Look, you got a little stabbed the other day. That's bound to make anyone a mite ornery.

Mal ,'Ariel'


Boxed Set, Vol. II: "It's a Cookbook...A Cookbook!!"  

A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much any other "genre" show that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.

Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.

Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.

This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.


Fay - Aug 04, 2005 2:07:54 pm PDT #2755 of 10001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.

and this is why I am a Fannish Outlier

? I do feel like a complete eejit, but I have no idea what this means.

I don't recall all that much Wesley love until after he became less buffoonish.

Well, I can't speak for everyone, but iirc, early Wesley, BtVS Wesley, made me cringe, yes -- but I had a messed up liking thing going on already. (See also my affection for Jonathan and Andrew.) Season 1 AtS depiction of Wesley gave him more competence and intelligence to go with the painful vulnerability, and I was sucked right in. And then Denisof and the writers kept on cranking up the hot. Gah. (The only fanfic I've written about Wesley was written during AtS Season 1 and early Season 2.)

I remember Dorothy Sayers writing something in one of the Peter Whimsy/Harriet Vane books to describe the moment when Harriet realises she's in love with Peter. He's asleep, and she finds herself looking at the scrolling shape of his ear and the way his hair has fallen in his face, that kind of minutiae, with an odd tenderness; and Sayers says something about the vulnerability of sleeping people prompting other people either to mockery or to protectiveness, something like that. Anyway, what I'm saying, in a roundabout way, is that there's something oddly disarming (for me) about seeing someone's flaws and frailties exposed so. McKay's vanity - or Wesley's vanity, for that matter - is actually kind of endearing, in a weird way.

Well, plus, I like clever people. Cleverness gets you an awful lot of brownie points. Cleverness and competence gets you a lot more brownie points. Cleverness and competence and cuteness gets you a blowjob a badge.


JenP - Aug 04, 2005 2:18:04 pm PDT #2756 of 10001

and this is why I am a Fannish Outlier

? I do feel like a complete eejit, but I have no idea what this means.

Deviation from the norm.


Katie M - Aug 04, 2005 2:18:42 pm PDT #2757 of 10001
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies

? I do feel like a complete eejit, but I have no idea what this means.

Ignore me, I'm being a crankypants. I think my flist is overloading me on the Rodney-love, and I'm all exposed nerves today anyway. Sorry about that.


Consuela - Aug 04, 2005 2:23:07 pm PDT #2758 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Go read Des' new thing, Katie. It's all loveliness and sand and light.

Well, except for the melancholy of never getting home. But beautiful melancholy! Might make you sniffly, though, depending on your current baseline.


Anne W. - Aug 04, 2005 2:31:43 pm PDT #2759 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

I wanted to kick Chase in the balls.

Oh, dear Lord, yes. I'd finally started watching in reruns, missed a couple of shows, then saw "Heavy." WTF? I kept expecting House to call the other two in, and ask them to do a differential diagnosis on why Chase suddenly turned into a raging asshat.


JenP - Aug 04, 2005 2:34:09 pm PDT #2760 of 10001

I missed "Heavy." I think I'm glad.


DCJensen - Aug 04, 2005 2:35:30 pm PDT #2761 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.

Was anybody else hacked off at House's blithe assumption throughout "Heavy" was that being obese was an incurable social problem, and that now that the little girl's pituitary tumor was removed she'd deserve and have friend

Yes, but I got the feeling that House himself was a bit better about it.

I didn't like the exaggeration irt stereotypes.


Katie M - Aug 04, 2005 2:48:01 pm PDT #2762 of 10001
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies

Might make you sniffly, though, depending on your current baseline.

Nah. It's lovely, and not sniffle-making. Interesting style for her, actually--almost fairy-taleish. I like it.


Betsy HP - Aug 04, 2005 2:50:08 pm PDT #2763 of 10001
If I only had a brain...

House despises all patients equally, so he doesn't mind if they're obese or not.


Melpomene - Aug 04, 2005 3:12:30 pm PDT #2764 of 10001
Ever fired your gun in the air and yelled, 'Aaaaaaah?'

"Heavy" is my least favorite episode so far. "Heavy" Chase was the polar opposite of "Cursed" Chase. Thank God he's still pretty.

I can't believe I forgot to watch the episode two weeks ago. I really wanted to see Wilson reciting a love poem to House. Can't wait for DVDs.