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marguerite_kruxThis fic, The Headmaster’s Tale, by tearsofphoenix made me realize there’s another item I can add to the list of Why Snape is the Awesomest Ever. He’s reappointed as headmaster with this reasoning:
“…and we acknowledge the recipient of this offer, Professor Severus Snape, to have been the best Headmaster Hogwarts ever had, at least in recent centuries, he being the only Headmaster all of whose students stayed safe and alive – and that during the most adverse of times - thus succeeding where even his highly honoured predecessors, Armando Dippett and Albus Dumbledore, failed.”
WIN. Death Eater occupation and still he manages to protect all the students, even when all the teachers and Dumbledore's Army defiantly acts against him. What a hero.
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Okay, look, I completely agree that teacher/student relationships in RL just should not happen. Under any circumstances. Mitigating factors in fandom provide exceptions to this rule but the key word is FANDOM.
My love for Hermione/Snape in the Harry Potter!verse is one such exception and I refuse to justify it. But the thing is, this pairing mainly works for me because of the extraordinary circumstances they face, where all sorts of lines are blurred because of the situation they find themselves in. I would never ship a student and teacher in a show that’s more reflective of real life. A show such as my recent guilty pleasure, Glee.
There is no magic, except what the kids create onstage. There is no war, except that which Sue wages on the rest of the world. It’s just ordinary, if talented, kids at an ordinary school with- okay, not exactly ordinary teachers, they’re all freaks in their own way, lol.
Still. Despite the chemistry I see between Rachel and Will, I refuse to ship them. REFUSE. They might go beyond the usual teacher/student dynamic- things get intensely personal between them, they have expectations of each other and engage on a different level than he does with any of the other Gleeks, but although I like both characters, that’s not reason enough to ship them.
That said, I feel kinda smug when I read that the original premise of the show? Totally had teacher/student sex. Because I so called it from the first moment I saw them together.
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All right, I blame ed_84 who is the reason I’ve been tempted back to Legend of the Seeker.
I gave up on it halfway through the first season because it was all about Richard/Kahlan. I adore Kahlan, ‘k, mad love for that woman because she is the definition of awesome but I just don’t get her and Richard.
He irritates the hell out of me- I don’t know why the series felt his character would work better as green wet-behind-the-ears newbie instead of being familiar with magical arts and trained by Zed from childhood. He blunders around making mistakes and endangering his life and that of poor Kahlan, who has to tag around after him, saving his ass which he inevitably puts at risk because he doesn’t pay attention to her wise counsel.
And he’s one of those bloody annoying types that are all about ‘listen to your heart, not your head’ which means he’ll jeopardize saving the frakking kingdom on a whim because it’s ‘the right thing to do’. No matter if everyone’s condemned to hell on a platter because of his bleeding heart. Let’s follow the pretty girl and help her brother instead of, oh, I don’t know, ELIMINATING THE VICIOUS VILLAIN?!
So although I think Kahlan is fabulous, the show shipping her hardcore with Richard made it hard for me to keep watching. I prefer men to immature boys, even if he is pretty hot without his shirt on, that’s like, his one saving grace, and it’s not enough for me.
But ed_84’s icon of a hot blonde chick with the caption- ‘there is no theory of evolution, just a list of creatures Cara has allowed to live’ intrigued me. You have to be a certain type of fierce to carry that attitude off. For instance, you’d never see a pic of Jennifer Keller with that caption- unless it was in mockery.
So I researched Cara and fell madly, deeply, intensely in love. Jetgirl78 picspammed her and Kahlen over here- lots of shiny pics, so go check the pretties!
[Warning: I’m perilously close to shipping Cara/Kahlen now. I’m not ordinarily into femslash, but god. For these two, I’d totally make an exception. This is the fault of jetgirl78’s amazing picspam, so just be aware it might convert you…]
I’m usually wary of new characters joining a show- I don’t like change, or the way they mess up familiar dynamics. But in this case, the shake-up’s revived my interest in the show. LotS was a bit claustrophic for me before- it was about the ship and the old batty wizard. If you’re not a fan of either, there’s nothing there for you. But CARA! She throws the balance back in favor of watching the show. Her and Kahlan’s combined awesome more than compensate for my antagonism towards the toothless puppy that is Richard.
I just adore the whole history to Cara- she was technically a baddie, she did terrible things in the course of her duties, but she’s not a paper cut-out villain. The world screwed her over, it twisted her and she’s the product of that wretched environment. It’s not a surprise she turned out the way she did- but she was strong enough to overcome those obstacles and join Richard’s little gang. The ‘dark, morally ambiguous character seeking redemption’ thing has been programmed into my preferences ever since Xena imprinted on me as a kid.
The cool thing about Cara is that she doesn’t have the same hang-ups as Kahlen about nobility and justice- as jetgirl78 says, ‘for the most part, [she] has none of those morals and code of ethics that stop others from getting sh*t done’. LOVE. I hate it when people wring their hands over the morality of a decision when it’s vital to accomplishing their goal. I’m one of the ‘ends justify the means’ kinda girls.Kahlan's sweet and all, but it's nice to have someone who won't sweat the minor details.
*wriggles with glee* So happy right now! ^_^
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In honor of the season:
Snurched from labrt2004
Following the 30 Day meme like a sheep racing to rejoin its flock. But I don't promise not to break the rules.
Day 1- your favorite song:
At the moment? You might be able to tell from my journal entry titles that it's Florence and the Machine's Blinding. Such a powerful, moving song. I can't even describe how it overwhelms my soul and floods my brain with pretty imagery and heavy concepts about independence and breaking free and empowerment and all that.
Snurched from mcgarrygirl78
The "Year in Review" meme: Go to your LJ calendar. Find the first entry for each month. Copy-paste the first line from each entry next to the corresponding month. That's the year in review, in a nutshell.
