a "some things" post

[lirazel]

+ Does anybody else think that the reason they kept Benedict Cumberbatch's role in the new Trek movie a secret is because they knew people would be incredibly pissed at this white guy taking Ricardo Montalban's place and they didn't want to deal with the fallout until they were able to say "Oh, it's too late, we already filmed it"? Because I hate to be that cynical about things, but I'm kind of that cynical about things. Needless to say, I'm pissed. I've been looking forward to this movie, itching for this movie since the last one came out, and now this. Also: if any character didn't need to be rebooted, it was definitely Khan. Ugh. I am distressed.

+ Well, Mark at Mark Watches pretty much had all the right reactions to Fool for Love, my favorite episode of TV ever. And I thought he was surprisingly subdued and thoughtful about it. I was pleased.

+ I have watched four episodes of Queen In-Hyun's Man AND IT IS THE MOST WONDERFUL THING. Kim Boong-Do is a wonderful little scholar-turned-resistance fighter (of sorts, it's complicated) in 1694 Joseon Korea, and through some plot machinations he ends up traveling to the future on several occasions and meeting up with this actress who is playing the queen he serves in a new drama. And what is delightful about this show, besides how brilliantly it's shot and styled (which is brilliant), is the character of Kim Boong-Do. I like Choi Hee-Jin, the heroine, quite a lot, too, but Kim Boong-Do is flawless.


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He's adorable and precious for one thing. But he's also loyal, smart, and incredibly competent. I feel like most time-travel stories really go overboard with CULTURE SHOCK, but Boong-Do's reactions are very calm. He doesn't know things, but he learns very, very quickly, and he has a good enough mind that he can put two and two together and figure things out instead of acting like an idiot. He acts exactly like a smart guy would if he was suddenly time-travelling. He even figures out that he's time travelling all by himself. I can't get over how well the show is handling him and his jumping around through the centuries. It's brilliant.

There is nothing I love more than a show that lets its characters be smart instead of forcing them to be idiots for the sake of the plot. If your plot requires your characters to be idiots IT IS NOT A GOOD PLOT.

[Also, the kid playing Han Dong-Min is insanely cute. THOSE CHEEKBONES.]

+ I feel like King 2 Hearts is becoming kind of sloppy? But I'm still invested, mostly because of Eun Shi-Kyung and his earnestness and his face. Love of mine. Between Ji-Hyuk and Shi-Kyung and now Boong-Do, I am falling in love with kdrama guys right and left.

+ NEW EPISODE OF LOVE RAIN WAITING FOR ME TONIGHT. I DIE OF LOVE.

+ I've watched the first five or so episodes of Young Justice. I like it, but I don't have loads of feels yet. Hopefully those will come.

+ It seems like Vampire Diaries' goal in life right now is to remind me of why I hate love triangles. IT IS WORKING.

+ I am having Bonnie/Jeremy feels again. I know it's insanely underdeveloped, but THEY ARE SO BEAUTIFUL TOGETHER. I'm rarely struck by how a couple looks aesthetically because I'm so busy being obsessed with their characters, but these two are so beautiful individually and when they're together they become even more beautiful and speaking of beautiful if you aren't on tumblr you missed this, which just reminded me of how aesthetically pleasing Buffy and Spike are. Seriously one of my favorite tumblr posts ever. I look at it, and I think, "This is why tumblr exists."

+ I went to see Avengers on Sunday by myself, because that's what I do when I want to see a movie and no one else will go see it with me. I think it's strange that this is considered strange, considering that you're SITTING IN THE DARK and that common courtesy demands you not talk during the show. And yet you're supposed to feel like a loser if you go by yourself? I do not. My mama said that the reason you go with people is so that you have someone to talk to about it afterwards. I said, "That's what I have the internet for." She said, "Oh, yeah. I forgot." TROLOLOLOL.

Most of my feelings were about Natasha (back to that in a moment), but I'd like to take a moment just to love on the cast because HOW SO FLAWLESS? I don't have any particular feelings on Chris Evans for some reason (never have), but the rest of them just send me into fits of love with how good they are. Chris Hemsworth was born to play Thor and I'll watch Jeremy Renner in anything and RDJ is RDJ. But Mark Ruffalo really stole the show. I'm amazed at what he did with that character. So good.

