What is about him that's so unlikeable, Suela? I don't love him -- I find him kinda boring. I suspect I have certain issues that make it so, but damn, I'm right.
And now my boy's in love. All hearts and flowers. But, doesn't it freak you out that she used to change your diapers? I mean, when you think about it, the first woman you boned is the closest thing you've ever had to a mother. Doing your mom and trying to kill your dad. Hm. There should be a play.
Angelus ,'Damage'
Lost: OMGWTF POLAR BEAR
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§ ita § - Jan 06, 2005 11:09:06 am PST #4381 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Consuela - Jan 06, 2005 11:12:27 am PST #4382 of 10000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
He's whitebread. And self-righteous. And whiny. And constantly bitching at his sister. Who is, yes, not helping, but bitching at her? Won't fix that.
As a brother? He's not my first pick.
As someone to have around in a desperate situation? Also not my first pick. He strikes me as someone who wants to help so that he will be seen as helping, not because he's a getting-things-done kind of guy. He's hung up on his relative (lack of) status in the castaway hierarchy, and his decisions are driven by that, rather than any kind of purer altruism or even recognizeable self-interest (like Sawyer exhibits).
If he were either likable or competent, I'd be more supportive. But I find him neither.
§ ita § - Jan 06, 2005 11:15:03 am PST #4383 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
For your first paragraph, I feel his frustration, and I don't judge him as harshly for it.
It may be about what sort of a sister I am.
As a person in a fix, he seems ... normal.
As I said, not interesting, but he strikes me as a frustrated person, and I hadn't gotten that clear messages about his motivation -- I had, in fact, thought he was trying to use the peer pressure to nudge Shannon, as opposed to explaining it himself.
Hayden - Jan 06, 2005 11:37:51 am PST #4384 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I believe the phrase she used was "God's Friggin' Gift to Humanity."
I bow to your superior memory.
Consuela - Jan 06, 2005 11:43:01 am PST #4385 of 10000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
As a person in a fix, he seems ... normal.
Quite probable. But Michael is normal too, and I like him more, even though he's pulled some stupid shit. He seems less self-involved than Boone, but not unbelievably altruistic.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 06, 2005 11:47:10 am PST #4386 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I bow to your superior memory.
heh. Unfortunately it's not so much a case of superior memory as reading the TwoP recaps wherein Dan Kwa fixated on the expression like a two-year-old who just learned his first swear word.
aurelia - Jan 06, 2005 12:15:08 pm PST #4387 of 10000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Did anyone else notice how long Sayid's fingernails are?
Kristen - Jan 06, 2005 12:23:17 pm PST #4388 of 10000
The cost of the box and the security provided would indicate that either the toy plane has more value than I'm originally inclined to think or that there was something else in the box that we don't know about yet.
Maybe the plane was made out of cocaine...
Yeah, I just watched that L&O episode the other day.
lisah - Jan 06, 2005 12:45:15 pm PST #4389 of 10000
Punishingly Intricate
Did anyone else notice how long Sayid's fingernails are?
ewww no! And I'm so glad I didn't. Long nails on guys skeeve me massively. Would have bothered me more than the maggots they showed.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 06, 2005 1:13:30 pm PST #4390 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Wheeee! Lost pulled its best rating to date last night, 21.46 million viewers according to mediaweek.com. The snowball, she is picking up speed.