2009
January- ‘Day 7 of Happy Meme’
I know technically it was meant to be over eight consecutive days but um…Christmas and New Year’s kinda got in the way.
February- ‘…sometimes you get confused, like there’s a hint that I am trying to give you…’
It was so weird and squicky reading the papers this week- there were articles about a former teacher at mother’s school, one who was being sentenced for having sex with a student.
March- ‘…don’t make me be who I was, just let me be who I am…’
I’m not obsessing over The Lost World… no, not at all…*coughcough*
April- ‘…give a little love, give me just enough, so that I can hang on tight…’
*snurched from xfirefly9x*
May- ‘…I thought of you and where you’d gone, and let the world spin madly on…’
I know it sounds like a cliché but I found out an old high school friend of mine just died- and it doesn’t feel quite real.
June- ‘Is there a word for uncanny yet irritating?’
I am sad. :[
You guys know how I crave crackalicious cracky goodness like a drug, right?
[TLW- case in point]
July- ‘…into a darkness where the stars do drown…’
I know I’ve dropped out of sight for the past three weeks, and believe me, it’s hurt me terribly.
August- ‘…into our moonless march, come the wizard, come, the wizard comes…’
Teh funny:
Dear luxuria_oceanus, I’m don’t really how to tell you this, our affair is over.
September- ‘…I am covered in skin…no one gets to come in…pull me out from inside…’
Just randomly?
I have the Pussycat Dolls’ Buttons running through my head…
…accompanied by thoughts of Severus Snape.
‘I’m telling you to loosen up my buttons, babe…’
Dear god. Why is that the subject of intense fantasy right now?
October- ‘…the thought of thee waits, hidden yet bright, but it must never, never come in sight…’
I don’t really buy into the whole ‘things happen for a reason’ thing.
November- ‘…then I heard your heart beating, you were in the darkness, too, so I stayed in the darkness with you…’
I’ve just had one of the best weeks of my life.
December- ‘…no gentle word could wake me from this slumber, until I realize that it was you who held me under…’
Have any of you seen the old series, ‘Land of the Lost’? Mother and I were watching Castle the other day when... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Date: 2009-12-21 02:32 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-12-21 02:35 am (UTC)Damn you!
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Date: 2009-12-21 02:38 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-12-21 02:47 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-12-21 04:05 am (UTC)Also, you may have seen me around johnelizabeth here and there. I wrote a story or two but haven't been too active in the fandom since they, umm, killed (or 'killed', depending on how you look at it) half of my favorite ship AND my favorite character on the show.
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Date: 2009-12-21 04:35 am (UTC)First off, you totally deserve mad crazy feedback for that story. Its fantastic!
Oh, you're too kind! I was actually incrediably nervous about that fic, because it has plot, and all my S/W fics have not been as long or as intensive as that.
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Date: 2009-12-23 01:53 am (UTC)It's more awesome than I thought possible! *huggles you* I was just in dire need of a new fandom and look at the shiny! Whee! ^_^
Cara is epic
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Date: 2009-12-21 02:40 am (UTC)*squeezes you*
I dont like new characters either, unless you count Emily Prentiss because she was awesome from the word go and I didnt even get attached to Elle until I rewatched season one this past summer.
I dont get the whole obsession with Glee....sorry.
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Date: 2009-12-24 12:15 am (UTC)Oh, I will spend the rest of my life atoning for my sin of hating Emily when she first joined. I tried to loathe her just 'coz she was taking Elle's place- then her inner awesome shone clear and bright and I was enlightened. *nodnod* Silly me.
Yeah, I kinda watched Glee to pay it out as a High School Musical wannabe, but it sucked me in! I like the music routines, and everyone's just so crazy and manic, there are some hilarious exchanges. I'm not a hardcore obsessive, but it's entertaining enough. I am addicted to fandom, so while everything's on hiatus, this suits me nicely.
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Date: 2009-12-24 12:42 am (UTC)As for Glee, I always say I dont like musicals, but that's not quite true. Some I happen to like but its really a coincidence they are musicals (I'm talking about movies here) and there is some other reason I am fond of them. Cuz on the whole I dont like musicals.
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Date: 2009-12-21 03:11 am (UTC)not a thing wrong with femslash (says the chick with a Magnus/Sally WiP). just so it's in-character and tastefully done :)
ooh, cool meme *ganks it*
how are you doing this evening? (morning?)
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Date: 2009-12-21 05:54 am (UTC)LMAO! Whenever I make a comment about how he's the best thing in life or some such, my instinct is to type something like *huggles Snape* or *squishes Snape* afterwards- as I do with everyone else- but then I carefully reconsider that, lol.
Have you ever read Sunshine by Robin McKinley? I get the feeling that hugging Snape would be like hugging Constantine [the book's main vampire].
not a thing wrong with femslash (says the chick with a Magnus/Sally WiP).
*feels woefully ignorant* Sally...?
just so it's in-character and tastefully done :)
No different than from regular het ships, then. :P
I don't have any slash ships, but with shows where I don't actually ship anyone, I'm more relaxed and open to the possibilities. Because I don't ship Kahlan, I can see her with Cara more easily and enjoy the show by spotting any shippy moments and being all, 'SUCK, RICHARD, MWAHAHAAA!' Lol. I'm spiteful that way. :P
But otherwise, I have invincible fandom blinkers- like, tthere's a STRONG Arthur/Merlin vibe happening in Merlin, the writers pimp it for all its worth, but back when I shipped him with Morgana [before the writers destroyed it *sighs*], it was like, 'Merlin who? Oh, right, the title character. But what chemistry? There are significant looks? What are you on?!' Yep, ostrich-head-in-the-sand, a technique I have long mastered. *nodnod*
how are you doing this evening? (morning?)
