Quinn and Rachel don't even have subtext that I can see.
Wesley: All right. I'm going to let you all in on something you may have trouble comprehending. I assure you however-- Gunn: Vampires are real. Wesley: I was telling!
'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Procedurals 1: Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You.
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-t - Feb 08, 2012 10:18:38 am PST #8669 of 11831
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Jesse - Feb 08, 2012 10:36:08 am PST #8670 of 11831
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh good lord. (a) I was thinking Finn, and I hate them ANYWAY and (b) that's really ridiculous!
aurelia - Feb 08, 2012 10:42:03 am PST #8671 of 11831
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
That wasn't schmaltz, that was gold!
Heh. Agreed.
Heretic! I love the [Castle/Beckett] pairing. In a way that has me in no rush to see them actually liplock for reals, or anything. I think they're great together the way they are.
Also agreed. I do think they'll have to make the leap (or at least some sizable steps) this season though.
sj - Feb 08, 2012 3:37:19 pm PST #8672 of 11831
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Watching NCIS right now, and...I am not into this show anymore, I guess. It's just striking me as wanky and self-indulgent, when I can see what it's actually going for. My heart's just not where they're aiming.
I'm the target audience for that kind of episode, I guess. I loved it, especially getting to see Kate again.
§ ita § - Feb 08, 2012 4:25:45 pm PST #8673 of 11831
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I felt like they took every easy fanfic scenario and strung it out without saying anything interesting or resonant about any of the characters. I'm just not there with them anymore.
Connie Neil - Feb 08, 2012 4:58:18 pm PST #8674 of 11831
brillig
I don't know, the idea of Kate and Tony actually having a kid is interesting. And still bitching at each other. Just because it's a fanfic scenario doesn't make it uninteresting.
And I'm very intrigued at how the thing with Ari would have developed without Kate being killed, and why was Ziva being interrogated?
(I admit, a little chill went through me when Ari walked by)
Connie Neil - Feb 08, 2012 5:00:54 pm PST #8675 of 11831
brillig
calzone
I like the way NCIS remembers its own history. So many shows reinvent themselves and pretend the early years don't matter.
Connie Neil - Feb 08, 2012 5:00:55 pm PST #8676 of 11831
brillig
calzone
I like the way NCIS remembers its own history. So many shows reinvent themselves and pretend the early years don't matter.
§ ita § - Feb 08, 2012 5:07:27 pm PST #8677 of 11831
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Just because it's a fanfic scenario doesn't make it uninteresting.
You did catch the "easy" part, right?
I'm not down on it because someone else did it already. I'm down on it because it feels like what *everyone* did already--like "this is the thing the fans like" as opposed to "this is the thing which does the best for the characters".
And then weren't interesting with it to boot. Easy option, flat execution.
As *I* took it.
sj - Feb 09, 2012 5:34:55 am PST #8678 of 11831
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I like the way NCIS remembers its own history. So many shows reinvent themselves and pretend the early years don't matter.
I agree with this, except for the retcon wrt Tony's mother.
Also, do we know the whole story of Gibb's mother? Did she commit suicide? I can't remember.
I wish Jenny had been given a bigger role in the episode. In fact, I think it probably should have been a two parter because they barely skimmed the surface of the different scenarios. I want to know how Kate not dying got Abby and McGee together. Also, I want Abby and McGee back together, now please.