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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.

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Typo Boy - Dec 08, 2012 4:51:56 pm PST #21854 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Absolutely. But it seems that switching skins is not a quick and easy process. So my best guess is still the first. Keeping files is part of a therapists professional process. So it makes sense as an explanation.


sumi - Dec 09, 2012 12:26:27 am PST #21855 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!

ita - that was my thought exactly: how is it that neither Damian nor Stefan was "sired" by Katherine. Perhaps 20/20 hindsight will reveal that one or the other was.


sumi - Dec 09, 2012 1:03:53 am PST #21856 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!

And then I realized that of course, neither Damian nor Stefan could have been in love with Katherine for real - because they have to be in love with Elena for real.


§ ita § - Dec 09, 2012 4:01:58 am PST #21857 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Elena wasn't in lovve with Damon, tnough. Not yet.


Sophia Brooks - Dec 09, 2012 5:43:14 am PST #21858 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I couldn't even watch past Stefan and Caroline's scene


zuisa - Dec 09, 2012 6:36:32 am PST #21859 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)

Other corners of the internet are telling me that a lot of people think now that Stefan was sired to Katherine.

I used to like Caroline a lot (well, not in season one, but once she became a vampire I found her interesting) but I spent most of this week's episode just going CAROLINE SHUT UP.

One of my friends and I have been watching through BSG whenever I'm home (which is so rare it took us an hour to remember what episode we left off on) and it's causing a lot of stress. Talk about a bleak hour of television! And then I accidentally saw all kinds of spoilers which was sad. But we're enjoying it tremendously. I figured you'd all approve.


sumi - Dec 09, 2012 8:33:50 am PST #21860 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!

I totally approve.

Maybe the thing that they don't know is that it matters if the vampire has feelings for the human.


§ ita § - Dec 09, 2012 11:36:21 am PST #21861 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I used to like Caroline a lot (well, not in season one, but once she became a vampire I found her interesting) but I spent most of this week's episode just going CAROLINE SHUT UP.

Yeah, me too. Her transition from rape victim to totally sane bloodlust-free vampire was a bit...random, but as long as I don't think too hard about how a high school mean girl managed that feat of willpower and so many others seemed to either not be able or intrinsically uninterested in same. Just that annoying chick that was Stefan's best friend who went on to be an extortionist on 90210. Stefan can't do it as easily, and most other vamps don't seem to give a fuck.

However, I do think her point was correct, just...no one is going to listen. And Bonnie's story with the professor is incredibly paint by the numbers, so I hope they mix that up soon, even more than involving the Secret Circle mean girl.


zuisa - Dec 09, 2012 11:57:09 am PST #21862 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)

The whole show seems very paint-by-numbers a lot of the time. I really wish I could just stop watching, but it's never going to happen. I will own up to finding Damon and Elena's relationship interesting. I just spend far too much time wanting to throw half the characters into an interrogation room and demand that they explain what is going on in their heads to me, because everyone is just insane.

I also loved that Stefan and Damon apparently took a cab from Mystic Falls to New Orleans.


§ ita § - Dec 09, 2012 12:05:33 pm PST #21863 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

And Stefan missed history class to do so. This is not a show of subtlety, huh?

Yeah--I can't work out why I watch, myself. I ache for Jeremy to kill them all, and I know that's not going to happen, since he's on house arrest, but even he took out a random hybrid, instead of hunting monsters, not just the supernatural.