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Feb. 12th, 2004 08:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
geebsHave I mentioned how damn frustrating it is to be half blind?! I need this surgery sooner, dammit. Actually, I'm not as bad off as I make it sound. I only have trouble reading text three to five feet in front of me, particularly if its black text on a white backrground. I can see white on black fine. But given that I work in front of a computer all day, its really annoying. I like need elbowpads or elbow rests or something since I'm always kneeling on my chair and leaning on my desk since moving the monitor is not an option. Xmag works fine for reading, but it only takes a snapshot, I can't use it to type though. So most of the time I'm bent over the opconsole when I need to type. Well, I guess its a treat for the ladies looking into the fishbowl. After all, my butt is one of my best features! Or is it my boyish charm?
Anyways, TV time:
How self-righteous is Supes? Pete made a mistake and I think he gave a pretty good reason for why he was racing. If it were Lana or Lex though, Clark would prolly forgive them in an instant. And blowing off Pete like that? Not so smart! He know his weakness! Look what he did to Clark in that ep where he and Chloe had those wormy parasites. First he converted him to his side with the red kryptonite, then when he got free of its influence, he cold cocked him with a green. And what happened with that Dante guy? Did they just leave him for dead?! I mean, they couldn't have possibly have stuck around, because I would think if you were racing some guy and he died, you would be in pretty serious trouble. Even if he planted a bomb in your car. First off, the racing was illegal to begin with. And two, its not like his death was the result of any self-defensive maneuver. I don't know the law, but I would think if the person got into an accident for reckless driving, the person he was racing could bear some of the responsibility. Then again, his mother is a judge.
Angel was better than I was expecting. I mean, seriously, an ep set in a stolen u-boat in 1943 with Angel and Spike? That's a bit silly. But like I said, I had really low expectations going into it, so it didn't suck as bad as I thought it would. But who wrote it, a WoD player? The ruskie vamp seemed like a stereotypical Ventrue, and the "prince of lies" seemed like a Tzimisce in a Nossie's body. And if the initiative knew enough about Angel to know he has a soul, I would think they'd know of Spike or at the very least a little more about vampires and demons than they did in s4 Buffy! And that preview for next week's ep of Angel? Weird. I dunno why, but for some reason, I found those images of Spike laughing while he and the Angel-puppet rolling around fighting just odd. I mean, it looked less like fighting and more like frolicking!
And they finally ended the Olvier storyline on the OC. I thought I heard he actually was gonna off himself in front of Marissa. Mebbe they changed it because it woulda been a little macabre. I do find it weird that they turned the three main young characters into two idiots and a self-involved ass. I mean, what is Marissa, a moron? So its obvious that Olvier was obsessed with her to her supposed bf, her supposed best friend, and her ex-bf, and still she doesn't listen? Yeah, and great best friend she is to Summer. Do they even hang out anymore? Ryan was a little stupid. Maybe its because I'm pretty straight laced, but if you're suspended and in risk of being expelled, why tempt fate by sneaking back on to school grounds?
And Seth? What an asshole! I'm all for Seth-Summer, but his treatment of Anna was just deplorable. At least his pops hit him for being such an ass. I mean, while I too would pick Summer, Anna is still cool as hell. While Seth may have had a legitimate reason to call Summer to tell her her "best friend" (like she should give a rat's ass about the bitch) was held hostage at gunpoint but is okay now, I can see it as being the straw that breaks the camels back. He says Summer has a right to know and he's just being a concerned friend, but when Anna tried to help him out earlier with Ryan, whom he should also be concerned about since they're practically brothers, he blew her off. Dick. If his whole life is gonna revolve around Summer, don't lead poor Anna on by "settling" for her just because she asked to be with him first. If he's gonna call her his gf, than treat her like it, don't just say she is and do the practically bf/gf thing with the other girl.
It was interesting that she had that heart to heart with Sandy all worried about her relationship with Seth. I always figgered he favored Summer. Anyways, it was definitely handled differently than they usually do on these shows. Usually, they go for the "wrong couple" having fun and the odd one out feeling miserable (usually because besides losing out on the boy/girl, other horrible things happen to them) for a few eps. Then the "right couple" somehow end up in situations full of sexual tension and end up making out in a moment of passion. Then they try to hide it from the one they cheated on and they both did, because the one cheating with the SO is usually the best friend! So you have a few more eps of being angsty and "I don't want to hurt our friend" and "But I want to be with you so much" until the friend finds out and breaks the relationship. Its kinda refreshing to see a new tactic- guy is a total dick by not even hiding the fact he so wants to be with the other girl and being there for her while ignoring his gf that she finally gets tired of his crap and dumps him. But yes, despite all this, I'll still be giddy next week when Seth/Summer finally hook up.