Pretty swell, actually! Just d/l the new Sanctuary ep- WITH BONUS TESLA! *happydances* How good is life right now?!
PS. Whee! One of the rare times I haven't taken a few days/weeks to respond to your comment! *glomps you* It's never that I don't care, but that you bring up so many things I want to address and I run out of time to reply!
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Date: 2009-12-21 06:41 am (UTC)Sally is Henry & Will's nickname for the Sanctuary mermaid...
i don't slash often, to be honest. it has to be really compelling to me (or canon) otherwise i tend to look askance until it's proven by the fic. for instance, in Sanctuary, i abhor Will/Henry (it's always so ooc and often just an excuse for an insane amount of squick). i also happen to consider Will a heterosexual. but that doesn't stop me from slashing him with Watson ;p
before you look at me like i'm nuts for thinking a guy can be a het and still sleep with a man, keep in mind that my Will was introduced to Sherlock Holmes by his mother as a child and, when he was in foster care, read those stories to escape his rather shitty life. he's been reading about Holmes since he was 6 (so 26+ years now) and writing fanfic since he was 12 (20+ years) ... and, that insane amount of emotional investment aside, Watson is Magnus' oldest friend and also brilliant, sweet, insightful, and a sympathetic older male (and my Will has a big set of rather confusing issues where that last one is concerned) ... i make it clear in my one Will/Watson fic that Will wouldn't have gone there if not approached by Watson and, in my Will/Watson WiPs, Will spends more time loving Watson as a friend and father-figure than he does appreciating him as a lover (Will was ridiculously nervous about the idea of actual sex with Watson in many of my WiPs because, uh, not gay!!!) ... so i do consider Will a het who may engage in situational homosexuality but wouldn't go there with anyone other than Watson
but i was surprised to find that slash really isn't that different to write than het. it's neat and kind of fun. you won't ever catch me slashing Will with anyone else but Will/Watson is fun and kind of fulfilling to write because it's just such a different kind of ship (not that different from what a Will/Magnus ship would have to be like, imo, which is to say totally unique and rather confused but still lovely) ... it may help that i've been bi as long as i've been sexually aware but i honestly don't see a single difference between het and slash. all the same truisms apply
"Sleepers" was a fun ep and i'm not even that huge a Tesla fan (he's great but there are so many characters i like more) ... Enjoy!!!
don't worry about not always responding to me promptly. RL happens and it can take time to respond to new thoughts and ideas *hugs you*
have a great one *hugs you and stumbles off to bed*
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Date: 2010-01-04 03:52 am (UTC)i also happen to consider Will a heterosexual. but that doesn't stop me from slashing him with Watson ;p
before you look at me like i'm nuts for thinking a guy can be a het and still sleep with a man ...
...i make it clear in my one Will/Watson fic that Will wouldn't have gone there if not approached by Watson and, in my Will/Watson WiPs, Will spends more time loving Watson as a friend and father-figure than he does appreciating him as a lover
*g* Actually, I'm with you on that. Not that I slash them two, but I understand where it's coming from. I read this comment and the story seemed so familiar. There was this woman who was my confidante, mentor, substitute mother-figure...so many things to me, she was pretty much my whole world and it felt like nothing was real, nothing existed until I was near her. [I was a teen, everything was overly dramatic and infused with extra hyperbole for good measure] She got me, she listened to me, she shared my interests...I just loved her so completely. And she'd never have approached me for that kind of relationship, but if she had, I so would have 'gone there'. For her.
So I understand the Will/Watson pairing when you put it that way. [And I'm amused that yet again, I'm identifying with Will]
I also think it would be a lot like Will/Magnus, a lot of the same dynamics are in place there, and if people can see potential between those two [which pretty much everyone does, even if they don't ship it], then if they considered it without any bias, I should think they'd be able to see Will/Watson as well. Or maybe you just need to talk them into seeing it, lol, you're very persuasive!
*sniffs* You're not a massive Tesla fan? I love him to bits. I wish he were a regular, I adore his snark. *nodnod* He makes me laugh so much!
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Date: 2010-01-04 04:14 am (UTC)says the chick who slashes Magnus and Sally based entirely on a 30-second scene in episode 2*
i think it's incredibly common to have the potential to develop feelings like that for a mentor figure (and my Will's entirely maladaptive in his romantic and sexual life which doesn't help). the main thing I had against Will/Magnus for a long time actually WAS the mentor role she filled for him. for her to let a romance happen early on would have been exploitative. they're finally reaching a place where it might be on actual even footing, but even so, I'd want to see Will grow more first before anything happened along those lines. Right now, they're good for each other on many levels but I don't think the sexual level is one of them yet. and part of what would make them a beautiful couple is also the fact that they could go their whole lives and have a happy, beautiful, complete relationship without ever needing sex to be a part of that
a lot of people are too biased against slash to even try to consider Will/Watson. Sad but true. it's a niche genre for sure and there's so much craptastic slash out there that it'd no wonder some people avoid the whole genre (i used to be one of those people who wouldn't even open a fic with the word slash attached). as with het, a lot of slash "writers" (and I use the term lightly), sacrifice character and plot in favor of hot mental images. for me, the hot mental images are secondary ;p
i don't have a problem with Tesla, but he's better as an occasional antagonist. i honestly believe that the snark and unhelpfulness would get really old if he were in every ep as a prominent member of the team. *likes the original Geek Squad more* Tesla's better in small doses *shrugs*
* exhibit A (Magnus/Sally are so involved)
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Date: 2009-12-21 03:20 am (UTC)Yes he was pretty annoying in S1 and he's gotten so much better this season. They're making him darker and dude, watching him sorta pit Cara against Kahlan is fucking hilarious. He knows how to push Cara's buttons to get her to do the right thing, toss "Well Kahlan would do it" at her and BAM! She'll do it..but do it her way. LOL
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Date: 2009-12-24 12:12 am (UTC)I didn't say he was raised by Zedd, but from what other fans have said, he wasn't a stranger to Richard, the kid grew up learning about magic from him. So he wasn't thrust into this strange new world, unaware of what was going on and all.
