I'm In A Shakespeare Kind of Mood
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itsallovernowToo bad the Moxi ate the rest of Slings & Arrows. For once I'm in full fandom accord that Geoffrey Tennant is to be adored. (I've yet to be sold on Rachel McAdams, but I'm growing fond of Kate as well). (And none of that was supposed to rhyme).
LJ, thank you for being fixed. More importantly, thank you for being fixed in time for me to go home and ahem Bad Guys. Internet gods, thank you for being on my side last night!! Even if you weren't exactly on my side until about 1:45 a.m.
Spoilers for SG-1, S.10, Bad Guys
So, obviously, going into this knowing that Ben Browder had a shared story credit made me root for it in a way I didn't even root for last week's ep not to suck.
I should know to have faith, though, because this ep brought the love without bringing the shame or exploiting the utter charm of it's stars/characters. I liked Bounty in spite of my better instincts because of the complete charm and chemistry of BB and CB and the fact that I watch Stargate:SG-1 through a lens of candied expectations and lust. But once in awhile they'll give me an ep that stands on it's own merits, that I can enjoy without any reservations, and this one definitely achieved that.
The pacing was tight, the characters were fabulous and there were layers upon layers of things going on here. None of which I really want to talk about. However, I'll also spare you the discussion of why I think that after this ep Daniel, Vala and Cameron fell into the threesome that they've been heading towards all season. If I can juggle the pronouns, I'll just write that.
What I did like was that there is a sense of development between these characters and the way they interact. Daniel and Vala seem to be working out some things, and I really only have the early scene around the fake DHD to suggest that, but I like the theory and so I'm sticking with it. Meanwhile, Mitchell and Vala have definitely built a working relationship that's full of a lot of natural chemistry and momentum and I really, really like how they relate to each other. I like how Mitchell encourages her strengths, that she's the one dispatched to the security issue. That of course she's the one to try and get the bomb (and turns it on, because Vala isn't actually kidding about the lies. She lies all the time, but the reality is that she's an excellent thief and not a fabulous liar. She tells stories, and some of them are true and some of them are not, but the lies are there because she knows that people will take what they want and provide their own version of the truth regardless. When it counts, you tell the truth and people assume you're lying. When you need to make a threat with a bomb, you enable it. You don't just you're going to.
She and Teal'c immediately realize that this actually is a hostage situation, that they can't pretend otherwise and have to follow it through. Despite getting pseudo-zatted, Daniel doesn't really get it until later. I like that, like the way that all these characters come to their own realizations in their own time and in their own way.
And I liked that they remembered who all of these people are - Cam as leader, Vala as theif, Daniel as explorer, Teal'c as enforcer (and I don't mean just as "Muscles", Teal'c is often there to make sure that things actually get accomplished. I don't think that the combo of Daniel, Vala and Mitchell would get a lot done on their own:) I didn't miss Sam, but then, I kind of imprinted on this foursome, so I guess that's not a surprise. (Don't get me wrong, I like Sam, I just didn't miss her. In part, because I love seeing Vala get to be competent).
I would have loved for Teal'c to have more lines, but what he did do was fabulous. And of course he knew Die Hard, and when they have movie night that month and rent all three of them, Teal'c will be the only one still awake through the last one and will be using Vala's shoulder as a soda rest while she snores on his lap.
I also liked that the team really wasn't the worst thing that was going to come through the gate, and yet there's still the issue of having a military team be the first point of contact and what that means. They came through bearing guns, one way or another, and the populace responded somewhat accordingly. But that is a totally different arguement and one that can't hold much weight if one wants to continue to watch Stargate.
Valentines
I wrote three very sill character valentines yesterday as well.
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redstarrobot wanted Bond/M:
Mr. Bond,
Enclosed, please find the number of a very discreet arms manufacturer who has been instructed to tailormake you a hand gun to your exact specifications at my expense.
I do not exactly like you,Mr. Bond, but I understand weapons, and their value, and you sir, have become a weapon that I'd prefer to handle rather than hand off. I've a feeling that if we can keep you from... prematurely going off (and yes, I realize this metaphor works both for explosives and ejaculation. I think you'll find the duality suitably apt) than you may prove to be worth my time and energy.
If you break into my house again, I'll have you killed.
Yours,
M.
***
pdxscaper wanted Dean Winchester to Aeryn Sun:
And dude, if anyone did want to write the crossover where Farscape meets the Winchester boys, I'd be mightily appreciative
Aeryn,
Saw this bowie knife and thought of you.
(Maybe you wanna not show this note to your boyfriend because I think he's probably crazier than I am and the last time we all met I don't think he liked me very much. But then, maybe he'll just laugh because he's alreadybanging sleeping with you and I'm just sendin' you weapons through the mail.)
Oh, sorry, Sam says this isn't very romantic, but I think you're a practical girl and won't mind too much if I call it like it is, so...Sam also says girls like poetry, but when I wrote you some he said that even in an alien language, dirty limmericks are still not romantic. I finally told him to fuck off if he wasn't going to help. And there's still nothing else that rhymes with Nantucket. So...
