Spike: You pissed in the Big Man's Chair? That's fantastic! Gunn: Spike, can you please turn off that warm fuzzy? Spike: What, the Lorne thing? Worn off. I just think that's bloody fabulous.

'Life of the Party'


Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon  

A topic for the discussion of Doctor Who, Arrow, and The Flash. Beware possible invasions of iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi, superhero, or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect adult content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.

Marvel superheroes are discussed over at the MCU thread.

Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.

Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.

This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.


-t - Aug 28, 2012 5:33:47 pm PDT #20912 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

LOVING Hank right now "Oh, I'm ready." Grimm has actually been getting good.

Yes and yes!


Theodosia - Aug 29, 2012 3:40:12 am PDT #20913 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

It was kind of strange to see Satan going up against Stanton Parish, though. Especially right after watching Alphas, in my case.


DCJensen - Aug 29, 2012 8:36:35 am PDT #20914 of 30001
All is well that ends in pizza.

LOVING Hank right now "Oh, I'm ready." Grimm has actually been getting good.

Yes and yes!

So very glad they didn't go the "how could you have lied to me all this time, I'm going over here and sulk for a few episodes" route with Hank.

I also observed the spell on Juliette to be a reverse of Dawn's spell, Nick being surgically removed form her life.

Plus? The show has a Buffy-style opening narration now.

"There once was a man who lived his life so strange, it had to be true. Only he could see what no one else can--the darkness inside, the real monster within. And he's the one who must stop them. This is his calling. This is his duty. This is the life of a Grimm.”

Also? Narration is not entirely true.


§ ita § - Aug 29, 2012 8:39:17 am PDT #20915 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I also observed the spell on Juliette to be a reverse of Dawn's spell, Nick being surgically removed form her life.

I don't watch the show--can you give me a context on this? In Supernatural, Dean had himself and his strife erased from his girlfriend's memory and that of her son, and it was generally seen (on and offscreen) as a bad call. Is this similar?


-t - Aug 29, 2012 8:42:45 am PDT #20916 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

It was done to her by an enemy. A rogue enemy, at that, who wasn't acting under orders at the time, so who knows what was intended.


Consuela - Aug 29, 2012 9:20:08 am PDT #20917 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Yay yay yay: this might make me even happier than having Joss Whedon making television again.

[link]


Vonnie K - Aug 29, 2012 11:47:16 am PDT #20918 of 30001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

Oh, dear. Trailer for the upcoming CW revamp of Beauty and the Beast: [link]

Kristen Kreuk is so pretty but still tragically unable to act. Even knowing the problematic aspect of it, I've always been a sucker for the Beauty and the Beast story. But not if the dialog and the acting are this bad.


§ ita § - Aug 29, 2012 12:10:25 pm PDT #20919 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Problematic?


Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 29, 2012 12:13:01 pm PDT #20920 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Isn't "the Beast" also being played by some typically handsome CW mannequin?


Vonnie K - Aug 29, 2012 12:26:02 pm PDT #20921 of 30001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

Isn't "the Beast" also being played by some typically handsome CW mannequin?

Yeap. The lighting is so dark that I can't really make it out, but it looks like they mostly paste a scar across one of his perfect cheekbones and call it a day.

Problematic?

I think it's in the root of a lot of dysfunctional beliefs about relationships, especially ones surrounding the attraction to Bad Boys. To wit: the violent, brutal, and the uncouth can be tamed by your gentle presence. Or if you love him enough, he'll change.