Zedd wanted him to live a "normal" life before he became the Seeker and lose all chances at living a "normal" life.
I hate it when people pull that crap, like in HP, when it leaves the Chosen One at a disadvantage. [Hope Zedd doesn't plan on pulling a Dumbledore, ack]
Letting him have a normal life means he's ignorant and untrained and has no clue, has to learn on the fly and that can lead to fatal errors. I was more a fan of that 'other' Seeker dude who was studied up and prepared for it his whole life, I wish Richard was more like that.
he was pretty annoying in S1 and he's gotten so much better this season
Agreed. To give him his due, he's a lot more mature in season 2. More thoughtful, more like a real leader and thinking about consequences and such. 'course, I've only seen one ep, but I'm liking the new Richard I'm seeing here.
OMG, I love the younger trio's interactions! It's so cool! I kinda wish it wasn't always women fighting with other women, but given their history, it makes sense here, it's not a gratuitous hostility thing for no reason, it's not just 'oh no, romantic competition' or that kind of crap. Better not go down the love triangle path, I'll be so pissed. I like Cara trying to better herself, working with them and adapting to their agenda and methods, it'll be so cheap if it became about romantic nonsense.
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Date: 2009-12-24 05:39 am (UTC)He's only ignorant about all things magical and being the Seeker. Having studied up on what the Seeker does can also lead to fatal errors. In that that other guy would be more pompous and "Hey I'm the Seeker therefore I'm invincible" kinda crap which bugs me no end. I rather like that Richard was clueless about what being the Seeker was. He brings his own life lessons into the mix.
I just like that even though Kahlan is really pissed at Cara, she doesn't let that interfer with the moral obligation of letting Cara change. Kahlan could have (and would have if given half the chance) killed Cara easily but she didn't. I love that in spite of their immense dislike for each other, they're learning to work together to help Richard and Zedd on the quest for the Stone of Tears. :D
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Date: 2009-12-21 03:43 am (UTC)But yes, the tension between Cara and Kahlan is pretty cool. Mostly because Cara is so damned badass and Kahlan is just made of more awesome than you can poke a stick at. And the mistrust there is the best thing, because it gives the whole thing some substance, show's Kahlan's not perfect (thank god!) and certainly shows that Cara's not perfect (but she's not even trying, so pats on the back for her.) Richard, to me, feels a bit like a goody-goody and when he gets into trouble, i'm like - Oo, poor woobie. But Kahlan wants him around so, oblige I do.
Seriously, if the show was called "Legend of the Mother Confessor" I'd probably love it a million times more, just sayÃn'.
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Date: 2009-12-23 01:50 am (UTC)*gigglesnort* That's not really how I roll, either, but since I can't ship Kahlan with Richard without wanting to tear my hair out, it amuses me to kinda taunt him by being all, 'Oh, look at the ladies, wow, feel the chemistry! The love/hate vibes! The eye!sex, mwahaha, choke on that!'
But better that as a tongue-in-cheek thing than the people shipping Richard/Cara for real. I really hope it doesn't go that way. I've seen one ep so far, and love the trust and faith he shows in her, and that's as far as I want to see it go. It'd kill me if they set up a love triangle, especially since from what wikipedia told me of the books, it never happened there. Cara deserves better than to be a plot device to enhance the angst of Richard/Kahlan.
Is it wrong to think that she has that much darkness in her, is awesome? I love that she can get all rowdy if need-be
NUH-UH. Speaking as a girl whose first obsession was Xena, this is what THRILLS me about her! I laughed so hard when she led on that idiot with the tattoo [kill him! GRR] and then pain-stick'd him. LMAO. Take that! *g* Kahlan's a force of unstoppable win, but she's such a shining light of good and benevolence that it makes me feel better when I see Cara, who goes around kicking ass when it amuses her, not necessarily for the greater good. She says the things I want to say, but suppress because Kahlan would be disappointed in me, y'know?
while I can't stand Richard either, I ship Kahlan/Richard because heck, she's so into it and how can I really say no?
But Kahlan wants him around so, oblige I do.
I knoooow. BB, that's my attitude exactly! I love her so much, it's a bit, 'Sweetie, really, you think you want to spend the rest of your life with this
idiot boyman? You think he can make you happy? Well, if that's what you really want, then...I hope it works out for you'.If she's all gung-ho about wanting to be with him, I'm not gonna ill-wish them!
And the mistrust there is the best thing, because it gives the whole thing some substance
YES. Because the lack of this in Sanctuary [do you watch that?] drives me nuts. They welcome in this former baddie and are totally cool with her moving in and taking her own room, getting her own key, roaming around doing her own thing and not being there when they need her, oh no...it's so much more realistic and interesting to see how LotS handles it- like when Richard's all 'We trust you!' and Cara snarks, 'Yah, really? Tell Kahlan and Zedd they can stop sleeping with swords under their pillows'. HEE.
if the show was called "Legend of the Mother Confessor" I'd probably love it a million times more,
*high fives* Totally. Heck, even if it was Legend of the Mother Confessor's Gravity-Defying Hair and Dirty-Defying Dress', I'd watch it. :P
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Date: 2009-12-23 03:05 am (UTC)I really hope it doesn't go that way either. I mean, I'm in the mood for a show that's not afraid to maintain a ship for the long term. Okay, Richard and Kahlan can't be together physically. Who cares! They can still be together emotionally, they can be exclusive to one another, doesn't matter if they touch. (Personally, I really think that it shouldn't matter at all. And I really hope that Kahlan doesn't get to a place where she insists that he be with someone else. I'll get angry with her if she does that, because I know she loves him. He's a little ferret, but she loves him and that's what matters. That's one thing she shouldn't have to sacrifice.)
