That was creepy.
Yup.
Oh, I get it. You just don't like who did the rescuing, that's all. Wishin' I was your boyfriend what's-his-height. Oh wait, he's run off.
Spike ,'Potential'
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Consuela - Feb 09, 2014 8:00:10 pm PST #3696 of 5827
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Connie Neil - Feb 09, 2014 8:05:23 pm PST #3697 of 5827
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Well, he did the same thing in the first Iron Man movie.
Steph L. - Feb 10, 2014 4:20:14 pm PST #3698 of 5827
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I think I've figured out why I like Arrow more than S.H.I.E.L.D. It's not that Arrow is any less stupid, it's that they keep the always keep the plot moving forward, always keep things suspenseful, so you don't have time to dwell on how stupid one particular plot point is.
Plus on Arrow, I actually care about the characters. Even some of the bad guys. Even Laurel. Sometimes. But SHIELD has not made me care about any of the characters other than Coulson, and frankly, he started the show with that. I like Melinda May. She's such a badass. But I don't know that I care about her, not really. And the rest of them? Fitz and Simmons are cute but...whatever. Ward is boring as shit. Even sleeping with Melinda May didn't improve him. And Skye is annoying AND boring.
Make me care about the characters, and you can do a bottle episode where they all look for a pen on the plane for the entire episode, and I will love it. Give me characters I don't care about, and...enh.
(We just watched last week's episode, so this was my first chance to comment. I liked the narrative structure, although I confess I was hoping for more of a Rashomon effect. I do actually like Ian Quinn. And I like Mike Petersen, poor bastard. But none of the episode really made me give a damn about the characters.)
Dana - Feb 10, 2014 5:16:13 pm PST #3699 of 5827
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I did feel bad for Skye. She was trying so hard, and then that dude shot her!
Steph L. - Feb 10, 2014 5:17:31 pm PST #3700 of 5827
I look more rad than Lutheranism
To be fair, though (or, I suppose, UNfair), she *did* turn around and walk back towards the guy with the gun who just tried to get the cyborg to kill her. Not the best move.
Dana - Feb 10, 2014 5:18:18 pm PST #3701 of 5827
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Oh, no, she made terrible choices. I think I just find her more interesting now that she's got new angst, because her old angst was boring.
-t - Feb 10, 2014 5:26:08 pm PST #3702 of 5827
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I did like her conversation with Fitz when he was drawing the wrong conclusions about what was bothering her.
aurelia - Feb 10, 2014 5:55:03 pm PST #3703 of 5827
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I'm finding her more interesting in the last few episodes.
Jessica - Feb 11, 2014 3:13:01 am PST #3704 of 5827
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Make me care about the characters, and you can do a bottle episode where they all look for a pen on the plane for the entire episode, and I will love it.
I can't remember if you're a Community fan, but they had a bottle episode with exactly that plot, and it was amazing.
Steph L. - Feb 11, 2014 3:30:03 am PST #3705 of 5827
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Oh, yeah. That's why I mentioned it. I totally *would* watch a group of characters I care about look for a pen on the plane.