to failing, as I've only seen the first two eps.

[carla_scribbles]

Oh Noser.

(Also: BWEEEEEE. Best geekfest EVER.

I want Wendy Watson to get a ride in the TARDIS, but I have the sneaking suspicion she'd turn it down.

Actually, what I really want is for the Middleman to go and Deal With Torchwood.)

[solvent90]

Ianto's second favourite thing is that moment when he comes through his front door when everything in his flat is still and quiet and normal, and he can unloosen his tie and shrug off his jacket and just feel like anyone else, coming home after a long day at work and longing for a cup of tea. The moment never lasts - sometimes there's blood on the cuffs of his sleeves - but he always luxuriates in it for as long as it does.

[cereta]

Oh, Ianto!