Kahlan's a force of unstoppable win, but she's such a shining light of good and benevolence
YES! I love that about Kahlan. She has that immense darkness inside of her and I liked that "Broken" showed that she's capable of that overwhelming want for irrational vengeance. I mean, her sister and her nephew were murdered. That's gotta hurt! And she lost it, like, she completely lost it. And I adored that!! And Richard's panic, insisting that Cara just run, as fast as she could. That moment was the best of the season so far, I think. Actually, for a Cara episode, "Broken" showed as much growth for Kahlan and her awesomeness as it did for Cara's humanity. Amazing yep. I love the whole - "The Mother Confessor's word is final!" bit at the end, that was epic-win. Because we so know that, Seeker or not, Richard is wipped.
Oh, Sanctuary, yeah. I watch it on and off. I have most episodes of the new season, but I fall in and out of it. I haven't watched a lot of the eps I've seen, but I have seen that there is a new girl and Ashley isn't there anymore (stupid move, if you ask me.) I can totally get your point though. And it brings me back to the introduction of Doggett in The X-Files. You can't be all lovey-dovey when they first come in, there has to be some bitterness there, because dude, they're replacing a friend (or family, or they're evil) they can't just be automatically accepted. They made that mistake with Jesse on CSI: Miami too. They brought him in as having known Calleigh and Horatio back before they were a team, which totally didn't work. Because yeah, okay, so the team knows him. But do we? The fans? No. And because of this, do we like him? Hellz NO! I can't stand the goody-goody-stalking-bastard! I want Eric, damnit! You can't replace someone like Eric and expect us to accept him. Doesn't work. Thank god they're in negotiations to bring Eric back. *wipes brow* Phew. There is some hope for Eric/Calleigh babies. That's all I want.
Legend of the Mother Confessor's Gravity-Defying Hair and Dirty-Defying Dress'
Oh heck yeah!! I'd watch that show.
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Date: 2009-12-24 12:37 am (UTC)Y'know, I'm feeling shades of Marguerite/Roxton here. What I love about that ship more than anything is that they were committed to each other [so married in season 3!] but they weren't together in the physical sense. I just enjoyed that they both knew they cared about each other more than anything, and the squeeworthy hugs and kisses and just holding each other, without the pressure of needing to be rushed into further intimacy until they were both more emotionally ready for it.
I feel the same can be done with Richard and Kahlan. It's doing the ship a disservice to suggest that without sex, their epic love is nothing. That if Richard can't get any, he may as well ditch her for some random tart. Yes, it would be nice for them to be able to be together, but it's not the be-all-and-end-all, otherwise there's something seriously wrong there. I know I'd be far more satisfied with an intense emotional connection to another person and feeling truly loved and cared for, that'd be more valuable to me. *shrugs*
Hey, it's all Pushing Daisies, lol! I just realized, the soulmates who can't be lovers because of the DIRE CONSEQUENCES.
Although Chuck would die if Ned touched her, at least Richard and Kahlan can have comforting embraces and that. Actually, what are the boundaries, when does her inadvertent!confessing kick in? When she loses control with the intensity of orgasmic pleasure or something?
[This makes me wonder if there is crack!fic where they decide, literally, 'Oh, screw the consequences, let's do it!' and then the sex is bad enough that she doesn't end up confessing him in the heat of the moment at all, lol]
I really hope that Kahlan doesn't get to a place where she insists that he be with someone else. I'll get angry with her if she does that
Oh, god, no thanks to you for putting that thought in my head! ARGH! *flails* I so despise unnecessary conflict and obstacles, but I can see the writers using it as a source of angst to keep them apart.
He's a little ferret, but she loves him and that's what matters. That's one thing she shouldn't have to sacrifice.
Okay, your ferret comment made me giggle out loud, and the other people in the library turned and stared at me. I couldn't help it, that reminded me of Draco Malfoy. *g*
But yeah, they belong to each other, and it's not right for her to have to give him up. *squishes her*
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Date: 2009-12-24 12:38 am (UTC)Hmm. I'm all for dark!Kahlan, but not at Cara's expense...I love Cara so, she's broken and it's more evident than with Kahlan, who comes across so good and nurturing and well-adjusted. I love her, but I gravitate to the screwed-up ones more, lol.
nd Richard's panic, insisting that Cara just run, as fast as she could. That moment was the best of the season so far, I think.
Seriously? Just d/l it, so excited to await this epic awesome!
And it brings me back to the introduction of Doggett in The X-Files. You can't be all lovey-dovey when they first come in, there has to be some bitterness there, because dude, they're replacing a friend (or family, or they're evil) they can't just be automatically accepted.
YES. Scully tossing her glass of water into Doggett's face! LMAO.
I think that trying to smooth it over too much just doesn't fly with the fans, it's way too contrived. You've gotta have a bit of initial tension as they work their way into the team dynamics, to prove themselves and become part of the family- they can't just be awarded that status like that *snaps fingers*. Does. Not. Compute.
With characters like Kate and Keller and so on, having them magically fit in and become cherished members of the family in a heartbeat screams a fakeness that will pass muster with fans.
