I was given to understand that Death Dealers were the fightin' vampires, the ones who did the dirty work so the rest could sit around wearing corsets and engaging in intrigues.
There are no absolutes. No right and wrong. Haven't you learned anything working for the Powers? There are only choices.
Jasmine ,'Power Play'
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Mr. Broom - Feb 04, 2006 7:52:47 am PST #348 of 10001
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
Mikey - Feb 04, 2006 8:14:06 am PST #349 of 10001
All this time, I thought Hunter was a bitch. Turns out she was just hungry.
Selene's been a death dealer for 600 years--was she turned in 1223 and just sat around?Ita, there were some odd things in that chronology, and I'm not sure I remember well enough to answer you. The imprisoned brother: was his prison constructed before he was captured or after, and if so what did they do to keep him contained while it was being built? Selene was turned after it'd been built--but she was a child then, and wouldn't she have remained a child? Or was she a child then?
Kate Beckinsale in fetishwear clouds my memory.
Volans - Feb 04, 2006 10:33:27 am PST #350 of 10001
move out and draw fire
I was given to understand that Death Dealers were the fightin' vampires, the ones who did the dirty work so the rest could sit around wearing corsets and engaging in intrigues.
This.
If they're sticking with what they ripped from White Wolf games.
but since these guys were like Reilly, O'Connor, Washington, and Plot Device, it was like "eh."
HAR.
erikaj - Feb 04, 2006 10:59:40 am PST #351 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Thanks. It really did remind me of Simpsons war movie parodies with Fatty and Brooklyn(or is that KOTH? Both?)
Gris - Feb 04, 2006 1:29:02 pm PST #352 of 10001
Hey. New board.
Oh, I forgot to mention (until now) that I saw "Imagine Me and You." It has some really bad bits, but on the whole I came out with a huge grin on my face from the overwhelming cute.
More onscreen femslash, please! British accents optional but a nice benefit.
§ ita § - Feb 04, 2006 4:31:39 pm PST #353 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Mikey, I whited out your plot details. But I do remember that they waited to turn Selene until she was a young woman--they showed her when her family was killed (Victor hugs her afterwards).
§ ita § - Feb 04, 2006 5:10:30 pm PST #354 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh! I just remembered--the Ultraviolet trailer looked beyond awful. Laughable, even.
dcp - Feb 04, 2006 5:49:26 pm PST #355 of 10001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Hah. Saw Underworld today (didn't like it) with Ultraviolet as one of the preview trailers, and came away thinking that Ultraviolet looks like it will be just as silly as Underworld, but at least the audience will be able to see what's going on.
Mikey - Feb 04, 2006 6:15:53 pm PST #356 of 10001
All this time, I thought Hunter was a bitch. Turns out she was just hungry.
Thanks ita. I sure wasn't thinking story when I saw Underworld, nor when posting about it.
Kate P. - Feb 04, 2006 6:26:36 pm PST #357 of 10001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I saw Underworld tonight and had the same timeline problems as everyone else. At one point I thought someone said something to Selene that made it sound like she'd been around in the 6th century, but the line might have been "for six centuries" instead, which would make a little more sense. Anyway, very confusing. Also, in the final showdown, I thought it was funny that both William and Viktor seemed almost completely unscathed by the bullets, and yet a good 3/4 of the fight consisted of Selene shooting at them. I kept thinking, "Okay, honey, clearly that's not working! Time to try a different tactic!"
Oh, and ita is totally right about the "Oh, you mean *this* key" scene. That cracked me up.