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[swatkat]

First things first - anyone who reads Buffy should go and read this fic now:Amoral Boundaries by wisdomeagle (Dawn/Illyria). I'd read this back when it was first posted and was completely blown away by the *power* of it all, but forgot to save the link. And now that I've found the link again, the fic is equally awesome on a re-read. Dawn maybe just a girl, but she's also the Key.

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I want to squee about shows. Bear with me? *g*


Buffy

I probably shouldn't call this a re-watch - this is my real Buffy watch, without the fast-forwarding or skipping eps altogether (yes, I know, I can't believe it either - would you believe that I only saw Band Candy for the first time a few days ago? *boggle*), and man, this show is awesome. I still love Angel more, of course, but still. And S3 is the best season ever. S2 was good (and I think I ship Buffy/Angel. not surprising, because favourite female character + favourite male character + theirloveissotragic = OTP!!!), but it had some weak eps. There's hardly a weak episode in this one.

I love Buffy. The character, that is. *LOVE* her. I knew that I did - I loved her when I met her first in S6, where she certainly wasn't at her best - but this time I know it for certain. (however, the fandom doesn't seem too keen on her. what is it with my girls and fandom? *sigh*)

S3 has Faith. Does it get any better than this? And we *are* allowed to have two favourite characters, right?

I heart Cordy. She should be slashed with Buffy. Often. And Faith too, of course, and Willow, but Buffy first.

GILES! I saw Helpless yesterday - dear, dear Giles! The scene at the library? With Giles and Buffy after Travers leaves? Kills me.

The Zeppo - Xander is such an idiot sometimes (*smacks him for being such an idiot with the girls*), but I love him anyway. This ep reminds me why.

Bad Girls is like slash on a platter with a cherry on top. With extra helpings. And chocolate sauce.


LFN


I'm afraid I'm nearly not as enthusiastic about LFN S3, because this season? Is boring. The writing is boring (albeit decent compared to what follows) in the first half, and incredibly bad afterwards. Which sucks, because S2 ended so *brilliantly*, with Nikita facing what is perhaps the most important crisis in her Section life, and what do we start S3 with? Michael's sekrit spyfamily which is really a deep cover mission to capture the Big Bad Vachek. *rolls eyes*

Am I the only person to find the boy who played Adam a bit wooden? Cute, yes, but so… wooden.

I have nothing against Elena, but really, if they *had* to marry Michael off, why couldn't it be someone interesting, like another operative? Or oooh, even a terrorist? Someone strong and intelligent and pretty who'd be an equal to Michael and Nikita and therefore ideal for slashing Nikita with?

Gates of Hell's weepy!suicidal!Michael? Really does not do it for me. Yes, it's very sad and all, and my heart breaks in the cello scene, but I'd rather have his anger, his quiet despair in Hard Landing (gah!).

Imitation of Death is boring.

I love Cat and Mouse. Not only is Dominic teh awesome, but we also get to see sullen!snarky!Nikita, which I love.

I may be the only person in fandom who doesn't hate Greg Hillinger.

Maybe it's just the pervy HP fan in me, but am I the only one to see creepy Karl Peruze/Simon Peruze vibes in the ep whose name I can't remember? It's all nell65's fault.This episode is also mediocre (as opposed to pathetic and bad) – the let's-programme-Nikita thing (made worse by the over the top Michael/Nikita. I love the ship, but can we have some focus, please?) doesn't work the way it did in Brainwash, but the slap is worth everything. *Of course* Michael knew what was going on! I do love the Paul/Madeline/George bits in this ep, though. Paul's face when he sees the screen – there's that quiet despair again, which works way more than suicidal!Michael. Madeline's expression when she asks Paul what's wrong, and he simply walks away. Madeline's nervousness in the meeting with George. Birkoff's concern for Paul.

I hate to say this, but Paul and Madeline are, as my sister says, way cooler than Michael and Nikita. I *love* them when they're plotting and planning and being mysterious and sinister.


Alias

I'm not exactly attached to this show, and I watch it only intermittently, but yes, it's certainly not as bad as I thought the first time round. In fact, it's *good* (even though the plotlines often make as much sense as the Sex Police). The show's strength, I think, lies in the characters, who, despite the plotlines, somehow manage to capture your imagination with their complexity.

I like Sydney. I am so predictable. I also love that they allow her to laugh and cry and *emote*.

Irina Derevko? Words cannot express the fabulousness of Irina, and Jack/Irina.

Comments

[nell65.livejournal.com]

Yep - they did. The few who showed up, anyway.

Partially, I think, we don't hear from them because some of the most vocally meta-nature aren't around anymore. The DOMs I can remember from the discussion boards (Susan's mainly, of course, as that's where I usually hung out, but I also can remember the LODM board from it's heyday) were only partially into fanfic, and so most of them have long since moved along to other fandoms or out of online fandom altogether.

Partially, the DOM label covers up that there are actually several different positions on Michael in the DOM camp. Some of the most passionate Niktia-haters, say Quinn for example, liked to imagine Michael as fairly close to Ian Fleming's Bond - suave, ruthless, clever, witty, and, essentially, a loner committed to no one but himself and Section's ends. They tended to view Nikita (and Elena and most other females) as barnacles on his otherwise shapely hull. I suspect, from where I sit now, that they would have been devoted slashers had there been a second pretty man on the show who captured their fancy - and they largely produced what little Michael slash there is.

Other DOMs held the angsty, guilt ridden, seeking redemption view of Michael - some of these don't even dislike Niktia - she, after all, is the angel in whose light he is traveling toward salvation - or the perch. Not always clear which.

Then there is the Knight in Tarnished Armor version of Michael - sort of a very romantic version of Bond, and one who is most definitely in quest of a soul-mate. Some who held this view like Nikita well enough, others can't stand her.

But - really, I'm not sure you can generally much about the DOMs other than to say that Michael is their favorite character and their view of all the other characters depends on their view of Michael.....

N

[jaybee65.livejournal.com]

Oh, now this is quite interesting. I missed the fandom when the show was on the air, and even then I never interacted with many DOMs outside of the fic boards.

What you say makes sense, though.

this is too much!

[sk56.livejournal.com]

They tended to view Nikita (and Elena and most other females) as barnacles on his otherwise shapely hull.

Ahoy!