Here it is. The gospel according to Dean Winchester:
I think you're hot. You kill things really, really well. And I mentioned the hot. Oh yeah, you're smart. You're kind of funny (Sam says you're dry like a martini, but I think that's a craptastic metaphor). You've got good hairand great tits (sorry, again, Sam says girls don't like it when people say that). Umm, hmmm. I mentioned the killing and the hotness? Oh, you wear leather pants and have a really excellent weapon collection and you looked really, really good sitting in the passenger seat of the Impala (so... freaking... cool, man!!!).
If you ever wanna ditch that crazy-as-a shithouse rat-boyfriend and go kill things and have lots of hot sex, Dean Winchester is so your man. We could even do it in the Impala. Dammit, Sammy, that is too an excellent offer!
But for now, hope you like the knife. They put your name on the handle.
Happy Extortion Day,
Dean
***
Andraithen wanted Faith to Vala:
Dear Vala,
Dig the pants. Also, how do you breathe in that bustier? I'm looking to accessorize and think that S&M diva princess look has some promise, but, you know, breathing also has its appeal. (I've always avoided the corset thing because it seemed so Violent Femmes meets Poser Vampire Goth, but every once in awhile, I like to play havoc with tradition).
I see you've hooked up on a permanent basis with some hot men and a smart chick. Cool. I was never much of a team player either, but lately, playing nice has felt sort of... novel.
If you're ever in the neighborhood and want to continue those lessons on "hide the stake in your cleavage" and "always leave them wanting more", give me a call. I understand your reluctance to steal from vamps (yeah, yeah, I get the whole living for a thousand years gives you a long time to hold a grudge against a perfectly nice girl thing), but really if we stake first and steal second, it all works out in the end.
Anyway, gotta run. FetishGirlzR'Us is havin' a sale and the last damned vamp I staked ripped my vinyl pants. Fuckers refuse to trim their nails! (Mostly I'm looking to traumatize B, but I can always do both).
Peace. And Happy Hearts and Flowers and All That Crap Day.
Love,
Faith
LJ, thank you for being fixed. More importantly, thank you for being fixed in time for me to go home and ahem Bad Guys. Internet gods, thank you for being on my side last night!! Even if you weren't exactly on my side until about 1:45 a.m.
Spoilers for SG-1, S.10, Bad Guys
So, obviously, going into this knowing that Ben Browder had a shared story credit made me root for it in a way I didn't even root for last week's ep not to suck.
I should know to have faith, though, because this ep brought the love without bringing the shame or exploiting the utter charm of it's stars/characters. I liked Bounty in spite of my better instincts because of the complete charm and chemistry of BB and CB and the fact that I watch Stargate:SG-1 through a lens of candied expectations and lust. But once in awhile they'll give me an ep that stands on it's own merits, that I can enjoy without any reservations, and this one definitely achieved that.
The pacing was tight, the characters were fabulous and there were layers upon layers of things going on here. None of which I really want to talk about. However, I'll also spare you the discussion of why I think that after this ep Daniel, Vala and Cameron fell into the threesome that they've been heading towards all season. If I can juggle the pronouns, I'll just write that.
What I did like was that there is a sense of development between these characters and the way they interact. Daniel and Vala seem to be working out some things, and I really only have the early scene around the fake DHD to suggest that, but I like the theory and so I'm sticking with it. Meanwhile, Mitchell and Vala have definitely built a working relationship that's full of a lot of natural chemistry and momentum and I really, really like how they relate to each other. I like how Mitchell encourages her strengths, that she's the one dispatched to the security issue. That of course she's the one to try and get the bomb (and turns it on, because Vala isn't actually kidding about the lies. She lies all the time, but the reality is that she's an excellent thief and not a fabulous liar. She tells stories, and some of them are true and some of them are not, but the lies are there because she knows that people will take what they want and provide their own version of the truth regardless. When it counts, you tell the truth and people assume you're lying. When you need to make a threat with a bomb, you enable it. You don't just you're going to.
She and Teal'c immediately realize that this actually is a hostage situation, that they can't pretend otherwise and have to follow it through. Despite getting pseudo-zatted, Daniel doesn't really get it until later. I like that, like the way that all these characters come to their own realizations in their own time and in their own way.
And I liked that they remembered who all of these people are - Cam as leader, Vala as theif, Daniel as explorer, Teal'c as enforcer (and I don't mean just as "Muscles", Teal'c is often there to make sure that things actually get accomplished. I don't think that the combo of Daniel, Vala and Mitchell would get a lot done on their own:) I didn't miss Sam, but then, I kind of imprinted on this foursome, so I guess that's not a surprise. (Don't get me wrong, I like Sam, I just didn't miss her. In part, because I love seeing Vala get to be competent).
I would have loved for Teal'c to have more lines, but what he did do was fabulous. And of course he knew Die Hard, and when they have movie night that month and rent all three of them, Teal'c will be the only one still awake through the last one and will be using Vala's shoulder as a soda rest while she snores on his lap.
