'...if I had the chance to peer inside your mind and give up your mystery, I'd think twice...'

[marguerite_krux]

'k, so I've been trying to post this entry for the past few days. I blame odakota_rose for dragging me off into never-ending IM sessions for the fact that I haven't been around much :P Not that I put up much of a fight, lol. I just have so much fun rambling on about everything and anything, then all of a sudden, it's like, 'Crap, where did the last four hours go? I have to leave now!'

---

Me: I am so blind. *facepalm* How did I miss that?!
odakota: *preen*
Me: *squishes* Like a peacock? Lol. That could be your animagus form... [hey, cool, I didn't realize it was a symbol of immortality, neat!]
odakota: Hmm. but what good could I do as a peacock?
Me: Be pretty and stuff? I'm sure you'd be a fearsome foe if the situation called for it. [How sexist, though, only males possess these metatarsal spurs or "thorns" for use in fights- does that mean the chicks are too smart to resort to violence? Damn you, wikipedia, for you deficiencies...]
odakota: ooh! magic feathers. feathers of doom
Me: I'm sure in the wizarding world, there are such things as Magic Feathers of Doom. [I literally laughed out loud at that!] It sounds like a pokemon attack or something! *hides* Why, no, I wasn't secretly obsessed with Pokemon and Digimon as a kid...
odakota: Well maybe its a special type of peacock.. Omg, you were!
Me: Yes, you would be a rare special type of peacock. *nuzzles* The bestest most shiny special kind imaginable! And....omg, okay, I totally was.
odakota: *snicker* And I'd get to ride the special bus too

Me: Hee. 'Yo, the name is Batty / The logic is erratic / Potato in a jacket / Toys in the attic / I rock and I ramble / My brain is scrambled / Rap like an animal, but I'm a mammal...'
I have no excuse for this.
odakota: *Dies* I'll have you know that I've just busted up laughing and I'm not even going to try to explain this to daniel.

odakota: *snicker* You're like Cowboy Woody on Toy Story! *pulls string* "This town ain't big enough for the two of us, pardner!"
Me: LOLOL.
odakota: "There's a snake in my boot!"
Me: Nooo, stop it
odakota: tehehee

Me: Too bad I can't owl post you. Now that'd be cool...although you know, it seems pretty damn inefficient...how is trans-continental post even possible? Surely they can't fly that far with packages! *brain!splodes*
odakota: maybe they use magical owlish wormholes
Me: LMAO. DUUUDE. That is cracky!awesome! And a prime example of why I love you so much. *dies laughing*
odakota: I suppose all the flying keeps the owls from getting pudgy at least.
Me: Lol, yeah, there are no Dudley Dursleys amongst owl-kind. *snorts*
odakota: Oh gosh. Now there's a mental image.

Comments

[sunkrux.livejournal.com]

Not surprised you picked the awesome Marguerite...but she didn't shoot Kirin, she stabbed him in the back. mwahahahaha. ;)

"Resistance Is Futile" :D

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

*HEADDESKWALLFLOOR*
Lol, you keep me on my toes, you do! Who else would've picked up on that? Gah, yes, of course she stabbed the smarmy prat, I know that very well as I've rewatched it a thousand times and used it in two or three of my vids!

So WHY did I write 'shoot'? Short-circuit between the brain and my hands, I think...

Ooh, hmm. I suck at coming up with questions, but give these a go...

1. Counting out Marguerite, who is your current favorite female character and why?
2. If you could produce a movie/TV show out of a book/book series of your choice, which would you pick and who would you cast in the leading roles?
3. Which tv or movie character would you most like to throw off a cliff and why?
4. Which is worse, shivering in the cold while wearing scanty clothing or sweltering in the heat under a few layers of jumpers?
[I ask because I'm freezing in my short-sleeved top under the full blast of the air-con]
5. What's the wittiest one-liner or exchange of banter you've heard recently? [On tv or in RL]

[sunkrux.livejournal.com]

Hey it's my job to make sure my fellow Marguerite fangirl properly credits Marguerite with how she's killed someone. LOL

You'll have to check my LJ for the response to your questions. ;-b

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

*grumblegrumble* I hate messing up something so basic and for a show I should know like the back of my hand but ah well, better to know where I went wrong. Ignorance is NOT bliss, imo.

