Monday Night TV
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icepixieOMG, this photo of a miniature horse. It has little horse sneakers. Little VELCRO horse sneakers.
ETA: Further research suggests that because this is a guide horse and goes in malls and other places with slick floors, it requires shoes to avoid slipping on the tiles.And also to be ridiculously cute.
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Warehouse 13
For some reason, I just couldn't pay much attention to this one. Maybe Eddie McClintock's man-boobs were just too distracting (and not in a good way). I didn't really care for Fargo last time he appeared, and while the concept of the W13 video game from hell was cool, in execution...eh. The subplot with Artie, Steve, and Southern Sally was also fairly dull, although I'm very intrigued by the robot bugs the evil organization released in the Warehouse at the end. I guess that's for the finale.
I did enjoy the teensy little shout-out to HG when Pete complained about how there was another evil British writer to deal with. Aww.
Rizzoli & Isles
On the other hand, this episode was the best one the show has ever done. LOVE! Ahhhh, that teaser scene. Maura and Jane are SO MARRIED. I've seen married couples who acted less married than they do! Eeee. And the ending, with the in-laws meeting each other? Because that was totally what it was. Guuuuuuyz, will you please just give up this pretension that you are nothing more than friends? Because it's really obvious you're not. Anyway, I liked the mothers and daughters bonding. Awww.
One half of a pairing getting emotionally walloped and the other half getting all protective of them is one of my narrative kinks, so I ate that aspect of the episode up with a spoon. Loved Jane's attempts to cheer Maura up, and how when that didn't work, she went straight to the source and confronted her mother. I even liked how they resolved that, because "Oh, she's busy and she has her own life and I don't want to interfere" is a pretty believable thought process, especially if Constance was raised that way herself and perhaps has a bit of a self-confidence deficit.
Even the plot was decent this time! It tied into the whole mother/child theme, and even if that scene on the porch was a tad forced, I appreciated what they were trying to do. (I also called the son as a.) the son and b.) the killer as soon as he came into view, but hey. Can't have everything.)
Plus there was Korsak saving a birdie! Well, trying to save a birdie. Maura sneakily replacing it with one from the pet store was hilarious, especially when she was all, "I didn't lie to your mother, Jane, I just didn't tell her exactly what 'I'll take care of it' entailed." Oh, and I'm calling Korsak having a heart attack in the season finale right now, with all those anvils they were dropping, and probably it spurring Angie to act as nursemaid and then wind up going out with him. Which is faintly horrifying, but this show makes a bit of a specialty out of that.
And EVERYONE WAS IN COSTUME! BWAHAHAHA! And of course Maura was fascinated by Revolutionary War history, because whenever we need someone to know about an esoteric topic, Maura's there for us. Also, I adored Jane complaining about how she wanted to join the re-enactors when she was younger, but gave it up when they wouldn't let her be a Minuteman. Oh, JANE. Never change. Also, right on with your bitching about women's treatment in the period, and the poor undergrad serving tea. GIANT WTF there. Not only did the idea of undergrads as TAs make me laugh--really? Did no one involved in this show go to college and notice that grad students are theslave labor TAs?*--but...no, I'm pretty sure making your TA act as your domestic servant is going to get you a talking-to from a dean or three.
Anyway, leaving academia, also much love for Korsak and Frost insisting Jane go toher girlfriend's Maura's mother's installation. Awww. I want Jane and Maura to get married and have their wedding party consist of Korsak, Frost, and Frankie. I know it'll never happen on the show, but it totally features in my personal canon.
Maura making jokes. Awwwwwwwwwww. And Jane wearing her black boots under the eighteenth-century dress. Good choice, my friend.
I think that's it. Good show, guys! More like this, plz?
* Heh, speaking of which, they could've capitalized on the whole domestic slave/grad school slave thing if they'd made the girls grad students, but noooo...
ETA: Further research suggests that because this is a guide horse and goes in malls and other places with slick floors, it requires shoes to avoid slipping on the tiles.
*
Warehouse 13
For some reason, I just couldn't pay much attention to this one. Maybe Eddie McClintock's man-boobs were just too distracting (and not in a good way). I didn't really care for Fargo last time he appeared, and while the concept of the W13 video game from hell was cool, in execution...eh. The subplot with Artie, Steve, and Southern Sally was also fairly dull, although I'm very intrigued by the robot bugs the evil organization released in the Warehouse at the end. I guess that's for the finale.
I did enjoy the teensy little shout-out to HG when Pete complained about how there was another evil British writer to deal with. Aww.
