Narcissistic and mean II

[swatkat]

The latest Warehouse 13 did contain a trope I try and avoid in fiction - namely, mystical pregnancy - but it was, thankfully, not the Shipping Apocalypse that Tumblr led me to believe it was. The pregnancy thing was handled in a mostly non-icky manner, except for the part where it was Pete's random 'passing thought'. I still don't know what to make of that - if we're supposed to see some Pete-->Myka, or if it was just Pete imagining his best friend with a baby since he clearly is never going to have a family.

I'm getting a little concerned about how attached I'm getting to this season's over-arching plotline - I never watch shows for plot, and whenever I do, they always let me down (see: BSG, Fringe, Legend of Korra; the only exception I think is TGW so far, and who knows how things'll go in the future? and TSCC, because it died).

I was also watching the pilot with my friend A (who is now hooked to the show), and wow, am I glad that they discarded those versions of Pete and Myka - very Generic Bickering Spy Couple Forced to Work Together, although some elements of them being them are already in place. Pete, especially - he has grown on me as a character, but that's largely because he's very often played as such a loving parody more than anything else. Eddie McClintock has a very... smug face, and I do not think I could have watched a lot of the Suave(ish) Spy Pete Show.

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I keep having amusing encounters with The Youth. The other day a couple of girls - very clearly new to the world of higher education and therefore, not aware that I am not exactly One Of Them anymore - had a very earnest conversation about their love for a rapper known best for his porny, expletive-ridden and often disturbingly misogynistic lyrics. The conversation ended in a high five. I spent the rest of the day cackling inappropriately.

Comments

[netgirl_y2k]

I think my hatred of the mystical pregnancy trope may have blinded me to a lot of the charm of this episode. I'd try for a re-watch but damn that trope makes me squirm. Yes, it wasn't the shipping apocalypse I'd been led to believe either, but that's possibly because I hated that Mike guy so much that I found myself going... So, Pete, huh? Also because I don't for a second believe that the show has any serious intention of ever going the Pete/Myka route.

Oh, early Pete & Myka. When I'm trying to get people into the show I usually tell them to start with S2 and then go back once they already love the characters. Also, I'm usually trying to tempt people with HG and it seems unfair to make them watch like ten hours of television before they get to her.

[swatkat]

Tumblr told me the world had ended! And that Pete/Myka was now 'endgame', and people were leaving fandom forever! I barely registered hockey dude after that, although the kissing did feel a little... out of the blue. I dislike the pregnancy trope too, but it didn't feel too terrible-just clunky and silly.

I too tell people to start with HG. That's how I got my BFF hooked. Also, HG/Myka is legit the most popular ship now-it makes me sigh in pride and look fondly back upon the days when it was just a few of us.

[kerithwyn]

Really enjoying W13 lately...although that kiss, nooooo, Myka's kisses need to be reserved for HG. :p

And I will throw a fit if the show starts to go Pete/Myka. But I don't honestly believe it will, thank goodness. Otherwise the magical pregnancy wasn't as awful as it could have been, and Steve is still alive, and Claudia is rocking everything, so--yay, show!

[lilacsigil]

I didn't enjoy that Pete/Myka-esque storyline (though I totally would have if Pete had been pregnant) but it wasn't as bad as it could have been. I think if I hadn't been exposed to so many "male/female partnerships always end in luuuuurve" storylines I could have quite enjoyed it.