Is that the only time she killed someone with a knife? 'coz that's usually a Veronica weapon, isn't it? I don't recall Marguerite wielding knives all that often, I always picture her with a gun/rifle. *ponders*

[sunkrux.livejournal.com]

I believe that Kirin is the only person that we know of Marguerite using a knife to kill him. She might have used knives before we "knew" her but it was never revealed. Typically I think she went with guns since they're less likely to get any blood on her depending on how close she was to whomever she was shooting.

[mcgarrygirl78.livejournal.com]

No Emily for favorite female character? Not even an honorable mention? Now I'm wibbling.

I am so with you on those weak females in some of those books....it drives me bananas. And the worse part is a bunch of young teen and young adult girls are reading this and its giving them the thumbs up to be weak, simpering idiots. Ick.

Resistance is futile

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

*whimpers* No, I didn't mean to slight Emily! I was making a distinction between my newest favorites, and Marguerite, who's my all-time favorite even if I'm not watching TLW atm. Em's been a fave of mine for the past few years so I didn't include her on the newbie list, that's all! *squishes you*

Questions:

1. If you could do a crossover of two of your favorite shows, which ones would you choose and what would happen?

2. Do you think your username is still relevant, even though you spend more time in the CM fandom and fangirling Emily these days? If not, what would you rename yourself?

[No offense intended, I ask because I've been wondering the same about mine]

3. What would be your dream job? [Give me something realistic, and something that would never happen in a million years but would be crazy awesome anyhow]

4. Which is worse, shivering in the cold while wearing scanty clothing or sweltering in the heat under a few layers of jumpers?

[I ask because I'm freezing in my short-sleeved top under the full blast of the air-con]

5. If you had the power to mess with the canon of a book/tv series of your choice, what would you change, apart from a romance between your favorite pair? [Perhaps altering their relationship without RST, adding a new character or removing one, changing someone's history, reviving a dead character and so on...]

[mcgarrygirl78.livejournal.com]

Oh, I understand about Emily, being the newbie in all. Just wanted to make sure you hadnt forgotten about her.

See, this is why I adore you.....these are some damn good questions. I might have to declare you meme question queen!

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

Never. ;D
[I envy Netty for having 'Emily' as her middle name. *sighs* Although there was some sort of kerfuffle when they got their Australian citizenship recently and for some complicated reason, the girls all lost their middle names in the process, lol- now they have to get documents from Samoa and fill out things for the Embassy and get all the paperwork done to get their names back *eyeroll*]

Aww, really? Meme Question Queen. Thank you, bb, it has an impressive ring to it! *glees*

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

a bunch of young teen and young adult girls are reading this and its giving them the thumbs up to be weak, simpering idiots. Ick.

Gah. I know, I KNOW. I have a love/hate relationship [20% love and 80% hate, right now] with JKR. She gave me two amazing characters who I adore the heck out of, but she also screwed up so badly with characterization and plot.

I don't consider the Hermione she wrote for HBP/DH to be canon!Hermione, not in my eyes. I hate the way she weakened her character in order to bring her down to level of the average, brainless, simpering twit. Who sacrifices her individuality and integrity for embarrassing boy-crazy stunts.

Hermione's the chick that started a movement to free house elves because of perceived injustice, and yet she goes and HEXES A FELLOW STUDENT so that Ron can get onto the quidditch team? When he has pretty much NO skill and doesn't deserve the spot at all?

She can't bear to tell him that he's not good enough, so she fixes the try-outs to help him win. This after being all snotty and jealous at Harry for cheating at Potions. *head!splodes* What an awful friend she is, all because JKR sabotaged her character, Hermione was so much more mature and awesome as a kid than as an adult.