And Luke and Julie? Shocking! Of course, she's not actually that old. But I suppose the whole MILF thing is still wrong. But speaking of Luke, what is with the 180 his character has gone through? Him dorking out is okay. But suddenly he's like Ryan's best friend? Hanging out with Seth at school? I mean, you would never guess he and Marissa were a couple at the beginning of the series, the way he's trying to keep her and Ryan together. Its just plain creepy! If I were one of his friends, I would think he was replaced with a pod person!
Anyways, TV time:
How self-righteous is Supes? Pete made a mistake and I think he gave a pretty good reason for why he was racing. If it were Lana or Lex though, Clark would prolly forgive them in an instant. And blowing off Pete like that? Not so smart! He know his weakness! Look what he did to Clark in that ep where he and Chloe had those wormy parasites. First he converted him to his side with the red kryptonite, then when he got free of its influence, he cold cocked him with a green. And what happened with that Dante guy? Did they just leave him for dead?! I mean, they couldn't have possibly have stuck around, because I would think if you were racing some guy and he died, you would be in pretty serious trouble. Even if he planted a bomb in your car. First off, the racing was illegal to begin with. And two, its not like his death was the result of any self-defensive maneuver. I don't know the law, but I would think if the person got into an accident for reckless driving, the person he was racing could bear some of the responsibility. Then again, his mother is a judge.
Angel was better than I was expecting. I mean, seriously, an ep set in a stolen u-boat in 1943 with Angel and Spike? That's a bit silly. But like I said, I had really low expectations going into it, so it didn't suck as bad as I thought it would. But who wrote it, a WoD player? The ruskie vamp seemed like a stereotypical Ventrue, and the "prince of lies" seemed like a Tzimisce in a Nossie's body. And if the initiative knew enough about Angel to know he has a soul, I would think they'd know of Spike or at the very least a little more about vampires and demons than they did in s4 Buffy! And that preview for next week's ep of Angel? Weird. I dunno why, but for some reason, I found those images of Spike laughing while he and the Angel-puppet rolling around fighting just odd. I mean, it looked less like fighting and more like frolicking!
And they finally ended the Olvier storyline on the OC. I thought I heard he actually was gonna off himself in front of Marissa. Mebbe they changed it because it woulda been a little macabre. I do find it weird that they turned the three main young characters into two idiots and a self-involved ass. I mean, what is Marissa, a moron? So its obvious that Olvier was obsessed with her to her supposed bf, her supposed best friend, and her ex-bf, and still she doesn't listen? Yeah, and great best friend she is to Summer. Do they even hang out anymore? Ryan was a little stupid. Maybe its because I'm pretty straight laced, but if you're suspended and in risk of being expelled, why tempt fate by sneaking back on to school grounds?
And Seth? What an asshole! I'm all for Seth-Summer, but his treatment of Anna was just deplorable. At least his pops hit him for being such an ass. I mean, while I too would pick Summer, Anna is still cool as hell. While Seth may have had a legitimate reason to call Summer to tell her her "best friend" (like she should give a rat's ass about the bitch) was held hostage at gunpoint but is okay now, I can see it as being the straw that breaks the camels back. He says Summer has a right to know and he's just being a concerned friend, but when Anna tried to help him out earlier with Ryan, whom he should also be concerned about since they're practically brothers, he blew her off. Dick. If his whole life is gonna revolve around Summer, don't lead poor Anna on by "settling" for her just because she asked to be with him first. If he's gonna call her his gf, than treat her like it, don't just say she is and do the practically bf/gf thing with the other girl.
It was interesting that she had that heart to heart with Sandy all worried about her relationship with Seth. I always figgered he favored Summer. Anyways, it was definitely handled differently than they usually do on these shows. Usually, they go for the "wrong couple" having fun and the odd one out feeling miserable (usually because besides losing out on the boy/girl, other horrible things happen to them) for a few eps. Then the "right couple" somehow end up in situations full of sexual tension and end up making out in a moment of passion. Then they try to hide it from the one they cheated on and they both did, because the one cheating with the SO is usually the best friend! So you have a few more eps of being angsty and "I don't want to hurt our friend" and "But I want to be with you so much" until the friend finds out and breaks the relationship. Its kinda refreshing to see a new tactic- guy is a total dick by not even hiding the fact he so wants to be with the other girl and being there for her while ignoring his gf that she finally gets tired of his crap and dumps him. But yes, despite all this, I'll still be giddy next week when Seth/Summer finally hook up.
And Luke and Julie? Shocking! Of course, she's not actually that old. But I suppose the whole MILF thing is still wrong. But speaking of Luke, what is with the 180 his character has gone through? Him dorking out is okay. But suddenly he's like Ryan's best friend? Hanging out with Seth at school? I mean, you would never guess he and Marissa were a couple at the beginning of the series, the way he's trying to keep her and Ryan together. Its just plain creepy! If I were one of his friends, I would think he was replaced with a pod person!
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Date: 2004-02-12 07:36 am (UTC)Oh, come on...there's always been a homoerotic vibe between those two...it just comes out more because he's a puppet!
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Date: 2004-02-12 07:45 am (UTC)