Law & Order: UK 3.06 - Masquerade - Reaction Post & Picspam

[persiflage_1]

WARNING: This is episode could be hugely triggery.

It's also hugely Alesha-centric, which just made me giddy with glee, of course!

Comments

[mulder200]

(Can I just say that Alesha in a rollneck sweater makes me happy in my pants?! Sorry TMI!)

James: Getting fresh in a girls' changing room is hardly an indictable offence at 13.
Alesha: Is there something you want to tell me.
James' laugh sounds a bit nervous here - and my plot bunny is rampaging!

Hm. Interesting.

- James: Vodka tonic, two blobs of ice, slice of lime.
Alesha: How did you know I'd show up?
James: You always do. Why would this case be any different?
Alesha (whispers): Thank you.
Eeee! My fanon is canonical!! I always have them going to the pub for a drink post-trial!

Ah! How sweet.

[persiflage_1]

The pub scene at the end was so very very sweet - I was flailing like a deranged person!

[spooky_xphile]

I need to watch this episode so badly now!
I recently got into watching it and I started reading your reviews because I had a feeling you would write them =]

On a completely related (possibly un-related note), I'm guessing you have the picspam peppered throughout the review, yes? And it's connected to scrapbook because I can't see the images. Sorry. More incentive to watch the ep.

[persiflage_1]

Yes, the picspam's peppered throughout the review - pics are appended where relevant to my comments. Sorry that you can't see them - is there any particular reason why they're not showing up for you?

[spooky_xphile]

Scrapbook hasn't been working for a few weeks now. It makes seeing picspams a bit difficult...

[persiflage_1]

Oh! I had no idea - 'cos it's working fine for me...

[tardis_mafia]

Gods, poor Alesha. I feel so bad for her. I needs to give her huggins'.

As for Parental!Ronnie, I love it! I'd definitely love to see a non-shippy Ronnie/Alesha fic...

Now I have a flaily and rampageous plot bunny to deal with!

W00t!

[persiflage_1]

I wanted to give her hugs (and then secksins!)

I'm not promising any non-shippy Ronnie/Alesha fic - but if I can...

Didn't get much done with the plot bunny yesterday as the day was epically shite!

[tardis_mafia]

LOL.

No worries! Fic or no fic, I'm still happy. :)

BOO!

[persiflage_1]

As you can see some fic happened eventually!

I think I'm going to do a "Five Conversations Alesha Had" after the next episode airs - and I shall include an Alesha & Ronnie friendship conversation. She's also going to talk to Teddy.

[fourzoas]

Well, that was good! Just watched the episode and quite enjoyed it. I thought they did a good job of bringing in Alesha's history.

Loved the end scene!

[persiflage_1]

They did do a good job of relating it back to 1.07, didn't they?

And the end scene made me flail so hard I almost fell off my chair! My fanon is canonical!

[fourzoas]

It felt perfectly pitched to the situation. I loved that moment when she tells James that she knows Sally's lying--she's so self-possessed.

There were really so many wonderful moments throughout this one. I think the writers have really got the characters now, and the actors are a really great ensemble. While they're still using US plots, the show feels like its own animal now.

So sad next week's the last for a while!

[persiflage_1]

Yes, I loved that moment too - and James' face afterwards - because he knew how desperately Alesha wanted to believe Sally, so he knew how much that knowledge was going to hurt Alesha.

I've been saying to my mum (who also watches) that the writers and actors are far more confident of their characters this season.

[jill1228]

The second season (I guess it was the third season for y'all) is going to start here (in the States on BBC America) on Friday.
I am ready to start swooning

[persiflage_1]

Yes that's the one ITV aired as the third season - we're waiting for S4 to start over here (probably later this month).