So, I was watching an episode of House that seemed to me to contain a bit of Magical Negro. Unless there's a separate category for Magical Jazz Musician, but I think there's generally crossover. It's funny how things I wouldn't really have noticed before stand out so strikingly, like Mary Sues.
Tara: 'Your One-Stop Spot to Shop for Lots of New-Age and Occult Items.' Catchy. Giles: Think so? Tara: Uh huh. In a... hard to say sorta way.
'Sleeper'
Natter 41: Why Do I Click on ita's Links?!
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.
Emily - Jan 13, 2006 1:08:12 pm PST #9769 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
§ ita § - Jan 13, 2006 1:09:00 pm PST #9770 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
In show time it was further back. I just thought he looked...wrong, somehow. Like there might have been some other explanation.
Cass - Jan 13, 2006 1:10:28 pm PST #9771 of 10002
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
The idea thatI tried to suspend my belief but eventually just had to fire it. Not that it helped.
Scrappy - Jan 13, 2006 1:10:51 pm PST #9772 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Interesting. House usually learns "a lesson" from his patients, so I'm not sure it applies in this case. Now, he often dismisses the lesson, but it's there nonetheless.
Cass - Jan 13, 2006 1:13:14 pm PST #9773 of 10002
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
My front door is open with the screen in place. Why did the UPS guy just ring my (obnoxious) doorbell, knock on the wood parts and loudly yell "hello" into my house all in a span of seconds? Rude.
But he brought me stuff so I didn't rip his head off.
brenda m - Jan 13, 2006 1:21:10 pm PST #9774 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
ER: With the caveat that I missed last night, Dr. McDreamy slept with his 14 year old daughter and (so far as he knows) gave her STDs. I don't think his actions there can necessarily be used as evidence of being violent in general.
Aims - Jan 13, 2006 1:21:40 pm PST #9775 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
How far back, ita? I haven't been watching.
Emily - Jan 13, 2006 1:22:06 pm PST #9776 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
House usually learns "a lesson" from his patients, so I'm not sure it applies in this case.
That's true. And there usually is someone -- patient or family of patient -- who gives some trenchant insight into House's battered soul. So maybe this is just more of the same. I suppose it's really the Mortality Giving You Insight Into What's Really Important theme.
Aims - Jan 13, 2006 1:22:25 pm PST #9777 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
brenda, did he know she was 14?
§ ita § - Jan 13, 2006 1:25:40 pm PST #9778 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
4 or 5 episodes, Aimée.
Brenda, doesn't that still count as inappropriate and over-reacting? I mean, it's not conclusive, but people who solve problems with violence, or act out are the superset in which him abusing his daughter could fall.
As for Smallville, I couldn't do it. The prospect of good Lex/Clark looks like it's dropped dramatically. And it had already dropped enough.