BUT BACK TO NATASHA. I'm not a Scarlett Johansson fan. I don't hate her or anything, but I've always felt that she's sort of bland and overrated because of her beauty (which personally I don't see. I mean, she's an attractive woman, but I can think of lots of other people I think are more gorgeous. Not that that matters at all). But I liked her so much in this role! She was strong but still human. And of course I ship Natasha with Clint like burning. I want that Black Widow movie to happen and it to be about them kicking ass all over Europe and having makeouts and not admitting that they're madly in love. WANT.

The scene I loved most with her was when she was talking to Loki, of course. And I think the reason I loved it is because when he was trying to get to her emotionally, she turned away and made this little sobbing noise and said, "You're a monster." And I went WHAT. Because it seemed so wrong and fake and I hated it. It was the first false-step that threw me out of the movie, and I was totally discombobulated. BUT THEN. IT TURNED OUT SHE WAS MANIPULATING HIM AND IT WAS WRONG AND FAKE AND SHE GOT HER INFO AND WALKED AWAY DRY-EYED. FLAWLESS FLAWLESS FLAWLESS. It was like everything was wrong and then suddenly everything was right. I am in love.

All in all, it was just a popcorn movie, but it was a good popcorn movie because it cared about its characters. And I love a good popcorn movie.

+ I am now dreading Anne Hathaway as Catwoman even more than before. DO NOT WANT.

+ Lil Sis graduated on Saturday. Which makes me feel old. Lots of family times, and though it was great seeing everybody, it was overwhelming to have everyone together in my parents' house like that--so many people in such a small space! I loved them but was glad when they were gone and I could breathe again.

+ I have discovered the best barbeque place in town. If you're ever in the area ASK ME WHAT IT IS so that I can tell you and you can get some of the best barbeque I've ever had. Everyone in the family agrees that it's so good that you don't even need sauce.

+ I just finished The Man without a Face about Vladimir Putin, and now I am depressed about the world. It was an excellently written book, fascinating and insightful, but being reminded that there are people with so little regard for human life, who will sacrifice anyone and everyone to get what they want...it just reminds me of how broken the world is.

+ I have hit the climax for my novel. And...I have no idea of how to make my hero end up in the vicinity of my villain for a show-down. It would frankly be stupid for her to go into it on purpose, because she is so outmatched, and yet I can't have the villain go to her because of reasons. I think I have written myself into a corner and am not sure what to do. This is the first time since I started the book 65K words ago that I don't have any idea of what to write next. UGH. I really don't know what to do. I didn't write yesterday and I probably won't today, and I do not like what this is doing to my momentum.

Comments

[angearia.livejournal.com]

I love that you went by yourself because I've done that, too. I'm tempted to do that today, haha. And word, that's what the internet is for. Best people to talk about the film with, aren't we? THE EXPERTS.

NATASHA FEELINGS AND BLACK WIDOW/HAWKEYE FEELINGS. BUDAPEST PLEASE. ORIGIN STORY AND SPY MAKEOUTS, YES.

The Avengers has taken up so much of my brain space, no joke. I love everyone in the cast, though I agree with you how Evans was kinda subdued. But I feel like he really grows on you in rewatch and his quiet presence really gives the piece a beating heart. Seriously, what he brings to the film is understated but totally necessary for the tone to fly.

I'm tempted to go read Black Widow's back story on wiki and write fic. I have a problem. I was momentarily tempted to read the comics, but I've heard they're an utter mess and frankly the Natasha I care about is the one I saw on screen. So bare bones summary suits my purposes.

[eta] If you wanna talk about plot writing for your novel, I'm up for it. Discussing process is fun fun fun.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Best people to talk about the film with, aren't we? THE EXPERTS.

Absolutely! I'll be 100% honest: the reason I went to see it A) so soon (too soon to use my movie passes that let me get in for half-price) and B) in the theater at all, was because I wanted to be part of the internet blowup. I would probably have waited for it to come out otherwise.

BLACK WIDOW/HAWKEYE FEELINGS. BUDAPEST PLEASE. ORIGIN STORY AND SPY MAKEOUTS, YES.

THEY WERE TOTALLY SETTING UP A PREQUEL WITH THAT LINE ABOUT BUDPEST. WAAAAAAANT.

But I feel like he really grows on you in rewatch and his quiet presence really gives the piece a beating heart. Seriously, what he brings to the film is understated but totally necessary for the tone to fly.