What JKR did is more insidious and twisted than Twilight and co because she creates this ostensibly strong, level-headed mature character but then makes her weak and juvenile and basically a doormat to a guy who treats her like crap. Because it's TWU WUV. *gags* I call it emotional abuse, but whatever.

[mcgarrygirl78.livejournal.com]

But I dont blame Ron, I blame the writer. Hell, Ron was a very well-written typical teenage boy. Hermoine was an extraordinary character who was reduced to something silly. I actually hate the sixth Harry Potter book and didnt even bother with the seventh so I wouldnt know all of what you mean but I do know a little of it. What I loved about Ron and Hermoine is because she was who she was, he was supposed to grow or lose her. Maybe not grow at 16, 17, 18 but eventually. He doesnt have to now if she changed.

I think that's why I love writing so much, I love making the characters maybe something I cant be, or my ideal self....strong women who love and fight hard and are appreciated. When they're not, they let it be known....whether its their husband, their boss, or he might be both ; ) Its just important for me to show that even when they are team players they are also strong individuals.

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

I think Ron was better written in the first book- I loved how mature and practical he was when they were playing that chess game and he sacrificed himself so that Harry could move forward. Here's an 11 year old kid risking his life and understanding that helping Harry achieve his goal was more important because the fate of their world could depend on it.

[Spoilers for DH
...
...
Contrast that with the older, not!wiser asshat Ron who left Hermione in tears, begging for him to stay with her, and just walked away because it was too hard- never mind the girl he supposedly loves, never mind his best friend of the past seven years, never mind the EVIL WIZARD OUT TO DESTROY THEIR SOCIETY
...
...]

Hermione was an extraordinary character who was reduced to something silly. I actually hate the sixth Harry Potter book

WORD.
Some people praised JKR because she captured the mindset of the normal teenager- WTF?! If I wanted to read about dumbass kids making stupid decisions- uh, no, actually, I wouldn't want to read that crap, I witness it in RL enough, thank you! She started off with amazing, interesting characters and then ruined them along the way.

[I stopped liking Ron in GoF, when he abandoned Harry in his time of need instead of sticking by his friend, and when he basically calls Hermione a slut for going with Viktor to the ball and makes her cry- best friend material, he is not]

What I loved about Ron and Hermione is because she was who she was, he was supposed to grow or lose her

I would've loved to see him grow, in order to become more mature and deserving of someone as complicated as her. Instead, JKR just dumbed her down. Why make her so smart and talented in the first place, I ask?

I love making the characters maybe something I cant be, or my ideal self....strong women who love and fight hard and are appreciated...Its just important for me to show that even when they are team players they are also strong individuals

And this is why I love reading fanfic. *twirls* It explores all the possibilities for my favorite characters that doesn't get expressed in canon.

[mcgarrygirl78.livejournal.com]

I think this might be why I dont like a lot of fanfic. While I cannot say I've read hundreds of stories, a lot of time I see the female characters in het fic as being all about just getting that man. They'll pretend to be strong to get his attention and then quickly surrender, ala Harlequin romance or the whole point of the fic will be the breaking down of the female character as "sexy". Again, this is general, surely I have not read all of the world of fic. And while surely I do not call myself perfect, I try never to do that.

I've just been disappointed in a lot of things I've tried to read lately. Man, a good book or a good fic would be better than my favorite meal right now.

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

[Pretty icon is pretty! You have excellent taste!]

Hmph, I agree that's really annoying- women that are all about bagging the man and with no story of their own irritate me.

[I watched Quantum of Solace yesterday and was pleasantly surprised that the Bond Girl had her own story and in fact, could've been taken out of the movie and still had a coherent plot-line separate from banging Bond]

But I don't think it's solely the province of fanfic- I read a lot of romances and 80% of them are worthless pieces of crap and it makes me wonder how they got published in the first place. On the flip side, I've read amazing fanfics that are far superior to a lot of published work, so it really depends.

Can I just say, whether in fic or books, I really hate when the couple is shagging by the second chapter? It bugs me like crazy. I like smut as much as the next girl, but I don't want character development to be sacrificed in the process! Grr!

