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marguerite_krux) wrote2009-09-15 03:16 pm
'Color me blue, I'm lost in you, don't know why I'm still waiting...'
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Last time I drew a comparison between Sanctuary’s John Druitt and our politician Peter Garrett. [Eerie, no?]
Now I bring your attention to Will Zimmerman. As soon as I saw him, I was all over the obvious Daniel Jackson comparison.
Apparently that’s why he ditched the glasses, lol.
But as Netty and I were doing our marathon, she turns to me and goes, ‘Hey, he looks like Harry Potter’ just as I was turning to her to say the same! [Great minds, etc. etc.] REALLY. Lookit.
I admit, there's little more than 'white male, brown hair, glasses' to this comparison. *shrugs* But still!
The 'Golden Trio'. Lol.
Mentor/student relationship.
Dumbledore and Harry ain't got nothing on Will and Helen's chemistry. :D
Shades of Dumbledore’s relationship with Harry.
After the death of his parents, Dumbledore left Harry with his relatives and kept him away from the world of magic, leaving him ignorant, if not exactly blissful. After his mother's death, Magnus also chose to keep him unaware of the fact that monsters- excuse me, Abnormals exist in our world, leaving him blissfully ignorant, suppressing all his traumatic memories.
Both Dumbledore and Magnus are expert at manipulating the people around them, even if they are benevolent, they're rather ruthless about the way they pull the strings. They've learned all too well how to provoke the reactions they want from those around them, what with being over a century old. 
Although Dumbledore looks his age, while Helen is absolutely gorgeous. :D
And this, THIS!
Will: You’ve withheld things from me. You were there, weren’t you?
Helen: She was an extraordinarily brave woman. She died protecting you from that creature.
Will: You could have stopped it, done something.
Magnus: We tried, Will. I swear to you, we tried. It all happened so quickly we barely had time to rescue you
Firstly, note the same petulance in both Harry and Will- always blaming other people for the death of their loved ones. So irrational, tsk, tsk. Thankfully, it's just a temporary lapse in Will, while I've given up Harry as a lost cause, the self-centered prat.
Secondly- come on, the self-sacrificing mother, who dies to protect her son from evil monsters?
Harry and Will both get to see their mothers- unfortunately for Will, it's just a hallucination trying to lure him to his death, but Harry gets some closure with seeing his mother's spirit as she once again protects him from the Dak Lord. [Useless brat]
Their special destiny.
Of course Harry was always meant to grow into his heritage of 'Boy-Who-Lived', to be groomed to take down the Dark Lord. [Which meant half-assing a plan, breaking all sorts of rules, getting into trouble, endangering others and waiting for the adults to come sacrifice themselves and rescue the Trio's butts, then whinging about how it wasn't his fault because nobody treated him like an adult. *headdeskfloorwall*]
Magnus: I’ve known this was your destiny since you first came to my attention.
Will: Yeah, since you knocked me down in an alley.
Magnus: Since you were eight years old, actually...when you told the world a monster killed your mother.
And finally? Later on in the marathon, Will actually puts on a British accent!
‘Isn’t rather odd sort of your stock in trade?'
That totally made us giggle even harder, it was like a special shout-out to us, lol.
You all need to appreciate how awesome Netty is. Seriously, best friend in RL, and the fact that she’s family is a bonus.
[Druitt appears onscreen, all menacing and mysterious-like]
Netty: Who’s that? The science tech guy?
Me: Uh…no. What do you think when they talk about prostitutes being killed?
Netty: *confuzzled*
Me: Historical context, dead hookers, come on…
Netty: Oh, oh, Marguerite and Roxton, with the two guys that were killing together… Jack the Ripper!
Lol. The woman drops TLW references into conversation. My love for her, it is infinite. :D
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Three minutes in, Will does a brief impression of Helen's British accent. But it's well worth watching the whole thing- if you're a fan, it'll remind you of some of the best moments of hilarity. If you're not, well, off with you, become addicted already! :P
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I voted for the "I don't-give-a-damn-about-his-ties-he's-hot" one, but that's not entirely true. If if were up to me, I'd probably say that stripy blue, plain red and blue spotty are my favourites, going on the pictures exhibited above. However, I will also say that it is very rare that I actually notice what tie he's wearing (although I usually always notice if he's wearing a navy blue suit/blue shirt combination, because the man looks FINE in blue), because I'm usually *ahem* fangirling. So therein lies the problem.
