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marguerite_krux) wrote2009-11-02 12:56 pm
Then I heard your heart beating, you were in the darkness too, so I stayed in the darkness with you
If I could choose any period of my life to live over again, it would be this last week.
I indulged in all the simple pleasures in life- reading, eating, watching, sleeping... *shivers with delight* It was perfect.
I stayed at my grandmother's and was spoiled rotten, I had the rockingest time. At home, everything is uber-regulated, I can barely move an inch without infringing some rule or other. [Eg. When mother drove me home, she told me to get changed into fresh clothes before I sprawled out on the couch- because Ma smokes and she didn't want the smell to rub off on the furniture. *eyeroll*] I rarely leave my room because I don't feel comfortable to lounge around under my parents' eyes, for fear they'll snap at me for doing something wrong. Depending on my father's mood, something as simple as scraping my chair on the ground too loudly can set him off. Damn ticking time bomb that he is.
At Ma's? Total freedom. I got to combine everything I love doing- I sat on this cushy reclining chair with my laptop, the massive tv in front of me, chocolate and assorted goodies balanced on the arm of my chair [my parents would have a heart attack, lol], coke on the side table...I didn't have to move at all, everything I could want was arranged around me. ^_^
Ma laughed one night when we were both sitting there reading, with the tv playing music videos for background noise, blankets tucked around us, at how we looked like a couple of old ladies having a quiet night in- and you know what? Don't care. I might be the most boring person in the planet, but this is my idea of heaven.
My grandmother is ridiculously full of love and the desire to make me happy. I don't understand it at all, but thank god for her. She doesn't nag, she doesn't bark orders at me, she doesn't make me do anything except what pleases me. Plus, did I mention the spoiling rotten? :D I'm sure I put on a few kilos this week, I had McDonald's, KFC and pizza- mmm, junk food, my favorite food group.
My days passed by in an idyllic haze- I stayed up til 2 or 3 am, slept in til 9 or 10am, had bacon for breakfast [mmm, greasy, oily bacon, sooo good], went to the library to d/l eps or spam LJ and save fics, and then settled back in at Ma's, vegging out in front of the tv. Bloody fantastic way of life, I tell ya.
I only just got returned home and I already want to go back and do it all over again. :P
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About three things I was absolutely certain. First, Edwart was most likely my soul mate, maybe. Second, there was a vampire part of him–which I assumed was wildly out of his control–that wanted me dead. And third, I unconditionally, irrevocably, impenetrably, heterogeneously, gynecologically, and disreputably wished he had kissed me.
And thus Belle Goose falls in love with the mysterious and sparkly Edwart Mullen in the Harvard Lampoon’s hilarious send-up of Twilight.
Pale and klutzy, Belle arrives in Switchblade, Oregon looking for adventure, or at least an undead classmate. She soon discovers Edwart, a super-hot computer nerd with zero interest in girls. After witnessing a number of strange events–Edwart leaves his tater tots untouched at lunch! Edwart saves her from a flying snowball!–Belle has a dramatic revelation: Edwart is a vampire. But how can she convince Edwart to bite her and transform her into his eternal bride, especially when he seems to find girls so repulsive?
Complete with romance, danger, insufficient parental guardianship, creepy stalker-like behavior, and a vampire prom, Nightlight is the uproarious tale of a vampire-obsessed girl, looking for love in all the wrong places.
o.O >_< :DDDDD
How spectacular is this?! I WANT. *dies laughing*
[PS. Can anyone tell me how to bloody block quote? It would make quoting large blocks of text so much easier]
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Sanctuary.
Amanda Tapping is amazing. She's just breaking my heart this season with all the angst, zomg. Brief picspam. No commentary, just the pretty.
Numb!Helen.
Distraught!Helen.
Fierce!Helen.
Gratuitous bouncy!curls shots.
And that final sequence needs to be fully capped, for maximum heartbreak.
Whooooaaaaa.
Daaaaammmn.
Um. Coherently?
In a callous observation- certainly looks like Ashley went 'splodey. Unpleasant as that is to see and type. But Emilie's still in the opening credits, so she's not gone gone, right? Not for good? I'm d/l ep 4 this afternoon and I'm totally on tenterhooks right now. Please come back, bb! *squishes her* Not in wibble-inducing flashbacks/hallucinations but for real. *sniffles*
Netty and I were in total shock when we saw the end of ep 2. We were like Helen, just sitting there, stunned and not saying a word while our puny brains struggled to comprehend that shocking turn of events. Btw, can I just say I'm grateful Helen didn't do that terribly cliched, eyeroll-inducing, cringe-worthy reaction of 'sink to floor, crouch on knees, flail hands dramatically, lift head to ceiling and shriek: NOOOOOOOO'. *gags* There are no words for how much I hate that awful excuse for acting. I don't think even Gillian Anderson pulled it off, and I love her to death, but I won't lie. That just made me- please don't lynch me- snicker a little.
Netty was kinda miffed at Ashley for that 'Mom?' moment, and I understood what she meant, because it got her hopes up that Ashley was back, her daughter was recovering- and then she commits apparent suicide in the next moment. Makes it ever so much more painful and angsty. But I don't think Ash was in full control of herself- she was about to kill her own mother a few seconds ago, right? So I think she may have still been struggling and she couldn't take the chance that she'd lose grip and slide back into soulless killing machine mode.
I have to think that otherwise I'm pissed at the obvious manipulation of the audience's emotions by making her seemingly die for no good reason.