I'm fine with him and his character (and I LOVED when he got the Wizard of Oz reference. BEST), but I'm just not really drawn to him as a screen presence? I agree, though, that he's necessary to the dynamic--he's the only one who is a straight-up good-guy hero, and they need that.

I'm tempted to go read Black Widow's back story on wiki and write fic.

DOOOO IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT.

I may email you about my book sometime. Thanks for offering!

[kikimay]

Black Widow! Black Widow!
She was seriously TEH COOLEST (In combo with Hawkeye. But what's about their relationship? I don't know anything about the comics, I just saw the movie because of Whedon) She most stronger and coolest than Iron Man, if you ask me, but still very grounded. I also loved Loki so much because of Tom Hiddleston. BIG CRUSH *w*
Nobody can resist Fool for Love!Spike.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

I desperately want a Black Widow movie. I don't know what I'm giong to do if I don't get one!

Nobody can resist Fool for Love!Spike

Best use of retconning ever. I adore his backstory.

[next_to_normal]

Does anybody else think that the reason they kept Benedict Cumberbatch's role in the new Trek movie a secret is because they knew people would be incredibly pissed at this white guy taking Ricardo Montalban's place and they didn't want to deal with the fallout until they were able to say "Oh, it's too late, we already filmed it"?

Eh, I don't know. Not because I am any less cynical than you, but because I can't remember a single instance where a backlash against whitewashing has resulted in the recasting of a role. Especially when it's a popular franchise where they know millions of people will go see it no matter who's in it. Granted, I haven't been following this at all, since I was never a Trek fan, but I can't imagine that fallout re: casting would be more than a blip on the radar.

I was pleased with Mark's reaction, too, lol. He was starting to worry me when he had a WTF reaction to the idea of Spike having feelings for Buffy, so I'm SO glad that FFL sold him on it.

It seems like Vampire Diaries' goal in life right now is to remind me of why I hate love triangles. IT IS WORKING

UGH, right?? Which is tragic, because one of the things that drew me in is that they were SO GOOD at having a triangle but not making it a cliche-ridden mess. I am clinging to hope that it's all setting up some kind of subversion where Elena doesn't choose either brother, because it's so heavy-handed that I can't even believe we're supposed to take it seriously.

I am also having Bonnie/Jeremy feels. I don't know what to make of that.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

but because I can't remember a single instance where a backlash against whitewashing has resulted in the recasting of a role

Oh, I don't think it would change anything. Not at all. But I can't think of any other reason to keep it secret for that long, you know?

Which is tragic, because one of the things that drew me in is that they were SO GOOD at having a triangle but not making it a cliche-ridden mess. I am clinging to hope that it's all setting up some kind of subversion where Elena doesn't choose either brother, because it's so heavy-handed that I can't even believe we're supposed to take it seriously

This is exactly exactly the problem. Everything is just such a mess right now.

Except for Bonnie and Jeremy and their faces. (And also Damon. I am beginning to think that Damon is the cockroach of characterization--no matter how much they ruin everyone else, he will SURVIVE.)

[silverusagi]

I think it's strange that this is considered strange, considering that you're SITTING IN THE DARK and that common courtesy demands you not talk during the show.

Exactly.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

I am glad to know that other people feel the same way.

[eilowyn.livejournal.com]

I dragged my sister to see The Avengers Sunday after work, and the big lesson I learned from watching that movie is that something can be almost too awesome. The movie was almost too perfect. I'm big into superhero movies (I'd always see them with my comics-loving guy friends who would complain about it being not like the comics or something, but I'd just shrug my shoulders and say I liked it), and I'm fairly easy to please, but this movie was just an overabundance of everything - an overabundance of affection for the Jossian puns in the script that only a true Whedonite would get, an overabundance of love for RDJ playing RDJ Tony Stark to perfection, an overabundance of love for the entire cast, really.