Re your personal stuff... I'm not sure exactly what happened with Marina (coming in late to the party here), but if it's what I'm thinking it is (best friends breaking up?), then I've been through the same thing in my life, with my friend Jessica, who was my absolute best friend through high school. We had soooo much in common, we liked the same music, same TV shows, same movies, had the same group of friends, everything and then one day she made a new friend and that was kind of the end for us. And it was pretty painful (there was a whole text messaging war between me and the new friend but that's not important), and it took me a looooong time to get over it, but surprisingly enough we reconnected through the wonder of Facebook and our friendship is (dare I say it?) back on track. And it was a baaad break-up (technically, they are break-ups, aren't they?). So I feel your pain and have a *huggle*. :)
Re your dad... hooooly shit. How the hell do you live in that household? Are you counting the days until you leave or...? That is awful. Have another *huggles*, okay? *huggles*
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/rant. *guilty eyes* I get carried away...
there are more important things to discuss like Hotch's ties!
*squishes you* TOTALLY way important! I'm glad you have your priorities straight! Lol.
Mmm, the plain red one is really cool- I love that he coordinated it with Emily's top in the ep with the paint-sniffing, train-hopping UNSUB. And the stripy blue is so classy.
Not that it's all about the ties. Seeing him in his bullet-proof jacket, mmm. And omg, remember the rolled up sleeves and bared forearms in Minimal Loss. RAWRRR. >:P
I'll admit, it took me three seasons to finally notice the tie- but I think that's less because of the fangirling and more because I pay more attention to the women's wardrobe- they get the cool outfits, whereas the men have less variety and it's more boring. You know how they say women dress for other women, lol, we all judge each other all the time. *eyeroll*
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Though a shrink would probably say I'm using her as an emotional crutch. Maybe I am. Maybe I'm clinging to that as my great tragedy in life so I can handicap myself and absolve myself of the need to deal with things or get over it. *shrugs* Self-sabotage was always my forte.
My father. *sighs* I don't know. He's not a deadbeat dad, he's totally dedicated to making sure our lives are comfortable and we have what we need, I think 'coz he grew up poor, that's kind of a fixation for him and he needs to be all controlling so that things are perfect and he doesn't have to worry about ending up on the streets or anything. I get that he stresses because of that. But- seriously, yesterday, I get home after posting this and after the regular inane chitchat ['how was your day?'/'all right'/'good'/'yeah'], the first real conversation we have is when he tells me off for- NOT TYING THE PLASTIC BAGS TIGHT ENOUGH. *headdesk* I don't know. There's just no pleasing him, it's so damn frustrating!
But thankies for teh huggles, they help! *squishes* And seriously, thanks for caring and listening to me. It helps writing this stuff out, and it's doubly helpful with your comments.
Re: your friend. Ouch. I haven't been in quite that position- like I said, Marina was a maternal figure, not a traditional 'friend' as such- but I know that it hurts to lose regular friends, so I can't imagine what it was like to lose a best friend of so many years. Having someone that matched your interests and goals in so many areas and then for that to be over...[yikes, text war? Way to add salt to the wound, grr, life] I am glad that you did reconnect with her and fix your friendship, because it sounds like she's well worth having in your life. Good luck with maintaining that friendship- I'm not going to google because I'll spend all day on it otherwise, but there's a quote about how friendship isn't supposed to be easy, but the rewards are worth the effort put into strengthening and keeping them going.
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Onto something a little lighter........Aaron Hotchner is much too much of a sexy beast to be wearing those tacky ass ties. I am a serious tie girl, nothing gets me more excited than a sexy man in a sexy tie. I was so enamored with the Hotchness that until you pointed it out, I havent paid a damn lick of attention to his ties. So that goes to show that he's pretty damn awesome! Now that it has been brought to the forefront of my mind I think he needs to have a tie telethon and get some that are worthy of his sexiness. Pronto. Cuz that's a damn shame. Seriously.
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THAT. I can't help feeling ashamed of myself for being so- IDK, childish about my little problems when it could be so much worse. I think you're the one that keeps telling me that it doesn't matter what other people have suffered, it's what my feelings are that matter. I just- I kinda want to be able to hate him full time. But he'll make me cry and I'll wish he was dead and then he'll do something nice, joke around- buy me an iPod out of the blue- and that makes me feel guilty for what I was thinking before. Gah. It's a mess.
