Monday Night Subtext...I mean, Tee Vee
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I was unaware it was possible for HG to get any cooler than she was already, and then she built a Victorian space rocket. Sure, she tried to destroy the world later. VICTORIAN SPACE ROCKET. I love this show!
I really liked the idea of tracing an artifact through 100+ years over three teams of Warehouse agents, and largely the execution did it proud. Of course I loved HG being her kickass self back in 1893, and Ianto being both in awe of and scared of her. (Bwahaha, he learned a particular martial art because he'd seen her use it a lot and was afraid she'd one day use it on him!) Also, "Is there any famous man in London you haven't [had sex with]?" / "Oscar Wilde. Though not for lack of trying." HA. Oh, HG.
I got the impression from her intro episode that she was actually rather close to her brother, and she gave him the ideas to write about because she was too busy inventing and chasing down artifacts to write anything, and didn't really care about the recognition anyway. Apparently he was actually a vapid jerk instead? Eh, whatever. I haven't seen S2 in a year; very possibly I misremember.
The only thing about that time period I didn't care overmuch for was the attempt at Victorian-style re-creation of the modern team's snarky banter. It just sounded too stilted. They are going to have to develop some kind of dialogue style that's both Victorian and recognizably W13-ish for the spin-off, and this was a good attempt, but they're not quite there yet.
The Jack and Rebecca scenes were...kind of blah. I haven't seen their S2 episode since it aired, and I'd forgotten pretty much everything about them, so I couldn't care much for their story. Plus those two actors are legit awful. I felt like I was watching a high school stage play when they were at the barn, and a bad one at that.
And the modern-day scenes were GREAT! Awwww, Claudia likes having HG back. Even Artie seemed kind of regretful when he told her not to get too used to having her there. And of course Myka liked having her back! Well, when she wasn't feeling utterly conflicted about it, anyway. Loved their scenes together. They didn't get a lot of time together, but they managed to convey a lot of regret and latent friendship and/or desire in them. The last one was especially poignant. They do make a great team. Pleeeeeeeeeeease can we get an HG redemption arc, pleeeeeeeeease?
I'm unsure whether Pete's militant dislike of HG really stems from, as Myka suspected, the fact that HG's attempt to destroy the world ran Myka away from the Warehouse for a while, or something else. Hmmm.
Don't Hate the Player
So much better than last week. Is there really any question of whether Jane and Maura are together? I remain befuddled by how this much OBVIOUS SUBTEXT could be unintentional. Janet Tamaro is lying through her teeth with every interview she does, isn't she? I mean, really. Maura cutting off the toes of her surely-expensive shoes to make them fit Jane? WHO EVEN DOES THIS? (I don't even care that the stated reason was so that Jane would look sexy for her date/interrogation with the ball player. Actually, Maura seemed like she was doing it more because she has Fashion Ideals, Goddammit, and no dress of hers was going to be worn without the appropriate footwear. Though for the record, I thought the boots with the dress were kind of cool.)
Also, Maura wearing Jane's clothes andhinting complaining that she got hit on by two women? Like that wasn't intentional. Also, banter. So much snarky, we-are-so-married banter.
Um, yeah, so there was a plot. I called the player Jane "dated" from the moment he handed her his phone number, because this is SO VERY STRAIGHT Rizzoli & Isles and none of their potential boyfriends last past one episode, so of course he had to be the bad guy. The woman playing the wife and half-owner of the team was incredibly familiar, but I can't quite place her and IMDB won't cough up a name for the actress, so I'll just have to wonder.
The Rizzoli family drama was somewhat interesting, but far more interesting was the DOGGEH. That dog is the cutest thing EVER, I swear.
I was unaware it was possible for HG to get any cooler than she was already, and then she built a Victorian space rocket. Sure, she tried to destroy the world later. VICTORIAN SPACE ROCKET. I love this show!
I really liked the idea of tracing an artifact through 100+ years over three teams of Warehouse agents, and largely the execution did it proud. Of course I loved HG being her kickass self back in 1893, and Ianto being both in awe of and scared of her. (Bwahaha, he learned a particular martial art because he'd seen her use it a lot and was afraid she'd one day use it on him!) Also, "Is there any famous man in London you haven't [had sex with]?" / "Oscar Wilde. Though not for lack of trying." HA. Oh, HG.
I got the impression from her intro episode that she was actually rather close to her brother, and she gave him the ideas to write about because she was too busy inventing and chasing down artifacts to write anything, and didn't really care about the recognition anyway. Apparently he was actually a vapid jerk instead? Eh, whatever. I haven't seen S2 in a year; very possibly I misremember.
The only thing about that time period I didn't care overmuch for was the attempt at Victorian-style re-creation of the modern team's snarky banter. It just sounded too stilted. They are going to have to develop some kind of dialogue style that's both Victorian and recognizably W13-ish for the spin-off, and this was a good attempt, but they're not quite there yet.
The Jack and Rebecca scenes were...kind of blah. I haven't seen their S2 episode since it aired, and I'd forgotten pretty much everything about them, so I couldn't care much for their story. Plus those two actors are legit awful. I felt like I was watching a high school stage play when they were at the barn, and a bad one at that.
