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little_firestar May 21 2014, 06:47:38 UTC
I think Abbott has been a great surprise for us all; not only shipper-wise (because he does ship them together, I do have to believe it)but as character in general; when he was first introduced in the "old world", he seemed a man bent on command and himself, but with the rpogression of the show I think we got that many of the things he does, he does them because he has to, has been ordered to, because he has a big heart and, a bit like Lisbon liked to say "Jane closes cases", so bending here and there isn't that strange; BUT he is a willing participant in Jane's schemes, and seems to have a lot of fun with him ( ... )

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h_loquacious May 22 2014, 03:37:36 UTC
Abbot is pretty excellent, though I hadn't really thought about his age. I suspect pre-teen in the eighties is right, because that would make him in his forties.

Whatever it makes you think of, running to a plane is a cliched ending. That was my point. It's not a bad ending, obviously. Mostly it just wouldn't have been my first choice, much as I enjoyed it.

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lzod May 21 2014, 13:31:44 UTC
I just watched it last night & loved it! Then was worried cause everyone said it was the last season. (The jerks!)

I think the reason it took so much to push Jane is because the last person he loved he got killed and took what? 10 years? to avenge her death? He came to rely on Lisbon to always be there with him & to possibly change their relationship had to scare the hell out of him. What would he do if she didn't return his feelings & left because of that? What would he do then?

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h_loquacious May 22 2014, 03:39:11 UTC
People were assuming it was the last season. Renewal was a srprise. It's a midseason renewal, for example.

I understand the logic of the reasoning for pushing Jane (and I think you're absolutely right about the reasoning). I just wish the push had been slightly different. Like I said, I love the overall story, but I'm not sure all of the details are 100% my favourite. It's mostly nitpicky.

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myr_soleil May 21 2014, 17:05:17 UTC
All right, I've heard of Connie Willis enough time that I'm going to try it! To Say Nothing of the Dog is the second in a series according to GoodReads, should I read #1 first or is it only loosely-connected? Because I love time travel a looot.

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h_loquacious May 22 2014, 03:41:35 UTC
CONNIE WILLIS.

So, I was told to read To Say Nothing of the Dog first. I still have yet to read Doomsday Book (though I'm going to). It's very loosely connected, in that it is a prequel, and it's the same world. But the main characters aren't the same, just the mechanism of time travel. The tone of all the books are different. To Say Nothing of the Dog is delightful and light and charming. Doomsday book is much more serious, apparently. So, I would start with To Say Nothing of the Dog. I really, eally love it.

But I haven't read the others.

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funbol May 22 2014, 20:17:36 UTC
BLESS THIS POST.

I am still not over the fact that this actually happened. NEVER OVER IT. But yes, I agree with a lot of what you said. I am also not a fan of public declarations. Ever. But I loved the speech itself SO much, that I am willing to look past that. Also, they did acknowledge that that was a little embarrassing (for Lisbon) so I was mostly mollified. You also got to appreciate the fact that he just shouts that he loves her for everyone to hear. And this is Jane we're talking about ( ... )

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h_loquacious May 22 2014, 23:27:13 UTC
Killing time before heading to the airport...

Oh, I'm not upset about my quibbles. It's not that anything was bad. It's just not how I would have done it.

And really, even if I *was* super upset about my quibbles, the kiss would have made up for it. Let's be real.

Abbott is the number one shipper. He is practically leading the charge at this point, which, YAY. OH ABBOTT. And at least Cho is consistently clueless. It's not what I would have expected either, but at least it's not inconsistent. Which is something.

I want domestic J/L a lot. ALSO, I DEMAND DANCING. DANCING, CATHY. LET THERE BE DANCING. I WANT DANCING.

About Time wasn't *bad*. It just wasn't good. You should read To Say Nothing of the Dog though. YOU SHOULD. It is super delightful. I haven't read the Time Traveler's Wife, mostly because having heard the specific premise, I think it would annoy me. (And yeah, Rahcel McAdams seems to like time travel stories... interesting...)

Still trying to figure out just how early I want to get to the airport...

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funbol May 26 2014, 19:06:34 UTC
Oh no, there was definitely nothing bad. And it surprises me how much I loved the whole plane thing, public declaration and everything. Which...has never happened before. THIS SHOW THOUGH.

A week has now passed and I am still not over any of it. Nowhere near, in fact. I've rewatched that kiss like 20 times at this point. Ahem.

I WOULD GLADLY GIVE YOU DANCING. I WOULD. Not sure we'll actually get it, since we had that dancing scene in S2, BUT STILL. I WANT A SCENE WHERE THE CLOCK RADIO GOES OFF AND THEN THE CAMERA PANS OUT AND WE SEE THEM WAKING UP TOGETHER. GIVE IT TO ME.

Just...I really, really want all the domestic scenes. Yes.

I will add the Connie Willis book to my to-read list! And yeah, figuring out when to go to the airport is a pain. Because what if ALL the unforeseen scenarios happen and you still end up being late? In any case, you're probably on my side of the globe by now, so I hope you're having a good time!

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h_loquacious May 27 2014, 18:43:30 UTC
Oh, I'm definitely still stupidly happy about it too. The only reason that I haven't watched it many, many times has to do with my crazy week last week.

I am happy to get domestic scenes! Cooking! I want Jane cooking for Lisbon (or them cooking together). I do.

AND I AM HAVING DANCING. DON'T TAKE AWAY MY HOPE. DANCING.

That is exactly why I was at the airport stupidly early. I planned for worst case scenario, and then everything went as smoothly as it possibly could have and I had over two hours to kill. At least I wasn't late. And yes, I am indeed on your side of the world. Crickhowell, Wales to be exact. So far it's fun times!

And yay Connie Willis! Now I want to reread that book...

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limonatafic May 27 2014, 02:25:42 UTC
ABBOTT!!!!!!!!!! THE KEYS!!!! Excellent. Excellent. Like, his little way of being like, "WELL OF COURSE!" and just handing them over. And the "guidance" thing and Jane just runs away, hahaha. AHHH AMAZING ( ... )

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h_loquacious June 18 2014, 02:35:38 UTC
Horribly behind on LJ comments...

But yes, ABBOTT. He will always be awesome after that. Abbot is the director Jane always needed. So great.

I know what you mind about actually seeing them happy being a bit weird, but honestly, I'm thrilled. I just think it was fairly charming. However, it will need to be written well. And I don't want it to take over the show. I just now want moments of charming between them. S7 was confirmed recently as a midseason replacement. There are 13 episodes planned (I think). I just want them being charming and domestic a little. That is all.

If Lisbon had left the show, I would have gone with her, because NO. Not dealing with that.

I did like Lisbon being mortified. And I loved part of the scene at the airport. I just, I will always be vaguely disappointed that it got that far, even if I did like the actual scene. IF they were going to do it that way, it was done well, I just wish they hadn't done it that way. It's weird.

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