I'm not sure how much I'm laughing with Hathor, but Sam's disgust at what she has to do to win is enough for me.
Buffy: He ran away, right? Giles: Sort of, more. turned and swept out majestically, I suppose. Said I didn't concern him. Buffy: So a mythic triumph over a completely indifferent foe? Giles: Well, I'm not dead or unconscious, so I say bravo for me.
'Same Time, Same Place'
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.
§ ita § - Apr 26, 2004 7:29:11 pm PDT #5501 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Katie M - Apr 26, 2004 7:31:55 pm PDT #5502 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 love Hathor. I mean, I won't try to argue for its objective quality, but Irritated, Resigned Sam makes me fall over laughing every time. "Oh yeah, my career is over." Plus, Janet with a gun! "I told him it was the Air Force and they'd had women for decades, but..." And the women behind bars movie! And Jack with his crunches!
The best part of Brief Candle is trying to figure out how they all feed themselves.
JenP - Apr 26, 2004 7:35:54 pm PDT #5503 of 10000
Sam's disgust at what she has to do to win is enough for me.
I can see that (I got that you meant ep title, not character). The balance just tipped in the other direction for me in terms of overall like/dislike because of the character and the device of the purple smoke ... at least I think that's why.
ETA: Now you people are making me think I need to rewatch to see if I didn't give it enough of a chance. Well, it's coming up.
Vonnie K - Apr 26, 2004 7:46:13 pm PDT #5504 of 10000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Oh! I just realized which S1 episode I like the least. It's Politics. 'Cause Kinsey + clip show = a world of yuck.
The character of Hathor, I take as high camp. You can laugh at her as long as you don't think too hard about Daniel getting raped and the fact that the wiggly symbiote-lings in the tubs are Daniel's kids. Ew. (Genetics? What frickin' genetics?)
Another S1 ep I love that doesn't get mentioned too often is The Torment of Tantalus. I love Ernest, even when he is naked and crazy. And the lights! So pretty. Plus, it's got one of the earliest Jack/Daniel conflicts at the end. It's all good.
ETA: Huh. Sabine just put up a multiverse ficathon challenge. Someone sign up and write me a SG1/DS9 crossover, in which Jack first encounters a trill, yeah?
Thomash - Apr 26, 2004 7:52:23 pm PDT #5505 of 10000
I have a plan.
JenP - Apr 26, 2004 8:18:30 pm PDT #5506 of 10000
as long as you don't think too hard
MmmHmmm. This is what it boils down to. I broke the cradinal Gate Viewing rule on this ep (and the actror didn't pull off the camp for me; I'd have liked to see, maybe, the woman who played Worf's TNG mate ... also played Paul's sister's partner on Mad About You -- I think it's the same actor, anyway. She would have killed in that role).
Love Tantalus ... Daniel's fierce desire to stay and learn at any cost and Jack snapping him out of it. And I'm sucker for long lost lovers reunited.
§ ita § - Apr 26, 2004 8:22:04 pm PDT #5507 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have been thinking of Jack/Jadzia for a while, Vonnie.
Yup! Still love Cold Lazarus. I love how Jack loves.
I don't mind Jack playing dumb. It works for me (cf Rite of Passage), but that's hardly the same as RDA playing Jack dumb. That makes me grump.
Emily - Apr 27, 2004 4:15:23 am PDT #5508 of 10000
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
You can laugh at her as long as you don't think too hard about Daniel getting raped and the fact that the wiggly symbiote-lings in the tubs are Daniel's kids.
Oh, yeah. That's one where I keep having to hit the off switch on my brain. Because, hey, look! Daniel's not traumatized, just kind of embarrassed! It's funny! Yeah.
bon bon - Apr 27, 2004 8:41:40 am PDT #5509 of 10000
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Aww, bad news, ladies (& gents). Omar is getting hitched.
sumi - Apr 27, 2004 9:19:52 am PDT #5510 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
I hope that being newlywed doesn't mean that Omar will never recap Smallville again -- because that would be a crime.