And the modern-day scenes were GREAT! Awwww, Claudia likes having HG back. Even Artie seemed kind of regretful when he told her not to get too used to having her there. And of course Myka liked having her back! Well, when she wasn't feeling utterly conflicted about it, anyway. Loved their scenes together. They didn't get a lot of time together, but they managed to convey a lot of regret and latent friendship and/or desire in them. The last one was especially poignant. They do make a great team. Pleeeeeeeeeeease can we get an HG redemption arc, pleeeeeeeeease?
I'm unsure whether Pete's militant dislike of HG really stems from, as Myka suspected, the fact that HG's attempt to destroy the world ran Myka away from the Warehouse for a while, or something else. Hmmm.
Don't Hate the Player
So much better than last week. Is there really any question of whether Jane and Maura are together? I remain befuddled by how this much OBVIOUS SUBTEXT could be unintentional. Janet Tamaro is lying through her teeth with every interview she does, isn't she? I mean, really. Maura cutting off the toes of her surely-expensive shoes to make them fit Jane? WHO EVEN DOES THIS? (I don't even care that the stated reason was so that Jane would look sexy for her date/interrogation with the ball player. Actually, Maura seemed like she was doing it more because she has Fashion Ideals, Goddammit, and no dress of hers was going to be worn without the appropriate footwear. Though for the record, I thought the boots with the dress were kind of cool.)
Also, Maura wearing Jane's clothes and
Um, yeah, so there was a plot. I called the player Jane "dated" from the moment he handed her his phone number, because this is SO VERY STRAIGHT Rizzoli & Isles and none of their potential boyfriends last past one episode, so of course he had to be the bad guy. The woman playing the wife and half-owner of the team was incredibly familiar, but I can't quite place her and IMDB won't cough up a name for the actress, so I'll just have to wonder.
The Rizzoli family drama was somewhat interesting, but far more interesting was the DOGGEH. That dog is the cutest thing EVER, I swear.
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Date: 2011-08-09 04:20 am (UTC)Warehouse 13. Oh, I love it. I only started watching just before season 3 began, but I'm officially all caught up and am now obsessed with HG/Myka. And that rocket was pretty awesome (I also liked how she was flirting with that girl who was more interested in her brother - adorable!). HG is so badass. I really loved the scenes she and Myka had together, especially the last one. I loved Myka saying "I wish you would have realized that sooner", about her and Helena making a good team. Oh, the subtext. And I am now totally in love with Jo Kelly after watching her one-woman ship campaign for HG/Myka at ComicCon and listening to her during the audio commentaries for the last episode of last season.
I think Monday has turned into Femslash Night. The epic subtext of HG & Myka followed by the screamingly obvious subtext of Jane & Maura. It makes me so happy to have so much femslash on my tv after so long without watching any femslash-viable shows.
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Date: 2011-08-09 01:16 pm (UTC)The woman playing the wife and half-owner of the team was incredibly familiar
Elaine Hendrix. I remember her originally from the '98 remake of The Parent Trap, but she's been in a bunch of stuff, including Castle.
Is there really any question of whether Jane and Maura are together? I remain befuddled by how this much OBVIOUS SUBTEXT could be unintentional.
It's very, very obvious. Let's start with Jane and Maura sitting so close on the couch, or Jane smacking Maura's butt as she walks past, or, you know, trading clothes (and the adorably hesitant way Jane says "what...why?" when Maura says "unzip me"). They are so married. Also, I'm not surprised women hit on Maura when she was in Jane's clothes (and Jane' slightly jealous "really?" when Maura mentioned it was v. cute). She looked very, very gay and very, very sexy. Oh, and Jane & Maura coming back to Maura's place so late at night that Angela was in bed? Okay, it was done so Jane could be there when they found Maura's stuff was missing, but there's absolutely no reason why Jane should come home with Maura that late, unless they were going to spend the night together (again).
Though for the record, I thought the boots with the dress were kind of cool.
Yeah, I thought so too. Maura could've saved her shoes if she'd just made Jane take those socks off (or at least roll them down so they weren't visible over the top of the boots, because, yeah, that wasn't a good look).
The Rizzoli family drama was somewhat interesting, but far more interesting was the DOGGEH. That dog is the cutest thing EVER, I swear.
Jo Friday is adorable, isn't she? And that poultry thing is true - although Buster's a big dog, he's allergic to chicken (and beef and pork and wheat and pollen and about a million other things) & he always licks his paws obsessively when he's been exposed to an allergen. Also, as if anyone needed more proof that I'm a Crazy Dog Lady, I decided I liked Tommy the instant I saw him with Jo (and even more now his new job is as a dog walker).
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Date: 2011-08-11 07:58 am (UTC)They are so building up to a redemption arc. They have to be. They did so much work to show how much HG regrets everything in this episode and how much she's changed. And everybody misses her! There is going to be redemption. I know it.
I like to interpret Pete as the person who watched their BFF get utterly crushed by their SO and as such will be the hardest sell that the SO isn't a complete jerk anymore. With added attempted world destroying and abandonment issues. It's not entirely rational, he knows it's not entirely rational, but he's terrified of Myka being hurt like that again and thus will do all sorts of thing to protect her from that, even if she says he doesn't need to, because that's what BFFs do.
Why do I still not have any W13 icons?
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Date: 2011-08-12 03:31 pm (UTC)Have you seen this? http://www.spoilertv.com/2011/08/rizzoli-and-isles-sasha-alexander-and.html
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