Okay, don't get alarmed because this isn't a code for me being in serious trouble or anything, but mother and I were watching that CM ep where Elle loses it and shoots that rapist- and JJ says to the victim, something along the lines of, 'You think if he'd hurt you worse, it'd be better?' Because the girls weren't really hurt that badly, so people kept dismissing what happened to them. Mother told me once that if he ever hit me, she'd leave him and I can't help- sometimes, in my more irrational, hysterical moments- resenting that he's treading that line and keeping to the verbal abuse because I wish we could leave.
But I don't want to give the impression that he's always a total bastard. It's not 24/7, but it's definitely continuous and exhausting and...I'm so tired of it.
Aaron Hotchner is much too much of a sexy beast to be wearing those tacky ass ties.
Yes! Thank you for agreeing with me! I was afraid I was alienating the Hotch!fangirl-base by daring to criticize his fashion, but omg, it IS the tackiest tie! I kinda want to send him a tie with koala bears and kangaroos and see if he'll wear it, lol. *snickers* Hopefully his season 5 wardrobe has been enhanced...we'll get to see pretty soon! ^_^
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Just work at getting yourself out of the situation. And until you can, keep as much to yourself as possible. It may not seem strong to just stay in your room and avoid him like the plague, but it's probably better for your sanity in the long run.
Bottom line, being a good provider doesn't make someone a good parent.
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Believe me, I play 'least-in-sight' as much as possible. Not to the point where I'm obviously avoiding him, because that makes him madder- I used to not say anything to him at all, but then he got into a fit because I never came out of my room to say 'hi' to him at the end of the day. What a surprise that I wouldn't want to be in close proximity if I could avoid it. *eyeroll* But that hurt his feelings, apparently. Enough that he stormed into my room and bellowed his displeasure in the most obnoxious, offensive manner possible. Because that'd just inspire an outpouring of relief and joy at seeing him arrive at home, huh? So just to keep the peace, I make an appearance, some idle chitchat and then disappear again. I feel like I'm running psych experiments sometimes, trying to condition a response in him or something, lol. *shakes head* Definitely need to dig out my text on behavior modification.
being a good provider doesn't make someone a good parent
Word. *nodnod*
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You are NOT weak for crying when he abuses you (that's what he's doing). Him being a hard worker should NEVER excuse his behavior of how he treats you and your mum. My dad was a hard worker and he never treated our family like that. You father is an abusive man emotionally. I'm going to guess he was probably abused by someone in his life and that's why he's continuing the cycle.
*hugs* I suggest you get out as soon as you possibly can. I'd also recommend seeking counseling to help you out. There is nothing wrong with staying in your room to avoid him since you're basically protecting yourself, which is a good thing to do. You are an awesome young lady and he's too ignorant to see it.
I'm glad you have Netty. :D
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I've talked with my grandmother before about my problems with him and I think it's the generation gap. He grew up in Fiji on a farm and he's been poor and struggling for every bite of food on the table, getting up at the crack of dawn every morning to do chores and all that. I think that's why he drives himself so much, since he's felt what it's like to have nearly nothing and he doesn't want to ever be back in that situation. And I'm growing up in comparative luxury, getting everything so easy without having to lift a finger. *shrugs*
And when he gets angry- I thinking the shouting isn't a big deal to him 'coz when he grew up, adults would deal out physical punishment. So to him, I think it's like, 'why is yelling at her so bad? I'm not taking a switch to her or anything'. I mean, he'd talk about his parents sending him out to cut a branch from the tree to use on him when he'd get into trouble, FFS. And he's not bitter, it's all perfectly normal to him, he thought it was appropriate. *shakes head* I try to understand all that, but then, I didn't grow up like he did, I'm not as tough as he is and it still hurts.
Thanks for straightening things out in my head. It's good to get your ideas on what's happening and it's really helped. *huggles*
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*hugs* Hang in there.