I also hate it when women assert their independence and strength and iron will only to exercise it with a distinct lack of judgment or common sense and running headlong into a dangerous situation with no help or back-up. And when a man offers his assistance, they sniff disdainfully and refuse because they are STRONG MODERN WOMEN and don't need ANYONE. *clutches head*

[mcgarrygirl78.livejournal.com]

Yes, to everything you said, except the fic thing because I honestly have not read much fic because I just dont find much that satisfies me. I can admit to being a total picky bitch. But everything you said is pretty much on point. Strong women does not equal heinous, angry chick. Its not often I find that TV/Books/such nail this but sometimes they do. The female characters on Criminal Minds are strong, even when they're vulnerable or snappish......in the end they are rational, which is what I respect the most.

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

I honestly have not read much fic because I just dont find much that satisfies me.

Meh, in CM!verse, I agree. There are damn few writers that pull off our ship well, in comparison to my other ships. I think it's because CM's screentime is semi-equally divided between several characters, all with their own chemistry with a few different people, whereas with shows like Mentalist and Castle, the writers deliberately focus on one couple above all and pimp it for all they're worth. Which inspires more writers in turn. *shrugs* That's my theory anyway, for why an awesome pairing like Emily and Hotch doesn't receive as much attention as it deserves.

[Btw, one reliable author I know of is fotobridget2 on ff.net, have you read her fics?]
I can admit to being a total picky bitch

Oh, hell yeah, me, too. There are so many little things that set me off, it's not even funny and makes it damn hard for me to enjoy fic. *sighs* I'm more a fan of UST rather than RST, [I think you're an amazing writer but I imprinted on UST and I can't override that, which is why I don't often comment on your fics], for instance, which automatically wipes out a hefty percentage of available fics.

Strong women does not equal heinous, angry chick.

OMG, yes, that. I'm sorry, I know you like Jordan but to me, that's what she came off as. And it's a stereotype I've seen propagated across many shows and it infuriates me. ARGH.

I love the BAU women, they're often so much more sensible than the men. The way Garcia warned Morgan off that chick in the best interests of the case- wtf is he doing driving people home personally instead of calling a cab, I ask? If he wanted to be a gentleman, he could've paid the fare in advance, instead of skiving off work- and then he gets all defensive and ends up going to see the woman anyway, lord help me, I want to just- *swipes at him*

[mcgarrygirl78.livejournal.com]

I've seen a few of fotobridget's stories and they are OK, honestly I'm just not that into fic. I never have been much of a fic reader. I only started writing it 5 years ago because I had writer's block....I have been writing original stuff since I was eight. I dont write fic because I love fic, I write fic cuz I'm a writer and more often than not other people's stuff isnt how I see it so I dont go there.

UST is something that has to be done just right......its no easy feat. I have a few but I prefer the playful banter of people either in an established relationship or dancing around love. I also am not overly fond of angst, though when I get it in my head I dont avoid writing it. Fic is kinda a double edged sword for me because I love what I do but dont get much satisfaction from the genre as a whole.

Also, I think Morgan has his reasons for feeling attracted (and I dont mean sexually) to Tamara just as Garcia had her reasons for telling him to back off. She was all alone in the world and Morgan does not leave a man behind, that's how I saw it anyway. Something in her spoke to him and he shouldnt be blamed for that, whether it turns out to be a good idea or a not so good one. I dont think he once ignored the job for her.....she was the job. She was a victim.

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

I think people read/write fic for different reasons- for me, it's about living vicariously through the characters, rather than reading for the characters' sake, which is why I'm so picky because it's me-by-proxy, y'know? And I struggle with the idea of intimacy, which I guess is why I like to read about couples that start off apart and work their way to becoming closer and more affectionate in gradual steps.

I do find it interesting that you write fic but don't really read it. So for you, it's more about creativity and also lavishing love on your favorite characters, which is quite unselfish when I think about it!

Eh, I can see Morgan's actions in a positive light if I squint at it in the direction you pointed out, but I just really didn't like that chick, she annoyed me. I know that I'd probably feel differently if I were in her position, but as a viewer, I HATE it when relatives interfere with the case and don't let the people investigating it do their job. I think they should back off and not bother the people who are trying to bring the perps to justice and take their focus away from the case.