But I don't get what made her snap back to normal. I mean, what made Druitt sane again? Or at least, not randomly murdering people for no good reason? I think he said it was Tesla electro-shocking him or something. So why didn't that work on restoring Ash when she was massively shocked? [I love love LOVE Tesla- 'Okay, I'm impressed', LMAO!]
And also, I think they said that the Cabal didn't pose a threat anymore- um, what happened? It was this super!corporation an ep ago, capable of wiping out everyone on the planet on a whim, and all of a sudden, they're de-fanged and helpless? Wtf? What did I miss?! I think Druitt went on a revenge mission but how come it was suddenly so successful when they could barely defend themselves, let alone directly take on the Cabal a few eps ago?
Hmm, this calls for a rewatch. I'm so terrible at retaining vital info, damn my sieve of a brain. *frowns at self*
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I don’t see the point of Kate’s character. The show needs her like a hole in the head, seriously.
I’ve always thought that the Sanctuary needed more personnel- and it was so good to see that they weren’t the only facility around. The cool thing about season 2 was that the expansion- it showed there were other sanctuaries round the world. I can’t remember whether Helen made reference to them before, but it certainly impressed me. Well, right up til the Cabal took them out, one after the other, easy as pie. But there were commandos with guns! Nice. Those would sure be handy at Helen’s place now and then, y’know? [I thought it was laughable when they were going on about how the Cabal would leave her til last, that her sanctuary was the most heavily guarded- um, hello, anyone remember Fata Morgana? Those dudes didn’t break a sweat getting into the place, it was so embarrassing seeing how easily she was overcome]
So the idea of adding a new character in? Cool. But why, why in the name of all that’s holy, would you choose to add a mercenary, whiny, bratty, useless airhead?! I am TRYING to like her, because I love this show, but she sticks out like a sore thumb. Ashley had the cutting wit and snarky banter PLUS a sensible head on her shoulders and her heart in the right place. This chick? She just lives to annoy people.
Right from the start, I wanted Helen to shoot her in the head and put me out of my misery. I mean, FFS, she aided the enemy and then, once in ‘captivity’- that is, situated comfortably in the infirmary, with her needs taken care of- she chooses to whinge about the service and make petty demands when they’re in the middle of a war and in no position to humor her. I get the use of bravado- read, petulance in her case- by captives, the whole ‘laugh in the face of danger’, but they were hardly out to kill her, not without reason.
There isn't any depth to her character- with Vala, with Marguerite, I understood there were reasons for why they acted the way they did, it wasn't simple childish immaturity on their part. Kate? All I see is her being off-putting and abrasive and flippant just for the hell of it. There isn't the rich palette or vast spectrum as with the other characters, she's just flat and one-dimensional and such a lame cliche. Ooh, spirited sharp-tongued chick with a chip on her shoulder, exciting. Not.
I find it hard to believe I’m saying this- but I almost wish Clara was still around. Of course they killed her, though- her character was never meant to be more than angst-fodder for Will, saw that from the get-go. Clara in the last season was damn irritating, Clara at the beginning of this season? She decided to get brave and responsible and then she’s cut down. *eyeroll* I mean, this chick could barely summon the wits to keep invisible- using her innate gift, for frak’s sake- to obtain her key, which was a relatively easy task, without whining and wailing and flipping out. Now all of a sudden, she’s overwhelmed with the noble need to do her part and defend her territory, like, where the hell did that come from? And once she’s marginally useful, she’s discarded.
And we’re left with frakking KATE. Who is definitely less harmless than Clara. That chick just stole Will’s heart. [Or just stirred up his lust, I didn’t totally buy their relationship- I think he did care about her and grieved her loss, but he didn’t LOVE her, I mean, come on] This freelancer? [Kate Freelander, oh, how clever, I can barely contain my awe] Seriously, why are they keeping her around? Will pretty much gives her official dispensation to stick around and help, but honestly, what help can she provide?
All she’s doing is assessing the ‘merchandise’, hello, the Abnormals they’re trying to protect/contain, making constant insensitive comments about how much they’re worth on the market- I mean, wtf is with her, telling Big Guy she’d consider selling him? That’d maybe be acceptable between friends, but no way is that acceptable from her! And he lets it go. The guys get whacked over the head for less than that! Why is everyone being so tolerant of this woman? Are they so desperate for some distraction, some sort of Ashley replacement? I don’t get it!
Thing is, she's not even that great at her job. I get putting up with an unpleasant character because of the skills they bring to to the table, and then becoming accustomed and even fond of them over time. [McKay, for instance] But she has no talent! For all that she bargains with her superior tracking/hunting ability, she'd've been mince-meat if the creature hadn't imprinted on her and thought she was its mommy. She was USELESS on her own merit, success in that case was purely a fluke.
See, I think that I should like her, given how much I love Vala. She stole the Prometheus, FFS, took Daniel hostage and beat him up some [‘you’re a fruitcake’!] and the whole time she was with the team, she always looked for the best angle to suit her and bring her riches. She was all about finding treasure and living large, right? So here’s this woman, same flippant attitude, same lack of morals when in pursuit of fortune, overtly flirtatious and employing her feminine wiles for all she’s worth…and I hate her guts.
Why does this show- which has given me two absolutely wonderful, lovable, admirable women like Helen and Ashley, who I can look up to and cheer on- absolutely suck at writing female guest stars? Clara…Kate…that wet towel of a lame ass semi-telepath, Deanna Troi style, from the Tribble episode. Gah.
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