I also liked that the team really wasn't the worst thing that was going to come through the gate, and yet there's still the issue of having a military team be the first point of contact and what that means. They came through bearing guns, one way or another, and the populace responded somewhat accordingly. But that is a totally different arguement and one that can't hold much weight if one wants to continue to watch Stargate.
Valentines
I wrote three very sill character valentines yesterday as well.
redstarrobot wanted Bond/M:Mr. Bond,
Enclosed, please find the number of a very discreet arms manufacturer who has been instructed to tailormake you a hand gun to your exact specifications at my expense.
I do not exactly like you,Mr. Bond, but I understand weapons, and their value, and you sir, have become a weapon that I'd prefer to handle rather than hand off. I've a feeling that if we can keep you from... prematurely going off (and yes, I realize this metaphor works both for explosives and ejaculation. I think you'll find the duality suitably apt) than you may prove to be worth my time and energy.
If you break into my house again, I'll have you killed.
Yours,
M.
***
pdxscaper wanted Dean Winchester to Aeryn Sun:And dude, if anyone did want to write the crossover where Farscape meets the Winchester boys, I'd be mightily appreciative
Aeryn,
Saw this bowie knife and thought of you.
(Maybe you wanna not show this note to your boyfriend because I think he's probably crazier than I am and the last time we all met I don't think he liked me very much. But then, maybe he'll just laugh because he's already
Oh, sorry, Sam says this isn't very romantic, but I think you're a practical girl and won't mind too much if I call it like it is, so...Sam also says girls like poetry, but when I wrote you some he said that even in an alien language, dirty limmericks are still not romantic. I finally told him to fuck off if he wasn't going to help. And there's still nothing else that rhymes with Nantucket. So...
Here it is. The gospel according to Dean Winchester:
I think you're hot. You kill things really, really well. And I mentioned the hot. Oh yeah, you're smart. You're kind of funny (Sam says you're dry like a martini, but I think that's a craptastic metaphor). You've got good hair
If you ever wanna ditch that crazy-as-a shithouse rat-boyfriend and go kill things and have lots of hot sex, Dean Winchester is so your man. We could even do it in the Impala. Dammit, Sammy, that is too an excellent offer!
But for now, hope you like the knife. They put your name on the handle.
Happy Extortion Day,
Dean
***
And
raithen wanted Faith to Vala:Dear Vala,
Dig the pants. Also, how do you breathe in that bustier? I'm looking to accessorize and think that S&M diva princess look has some promise, but, you know, breathing also has its appeal. (I've always avoided the corset thing because it seemed so Violent Femmes meets Poser Vampire Goth, but every once in awhile, I like to play havoc with tradition).
I see you've hooked up on a permanent basis with some hot men and a smart chick. Cool. I was never much of a team player either, but lately, playing nice has felt sort of... novel.
If you're ever in the neighborhood and want to continue those lessons on "hide the stake in your cleavage" and "always leave them wanting more", give me a call. I understand your reluctance to steal from vamps (yeah, yeah, I get the whole living for a thousand years gives you a long time to hold a grudge against a perfectly nice girl thing), but really if we stake first and steal second, it all works out in the end.
Anyway, gotta run. FetishGirlzR'Us is havin' a sale and the last damned vamp I staked ripped my vinyl pants. Fuckers refuse to trim their nails! (Mostly I'm looking to traumatize B, but I can always do both).
Peace. And Happy Hearts and Flowers and All That Crap Day.
Love,
Faith
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Date: 2007-02-15 07:11 pm (UTC)And thank you!!
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Date: 2007-02-15 07:16 pm (UTC)I too loved the Bond one! I don't watch the other shows, but the Vala one I could totally see :)
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Date: 2007-02-15 07:40 pm (UTC)But somehow, I don't see John sharing well:)
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Date: 2007-02-16 12:14 am (UTC)I checked the credits and I love that the teleplay was written by Gero, because of all the Stargate writers (for either show) he tends to be my favorite. Not always fab, but usually amusing. For me. I think that dude would be very happy to go off the rails often if they gave him the chance so the match was good, methinks.
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Date: 2007-02-16 06:16 am (UTC)Still! Dean crushing on Aeryn is so cool. His voice is so spot on. Heh. Wouldn't Jo be jealous?
Also the Faith and Vala one was very cute.
I like your take on SG1, candy-coated. Yup. Still, they are finally giving us Ben and Claud, and that is never not fabulous. I continue to enjoy your ep analyses.
seva
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Date: 2007-02-16 08:48 am (UTC)I hope Ben and Claud have a great gig secretly lined up already, preferably together!!! :)
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Date: 2007-02-16 05:26 pm (UTC)Dean to Aeryn was hysterical even tho I don't know FS very well. & the thought of Faith/Vala made my brain explode. :)
Ahh, and yay for someone else watching Slings and Arrows. I just discovered S2 on Comcast's On Demand (free! or at least covered by my exorbitant cable bill), so I'm remembering how much I love it all over again.
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Date: 2007-02-16 05:38 pm (UTC)And hee - glad you liked these!
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