And I suppose it was just compassion that moved Morgan to extend himself for her...but I couldn't help wondering that if it was a plain, dumpy woman or a pushy dude, whether he'd've felt compelled to involve himself as much with them. It bugs me when people put more effort into assisting pretty people, but that may just be my own bias here and I'm reading too much into poor Morgan's actions when he's really just being chivalrous, lol.

[sharpes-hussy.livejournal.com]

I’m really starting to dislike Jane this season

Like so many shows, they start out well and then the writers start fixing what
'ain't' broke......e.g. SGA.........nothing wrong with how it started out but they refused to leave it alone.............until it was no longer recognizable from its original format.

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

until it was no longer recognizable from its original format

Yes, THAT. I mean, Mentalist did amazingly well in its first season so I don't know why they're tinkering with it so much in the second season. Have you seen what they've done with the Rigsby/Van Pelt thing? FAIL. >:[ And I hate that Jane is becoming less sympathetic and more unlikable. It's kinda like the way writers treated O'Neill in the later seasons and in his crossovers on SGA and SGU- a heartless caricature of his former self, all snide cliche and no soul.

[sharpes-hussy.livejournal.com]

all snide cliche and no soul.

It is odd you mention this as I was just telling a friend how much I detested O'Neil in that episode
of SGA where he and
Woolsley are stuck in Atlantis and Sheppard and team are trying to access it by jumper
It turns out it must be done underwater...........O'Neil does a lot of swimming, than goodness at least his mouth was shut then because I got so TIRED of his snarkiness. In fact
I said outloud a couple of time "OK that's enough".........and
It is unbecoming of an officer and a gentleman, and I mean that in all sincerity...........

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

thank goodness at least his mouth was shut then because I got so TIRED of his snarkiness.

*gigglesnort* You got that right! I love O'Neill but I think bringing RDA back for these guest spots was a big mistake. [The only worthwhile appearance was in Real World, where he was his old pleasant self, but that turned out to be a hallucination, anyway!] The writers made him appear to be an asshole, constantly threatening Shep and his team, 'you're fired' over and over and over. It wasn't funny the first time, okay?

And I'm not saying that just because O'Neill broke the rules that it's okay for everyone else to do it, otherwise there's no point having a hierarchy, it'll just be chaos- but the least he could do is be understanding of WHY they took such drastic actions and maybe a bit grateful they came to save his life! Jeez!

Have you seen him in SGU? I don't think I'll bother recording the show anymore, it's really not my cup of tea, but I wanted to smack him so hard, the jerk.

[sharpes-hussy.livejournal.com]

Have you seen him in SGU? I don't think I'll bother recording the show anymore, it's really not my cup of tea, but I wanted to smack him so hard, the jerk.

I don't watch it, but are you saying he is same old snarky as he was in that episode I cited??
>:-/

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

Pretty much, yes, if not WORSE.

Spoilers!

They come up with a plan that might allow the crew to return home- but there's a massive downside: if it fails, the ship could explode and everyone would die. O'Neill orders the main soldier dude to do it anyway, soldier dude says he needs time to reconsider it, so O'Neill orders the guy who's occupying soldier dude's body at that time [they're using the Ancient communication devices, like the ones that sent Daniel and Vala to the Ori galaxy in other people's bodies] to carry out the plan anyway.

What a major jackass. Where does he get off arbitrarily making orders that could KILL EVERYONE and not even let the soldier dude think it over before-hand? Suicide missions are a CHOICE, or should be, damn it, not just imposed on them like that! And soldier dude had a point- there are military AND civilian groups, and O'Neill wanted him to make that call that could risk all their lives without consulting the civilians.

And he implemented it without soldier dude's knowledge, through his body, that's just so sleazy and slimy and WRONG.

[sharpes-hussy.livejournal.com]

do not get me started on how badly those writers handled military on SGA.......there was so much that was wrong, and I am not speaking of Sheppard's haircut as the AF felt compelled to point out apparently...........