I've always had an antipathy towards Scarlett Johansen (like you, I just never got the appeal), but I LOVED her as Natasha. I want that prequel so bad now! I had a hot dream about Captain America last night so I'm feeling the love towards Chris Evans, and after seeing Chris Hemsworth as The Athelete in Cabin in the Woods, it makes perfect sense that he would be an amazing Thor. Mark Ruffalo brought out a sensitivity as Bruce Banner that was missing in Edward Norton's, I think. The Other Guy is more of a burden to Ruffalo that he understood was also a gift, and I don't think Norton's Bruce really understood it. Agent Caulson broke my heart, and I loved his mancrush on Captain America so much. Agent Caulson is officially my favorite. Samuel L. Jackson really played Nick Fury's duplicitousness well, but it was Cobie Smulders that really impressed me - she can do action just as well as she can do comedy on HIMYM, and I loved that they gave her such a large role in the big opening action sequence. I wish we had gotten to see more of Clint Barton instead of zombie!Hawkeye, but that just means we need the prequel EVEN MOAR. And I'll watch Tom Hiddleson read the phone book. It's just that he IS Loki, and there's nothing imperfect about his job playing the role. He stole the show in Thor, and he really played up what was wonderful about his character in that movie in The Avengers.

Sorry, lots of feels. Had to get them out.

One thing I told my sister as we were walking out of the theater was that Whedon fandom is never going to be the same after this. I don't yet know what will change, but it will be different: Joss has gone mainstream.

I think they kept Cumberbatch's role secret because it was Khan, not because it was a white dude playing a character made famous by a person of color, but the implications of such are kinda disturbing. What next, a white Uhura? DEAR GOD NO.

I was very impressed with Mark for finally getting Spike, but I'm still side-eyeing him for his total ignorance of the awesomeness of Spike beforehand. And his lack of Spuffy feels - is it because he allegedly knows about the AR (he mentions it during one of his Mark Reads Twilight posts)? Or is it because he's just not getting it? Spike's entire storyline revolves around his love for Buffy, and his story only comes full circle when she loves him back. It's all the women that rejected him finally being put to rest because Buffy Loves Him. It's finally getting one over on Angel/Angelus (which is one reason why I hate Chosen kiss so much - how many times do we have to see Spike rejected in favor of Angel?), it's finally him getting his effulgence. I don't think Mark will ever get Spuffy, and that really disappoints me.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

I was so torn up about Agent Coulson, because I find his actor so very likable, but I didn't really like the way that his death was supposed to ~galvanize the group~. As beer_good_foamy pointed out, why couldn't all of the other innocent people who died have done that? Especially considering that several of those people had no relationship with Coulson. I will miss him loads in future movies, though.

I wish we had gotten to see more of Clint Barton instead of zombie!Hawkeye, but that just means we need the prequel EVEN MOAR.

Agreed.

I think it's really, really too early to say what Mark will think about Buffy and Spike together. We'll see, I guess.

[madcap-shiny.livejournal.com]

NATASHA IS MY PATRON AVENGER FOR A REASON, YO. My friends at college and I decided on that (along with casting the rest of us) awhile ago, but let me tell you I am SO DELIGHTED she got so much facetime and development. black widow black widow black widooooooow

I'm glad you're liking YJ! It does take a while for feelings to kick in - the ninth episode is when they really start hitting their stride and momentum just keeps building until you're like HOLY CRAP ALL THESE EMOTIONS JUST SNUCK UP ON ME WHERE ARE MY SHOES. (Of course, I am down for talking about first impressions as well as ~feelings~, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THOSE I'M TOTALLY INTO HEARING ABOUT THEM TOO.)

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

SHE IS THE BEST. YOU HAVE GOOD TASTE!

the ninth episode is when they really start hitting their stride and momentum just keeps building until you're like HOLY CRAP ALL THESE EMOTIONS JUST SNUCK UP ON ME WHERE ARE MY SHOES

I love knowing when to be looking forward to.

So far? I was surprised it took Artemis that long to show up. I like what's been hinted at her ~mysterious past~ with that assassin lady who recognized her. I am completely confused as to why Aqua Lad told Robin that he was ~destined to lead this group~ because that seemed to come out of nowhere and be all telling not showing. Who says things like that unless there's a reason? I like M'gann lots with the one exception of her "Hello, Megan!" thing which I find annoying. But she's sweet. Superboy is kind of a jerk but I feel sorry for him, especially since Clark Kent is being a douche about him. Wally/Artemis is going to happen, isn't it?

[madcap-shiny.livejournal.com]

Yessss, Bereft is truly one of the crowning jewels of the season! I think, though, that all my feelings really crystallized around ep sixteen, and then I suddenly realized I cared so much more about these kids than I thought I did. Like, I was really into everything beforehand/had feelings about some things, but that was the point in the show where I just was LOST FOREVER and then rewatched everything beforehand multiple times and wept messily into my Cheerios. It was, uh, an experience. So basically everything just gets better and better, all of it was beautiful and all of it hurt, etc.

