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icepixie1. CHARLIIIIIIIIIIE! Charlie was one of my favorite characters! *sniff* But I see from IMDB that Kirk Acevedo is in some other episodes, so I assume we're going to get an alternate Charlie at some point. Whether he'll be as likable as the original remains to be seen...
2. Upon reflection, "August" does not make the most sense, but I think it still might be my favorite episode, largely because Peter Woodward is freaking amazing. He played the hell out of his role as an Observer who finds that Christine "crossed his mind and never left." It was incredible.
3. On a shallow note, Olivia has been rocking the buns and braids lately. I approve.
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ARAL! NOOOOOOO!
Why is there a book where Aral only appears to DIE, and then not even on screen? Why? This is NOT ON! Maybe LMB's planning another book set somewhere earlier in the timeline all about him and Cordelia? Pretty please?
You know, maybe it was just that I'd had eight years to build up expectations for this installment and nothing could have measured up to them, but I was not as thrilled as I was hoping. Don't misunderstand, it was still good! The story itself was exciting, and the cast of new characters was fun (Jin and his animals were cute), and Miles was entertaining as always (though the idea of him as father to a brood of small children is something I'm still trying to wrap my head around), but...I sorely missed a good chunk of the usual gang, particularly Cordelia and Aral (always Cordelia and Aral), Ivan, Ilyan, Alys, and Gregor. It was nice seeing Mark and especially Kareen again, and Roic and Raven are definitely good times, but...yeah, let's face it, my preference is for our usual cast of characters getting involved in Barrayaran royal intrigue, so this was never going to be the next Barrayar or A Civil Campaign for me.
Though I did get a big cackle out of Miles's assertion that "Where I come from, someone's head in a bag is generally considered the best revenge." *SNERK*
2. Upon reflection, "August" does not make the most sense, but I think it still might be my favorite episode, largely because Peter Woodward is freaking amazing. He played the hell out of his role as an Observer who finds that Christine "crossed his mind and never left." It was incredible.
3. On a shallow note, Olivia has been rocking the buns and braids lately. I approve.
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ARAL! NOOOOOOO!
Why is there a book where Aral only appears to DIE, and then not even on screen? Why? This is NOT ON! Maybe LMB's planning another book set somewhere earlier in the timeline all about him and Cordelia? Pretty please?
You know, maybe it was just that I'd had eight years to build up expectations for this installment and nothing could have measured up to them, but I was not as thrilled as I was hoping. Don't misunderstand, it was still good! The story itself was exciting, and the cast of new characters was fun (Jin and his animals were cute), and Miles was entertaining as always (though the idea of him as father to a brood of small children is something I'm still trying to wrap my head around), but...I sorely missed a good chunk of the usual gang, particularly Cordelia and Aral (always Cordelia and Aral), Ivan, Ilyan, Alys, and Gregor. It was nice seeing Mark and especially Kareen again, and Roic and Raven are definitely good times, but...yeah, let's face it, my preference is for our usual cast of characters getting involved in Barrayaran royal intrigue, so this was never going to be the next Barrayar or A Civil Campaign for me.
Though I did get a big cackle out of Miles's assertion that "Where I come from, someone's head in a bag is generally considered the best revenge." *SNERK*
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Date: 2010-11-13 05:06 am (UTC)I was shocked at the time, but in retrospect... the whole book was really a lead-up to that moment. Like, step by step. With diagrams. And I missed it anyway. Arg!
*flailflailflailhmph*
The book was good, but the rest of the core cast *was* sorely absent, yes. I thought that was actually more of a problem in Diplomatic Immunity, which was why that one was a bit blah for me, despite the awesome that is Bel.
Maybe LMB's planning another book set somewhere earlier in the timeline all about him and Cordelia? Pretty please?
GRAR! I remember a bit of the afterword to Miles in Love saying, "la la "Winterfair Gifts" is technically a violation of my anti-prequel beliefs since I wrote it after DI, but..." and me going, "NOOOOOO does this mean no Ye Olde Cordelia novels ever ever NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!1!" : (
(I just gave Leann Cordelia's Honor for her birthday, and she's about 30 pages in, and she said, "Wait, did you give me a romance novel? Because it looks like a duck, and it quacks like a duck..." and I said, "No! It turns into a real book, I promise! Keep reading!" Bwahah!)
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Date: 2011-05-30 06:57 pm (UTC)CHARLIIIIIIIIIIE!
As the alternate universe thing was being revealed, I was thinking, "Oh, this is a convenient plot device - now they have a backup copy of everybody (except Peter). I wonder if this will cheapen the emotional impact of offing people?" NOOOOOOOOOOOO! I know they've already shown us Scarface!Charlie, butbutbut it's not the same! (Although I should've known something was up when they gave him that huge infodump of backstory and character development in the hospital, sigh...)
Um, was it just me, or was that car crash THE MOST DRAMATIC ENTRANCE EVAR?? Olivia can be incredible while not even conscious. BAM! Season premiere: PWNED.
(Also, I wonder if Peter goes to door-kicking-in ranges like cops go to firing ranges. He seems to really enjoy it. Like, sometimes he doesn't even try the knob first, lol.)
Shallowly speaking, I would like to give an Emmy to the person in wardrobe who found all those dark jeans and tight shirts for Peter. I approve.
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