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marguerite_krux) wrote2009-07-15 08:59 am
marguerite_krux) wrote2009-07-15 08:59 am
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'...for my heart is a child that stumbles lonely for the arms of the wild...'
* I think I need an icon from one of my fandoms with the text 'BOOBS' on it for intellectual conversations with luxuria_oceanus. :P Can anyone point me in the right direction?
* I'm doing the same thing with Castle as I did with The Pretender- falling in love with it via fanfic before ever seeing the show. It happens when people constantly squee at how brilliant and shippy it is, leading me to seek out fic so I too can share in the squee, and before you know it, I'm completely obsessed. [Not that it takes much prodding to convert me, lol *facepalm*]
There's quite a few similarities between Castle and Mentalist, what with the professional, by-the-book, kick-ass, gun-wielding chick and the exasperating, trouble-making civilian 'consultant' and their bicker/flirt routine. Except there is way more sexual innuendo in Castle, apparently. Beckett seems to serve it back to him more than Lisbon does to Jane, which is one of the things that bugs and amuses me about Mentalist- she'll resort to things like 'bite me', which doesn't rate a 10 on the wit scale, but it's rather cute how he flusters her and she has no come-back, it's exactly how I'd react. I appreciate banter but I have no skill at it!
This review of Castle mentions the flip in the traditional roles of men and women, and references Mentalist with this line:
'Although The Mentalist also has a female detective and a male consultant, it's not the same because Patrick Jane dominates everyone he comes in contact with, so Lisbon never really gets any spotlight...'
>_< Sad but true. I love Lisbon, I love Jane, but I do wish the writers would emphasize Lisbon a bit more. She's in the background a little too much for my liking. I know Jane's abilities are central to solving the cases, but it'd be nice to have good ol' fashioned police work on Lisbon's part unravel the puzzle now and then.
Both women rely on their magic badge to get them what and where they need. Authority fetish, anyone? ;D
Both women are equally fierce with a gun. RAWRRR. Gun kink. :P
LMAO. So, Beckett's the more brutal of the two women! She'll attack Castle if provoked, whereas Lisbon's the more nurturing, caring one, who'll take care of him when mean people up and sock him on the nose.
Interestingly, both women also have an angsty history involving their mother. Lisbon lost hers in a car crash with a drunk driver- Beckett? Not sure, the mysterious phrase 'It's about your mother' or some such is floating around, but I haven't a clue what that's about.
I really love the tough, composed facade both of them wear, but they're vulnerable underneath if someone as perceptive as Castle or Jane start poking and prying into their past. This text from an Emily icon suits them- 'strong but I break'.
[The Castle caps are from sapphs' site, catering to all your shippy needs. ^_^]
* One last thing Castle/Mentalist have in common: unfortunate ship-smushes. Jisbon- gah! *glares at sapphs* It's all your fault I can't take this ship name! And for Castle/Beckett- Caskett! WTF? JUST A TRIFLE MORBID, ISN'T IT?*shakes head* Lmao.
* I think I'm on a roll here because I've also fallen for Eleventh Hour which is yet another show in which the gender roles are flipped with the female being the one with the gun running around protecting the brilliant but erratic and slightly insane male civilian. [I'm so predictable!]
*streetcatx is made of awesome. She posted several fantastic icon entries while I was gone, and I am on squee overload right now. I can't resist posting some of the funnier icons- there's an abundance of shippy ones, but you'll be seeing them when I get around to that icon cull to add them 'coz they are just wonderful.
Bwahaha! That last icon sums up my thoughts perfectly! The other members of the team are all paired up and he's on his lonesome. Poor guy, no wonder he always has a book around, so he can bury himself in fiction while the couples are a-flirting.
OMFG, ADELLE DEWITT?!
Lol. That's seriously the first thing I thought when I saw this gorgeous pic of Lena Headey. :P
I've seen about half of Dollhouse now and I'm really enjoying it. I think 'coz I went in all squicked out and fully aware of its flaws and shortcomings- there's something to be said for watching something with zero expectations, it can't help but do better than you thought. :D
Vidspam:
Eerie, whimsical, fantastical...my new favorite song. I can't wait to get hold of the album, it's been described as 'chic fairytale fare', I love the idea of a concept album about queens and knights, sirens and dragons, emerald cities and crystal towers...
* I'm doing the same thing with Castle as I did with The Pretender- falling in love with it via fanfic before ever seeing the show. It happens when people constantly squee at how brilliant and shippy it is, leading me to seek out fic so I too can share in the squee, and before you know it, I'm completely obsessed. [Not that it takes much prodding to convert me, lol *facepalm*]
There's quite a few similarities between Castle and Mentalist, what with the professional, by-the-book, kick-ass, gun-wielding chick and the exasperating, trouble-making civilian 'consultant' and their bicker/flirt routine. Except there is way more sexual innuendo in Castle, apparently. Beckett seems to serve it back to him more than Lisbon does to Jane, which is one of the things that bugs and amuses me about Mentalist- she'll resort to things like 'bite me', which doesn't rate a 10 on the wit scale, but it's rather cute how he flusters her and she has no come-back, it's exactly how I'd react. I appreciate banter but I have no skill at it!
This review of Castle mentions the flip in the traditional roles of men and women, and references Mentalist with this line:
'Although The Mentalist also has a female detective and a male consultant, it's not the same because Patrick Jane dominates everyone he comes in contact with, so Lisbon never really gets any spotlight...'