AND YES ARTEMIS AND ASSASSIN LADY YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE SO. MANY. FEELINGS. And lollll, that scene with Aqualad and Robin is just the weirdest, and also.....just offensive, because you have the POC leader basically saying he's just a ~placeholder~ until the immature white kid with a ~destiny~ comes into his own. Thankfully when they build on that later it's handled better, I feel, and with more respect to the complexities of each character instead of just being "I'll take over until you're ~ready~" nonsense.

M'GANN IS MY DARLING. Which we knew. And lolllll so many people don't like it but I love the "Hello, Megan!" thing more than I can stand. At least it actually becomes story-relevant in a big way later? So at least there's a purpose to it that you can look forward to.

Wally/Artemis is a thing and I just never know how I feel about it? Like, okay, I'm really not fond of it at all but it's a ridiculously popular ship in fandom and lots of people whose journals I lurk in love it and meta about it all the time; I just.......IDK, I HAVE SO MANY ISSUES. But I'll hold off on talking about it until you've seen all their stuff proper. Maybe you'll like it + convert me! Or at least, like. UNDERSTAND.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

and also.....just offensive, because you have the POC leader basically saying he's just a ~placeholder~ until the immature white kid with a ~destiny~ comes into his own.

YES. You have articulated how I react to it.

So at least there's a purpose to it that you can look forward to.

Good!

I don't know if I'll have feelings about Wally/Artemis yet, but I can see it coming from a mile off!

[muneca-brava.livejournal.com]

I haven't ever gone to the movies alone but I totally would. I'm actually thinking about going to The Avengers on my own 'cause everyone I know either isn't interested or has seen it.

I was happy with Mark's reaction about FFL too :) I like it when he just posts well though-out reactions to the episode. I'm a bit scared of his reaction to S6 but then I'm not following his thing as much anymore, it's getting a bit repetitive.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

'cause everyone I know either isn't interested or has seen it.

That was why I did it. I'm happy to go with people if there are people who want to go, but I'm not going to miss the movie just because no one else wants to see it!

I haven't been reading his reactions since like S2; I just stick my head in when it's the BIG twists. Like, I wanted to see his reaction to Dawn showing up (which was typically OTT) and things like that. I'm actually really anxious about his reaction to "The Body." He's a big Joyce fan, but that episode is so very serious, such a work of art, so vulnerable and raw...I feel like his OTT style will just clash with that episode horribly. I'm anxious to see if he'll dial it back for that one.

[uwsannajane.livejournal.com]

I've been skimming his reactions, but not getting too engaged. I had more fun with his "Lord of the Rings" read-through.

[uwsannajane.livejournal.com]

To pick up on a few of these:

A) Yes on the Khan thing, and I am a total Cumberbatch fan. Of course I'll see the movie no matter what, but I will be irked. (OTOH, the photos that Quinto and Pegg have been tweeting, of some kind of guys' road trip to a Hooters, are hilarious.)

B) I too was struck by the subtlety of Mark's reaction to "Fool for Love." And there are some good comments - but I'm out of time and can't read them all. Didn't come across any major Spike haters, but am steeling myself ...

C) Avengers! Mark Ruffalo! ScarJo! Yes! Also - shawarma.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

A. I think he's very talented! But not in this role.

B. I find the comments confusing to follow, so I just skim. But hopefully people are behaving in appropriate ways in the comments.

C. LOVE IT.

[gryfndor-godess.livejournal.com]

- I am quite annoyed both by the BC casting and the fact that they're rebooting Khan in the first place. I suppose it makes some sense to reboot since this is an alternate universe and so the same major plot points should be happening, but the lack of creativity disappoints me. OTOH, the first movie managed to copy TOS while still being ~new and shiny~, so maybe the sequel will pleasantly surprise, too. But ugh, the casting. I've never seen BC in anything, I have no desire to, and this role makes me even less enthused to watch him. Benicio Del Toro was originally in talks for the role. I would have so preferred that. :/

- I was content with Mark's reaction (I think more enthusiasm is warranted, but given that he knows about the AR, I guess it's good enough), although I'm worried that "Crush" will ruin everything. Hopefully "Intervention" will make up for it, though.