Rizzoli & Isles
On the other hand, this episode was the best one the show has ever done. LOVE! Ahhhh, that teaser scene. Maura and Jane are SO MARRIED. I've seen married couples who acted less married than they do! Eeee. And the ending, with the in-laws meeting each other? Because that was totally what it was. Guuuuuuyz, will you please just give up this pretension that you are nothing more than friends? Because it's really obvious you're not. Anyway, I liked the mothers and daughters bonding. Awww.
One half of a pairing getting emotionally walloped and the other half getting all protective of them is one of my narrative kinks, so I ate that aspect of the episode up with a spoon. Loved Jane's attempts to cheer Maura up, and how when that didn't work, she went straight to the source and confronted her mother. I even liked how they resolved that, because "Oh, she's busy and she has her own life and I don't want to interfere" is a pretty believable thought process, especially if Constance was raised that way herself and perhaps has a bit of a self-confidence deficit.
Even the plot was decent this time! It tied into the whole mother/child theme, and even if that scene on the porch was a tad forced, I appreciated what they were trying to do. (I also called the son as a.) the son and b.) the killer as soon as he came into view, but hey. Can't have everything.)
Plus there was Korsak saving a birdie! Well, trying to save a birdie. Maura sneakily replacing it with one from the pet store was hilarious, especially when she was all, "I didn't lie to your mother, Jane, I just didn't tell her exactly what 'I'll take care of it' entailed." Oh, and I'm calling Korsak having a heart attack in the season finale right now, with all those anvils they were dropping, and probably it spurring Angie to act as nursemaid and then wind up going out with him. Which is faintly horrifying, but this show makes a bit of a specialty out of that.
And EVERYONE WAS IN COSTUME! BWAHAHAHA! And of course Maura was fascinated by Revolutionary War history, because whenever we need someone to know about an esoteric topic, Maura's there for us. Also, I adored Jane complaining about how she wanted to join the re-enactors when she was younger, but gave it up when they wouldn't let her be a Minuteman. Oh, JANE. Never change. Also, right on with your bitching about women's treatment in the period, and the poor undergrad serving tea. GIANT WTF there. Not only did the idea of undergrads as TAs make me laugh--really? Did no one involved in this show go to college and notice that grad students are the
Anyway, leaving academia, also much love for Korsak and Frost insisting Jane go to
Maura making jokes. Awwwwwwwwwww. And Jane wearing her black boots under the eighteenth-century dress. Good choice, my friend.
I think that's it. Good show, guys! More like this, plz?
* Heh, speaking of which, they could've capitalized on the whole domestic slave/grad school slave thing if they'd made the girls grad students, but noooo...
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Date: 2011-08-16 04:39 am (UTC)The Korsak/Angela thing happened in the books, so...yeah, they're probably going there. (although I don't know what came of it - the book with Maura's identical twin was the one that made me give up entirely on the books). He had a heart attack (or a history of them, I think) in the books too, iirc.
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Date: 2011-08-16 05:28 am (UTC)I've heard about Korsak/Angela happening in the books, which frankly makes me throw up a little in my mouth. Dude should not go from being Jane's partner--and am I imagining it, or were there hints back in S1 that at one point he may have felt a little more than partnerly toward her?--to her stepfather, or close enough. Gah.
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Date: 2011-08-16 05:39 am (UTC)I am not happy with the Angela/Korsak storyline, but if it helps them avoid the worse book plots, I can live with it. I'll just suppress the urge to vomit during their scenes (and, man, if they had to introduce romance from the books, couldn't they introduce Alice so Frost can get married and be even more adorable?).
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Date: 2011-08-16 07:30 am (UTC)BRB, FACEPALMING FOREVER.
couldn't they introduce Alice so Frost can get married and be even more adorable?
I've never read the books and have no plans to, but NOW I WANT THIS!
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Date: 2011-08-16 07:20 pm (UTC)Ahhhh, that teaser scene. Maura and Jane are SO MARRIED.
Lord, YES. I loved that Jane apparently keeps clothes at Maura's house. I guess she needs them, given how often she sleeps over. And I love that Jane seems to regularly take her clothes off when she's in the car with Maura. And, seriously are Jane and Maura actually living together now? Because Jane was just sitting there, eating chips and watching sports and "trying to relax" while Maura runs around tidying up and cooking with her mother-in-law? Yeah. MARRIED.
One half of a pairing getting emotionally walloped and the other half getting all protective of them is one of my narrative kinks, so I ate that aspect of the episode up with a spoon.
Maura and her mom broke my heart. It's even sadder when you remember that bit from 02x01, when Jane & Maura talk about how Maura bought her new house specifically so that her mother could stay with her. So sad, but I loved what a good girlfriend Jane is and how protective she is of Maura's feelings. And at least Maura gets along really well with her mother-in-law.
