you have no idea how literally i mean my "television is the love of my life" tag

[lirazel]

+ I seriously just DO. NOT. UNDERSTAND. how Parks and Recreation can be so consistently wonderful and glorious and beautiful and sweet and joyous and delightful and happy. And I don't post reactions to it, because I would literally be repeating back every line or facial expression (I want to be BFFs with Aziz, y'all. He can go everywhere with me and make his big :O face because it brings me such delight). Because all of it is flawless. I watched this last episode with my hands clasped under my chin and a huge grin on my face--just like I watch every episode. HOW SO WONDERFUL? I DO NOT UNDERSTAND.

The only thing I will actually say about it (because if I get started, I won't ever stop) is that just when I didn't think I could love Ben Wyatt: Human Disaster (and yes, that is how I refer to him in my mind) more, HE TOLD TOM THAT HE WASN'T REALLY A FAN OF PETER JACKSON'S INTERPRETATION OF LORD OF THE RINGS. ME NEITHER, BEN! Visually, it's absolutely perfect, and I enjoyed all of the movies, and there were some characters who were beyond perfectly cast, but Jackson doesn't really get the influences--mostly Northern European epics and elegaic poetry--and it showed. And don't get me started on what he did to Faramir. Shutting up now.

+ Well, Matt Davis had a good time filming this episode, didn't he? I was really happy for him--he was having a blast, and it showed.

Mine and Lil Sis' viewing went something like this:

(Ten minutes in)
Me: If they kill of Bonnie, I'm never going to watch this show again.
Her: Me, neither. She's my favorite. I really think she's my favorite. And she's so pretty. I have a woman crush on her.
Me: Me, too. She's awesome. But I hear they're going to kill lots of characters soon. Matt's going to bite it, I know it. And probably Jenna.
Her: Oh, I like Jenna.
Me: Me, too. They could actually do something with her character, and that would be good.
Her: Yeah, that would be good.

(Five minutes later)
Me: Seriously, they can't kill Bonnie. They can't.
Her: They better not.

(Ten minutes later)
Me: If they kill Bonnie, I'm going to hunt someone down.
Her: ... [She's getting bored with my fear by now]

(Ten minutes later)
Me: SHE ISN'T DEAD. SHE CAN'T BE DEAD. I REFUSE TO BELIEVE SHE'S DEAD. THERE ARE TEN MINUTES OF THE EPISODE LEFT. IT'S LIKE IN A PROCEDURAL--IF THEY THINK THEY'VE FOUND THE KILLER, BUT THERE ARE STILL FIFTEEN MINUTES LEFT, THEN THEY'RE WRONG, AND IT'S SOMEONE ELSE. SHE ISN'T REALLY DEAD. IT'S A FAKE OUT.
Her: [giant eyes; speechless]

(Ten minutes after that)
ME: I KNEW SHE WASN'T DEAD! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT!
Her: Well, that's good. I want to watch her make out with Jeremy some more.

Little Sister: proving that sometimes she actually has good taste.

Anyways! This episode will henceforth be known as the Bonnie Is a Badass episode. I mean, this should really be called the Bonnie Is a Badass Show, but she was especially badass this episode. I adore her so.

The part with Katherine and her leg was DISGUSTING, but OMG I LOVE KATHERINE and I like that Klaus doesn't seem bent on killing her off just yet.

Jeremy remains hot. Call me, Steven R. McQueen.

Looking forward to seeing what they do with Matt and the Sheriff. This is actually interesting stuff!

The ending made me super angsty because it looks like we're getting closer to the inevitable Damon/Elena romance. NOOOOOOO PLEASE NOOOOOOOOO. And to think that I wasn't initially against that! Way back in S1 when it looked like he might have actual character development! But he's still the same guy he was, and the preview for next week's episode make him look like he's just doing the same thing over again--"OH IT'S SO ANGSTY BEING MEEEEEEEE. NOW I'LL RIP A FEW GIRLS' THROATS OUT AND THE FANGIRLS WILL WOOBIEFY ME." Seriously, somebody needs to sit the writers down and make them watch Series 3 of Being Human to show them how to write a vampire character.

+ I have yet to see Community. Honestly, if it weren't for my mad love for Troy, I might have given up by now? This season is a major slump, especially compared to how much I enjoyed the first season. I keep hoping they'll recover. And true, there are moments of brilliance (YOU CAN'T DISAPPOINT A PICTURE!!!!), but this season is missing some of the luster. It makes me sadface.

Comments

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Huh. Bonnie's are the only decisions that consistently make sense to me--she's the only one who actually acts like a human being would if she discovered the supernatural world. Well, actually, that's not true--the Sheriff and Matt are, too. I can't wait to see if they actually go there with Jenna.

TVD is becoming the show where I don't believe anything. "A CHARACTER IS GOING TO DIE THIS EPISODE," said the writers. Well, not staying dead means it doesn't bloody well count, okay? I've seen Heroes. Every teaser they have in the trailers about Damon/Elena and Stefan/Katherine this season has been dream-induced. I like living in the real world (with vampires and batshit storylines, yes).

I agree with this statement.

I have given up on Damon as a character. They're clearly never going to develop him, just have him repeat the same actions over and over. Blech. It's disappointing because there's a ton they could do with him.

though I am way too excited for a Stefan/Damon showdown. Spike/Angel much?


YES!

Emotions, show them me, and not just when you're eating a poor reporter girl!

Seriously.

It was a better episode, wasn't it? But the thing I can't get over is that this town has parties/dances/balls EVERY FIVE MINUTES. They must be the most social town in the world.

[mollivanders.livejournal.com]

Bonnie's offensiveness this season has been rooted in the way she's treated Luka. She channeled his powers without his permission, she rufied him (and called it that) and there's something else I can't recall right now. Anyway, those two actions really made her lose any high ground in my book. When Willow was going around messing with Tara's head it was a clear violation the show didn't deal with and I'm afraid the same scenarios have been set up here - if you use the powers for the "greater good" or what you think is good, you get a pass. Bothers me.

There is so much more than could have done with Damon. I honestly feel like the writers have been half-asleep this season and the random plotlines we get have been like the random jerky movements a person makes when he's sleeping. Haphazad, not conscious and we're just waiting to wake up.

But the thing I can't get over is that this town has parties/dances/balls EVERY FIVE MINUTES. They must be the most social town in the world.

And every one is themed for a decade!

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't think she always acts rightly--but then, who does? I'm probably giving the writers way too much credit, but I see her arc this season as her desperately trying to figure out the nature of her powers without having anyone to guide her. She's basically the epitome of the worldview shift on the show. She had this power pop into her life out of the blue, and then it kills her grandmother. So she has no one to help her figure it out. Meanwhile, one best friend has totally embraced the evil vampires (or at least that's the way it's got to seem) and the other has turned into an evil vampire. And then there's still more evil vampires who are coming to kill everyone she loves. And she's a super loyal friend, so she feel she has to do whatever it takes to protect them. Of course she makes bad choices sometimes, and I don't think that what she did to Luka was right in any way. But she's a 17-year-old girl whose life has been totally turned upside down. The way she behaves makes sense to me, even when I disagree with her.

There is so much more than could have done with Damon. I honestly feel like the writers have been half-asleep this season and the random plotlines we get have been like the random jerky movements a person makes when he's sleeping. Haphazad, not conscious and we're just waiting to wake up.

I totally agree.