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

The haircut! LOLOL, Joe Flanigan told us that apparently this military dude bribed him with a ride on a jet or whatever it is they fly [*iz woefully ignorant of mechanical knowledge*] to try and get him to improve his hairstyle! I thought that was hilarious!

[sharpes-hussy.livejournal.com]

**nods**
AF are so retentive.............
:P
they can't all be Navy pilots where that hairstyle would be A
'fine'.....................and
I heard he had the same problem my ex did
It is why Jim washed out of flight school.........
The first time I flew the plane captain told me "Ma'am you
mess up my cockpit, you clean it up"
Apparently they were so impressed with Sheppard, er, Flanigan
that they just let the poor plane captain clean it up.............

[woodchoc-magnum.livejournal.com]

Yay, you did the meme! I will come back to comment more thoroughly later but RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

I did the meme! And you never came back! *pouts* COME BAAAACK!

I have been tardy with your questions, my bad, but dude, it is harder than I thought!

1. How did you come up with your username?
2. Did the BAU ever get to go on their fishing trip, and if so, do you have any juicy gossip for us?
3. What ship would you destroy if you had the chance, either because it's just too stupid to live or the shippers just are crazy irritating?
4. You're stranded on a desert island. Which five fictional characters would you take with you and why?
5. Tell me something you've never told your flist before? *bats eyelashes*

[woodchoc-magnum.livejournal.com]

I'M BACK!! I SAID I WOULD COME BACK AND I DID!!! Worship me <- that's an order.

I will answer your questions promptly!

I tried to force myself to nibble on the melted mush anyway, but it made me feel rather nauseous so I gave up on it as a lost cause. *sniffles*

OMG NO. You eat it with a spoon!

Realistically? I would make myself more driven to succeed. Perhaps if I had more ambition and focus, I wouldn’t be so screwed

Oh, that's a good one. I'd do that too. If I had a little bit of that in me, I wouldn't be stuck in the job I'm in now.

I've never seen The Lost World... *shameface*

Something sleek and beautiful and deadly. *nodnod* I don’t want to be prey, all right?

A lion. I love lions. I could come back as a lion. :)

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

Ick, I love chocolate but eating it melted is just too much for me. How does a spoon make it any better?!

No need to be ashamed of not knowing what TLW's about. It's a fantasy show in the vein of Xena or Hercules ['cept with less sword-fighting and more shooting] that aired back in the 90's. It's ubercheesy and there is so much overacting and plot holes galore, but I love it anyway, because the ship is made of EPIC WIN. *luffs*

Hmm, a lion is good, but I'd rather a panther! They're sleeker and darker and so goooorgeous. ^_^

ETA: Okay, so for some reason, I can't embed videos in a comment. [Help?]
If you're curious about TLW and my passionate love for it, though, check out this vid:
http://s228.photobucket.com/albums/ee91/borgprincess/vids/?action=view¤t=video.flv

YES, it's uber-corny and cliched, but just watch the first minute and seventeen secs, okay? It's hilarious and such an amazing tone of the ship, lol. *cracks up laughing* You totally see how they adore each other from the very start...*g*

[woodchoc-magnum.livejournal.com]

How does a spoon make it any better?!

You spoon it into your mouth? ROFL

I don't know! I DON'T KNOW!! HOW DOES A SPOON MAKE IT BETTER? HOW? It just does, that's how!

It's ubercheesy and there is so much overacting and plot holes galore, but I love it anyway, because the ship is made of EPIC WIN. *luffs*

It's sort of vaguely starting to ring a bell now... Was it played late at night here?

I can't embed videos in a comment. [Help?]

I got nothing. Unless it's a YouTube video. I don't actually have any videos in my Photobucket.

It's hilarious and such an amazing tone of the ship, lol. *cracks up laughing* You totally see how they adore each other from the very start...*g*

She totally shot him near the balls. I lol'd. :)

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

You spoon it into your mouth? ROFL

I don't know! I DON'T KNOW!! HOW DOES A SPOON MAKE IT BETTER? HOW? It just does, that's how!


