Magnets, How Do They Work?

[viridian5]

Although I dislike how 98% of the female characters are presented, I'm enjoying the twists of the Sherlock episodes and the actors. (Sarah in "The Blind Baker" is the 2%.) Besides, my dad's an old school Sherlock Holmes fan so we're watching the episodes together. In different houses, talking about it by phone

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[seraphim_grace]

lucky getting into bed with the owner and watching her shower - completely gave away it wasn't a dog
the dog would not lie on TOP of the covers, he would have wormed his way underneath and stolen as much of the bedspace as possible
and at the sound of the shower he would have legged it! Dogs have three natural enemies - vets, showers and vacuum cleaners, all three of these will cause them to run in terror

also not keen on the dog shooting even if they were skinwalkers!
although throwing the ball was cute

[viridian5]

It didn't bother me much because some of our cats did some uncatlike behavior. One of them would get into the bathtub while we showered to watch us, just standing at the far corner so it only got misted. They'd also lie on top of or under the covers, depending on their mood.

Sam was so mean to Lucky. *g*

[the_other_sandy]

I've seen a lot of fans write well thought out metas on the use of colors and various images on the show. Then I was at a con where we got to talk to the Supernatural art department and people got to ask them directly about the use of various colors and the theme of roses in regard to Mary Winchester. The art department people just kind of scratched their heads and said, "Really? We hadn't noticed." Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

[viridian5]

...sad.

[wirrrn]

SHERLOCK is neat. I'm not quite ready to forgive Martin Freeman (Watson) for what he helped do to the HITCH-HIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, but this makes his slightly less a target for my wrath. Pleased they haven't aged and/or fattened Watson to lessen the homoerotic implications, like some adaptions did (because fat older men never have sex, naturally)

SUPERNATURAL- Sam's not Dean's brother anymore? Or has the dynamic just changed? As for Lucky- is it a Hellhound/Barghest?! If the latter, it's a neat little homage to one of my favourite films of yesteryear...

http://cinefantastiqueonline.com/2009/03/devil-dog-hound-of-hell-1978-tv-horror-review/

btw- saw RED today. Neat film, and Karl Urban's secret agenda-having, black-leather clad CIA wet-agent gave me pleasant Krycek associations...

[viridian5]

This is the first thing I've seen Martin Freeman in. Of course fat older men never have sex!

Sam came back from hell without his soul. So where once he was sensitive, cared about people, and loved his brother, now he's cold and dark, he lies a lot, and he doesn't feel much of anything. In an earlier episode this season Sam let Dean get beaten up badly and vampirized because he wanted to have a way into the local group of vampires and knew of a (risky, painful) cure that would bring Dean back to humanity if he didn't drink any human blood first. He doesn't let Dean know about this cure until sometime later, letting Dean stew in worry and horror for several hours.

Lucky is a skinwalker. It turns out that the alpha skinwalker has converted a lot of humans into skinwalkers, told them to get adopted into families as their pet, and expects them to all turn on and convert said families when he gives the word.

I'd like to see RED someday. I like action movies, I'm fond of Karl Urban, and I think Helen Mirren was sexy with a gun in the

[wirrrn]

Freeman completely fucked up Arthur Dent in the awful adaption of THE HITCH-HIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY some years back, which proved to me that Hollywood just doesn't "get" British humour

[viridian5]

The current story is that Sam's soul remains in hell or that cage with Lucifer and the archangel Michael. Crowley claims that he can give Sam's soul back if Sam and Dean do some things for him. To keep Dean working, he showed up to give Sam a major ouchie then got rid of it when Dean fell more in line, showing how Crowley is using Sam as a hostage for their good behavior.

I'm really hoping the show is working toward restoring their brotherly dynamic. This is supposed to be the final season.

Lucky does kill some people who he felt threatened his female "owner" and her son, but he'd fallen in love with her and the boy and thus didn't want to follow the skinwalkers' plans for them. When the other skinwalkers force the issue, Lucky defends her and her son against them but she can't trust him again after everything she's seen and heard. (I mentioned the bit about him as a German Shepherd watching her as she showered.)

Most of that sounds cool. Karl Urban was his usual fun self while being interviewed by Attack of the Show during his

[kasha]

Loving Sherlock but Moriarty was...????!!!! for me. Really? It just ruined that last scene for me. I don't understand what the writers, directors or actor were trying to convey. Sherlock and Watson made sense. Moriarty was like a high school play actor who has stage fright and so got drunk before going on stage. No really, I'm a murderer! *giggle* *snort* Um, I'm a criminal genius! Yeah, thats it! *giggle* *giggle*

Also, I have a book rec for you. The Sandman Slim novels. I have them on my Kindle so I can't lend them to you but your library might have them. Heaven vs Hell and a guy who gets sent down to Hell alive, survives and comes back to earth as the main character.

[viridian5]

My father and I watching Moriarty's scene were all "...seriously?!" about it. "Oh wait, I'm back to kill you after all, tee hee!"

Cool! If you give me some title names and the author, I'll check my library system. I still have some of your Malazan books, all read, you know.... *g*

[kasha]

http://www.amazon.com/Sandman-Slim-Richard-Kadrey/dp/0061976261/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1289913035&sr=8-1

That is the first book.

I just started reading Johanned Cabal - Necromancer. Enjoying it.

http://www.amazon.com/Johannes-Cabal-Necromancer-Jonathan-Howard/dp/0767930762/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1289913074&sr=1-1

Oh, and not sure if you've seen this but there is a Malazan Re-Read of the Fallen on Tor.com. It is interesting to see other people's reactions to the events and characters.
http://www.tor.com/blogs/2010/04/malazan-re-read-of-the-fallen

[viridian5]

Thanks! I just did a library loan request for those two books.

I wasn't aware of it and f I get some time, I'll look into the re-read.

[thornsilver]

I've read the first "Sandman Slim" novel and I am planning on reading the next one. Slim is a guy who has very little use of Hell, Heaven or in between. Also, hates authority. A lot.

[viridian5]

Definitely sounds like something I'd check out.