High five, Mr. Miller, high five
Jun. 29th, 2011 08:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
swatkatThe other day I mentioned on Tumblr that "I'm trying to send my mother to bed since she has to wake up early tomorrow morning. She's too busy reading Batgirl: The Flood."
I had made a similar update on Facebook. Everyone was naturally very impressed. Today my mother wrote in response to that update:
Facts.
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I have finally watched XMFC, and suddenly, I love Mystique, although I never particularly cared for her in the earlier movies. I enjoyed Michael Fassbender's performance, although Sir Ian McKellen's Magneto >>>>>> Universe. I've always loved Xavier/Magneto, and now we can add Mystique/EVERYONE to that list. \0/
It is, however, interesting that they don't mention Mystique's bisexuality in a movie that's about being 'mutant and proud'. (I will forgive them if Destiny shows up in the inevitable sequel. And does not die immediately.)
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My sister has finished watching TGW. Some observations on re-watch:
* Will is a lot more prone to being hot-headed than I previously noticed. Sometimes it's calculated, but frequently it's not.
* My sister loved Diane's ~torrid romance with Mr. Cowboy almost as much as I did. She thinks it adds another layer to her character, which could easily have been written as the one-note "AWESOME" female character.
That said, she's criminally underused in the second half of S2. Less Hugo Chavez parodies and more Diane plz.
* Will's ~dark past, as referred to by Blake. Did he embezzle money? That's what Blake seemed to be hinting at. How much does Kalinda know? Will this be picked up next season? This show doesn't normally forget plot points.
* Patti Nyholm continues to be my FAVOURITE.
* Bond as the Big Bad (of sorts) did not really work on a number of levels. He was oddly flat as a character, which isn't what you'd expect on this show. He came, he tried to manipulate and take over, he left. But who was he? Where did he come from and why? What was he trying to achieve with Blake there? Did he know of everything Blake was doing? And so on.
* I find Peter even less sympathetic on rewatch. God, his audacity, accusing Alicia of cheating on him.
* Alicia's children are incredibly stupid. In the words of my sister, "It's like they inherited her capacity to be drawn into the weirdest situations, without inheriting any of her intelligence or restraint."
Also, Peter hugged Zach after getting Glenn Childs off the race. If Alicia ever finds out, she'll be furious.
* Alicia and Kalinda, oh my heart. ♥ But now that I know that the creators think they were made for each other as friends and that the UNIVERSE thinks they should work together and be best friends, it's a lot easier.
* I love how the season ended. I wonder how they'll hit the reset button.
I had made a similar update on Facebook. Everyone was naturally very impressed. Today my mother wrote in response to that update:
[My name]!!! In case you don't remember, let me remind you that you started your comics life with our childhood collection (credit to all four siblings)of more than 200 comics, [some comics none of you will recognize, alas] and tintin series!!and fiction, dont you remember all those Jules Verne and H.G.Wells series?! Your [grandfather] had book case full of science fictions. [My cousins] will support me.
Facts.
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I have finally watched XMFC, and suddenly, I love Mystique, although I never particularly cared for her in the earlier movies. I enjoyed Michael Fassbender's performance, although Sir Ian McKellen's Magneto >>>>>> Universe. I've always loved Xavier/Magneto, and now we can add Mystique/EVERYONE to that list. \0/
It is, however, interesting that they don't mention Mystique's bisexuality in a movie that's about being 'mutant and proud'. (I will forgive them if Destiny shows up in the inevitable sequel. And does not die immediately.)
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My sister has finished watching TGW. Some observations on re-watch:
* Will is a lot more prone to being hot-headed than I previously noticed. Sometimes it's calculated, but frequently it's not.
* My sister loved Diane's ~torrid romance with Mr. Cowboy almost as much as I did. She thinks it adds another layer to her character, which could easily have been written as the one-note "AWESOME" female character.
That said, she's criminally underused in the second half of S2. Less Hugo Chavez parodies and more Diane plz.
* Will's ~dark past, as referred to by Blake. Did he embezzle money? That's what Blake seemed to be hinting at. How much does Kalinda know? Will this be picked up next season? This show doesn't normally forget plot points.
* Patti Nyholm continues to be my FAVOURITE.
* Bond as the Big Bad (of sorts) did not really work on a number of levels. He was oddly flat as a character, which isn't what you'd expect on this show. He came, he tried to manipulate and take over, he left. But who was he? Where did he come from and why? What was he trying to achieve with Blake there? Did he know of everything Blake was doing? And so on.
* I find Peter even less sympathetic on rewatch. God, his audacity, accusing Alicia of cheating on him.
* Alicia's children are incredibly stupid. In the words of my sister, "It's like they inherited her capacity to be drawn into the weirdest situations, without inheriting any of her intelligence or restraint."
Also, Peter hugged Zach after getting Glenn Childs off the race. If Alicia ever finds out, she'll be furious.
* Alicia and Kalinda, oh my heart. ♥ But now that I know that the creators think they were made for each other as friends and that the UNIVERSE thinks they should work together and be best friends, it's a lot easier.
* I love how the season ended. I wonder how they'll hit the reset button.