*backs away slowly* Dude, you have like, some strange oral fixation on that spoon or what?! *runs*

:P

I have no idea when it aired, I wasn't in the country when it started and I was young and oblivious to its cracky!awesome later on. *sighs*

She totally shot him near the balls. I lol'd. :)

*squee!flail* How AWESOME is that? How many ships have the initial meeting where the chick shoots the dude near the- *cough* sensitive portion of male anatomy? BWAHAHA.

[carolune04.livejournal.com]

Gald you're liking Castle :) I know I Love him too...but that could also be b/c I LOVE NATHAN FILLION!!! That was a great line "I’m a wise-ass, not a jack-ass,’" ..and then right after he makes a jackass comment & smiles :)
Have you seen/are you watching season 2??

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

Eeeheehee- that icon is HILARIOUS. *snickers* He looks deranged!

I think the relationship between Castle and Beckett is on more equal terms, y'know? He has his share of madcap schemes and infuriates her at times but Beckett has more control over Castle- I love how in the first few episodes, we see her effortlessly dominate him by pinching his nose or ear and putting him in his place! AND we get to see Beckett come up with case-closing epiphanies as well, omg, like, she has crime-solving skillz! Which nobody ELSE in Mentalist has, apart from Jane!

And yes indeedy, I am watching s2! So exciting, I'm loving it so far!

[sapphs.livejournal.com]

Oh, WHERE did you find that shirt?! I WANT IT SO BAD.

ANd I have no idea what that picspam was about because I just ogled the prettiness that is Marguerite LOL.

Have the dvds worked?

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

I saw it at Cotton On. ;P
If you want me to get you one, I can totally do that [if they're still available]. I'm going to town later this week to pick up the new Ilona Andrews- On the Edge- so excited!

LOOOL, I'm glad someone else appreciates the gorgeous Marguerite. *luffs her so*

I'm returning home tonight, so I'll let you know about the dvds. I'll be so irritated if something as silly and minor as the dvd format affects whether it works or not, argh!

[streetcatx.livejournal.com]

Man, The Mentalist 2 x 6 was the worst episode of the entire show. I was so disappointed in the end that I promised myself not watch the next one. Fotunely, I didn't do this, because the 2 x 7 was awesome. I'm really hopeful about the next ones. The second season, in my opinion, really started this week.

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

I THOUGHT SO, TOO. AND OMG, YOUR ICON SUMS UP MY FEELINGS EXACTLY.

*eases off caps-lock*

But really, it gets better? *bites lip* Well, thanks for giving me that hope, I'm sincerely hoping they up their game and if as you say, the second season just started with 2 x 7, I'm feeling my spirits lift a little because it has been below par lately. I love the show, I won't give up on it, but it was becoming more of a chore, y'know? 'I'm watching because I know I should enjoy this even if I'm currently agonizing at the craptastic!ness of it right now...'

[streetcatx.livejournal.com]

I understand your feelings!! But I hopeful because for the first time in this season, the writers proved that are capable to create a good episode. The show has so much potential... I'll be twice disappointed if the season don't get better in the next episodes.

And... I want the charming Patrick back. And the I-don't-buy-Jane's-crap Lisbon!!! I miss them so much... :'(

I love this icon!! lol

[borg-princess.livejournal.com]

I should be able to watch it this afternoon, so I'm looking forward to it instead of apprehensive for the first time, thank you! Let's hope it's a symptom that they're getting over their slump and easing into more awesome scripts. *nodnod* They had such a fantastic first season, it might've made them a bit cocky.

And... I want the charming Patrick back. And the I-don't-buy-Jane's-crap Lisbon!!! I miss them so much... :'(

YES, that. Charming Patrick is very different and much preferred to Smug Patrick with his Condescending Smirk and Superior Asshole Attitude. Jane had a heart in the first season- he'd mess around and make trouble, but he cared and now he's all drunk on power and wrecking things and totally note giving a damn about what it's costing Lisbon. Not cool.