They brought him in as having known Calleigh and Horatio back before they were a team, which totally didn't work. Because yeah, okay, so the team knows him. But do we? The fans? No. And because of this, do we like him? Hellz NO! I
*shakes head* Brain!fail. They did that with Rossi on CM as well, but at least they showed him at odds with the team for an ep or two, adjusting his 'lone wolf' ways to fit in with their group-sharing philosophy. You saw him becoming part of the team, not being automatically accepted like Kate or that Jesse dude. Ugh. *spits in disgust*
Thank god they're in negotiations to bring Eric back. *wipes brow* Phew. There is some hope for Eric/Calleigh babies. That's all I want.
*squishes* Good luck with the ship, darling! *fingers crossed for you*
Legend of the Mother Confessor's Gravity-Defying Hair and Dirt-Defying Dress'
Oh heck yeah!! I'd watch that show.
*g* I thought as much. How shallow are we?! Lol. But 'tis a thing of rare beauty. *sighs dreamily*
Also? I love the term 'Mother Confessor'. I don't know why they call her that, but it sounds so awe-inspiring.
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Date: 2009-12-24 04:10 am (UTC)Oh, no, I like Cara too. Surprisingly, I like her more than I thought I would. But I don't like Dark!Kahlan at Cara's expense either. I just love Kahlan. But yeah, you have to see that scene to understand my meaning, because that scene is intense!! And you know that Cara panics and that Kahlan's in incredible pain. It's amazing. *applauds Brigit*
Scully tossing her glass of water into Doggett's face! LMAO
I loved that it took Doggett a LONG time to earn her trust. I mean, she learns that she can't just go off without his back-up, being up-the-duff and all. But, she also doesn't trust him. I think that's a large part of why I like "Roadrunners" so much. I mean, it's a messed up episode and it's creepy as hell. But it's good because it shows Scully learning that as much as she doesn't want him there, she needs him. Gosh, they did the Doggett transition so well. He just kept proving himself over and over and still, there was always that touch of mistrust in her eyes. I think that had a lot to do with Mulder, she had it so ingrained in her to "trust no one". I loved that she beleived in Mulder that much. (Gosh that show is epic.)
They did that with Rossi on CM as well
Ah, see, but there is a difference. Because Rossi functions as his own entity, right? I mean, it took a little while to like him, but he bring something different to the table. He's not the same as Gideon. Jesse isn't the same as Eric, not by a long shot, because Eric is so much more amazing. (The kind of guy you just want to ask for a hug from, totally bear. lol. And not a bad looker, if I do say so myself.) Jesse doesn't bring anythng different though. He is different, as a person. But there is nothing he's done in the new season, that Eric couldn't have done or Calleigh couldn't have done. It's just almost like they've brought in this new guy to steal screen time from the stars so that they don't have to pay Emily and David so much (first billed) and they don't have to pay Adam so much (Eric, third bill.) They could at least make, at least Calleigh, hate him. Or hate that he's replaced Eric (her bf) but I suppose that's not really how Calleigh rolls, so that would be OOC too...dang. She could be bitter right? Not completely chummy? Gosh, Jesse even asks after Eric as though Calleigh's relationship with him is any of his business. Grrrr. (Sore spot, can you tell?)
I don't know why they call her that, but it sounds so awe-inspiring
I LOVE that they call her that too. And it's because before she was the last of her kind, she was the most powerful. She can summon the Kondar (sp?) and well, she's made of magnificent awesome. But yeah, now that she's the last, the name will have even more of a poignant meaning...because she'll indeed be mother to them all!! And the Seeker will be Daddy to the line of Confessors...I tihnk that's the coolest (because they so have to find a loophole one day.)
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Date: 2009-12-21 09:07 am (UTC)Yeah, I see the chemistry as well, but... no, no, no, it's wrong. Besides, I still desperately want her and Finn to be together (and sure, if Finn turns out to be a bigger wet blanket than he already is, Puck, but Puck's all hung up on Quinn who I really, really dislike), and Will's like... not old, but... he's too old for her.
And I'd rather him be with Emma. It's more age appropriate.
Ah, I have no pairings on Glee other than the canon pairings. That's strange. WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?
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Date: 2009-12-24 12:05 am (UTC)Not unlike RL, actually, there's always a crushworthy teacher at every school, and kids developing inappropriate feelings. But I like the way that the show handled it, he didn't squash her like a bug, and in fact, he was so sweet, it made me like him even more. He built up her self-esteem, aww! I WANT.
I actually don't really care who ends up with who [whom? Argh, it drives me nuts] among the kids. I don't ship teens, as a rule, unless it's with adults. *shrugs* Weird, I know, that's how I roll. When they're involved with each other, it's so- petty, in many ways, so immature. They quibble over trivial stuff and it doesn't matter to me.
I kinda want Rachel and Finn together just 'coz SHE wants him, y'know? I like her enough to want her to be happy, even if she goes for that bland, lackluster 'wet blanket'. *yawns*
Puck's an idiot. He wants Quinn but sexts with some other girl? WTF?! MORON. And okay, wait, so Brittany and Montana are hooking up but she's possessive of Puck? Is she bi? *confuzzled*
Ooh, you don't like Quinn? I was predisposed to hate her from the start, but I adore the way her character developed- standing up to Sue, growing truly attached to Glee and giving them her loyalty, blackmailing Sue into backing off...EPIC MOMENT OF GREATNESS, that.
Will's like... not old, but... he's too old for her.
And I'd rather him be with Emma. It's more age appropriate.
*gigglesnort* Hee, have you met my OTP? So, yeah, I can't speak about age-appropriate [stones and glass houses and all] but yeah, Emma and Will FTW!
I'm so scared, though, the first half the season was awesome and ended the way I wanted- the paternity issue with the kids was revealed, Will left his wife [hang on, did Terri bother to let Quinn know she won't be requring her offspring anymore? Quinn seemed to think that was still in the cards in the mid-season finale] and kissed Emma...but...it's working out too smoothly!
