I think what's off or missing to me is the element of shit-eating-grin FUN. If the characters being too awesome and omniscient means that the Clooney-Pitt Ocean's Eleven vibe comes back, then I'm all for it.
Good luck. Try not to kill people. Hands! Hands!
Willow ,'Storyteller'
Cable Drama: Still Waiting for the Cable Guy to Show Up with the Thread Name...
To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])
Juliebird - Aug 20, 2009 12:35:39 pm PDT #2867 of 11998
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Juliebird - Aug 20, 2009 12:37:46 pm PDT #2868 of 11998
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I'm stoned. "shit eating grin" has suddenly lost any slang meaning and just sounds nasty and why is it an expression?
Vortex - Aug 20, 2009 12:38:41 pm PDT #2869 of 11998
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Julie's on to something I think. Hardison and Eliot's blase arrogance grated on me in the beginning of this ep. They were almost bored with what they were doing.
Juliebird - Aug 20, 2009 12:40:25 pm PDT #2870 of 11998
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Side effect of barbituates: random moments of clarity.
Polter-Cow - Aug 20, 2009 12:43:52 pm PDT #2871 of 11998
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Hardison and Eliot's blase arrogance grated on me in the beginning of this ep. They were almost bored with what they were doing.
I didn't get that impression. Eliot sure enjoyed flirting with the receptionist. I think they were both confident that it was an easy job and proud of themselves for running it without Nate.
Calli - Aug 20, 2009 12:47:48 pm PDT #2872 of 11998
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
How about this Calli?
Holy Mother of Yum!
DavidS - Aug 20, 2009 2:49:47 pm PDT #2873 of 11998
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
"Shit eating grin" is the short form of "he had a grin like a fox eating shit out of a wire brush."
§ ita § - Aug 20, 2009 3:07:07 pm PDT #2874 of 11998
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That doesn't make it much clearer to me.
Juliebird - Aug 20, 2009 3:09:17 pm PDT #2875 of 11998
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Yeah, that still doesn't evoke the puckish delighted smile that the expression usually evokes for me.
§ ita § - Aug 20, 2009 3:18:28 pm PDT #2876 of 11998
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm not sure I ever expected to see him and Aldis Hodge sharing a screen.