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§ ita § - Aug 06, 2013 9:34:18 am PDT #5441 of 7329
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Is anything right about The Newsroom?


le nubian - Aug 06, 2013 9:38:23 am PDT #5442 of 7329
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Laga, you know we kid because we love, right?


Laga - Aug 06, 2013 11:36:48 am PDT #5443 of 7329
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

I loved Sports Night... This is News Night. Literally.


Sean K - Aug 07, 2013 9:33:20 am PDT #5444 of 7329
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

The Newsroom is Aaron Sorkin's Double Live Best Of album.


Laga - Aug 07, 2013 9:40:56 am PDT #5445 of 7329
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

and that's OK right? I laugh when I'm supposed to laugh. I cry when I'm supposed to cry. It's a familiar fuzzy blanket of a show.


beekaytee - Aug 07, 2013 9:55:43 am PDT #5446 of 7329
Compassionately intolerant

I feel the same way, Laga.

The Newsroom is Aaron Sorkin's Double Live Best Of album.

This is genius.


Frankenbuddha - Aug 11, 2013 5:23:15 pm PDT #5447 of 7329
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Well, that was one of the better True Blood's I've seen in a while. Terry's funeral was touching and the crosscutting to the rescue of the vamps was nicely done.

This season seems really diffuse even compared to usual (and more half-assed) but I liked this episode. Granted, I did miss a bunch of mid-season shows due to the involuntary relocation (I don't know where Rutger Hauer went, for instance) so it may have been a better or worse episode than I saw it as.


§ ita § - Aug 12, 2013 8:43:07 am PDT #5448 of 7329
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I found the flashbacks kinda boring, but the service itself quite sweet. Given that I don't particularly like anyone on the show, and had Terry mixed up with the shifter until way recently--I wasn't expecting that.

(I take that back--I love Lafayette, and wish he had a plotline. How amazing was his outfit for the funeral! Sheeit.)


kat perez - Aug 12, 2013 1:04:43 pm PDT #5449 of 7329
"We have trust issues." Mylar

I so wish Lafayette were doing something (anything) other than being everyone's sassy black gay friend (and occasional caretaker/nanny/babysitter) this year. He is far and away the best character left on the show, although they are working on slowly bringing Jason back from the horrible things they did to him as a character starting from the whole werepanther plot. That's a plus. On the flipside, they completely destroyed Alcide this season. I can't even look at him anymore so trashy and ridiculous was the whole pack master adventure.

I don't care for Bill (or Sookie) for that matter, so I was sad to see him not get assimilated into the Lilith collective. But I guess he and AP are a package deal? Who knows. I am also over Jessica's new vampire Mary Sue boyfriend, who is not only a vampire Jesus but also looks a little bit like Jesus, too.

I was glad to see Lettie Mae back. I miss her crazy ass. And it will be kind of interesting to see what the Bon Temps-ians do with all these vampires who can suddenly day walk. Overall, though, I've been underwhelmed by this season. Again. Some more. There haven't even been all that many naked people. For shame, True Blood. When you can go several episodes with no naked Jason Stackhouse, then something has gone terribly, terribly wrong. You mean to tell me that the Prison Queen Bee vamp had him as her bitch and personal food truck and she never once got him naked? It defies all logic.


§ ita § - Aug 12, 2013 1:52:51 pm PDT #5450 of 7329
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Seeing Jason laid out like a piece of meat for multiple snacking made me think of the were-rape he "deserved" before. He's the most pathetic of the non-characters, because they toss off any explanation for his changeable character, and it never feels like anything is about him either.

I almost liked Eric. He's kind of amusing. Very balls to the wall with everything, which is appreciated.

Sadly googling "lafayette funeral true blood" gets you a lot of pictures, none of which have the great hat/tie/eyeshadow combo from last night.