I loved the costumes. My favorite part was when Korsak said "we totally blend in", and just the look on Frost's face when he's thinking "yeah, maybe YOU do." Adorable! Oh, and the way Maura just glided into what was clearly The Dirty Robber, despite the name change, and Jane stomped in all uncomfortable-looking. So cute.
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Date: 2011-08-16 10:41 pm (UTC)This! And did you notice that they were wearing basically the same shirt, just that Maura's was pink and Jane's was purple? Awww, they're even dressing like a couple.
And I love that Jane seems to regularly take her clothes off when she's in the car with Maura.
Yeah, I was amused to hear Maura say, "I hate it when you drive and undress at the same time," as if it's a thing Jane does on a regular basis.
And, seriously are Jane and Maura actually living together now?
When Angela said that she was going to stay with Jane while Maura's mother was there, it honestly took me a minute to process that because I'd just accepted that Jane was living with Maura now. "Oh, wait...Jane still has her own apartment, right..."
It's even sadder when you remember that bit from 02x01, when Jane & Maura talk about how Maura bought her new house specifically so that her mother could stay with her.
AWWWW. I'd totally forgotten about that!
My favorite part was when Korsak said "we totally blend in", and just the look on Frost's face when he's thinking "yeah, maybe YOU do."
Yes! I meant to talk about that in my entry, but completely forgot (because of all the GAY). I like that they don't just pretend Frost is a white guy, you know? The writing isn't OMG A BLACK CHARACTER!!!, but at the same time they don't completely ignore the fact that he's a POC.
what was clearly The Dirty Robber, despite the name change
Haha, yeeeeah, they tried their best with the set dressing, but...nope, obviously the Dirty Robber set.
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Date: 2011-08-16 11:41 pm (UTC)Hah, yeah. Like one of my friends says, one of the best things about being a lesbian is that, if your girlfriend wears the same size as you, your wardrobe automatically doubles. I actually think it was one of Jane's shirts - Mama Rizzoli probably bought Jane some new clothes, Jane was all "...it's pink" and proceeded to never wear it, Maura saw it in their shared closet one day and was all "yoink!"
When Angela said that she was going to stay with Jane while Maura's mother was there, it honestly took me a minute to process that because I'd just accepted that Jane was living with Maura now. "Oh, wait...Jane still has her own apartment, right..."
Jane's face in that scene was hilarious. She was probably thinking "Oh, crap, I haven't been in my apartment in weeks. Man, where did I leave those keys again?" Also, Jane has for real moved in with Maura. She keeps clothes there, she's there late at night and early in the morning, she lets herself in without knocking...yeah. MARRIED.
AWWWW. I'd totally forgotten about that!
My heart was just breaking for Maura. I wanted so desperately for Jane to give her a hug.
I like that they don't just pretend Frost is a white guy, you know? The writing isn't OMG A BLACK CHARACTER!!!, but at the same time they don't completely ignore the fact that he's a POC.
It's great. Especially since, in the books, he's white, so it would have been easy for them to just write him like a white guy. I love that he's written as a character of color who isn't a stereotype or a cliche; he's just plain awesome (and I find it so cute that he still keeps his Transformer action figure on his desk). Also, I'm being shallow here, but he is one damn good-looking man.
Haha, yeeeeah, they tried their best with the set dressing, but...nope, obviously the Dirty Robber set.
Honestly, beyond maybe moving some furniture, I don't think they even tried - despite the characters continually talking about the shooting being at "The Irish Bar", when you saw the bullet going through the window, the window said "The Dirty Robber" on it. *facepalms* Maybe the Robber still is the only bar in Boston, it just has a new nickname?
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Date: 2011-08-17 07:51 pm (UTC)Handy!
I actually think it was one of Jane's shirts - Mama Rizzoli probably bought Jane some new clothes, Jane was all "...it's pink" and proceeded to never wear it, Maura saw it in their shared closet one day and was all "yoink!"
Hee! I like this theory.
Also, Jane has for real moved in with Maura. She keeps clothes there, she's there late at night and early in the morning, she lets herself in without knocking...yeah. MARRIED.
For real.
Especially since, in the books, he's white, so it would have been easy for them to just write him like a white guy.
I did not know that! Yay show.
I love that he's written as a character of color who isn't a stereotype or a cliche; he's just plain awesome (and I find it so cute that he still keeps his Transformer action figure on his desk). Also, I'm being shallow here, but he is one damn good-looking man.
I love that he's kind of a geek, yeah. And also a good-looking one.
when you saw the bullet going through the window, the window said "The Dirty Robber" on it.
HA. I missed that. Um, maybe they were spending all their time for this episode on the Rev War costumes?