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*sighs* Thanks for that. I just feel guilty when I'm reaping the rewards of his hard work and commitment and then trash-talking him behind his back. I guess I need to know that it's okay to not like him as a person, even if I do respect what he's achieved. So thank you, hon, it's always such a relief to know that you understand and don't think it's wrong for me to feel this way. *huggles*
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Mother does her best to act as a buffer, which is kinda rough on her, I think, since she CHOSE him whereas I'm just stuck with him. *shrugs* It's an emotional roller-coaster, but I've gotten used to it and he's toned it down some throughout the years. Maybe by the time I'm 40, we'll have worked things out. *eyeroll*
I do think I'll wind up needing therapy at some point, ugh. But it's helpful to post on LJ and just vent about my feelings like this. Thanks for the support. *squishes*
Btw? Cute icon! I can't wait for our show to return... ^_^
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*hugs you* PM me if you ever need to talk about it
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That definitely sounds like the point I'm at. My father's definitely not as awful as yous sounds, but it still needed that emotional detachment so that it would lessen the amount of misery and hysteria I'd go through every time.
I got so sensitive at one stage that even when he wasn't being that offensive or mean, I'd still wind up getting emotional and cutting myself, which pissed me off so much, like it was a damn Pavlovian response or something. Gah. Hopefully a bit more tolerance and maturity will come with time.
Thanks for the offer, it's good to know you're around if I need you. *hugs*
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*huggles* Seriously, knowing you laughed over it makes me glee!dance like crazy. The pride...*puffs up* :D
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Not that I'm having flashbacks to Minimal Loss, with the uncharacteristically casual look he was sporting, sleeves of his blue-and-white checked shirt rolled up. The more he's covered up, the more tantalizing it is on those rare occasions when the jacket comes off, lol. *blissful sigh*
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And, after reading your entry I just wanna offer a big hug to you (even though I don't know you, but it's for support so it's not creepy right??? >.> If so...then I'm sorry. xD) for that stuff with your dad. My father was very much the same way when I was in high school (WHICH DOES WONDERS FOR ONE'S SELF ESTEEM OF COURSE!!) so I can sympathize greatly. :(
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Aww, thanks, hon, I appreciate the hug. [No, it's not creepy at all, the support is very welcome] Dude, that totally sucks having a father like mine during high school, I can't imagine the trauma to your self-esteem. *squishes*
I so should be doing something else . . .
Darn you! That's totally the wrong kinda plot bunny!
Thanks for this :) It refressed the old brain cells (or killed a few, YMMV ). Back to cramming.
Re: I so should be doing something else . . .
Hehehe. I love inspiring crack!plot!bunnies. *buffs nails modestly* It's what I do. :P
Lol, I'm glad I could amuse you in your short break before returning your nose to the grindstone. Good luck! *squishes*
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And Will totally looks like Harry! See now i wish Robbin Dunne would play Harry and maybe the movies would be actually good for a change.
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So, you love the tie? :D But then, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, as is good taste. *shrugs*
Um, I'm not the most fashion-savvy person around- I just called 'em polka dots but I admit, I didn't look close enough to see if there was another pattern. The Tie of Doom just doesn't invite closer study, not from my horrified eyes anyway, lol.
Will totally looks like Harry! See now i wish Robbin Dunne would play Harry and maybe the movies would be actually good for a change.
Firstly, thank you for agreeing with me! The resemblance isn't earth-shatteringly strong, but if you squint in the right light...
Secondly, seriously, check out the Druitt/Garret comparison. It freaks me out. (http://borg-princess.livejournal.com/69272.html) Particularly where they're both smiling- I had to double, triple, quadruple check and make sure I didn't accidentally post the same dude twice.
Lastly, hot damn, someone that thinks the movies aren't the greatest thing since sliced bread! *happydances* They're so overrated, it kills me! *stabs self in an effort to escape the horror*
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I hate the HP books with the fire of a thousand suns, I have a weird love/hate relationship with those books.
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Omg, you understand the conflict! I, too, have the hugest love/hate thing going on with HP. I can't stand the title character- but I adore Snape with every fiber of my being. I kinda wish someone could rewrite it as an adult's series with him as the main character. Or Hermione, because she's a million times more awesome than Boy Idiot.
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Re: Hotch. Good lord, the man has awful taste in ties. I mean seriously, that's horrific. I think there should be fic where Emily steals and/or mutilates all those icky ties and forces him to get new ones, or better yet, they mysteriously vanish, only to be replaced by newer, cooler ones. And then Hotch has to profile the team to figure out who it was. Anyway, that's where my mind went.
About Sanctuary, my brother and I picked up on the Will / Daniel thing right away, for a while we were calling him Daniel 2.0, but I never realized how much he looks like Harry Potter, you're right! I think it's the eyebrow ridge, nose and chin. -shrugs- not that I've made a big study of this or anything, of course :D
Mentor/student relationship.
