I don't think so, GC. It felt very real to me, and Lauren Graham acted the hell out of it. It's the pain of realizing you fucked up something that could have been wonderful with one stupid stupid mistake. I know it.
Giles: I'm sure we're all perfectly safe. Dawn: We're safe. Right. And Spike built a robot Buffy to play checkers with. Tara: It sounded convincing when I thought it.
'Dirty Girls'
Natter 32 Flavors and Then Some
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Polter-Cow - Feb 15, 2005 7:36:48 pm PST #8019 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Kat - Feb 15, 2005 7:37:01 pm PST #8020 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
no more insane or moronic that people I've known and kept respecting. In fact, less than some.
Word. I've had that meltdown at least once. But maybe I'm just a moron.
Glamcookie - Feb 15, 2005 7:38:47 pm PST #8021 of 10002
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Now, don't get me wrong. I understand crying and being upset and making silly phone calls. What I don't get is a 36 year old woman not showing up for work, not answering her phone, and all that mess. That part just didn't ring true to me. But I did like the ep.
§ ita § - Feb 15, 2005 7:40:22 pm PST #8022 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I bought the mental health day -- not just from her, but in general. In fact, as normally written, I was expecting something way OTT. And was delighted not to get it.
Kat - Feb 15, 2005 7:41:21 pm PST #8023 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
And in reality, I barely answer my phone even when I'm not broken and depressed. So that doesn't bother me in the least, because in the state she was in, it makes perfect sense to me, wanting to just hide. Because it wasn't just him, but also knowing that the whole town is going around, dividing itself and discussing, which makes sense given the town but would be hide-in-the-cabinet awful.
Glamcookie - Feb 15, 2005 7:42:48 pm PST #8024 of 10002
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
But calling in sick is the way to do that. Not leaving your business partners high and dry. Not to mention that she made Sookie worry. That's childish.
ChiKat - Feb 15, 2005 7:43:48 pm PST #8025 of 10002
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
I haven't seen GG, yet. Did she call in a mental health day or just not show?
I can so understand taking a mental health day. Not showing? I don't get.
And, with Kat on barely answering the phone. I still have an answering machine so I can screen.
Kat - Feb 15, 2005 7:43:51 pm PST #8026 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
But she's often childish.
§ ita § - Feb 15, 2005 7:44:40 pm PST #8027 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
ChiKat, she bailed to bed. Which, given her character as shown, is completely consistent.
Kat - Feb 15, 2005 7:45:08 pm PST #8028 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
ChiKat, she just did not show. Which is terrible, but for somone who is courting emotional catatonia, it makes sense. I don't like it, but I totally understand it. But again, I guess that just puts me in the moron category.