I read the first book recently and there was some kind of afterword in there that described Miller's part of the story as noir, which helped me put him in context.
We'd be dead. Can't get paid if you're dead.
Mal ,'Serenity'
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Dana - Jun 06, 2022 9:58:35 am PDT #1873 of 2023
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
-t - Jun 06, 2022 10:17:13 am PDT #1874 of 2023
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I liked the entity masquerading as Miller better than the actual Miller, I'm pretty sure. I wanted to like him because of the Noir thing and some of his qualities that *ought* to be appealing but his obsession with Julie really turned me off.
Laura - Jun 06, 2022 10:28:29 am PDT #1875 of 2023
Our wings are not tired.
Miller bothered me more in the series than the books. I found him more sad and tragic in the books and more annoying in the series. Not at all pleased that the series apparently will never conclude as the books did. So much of the Laconia story was compelling to me, but apparently too costly to produce.
sj - Jun 06, 2022 4:42:15 pm PDT #1876 of 2023
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Yeah I totally get that they were going for a Raymond Chandler noir type character, which is usually right up my alley, but it doesn’t work for me here. I’ll probably read the books after.
sj - Jun 06, 2022 4:45:08 pm PDT #1877 of 2023
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
ION, I also started Motherland: Fort Salem on my own, and I’m really enjoying it.
sj - Jun 07, 2022 7:58:57 am PDT #1878 of 2023
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I’m now about halfway through S1 of The Expanse, and it’s starting to grow on me as there has been some character development. I need characters I care about if I’m going to enjoy a show.
Dana - Jun 07, 2022 8:04:03 am PDT #1879 of 2023
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Amos. Amos is my woobie. And yes, he's an inappropriate character to be a woobie, and yet.
sj - Jun 07, 2022 8:10:02 am PDT #1880 of 2023
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Amos is growing on me, but I really like Alex too.
-t - Jun 07, 2022 10:04:15 am PDT #1881 of 2023
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Amos is the fucking best and such a woobie. Although Alex is also pretty great in his own way.
Laura - Jun 07, 2022 1:09:51 pm PDT #1882 of 2023
Our wings are not tired.
Amos is the very best woobie ever.
eta: another the book is always better comment being there is so much more Amos in the books.