Me: Did she seriously just call Helen Dumbledore? *dies giggling and reads on*
And then I read on and decided I could breathe again without the moments of WTF-ery.
But the part about the chemistry with Helen and Will? So true. Okay here's the thing, this is where I can totally understand what you were saying about Merlin, because I totally ship them. I cannot help it. And okay fine, it's ten kinds of wrong and she knew him when he was a little kid and watched him grow up- I don't care. XD
And Will + british accent? ♥
*gigglesnorts* How much do I love Sanctuary? Gah. Show is made of win.
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I think there should be fic where Emily steals and/or mutilates all those icky ties and forces him to get new ones, or better yet, they mysteriously vanish, only to be replaced by newer, cooler ones. And then Hotch has to profile the team to figure out who it was.
ROTFLMAO. DUDE. That's just BLOODY BRILLIANT. *huge smirk* Omg, poor Hotch. Heeeeee. ^_^
I never realized how much he looks like Harry Potter, you're right!
*preens* I am so proud of myself for this epiphany, it's influenced a lot of people, hehe. Yay me! Thank goodness Will ditches the glasses, though- Daniel 2.0 I can take, but Harry Potter? *shudders*
Did she seriously just call Helen Dumbledore? *dies giggling and reads on*
I DID, I DID.
I meant more in the sense that they're both mentors taking the hapless innocents under their wing and then I realized that they shared certain personality traits as well.
Though hopefully Helen will never suffer the character assassination that had me loathing Dumbledore in the end.
Okay here's the thing, this is where I can totally understand what you were saying about Merlin, because I totally ship them. I cannot help it. And okay fine, it's ten kinds of wrong and she knew him when he was a little kid and watched him grow up- I don't care. XD
*punches fist in the air* HA. At last! I have won you over to my side! *bounces gleefully* [Does this mean you accept my Hermione/Snape proclivities as well? >:P]
But...my sense of victory aside, honesty compels me to point out to you that Helen and Will were hardly in constant daily contact with each other. She kept tabs on him, but they weren't interacting as adult and child on a regular basis. Whereas Morgana grew up in Uther's court. And Snape taught Hermione. *sighs* What's with me and impossible ships?
For Sanctuary, I kinda like Henry/Ashley. How old is he? Was he around when she was growing up? I'm disappointed in myself for all this questionable ships, if so.
OMG. OMG OMG. I just imdb'd and wiki'd Ryan Robbins to find out how old he was [no luck] and found out he was Ladon Radim. Holy crap! What kind of SGA fan am I for missing this? *runs to dig out Genii eps*
Btw, bb, any idea where I can find the webisodes? I was watching a few vids on youtube that show scenes DEFINITELY not from the series and look cool as! You'd think this would be on the special features on the dvd, but nooo.
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And heh, yes, I know I'm crazy. *shrugs modestly*
Lol, you should've voted for the 'weirdo' option in the poll. Nobody's checked it yet, I'm stunned! How extraordinarily tactful... :P
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A) I love Hotch in any red tie and any blue or black suit.
B) I would turn lesbian for Amanda Tapping.
DragonLady
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A) Man cuts a fine figure in his suits, I'll give him that. Though I'm mentally cracking up at the thought of him dressed up in Reid's usual attire. *smirks*
B) AGREED. ♥ Omg, I'm going to see her next month, if all goes well! *happydances*
PS. Icon!love. ^_^ Hotch needs a sticky note in his office reminding him to smile more often. *nodnod*
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Thanks for posting!
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And hee. *smirks* I love that I've influenced your viewing habits. To be associated with CM, even if in a negative 'damn, I can't get Hotch's tie out of my head 'coz of her' manner makes me grin madly. Hehehe. :P
I think that's just 'cause ALL of the polka-dot ones are slightly ridiculous.
*huggles* Awesome, if enough of us agree, hopefully it'll be banished to some dark, forgotten corner from which it'll never emerge. *nodnod* ^_^
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FANDOM LOVE! Nice compare/contrast. Also, when does Sanctuary come back? MAGNUS!!!
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HEE! Thanks, glad you liked! It was a cracky idea that begged to be expanded upon, lol. And ooh, according to tv.com, Sanctuary returns Oct 9th! *bounces*