I'm worried that they're getting together too soon and the writers will be all, 'ZOMG, we need conflict! Bring on the angst!' Because they won't want it to work out without any bumps, so they'll come up with obstacles and contrive to split them apart and I'll be tragically sad. *wibbles*
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Date: 2009-12-24 09:48 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-12-28 12:43 am (UTC)Thanks for the link about the original premise to the show as I hadn't read it before and it was a real surprise!
IKR?! Such a happy, perky show being 'so dark it should've been called Glum', wtf? I'm rather happy with the change in mood myself, shows tend to go dark these days, I don't know if it's 'coz of the world we live in and that's reflected in our shows, but I like the burst of sunshine Glee represents and how cheerful and happy it is.
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Date: 2009-12-27 09:02 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-12-28 12:40 am (UTC)Okay, Rossi...he's a squishable teddy bear. I would like to hug him and pinch his chubby cheeks. But he does get a bit grating sometimes. He gets all OBVIOUS and preachy and it bugs me, especially when he's all 'Aaron' this while profiling Hotch.
sometimes I think he's insufferable and needs to go home or go write another book or something.
LMAO.
But still, I find Morgan more insufferable, he gets on my nerves more.
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Date: 2009-12-28 07:19 pm (UTC)?? A teddy bear? But.. But... Last time I checked teddy bears don't talk continuously and state the blindingly obvious. *confuzzles* :P
especially when he's all 'Aaron' this while profiling Hotch.
Lol, yeah, there is that. And it's weird because sometimes I really like him, and other times I expect to see this one day:
Rossi: Aaron, the sky is blue.
Hotch: I know it is.
Rossi: And you need to think about what that blueness means to you.
Hotch: Rayleigh scattering as far as I know.
Rossi: And what are you going to do about that?
Hotch: ...
Anyway. I digress. I'm being silly again, I know. As to Morgan, yeah, he totally has his moments where he annoys me to death. And then he has a scene or two with Garcia and the lol/aww factor comes in and I forget that he was annoying me a few minutes before. *fp*
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Date: 2009-12-29 12:37 am (UTC)That intense gaze and serious expression try to make it seem like he's dropping pearls of wisdom, but honestly, the nonsense that comes out of that man's mouth sometimes, I just don't know. [I think the worst was 'so you mean the memories he recovers under hypnosis may not be real' or something painfully moronic like that- why dumb it down so much, writers, why?]
I think I'm a better profiler than him, half the time, lol. But at least he doesn't pull that macho BS that Morgan does, god, I hate his testosterone overdrive, gah!
And sweetie, I was totally giggling like a loon as I read that snippet. *snickersnort* I can hear the characters having that exchange, lol! You can be silly with me anytime. *nuzzles*
But that's the problem! I tolerated Morgan for the cuteness with Garcia but that has been sorely lacking of late!
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Date: 2009-12-29 03:03 am (UTC)*glgglesnort-twitch*
Oh dear. I'm gonna think of that the next time I see Rossi on screen. You've doomed me to a life of giggling at adorable mental images XD
[I think the worst was 'so you mean the memories he recovers under hypnosis may not be real' or something painfully moronic like that- why dumb it down so much, writers, why?]
*blinks* Wow. I mean... *sigh*
But I agree on the macho stuff, Rossi is refreshingly free of the macho crap. Some of the stuff Morgan does, I have to wonder how he stays on the team. Speaking of recent incidences of Morgan being an idiot- that whole getting involved with a victim's sister? BAD IDEA. Seriously. I thought stuff like that only happened in fanfic. *facepalm*
I am glad you got a laugh out of it though ;D
I tolerated Morgan for the cuteness with Garcia but that has been sorely lacking of late!
I miss that! I mean, with a few exceptions, there's been far too little M/G lately, and it's making me grumpy.
On the plus side, we have like a bazillion channels with the new cable package we got, and at least three of them have syndicated eps of CM almost every day. I'm getting caught up in a major way.
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Date: 2010-01-06 02:58 pm (UTC)Actually, it's not just this 'ship. My other favorite genre of fan fic is severitus--that is, snape-mentors-harry or snape adopts harry or snape is harry's dad. There's nothing inherently wrong with that, but narrow-minded and ignorant people will ridicule that, too. It's hard to get people to use their imaginations. *shakes head.
And oh, I love the layout of your LJ. Do you do all the art yourself?
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Date: 2010-01-11 03:23 am (UTC)I would still avoid fics where there actually is a sexual relationship when she's still underage (below 17, according to the wizarding universe, i.e. prior to 7th year)
I hear ya on that. 17 is the lowest that I'll go. You know what bugs me, though? I've only ever read ONE fic where Hermione and Snape form a bond at Hogwarts, like, they begin to care for each other but decide to hold off on a more intimate relationship until after she graduates. ONE FIC. [That I can recall right now, anyway]
I wish more people would hold off on the sex til after she's no longer a student so it doesn't seem inappropriate. 'k, it might be with unseemly haste, lol, but at least the letter of the law will be obeyed.
That doesn't apply to fics where we've seen significant emotional bond developing between them, because there, once I know they truly care about each other as people, as friends, then I'm okay with whatever happens [even if I still think they should be able to exercise some restraint, but then I'm like, hey, Snape's a spy in a bloody difficult spot, I love him, let the man have sex, okay?] but it just annoys me when the whole point of the fic is them sneaking around the castle for random hook-ups. *eyeroll*
I think Pet Project is one of the really outstanding fics in terms of developing that relationship, but sadly, it seems to have stalled. *whimpers*
Oh, I'd rec The Professor's Discretion:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5441799/1/The_Professors_Discretion
A friend of mine's writing that. If you like it, please leave a review?
