I think she means that she's trying to raise her son to be gay, so that when the time comes, she won't be losing a son, she'll be gaining another son.Preferably Lex.
Old trusty soda machine. I push you for root beer, you give me Coke.
Willow ,'End of Days'
Boxed Set, Vol. 1: Smallville, Due South, Farscape
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much anything else that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Cass - Oct 23, 2003 11:54:09 am PDT #1428 of 10000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
§ ita § - Oct 23, 2003 11:54:37 am PDT #1429 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
it really is all about learning to deal with the fact that you're different from the other kids....
But Clark's an idiot. As a "how not to" it's a pretty good object lesson, I suppose.
meara - Oct 23, 2003 11:55:06 am PDT #1430 of 10000
Well, I suppose she has a point -- I mean, it really is all about learning to deal with the fact that you're different from the other kids....
And GAY. Or a FREAK.
tina f. - Oct 23, 2003 11:59:15 am PDT #1431 of 10000
But how long can this type of show last? One more season? How long can 20-somethings look like high schoolers?
This person also seems to be completely unfamiliar with the concept of the teen drama...Dawson's, 90210, - 40-somethings can pass for high schoolers in TV land.
Madrigal Costello - Oct 23, 2003 11:59:53 am PDT #1432 of 10000
It's a remora, dimwit.
Or her son is an alien. Or at least part alien. According to the X-Files, the 90's was a time full of alien inseminations.
Katie M - Oct 23, 2003 12:04:33 pm PDT #1433 of 10000
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
I think I understood it just fine, unless understanding is meant to imply not hating it with a passion.
Yeah, that's the one. I mean, I understood the point. I think. Kind of. (I did end up thinking of a quote I read recently from a guy who jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge and survived; he said that he realized about half a second after he jumped that he had no unsolvable problems except for having just jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge.) It was the plot that I was hopeless on. I'm fairly certain there was some sort of plot twist about who bounced and who splatting, but I have no clue what it was.
§ ita § - Oct 23, 2003 12:06:14 pm PDT #1434 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
a quote I read recently from a guy who jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge and survived; he said that he realized about half a second after he jumped that he had no unsolvable problems except for having just jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge.
Not everyone gets to use that epiphany -- how injured was he?
Katie M - Oct 23, 2003 12:09:22 pm PDT #1435 of 10000
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
I don't think they said. Here's the article. The relevant quote:
Baldwin was twenty-eight and severely depressed on the August day in 1985 when he told his wife not to expect him home till late. “I wanted to disappear,” he said. “So the Golden Gate was the spot. I’d heard that the water just sweeps you under.” On the bridge, Baldwin counted to ten and stayed frozen. He counted to ten again, then vaulted over. “I still see my hands coming off the railing,” he said. As he crossed the chord in flight, Baldwin recalls, “I instantly realized that everything in my life that I’d thought was unfixable was totally fixable—except for having just jumped.”
beth b - Oct 23, 2003 12:20:38 pm PDT #1436 of 10000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Just watched smallville - enjoied it more than I have in a long time -- lex is so pwetty when he is angry -- and bonus -- a lot less of the hypocrisy ( aww.. clark wants his family to accept his lover giving him nice gifts)
Consuela - Oct 23, 2003 12:31:01 pm PDT #1437 of 10000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
"I instantly realized that everything in my life that I’d thought was unfixable was totally fixable—except for having just jumped.”
Man, that's just wonderful. I love it.