- I've gone to the movies by myself multiple times before, including to see "Thor." I've also never understood why it's considered weird. I want to see Avengers so badly, but I promised my brother I'd take him to it, and I think he'd be irked with me if I went alone first. I'm hoping-hoping-hoping we can go on Thursday.

- I'm not a Scarlett Johansson fan. I don't hate her or anything, but I've always felt that she's sort of bland and overrated because of her beauty

I feel the same way, except I did use to kind of dislike her because in almost every movie I'd seen her in, she was sex-ed up and morally-ambiguous-but-not-in-a-fun-way. And I was annoyed that she apparently couldn't act without sex-ing it up, but then I got older and more aware and was like, well, maybe those are the roles she's offered, and Hollywood is awful to women, and stop slut-shaming, etc. So now I am mostly ambivalent about her, but I'm hoping that Avengers makes me love her.

- + I am now dreading Anne Hathaway as Catwoman even more than before. DO NOT WANT.

Wait, why? Do you not like her or are you just worried about the characterization/sexualization of female comic book characters?

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

but the lack of creativity disappoints me

Exactly. The race thing just makes it worse.

BC is actually a very talented actor. Long before Sherlock, I'd liked him in things like Amazing Grace. But he seems like privileged ass in real life, and he's just so wrong for this part.

I want to see Avengers so badly, but I promised my brother I'd take him to it, and I think he'd be irked with me if I went alone first.

Yeah, that always sucks when you're waiting for someone but then you have to sync your schedules!

well, maybe those are the roles she's offered, and Hollywood is awful to women

I do think that this is probably part of it--her looks probably do greatly determine what kind of parts she's offered.

I just don't like Anne Hathaway as an actress, and I think she's epically miscast in this role.

[brutti-ma-buoni.livejournal.com]

Cinema alone = blissful adulthood. I do it all the time. Mostly because I like to see a whole range of films and my options for people to go with include my mum (good for foreign films, bad for sexy films IMO, hard to pin down as she travels so much) and my friend K ('is it by Pixar? If not, WHY NOT?'), or my friends who live 150+ miles away. So.

I am also so lost to shame as to bring a nice cup of tea into the screen with me. Or wine, in the Much Better cinema that allows such things. MMmm, adulthood.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

I know! It's delightful getting to go when you want to what you want to see! I personally smuggled in Starburst jellybeans and a bottle of water, but all in all it was a nice cinema experience!

[zombie_boogie.livejournal.com]

So much hate for "oh they blew us away in the audition" being code for "we aren't really going to try and cast a POC for a POC role". I'm just really tired of Frumious Bandersnatch's face and I really don't want it in my Trek sequel :/.

NATASHA EXTRACTING INFORMATION FROM PEOPLE BY MANIPULATING THEIR GENDER EXPECTATIONS GIVES. ME. LIFE. And yes, Clint/Natasha feelings. I'm so glad they were able to give the ground level troops some meaningful things to do. Now I need all of the Budapest stories and Natasha using her skillful leg-wrapping moves in a context other than combat.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

"oh they blew us away in the audition" being code for "we aren't really going to try and cast a POC for a POC role".

I KNOOOOOOOW. Worst excuse ever. It grosses me out.

Now I need all of the Budapest stories and Natasha using her skillful leg-wrapping moves in a context other than combat.

Um. Yes. Want.

[ellievanna.livejournal.com]

I really liked Mark too! I was afraid he'd hate on it or just not care or something, because that would've been the last drop pretty much since FFL is the best. But he didn't! So I'm going to keep on reading them, or at least skimming, because they are entertaining occasionally.

Young Justice! Like other people said it takes a while for it to really start to be good, but by the end of S1 it was a definite highlight of the week for me and one of the shows I cared about the most. (S2 has me... conflicted so far, but that's another issue).

I keep staring at that Spike/Buffy Tumblr post. I just can't stop. THEY FIT SO WELL TOGETHER. One of my favorites of all time, definitely.

Avengers is definitely a good popcorn movie, it was a really fun movie, in the best of ways. Natasha was perfect though. I had the exact same feelings as you about the scene with Loki, I was starting to get disappointed and THEN EVERYTHING TURNED AWESOME.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

People I trust are very much in love with YJ, so I'm gonna keep going with it. I'm excited for the ~feels~ to start~

I keep staring at that Spike/Buffy Tumblr post. I just can't stop. THEY FIT SO WELL TOGETHER. One of my favorites of all time, definitely

I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW. I cannot deal with how perfect they were.