/pimping. :P
these two are so well matched intellectually that it's a no-brainer. Plus there's so much one could do with their personalities (stubborn and passionate, both!) and their histories (war-scarred, full of baggage). Given the proper treatment by a good writer, the journey of how this seemingly unlikely duo fall in love with each other can be oh.... sigh, breathless. :)
WIN. That sums up everything I love about them. I'm not going to criticize other ships, because Snape deserves all the love he can get, but I don't understand Snape/Luna or Snape/Ginny, it just doesn't make sense to me the way he and Hermione do.
Okay, so I confess, one thing my ships have in common is that they start out hostile and pretty much hating each other [the most extreme was Roslin/Adama- he stripped her of the Presidency and threw her in the brig, omfg!] so I prefer the sparks in SS/HG with them dealing with their history of tension in their classroom clashes, lol.
I also think Hermione can represent the flip side of Snape- they were both brilliant, socially inept academics but she got caught up with Harry and Ron and got the benefits of friendship with people [that might irritate the hell out of me but] who support her and would die for her and she wound up fighting for the good guys. Whereas he got screwed over by everyone, no matter how hard he tried to fit in, and ended up working on the dark side. Interesting dynamics there.
I just love how bitter and sarcastic he is, and to read fics where Hermione slowly wears down his defenses and is eventually allowed in. I think that's such a special thing to watch happen. The man not wanting to hope because he's found it always gets crushed, and her refusing to back down or be pushed away by his prickly defenses. *swoons*
Anyway, sorry about all the rambling, I'm just so excited to have a friend who's into SS/HG that all my pent-up babbling is spilling out!
I am ashamed to say that none of the art in my journal was created by me. I suck at art, seriously. But thanks for the reminder, I've edited my profile and acknowledged everyone I need to, I think.
Ooh, while I'm showing off, this was the other header that ed_84 created for me- I think I'm going to use it in my other journal, but it was so hard to choose which to use on my main journal!
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/3869/borg2x2.png
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Date: 2010-01-11 11:58 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-01-12 12:02 am (UTC)And yeah, Kathryn wasn't get much notice on ff.net so hopefully posting to the other archives will help. I love this story too much to let her give up on it, damn it!
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Date: 2010-01-12 02:07 am (UTC)But anyway, I filed away Kathryn's piece in the validation queue with my compliments. Hope she gets more feedback on OWL. I definitely sympathize. I have trouble getting feedback too :( It's a writer's bane, I tell you.
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Date: 2010-01-12 02:30 am (UTC)There were just a lot of real life problems/issues/madness that prevented me from being a fan girl
:-[ *squishes* That's sad, anything that takes you away from fandom is sucky. But I'm glad you obviously resolved all that, since we've got you back! *clings*
Lol, you're a House Elf? I don't know why that amuses me, but what a job description! Do you need to be freed? :P
'k, so I have no idea what that means, but I'm guessing the fic's on its way to being posted, then? I'm such a devout ff.net girl. Everywhere else is just so complicated! I've been helping Kathryn figure out the posting rules on sites like OWL and PP, and it's given me such a headache!
Question, though- on Ashwinder, it says the prospective needs a 'qualified beta reader'. Do you have any idea whether that means she can ONLY post there if she gets someone from the sites listed to beta?
Hope she gets more feedback on OWL. I definitely sympathize. I have trouble getting feedback too :( It's a writer's bane, I tell you.
*fingers crossed*
And bb, I have no idea why some fics get the response they do. Some of the crappiest fics ever [naming no names] will get thousands while others more worthy of praise languish without any attention. It makes no sense, I kinda want to go around slapping people upside the head.
READ BETTER FIC, DAMN IT.
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Date: 2010-01-12 02:44 am (UTC)OK, don't be intimidated by the archives. Nearly all of them make themselves sound a lot scarier than they actually are. Some of them can come across as a bit tight assed (OWL is the most chillaxed, but them again, I'm biased! :) )
The Ash rule of a "qualified beta" means nothing if your friend's fic is clean and polished (which I'm guessing it is). That clause is there just so they can ream you when they catch something that is god-awful. As long as the fic has been beta'ed by SOMEONE and it's clean in terms of spelling, punctuation, grammar, etc., then she has nothing to worry about. (and a qualified beta means generally means someone who knows about SPaG!)
At TPP, it's the same. They have some very nice people over there, in particular,
Hope this helps! And tell your friend good luck! Does she have an LJ? I'd love to friend her too.
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Date: 2010-01-13 12:14 am (UTC)Aww, thanks, sweetie! :D
I feel a little concerned now, hopefully everything's in order and it doesn't reflect badly on you.
On PP, I was a little surprised at how closely they scanned the first chapter and the things they quibbled over. A few random commas and *facepalm* Potions master rather than Master. Now I know what to look for.
(and a qualified beta means generally means someone who knows about SPaG!)
Considering I'm her beta and I had no idea what SPaG was til I googled it...*headdesk* Kathryn might be in trouble. It's spelling, punctuation and grammar, y/y? I'm with the program now, it's cool!
Far as I know, she doesn't have an LJ. I only 'met' her a month or so back, when I found the fic and she posted a request for a beta, which I totally jumped on straight away, flailing and squeeing all the while, lol. What little I know is that she's in Iraq right now, doesn't get much time online so it's doubtful she'd be on LJ. I wish she was, though, I need more HG/SS friends, damn it! *clings to you*
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Date: 2010-01-13 02:31 pm (UTC)I've just validated Kathryn's chapter on OWL! We're so happy go have her with us :)
*hugs
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Date: 2010-01-11 03:26 am (UTC)