lirazel: An outdoor scene from the film Picnic at Hanging Rock ([tv] confession)
lirazel ([personal profile] lirazel) wrote2009-11-05 10:02 pm

"You were in my shoes; I was in your pants...."

So I've been watching Farscape for a while now, and I've enjoyed it from the beginning but I just finished "Out of Their Minds," and it's the first episode that made me flaily happy. I'm grinning sooooo big right now.

EVERYBODY SWITCHES BODIES. LOVELOVELOVE. And it might be more enjoyable than "Who Are You?" in BtVS S4 (even if it doesn't have all the meta stuff going on that makes Joss's shows so awesome). It's so ridiculously obvious how much fun all of the actors are having, and it makes me feel sorry for the actress who plays Zhaan, since she doesn't get to be in on the fun.

My favorite is John-in-Aeryn's-body, unzipping his/her shirt and shimmying! What a guy! And then Rygel's in her body and he's so over the top with the eating and the scowling! And Claudia Black is fabulous; if I didn't already have a massive girlcrush on her, I would after this episode. As Rygel-in-John's body, it's clear Ben Browder was all about hamming it up, and the way Chiana-in-D'Argo's body swings her body around? Hysterical. And I kind of love the big scary vulture aliens and their jello vomit.

Seriously, all the actors and puppeteers and voice actors are incredibly talented at being each other. They all nail every gesture and inflection It blows me away. And did I mention it's hilarious? I lovelovelove it.

AND THEN THE LAST SHOT. Oh, oh, oh! John/Aeryn is the loveliest of ships! More of them, please!

And peripherally, I don't know why this suddenly popped into my head while watching, but has anybody ever written a fic in which Buffy and Spike switch bodies? Because that would be pretty awesome.

[identity profile] fenchurche.livejournal.com 2009-11-06 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
Oh! Yes... yes they have, although I'm totally drawing a blank on who. Time to go look through my archives... or just post something over on [livejournal.com profile] seeking_spike.

[identity profile] penny-lane-42.livejournal.com 2009-11-06 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
Really?!?!? I'm so excited! Because I've read one where they both switch genders (and the rest of the Scoobies do, too, sans Willow), but I haven't read one in which they switch actual bodies. I'm looking forward to it! Do let me know if you find anything, won't you? And I wasn't aware of that community, but it's a fabulous idea!
deird1: Fred looking pretty and thoughful (Farscape (Aeryn))

[personal profile] deird1 2009-11-06 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
ISN'T IT AWESOME?!!!!

I just love all the looks John and Aeryn give each other in this show. They're so lovely.

Watch more! Watch more!

[identity profile] penny-lane-42.livejournal.com 2009-11-06 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
IT SO IS!!!!

And yes: the looks are just priceless. And then at the end when she says that about being in his pants and it takes him a second to figure it out, and then he gets this look on his face and jumps up to chase her.... *happy sigh* Words can't describe my love.

I will! I will! And then I need to hunt down some more icons!
deird1: Fred looking pretty and thoughful (Farscape (Chiana))

[personal profile] deird1 2009-11-06 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
*has five icons*

*whistles innocently*

[identity profile] penny-lane-42.livejournal.com 2009-11-06 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, trust me, I'm gonna be following them to find the good icon posts...
deird1: Fred looking pretty and thoughful (Default)

[personal profile] deird1 2009-11-06 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
I'm kinda hoping that, now that [livejournal.com profile] beer_good_foamy has finished (and loves) Farscape, he'll do some icons. I have so many BtVS icons from him...

[identity profile] xc-runner50.livejournal.com 2009-11-06 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
You've had that thought too? I've also wondered if there was a story written where Spike and Buffy switch bodies before.

[identity profile] penny-lane-42.livejournal.com 2009-11-23 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
Wouldn't it be awesome? It seems like something that should have happened, you know?

[identity profile] riccadonna.livejournal.com 2009-11-06 08:09 am (UTC)(link)
There was one called something like "Switched" and "Switched again" (which makes 2) but you definitely have to go [livejournal.com profile] seeking_spike, fantastic place to find stuff immediately.

[identity profile] penny-lane-42.livejournal.com 2009-11-23 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
Hmmm...Thanks for the link; I'll check it out!

[identity profile] slaymesoftly.livejournal.com 2009-11-06 12:41 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm pretty sure there've been a couple of them, but none that stuck in my mind well enough for me to provide a title/author/archive to search. Sorry. I'm sure someone else (with a better memory) will be able to point one out. :)
Okay, so no one did any better than me. You definitely need to post your question on [livejournal.com profile] seeking_spike. Someone always knows the answer and has the link.
Edited 2009-11-06 12:44 (UTC)

[identity profile] penny-lane-42.livejournal.com 2009-11-23 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
Awesome! Thanks--I'll check it out!

[identity profile] riccadonna.livejournal.com 2009-11-06 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Switched, and Switched Again by Heather Sinclair (there's also a Switched by Mabel Marsters but the switchees are Giles and Spike), I don't have a link but I have them saved if you want me to send them .

[identity profile] penny-lane-42.livejournal.com 2009-11-23 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
I would love them, if you don't mind sending them! You're too kind!

lirazel _ 123 @ hotmail . com

Sans spaces, obviously.
cordykitten: (awmp 5 yrs after)

[personal profile] cordykitten 2009-11-06 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
If not searching for a certain fic (and you're not looking for certain one) you better use [livejournal.com profile] find_buffy_recs
Let me think... One was in German so that's a no no for you.

Here: http://community.livejournal.com/find_buffy_recs/905.html
(Tell me if you need functioning links, then I'll check what I have.)

http://community.livejournal.com/seeking_spike/95267.html has a link for Walking A Mile by Ariel Dawn

<3 Farcape :)
Edited 2009-11-06 20:37 (UTC)

[identity profile] penny-lane-42.livejournal.com 2009-11-23 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you so very much for the links! You're awesome!