>_< Sad but true. I love Lisbon, I love Jane, but I do wish the writers would emphasize Lisbon a bit more. She's in the background a little too much for my liking. I know Jane's abilities are central to solving the cases, but it'd be nice to have good ol' fashioned police work on Lisbon's part unravel the puzzle now and then.
Both women rely on their magic badge to get them what and where they need. Authority fetish, anyone? ;D
Both women are equally fierce with a gun. RAWRRR. Gun kink. :P
LMAO. So, Beckett's the more brutal of the two women! She'll attack Castle if provoked, whereas Lisbon's the more nurturing, caring one, who'll take care of him when mean people up and sock him on the nose.
Interestingly, both women also have an angsty history involving their mother. Lisbon lost hers in a car crash with a drunk driver- Beckett? Not sure, the mysterious phrase 'It's about your mother' or some such is floating around, but I haven't a clue what that's about.
I really love the tough, composed facade both of them wear, but they're vulnerable underneath if someone as perceptive as Castle or Jane start poking and prying into their past. This text from an Emily icon suits them- 'strong but I break'.
[The Castle caps are from sapphs' site, catering to all your shippy needs. ^_^]
* One last thing Castle/Mentalist have in common: unfortunate ship-smushes. Jisbon- gah! *glares at sapphs* It's all your fault I can't take this ship name! And for Castle/Beckett- Caskett! WTF? JUST A TRIFLE MORBID, ISN'T IT?*shakes head* Lmao.
* I think I'm on a roll here because I've also fallen for Eleventh Hour which is yet another show in which the gender roles are flipped with the female being the one with the gun running around protecting the brilliant but erratic and slightly insane male civilian. [I'm so predictable!]
*streetcatx is made of awesome. She posted several fantastic icon entries while I was gone, and I am on squee overload right now. I can't resist posting some of the funnier icons- there's an abundance of shippy ones, but you'll be seeing them when I get around to that icon cull to add them 'coz they are just wonderful.
Bwahaha! That last icon sums up my thoughts perfectly! The other members of the team are all paired up and he's on his lonesome. Poor guy, no wonder he always has a book around, so he can bury himself in fiction while the couples are a-flirting.
OMFG, ADELLE DEWITT?!
Lol. That's seriously the first thing I thought when I saw this gorgeous pic of Lena Headey. :P
I've seen about half of Dollhouse now and I'm really enjoying it. I think 'coz I went in all squicked out and fully aware of its flaws and shortcomings- there's something to be said for watching something with zero expectations, it can't help but do better than you thought. :D
Vidspam:
Eerie, whimsical, fantastical...my new favorite song. I can't wait to get hold of the album, it's been described as 'chic fairytale fare', I love the idea of a concept album about queens and knights, sirens and dragons, emerald cities and crystal towers...
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That's the most messed up couples contraction I've ever heard...
I've only managed to see like two eps of "Castle" and, to be honest, sweet as the 'ship is (and i do adore it greatly for reasons I won't get into because I don't want to spoil), I'm almost more in love with how Castle relates to his family. Three generations of Castles live in his home. His mother is sometimes embarassing and sometimes exasperating, but he loves and respects her and listens to her advice!!! When's the last time you saw a well-adapted, grown adult on television who has a loving and respectful relationship with a parent instead of an adversarial/disrespectful one? I know I'm drawing a blank. And, which is even cooler, imo, he and his teenaged daughter have an open, loving, respectful relationship with one another (she can roll her eyes and he can be overprotective but, at the end of the day, it's a beautiful relationship). I just love that about Castle and his family:)
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Darlin', see this icon of mine? ACCURATELY SUMS UP MY CHARACTER. I love spoilers, don't ever be wary of discussing things. ITA with you about the wonderful depiction of a close, loving family. They're not perfect- his mother totally takes advantage of him sometimes and he gets exasperated as you would but it's cute how he just shakes his head and lets her get her way. [It's like the reverse of how he acts with Beckett]
There was this funny scene, paraphrasing since I have a terrible memory for quotes, but his mom says, 'I have class' and he cracks a line like, 'I hadn't noticed' or something like that and they both fake laugh at each other and it's SUPER ADORABLE, AWW! *wriggles*
The daughter's really cool, if unrealistic. I love her but really, what kid has a crying fit over not telling her father about a teensy mistake and GROUNDS HERSELF, WTF? This kid is an alien, gotta be, she's too perfect. But I'm liking the trend back to non-troublesome, un-heartache-y kids that I'm seeing here and in Lie to Me, because it was pissing me off that kid!drama took over a lot of shows and 'twas painful to watch.
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Love the icon. But I have friends whose standard response to me even hinting that I might start spoiling is to grab the torches and pitchforks, so I always try to be careful :)
Basically, near the end of the first season, Beckett finds out that Castle is digging into her past and she tells him that, if he keeps digging, their association is over but he figures it might help her heal so he's willing to keep digging and risk never having her tolerate his presence again because he wants her to have closure. I just find that so beautifully selfless of him that it makes me want to smush him to pieces.
Well, I never had a good realtionship with my father, but I always interacted with Mom a lot like Castle's daughter does with him, up to and including guilt and self-imposed punishment for keeping shit from her. Granted, I'm a complete freak and have been for most of my life ;p
*nods* Castle and Lie to Me both are really promising in terms of normal families being portrayed instead of these family units laden with angst, competition, contempt, deception, and just all manner of things that don't represent the vast majority of real families out there. I mean, yeah, all families have problems, but not like they show up on TV...