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random edicts de samedi

When Producers Go Slashy...

Vague SPOILERS TO FOLLOW FOR FARSCAPE! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

It is such a yummalicious scene. Last week's episode of Farscape (part 1 of the four-part season finale) was Liars, Guns, & Money, Pt: 1 A Not So Simple Plan by Grant McAloon. That would be the guy who brought us Vitas Mortis, the single slashiest episode. (I can admit that if you are not a slash fan, Vitas Mortis is pretty much a waste of airtime. But if you're into slash, John running around saying, "My friend, my friend!" is priceless.) Anyway, D'Argo has two narrow focuses during LGM1: getting back Jothee, and not forgiving John for the lack of support. This intense focus on John rings my little slash-o-meter off the scale because, well, Zhaan and Aeryn were just as unsupportive of D'Argo's ambitions, so why is it all about the human?

This week's episode, With Friends Like These, is even slashier. Naren Shankar brought us The Way We Weren't (excellent, although not slashy, and it put an end to my lesbian PK theory) and Beware of Dog (not so great). In any case, this week's episode revealed a truly slashy heart. D'Argo is still focused on John to the exclusion of all others except Jothee. And the really great bit is that John is accepting the guilt. That is also quite slashy because logic would suggest that Stark is at fault. They're in luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuv.

End Spoilers

so spoke WitchQueen
1/13/2001 11:41:23 AM | linkyluv?
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Two points

1. I'm sorry, Shrift. I didn't mean to shout. I can't make you not like Loverboy!Spike, but I think Joss is destroying what was once a really cool character, and I wanted to explain why I thinkthat instead of just grumbling like someone's crotchety grandmother.
2. Twenty-two does not make me an infant. You're all on notice. *looks around giving Caro, Shrift, Toni, and anyone else who commented on her age the evil eye.*

so spoke WitchQueen
1/13/2001 11:15:36 AM | linkyluv?
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random edicts de mercredi

Loverboy!Spike is totally wrong.

I shall try to explain this to you heathens.

1. The cool thing about Spike is that he is evil. He is a bad person. He enjoys rampaging, killing, sucking blood, and generally wreaking mayhem and destruction. He also has a habit of killing Slayers.
2. When they put the chip in his head, they neutered Spike. He can no longer go around rampaging and killing humans. He can't physically hurt people. He's not scary anymore.
3. Loverboy!Spike does not want to hurt people, because it would make Buffy mad. He does not want to kill the Slayer because he is in love with her. This is wrong.
4. As a side note, Buffy is not his type. Spike's previous loves, Drusilla and the whiny chick who dumped him when he was human, tend toward the ethereal and inscrutable. Buffy is solid in figure and active in attitude. Nothing like what Spike usually goes for.

I've finally figured out why Loverboy!Spike exists. It exists because if Spike were not neutered and not in love with Buffy, one of two things would happen. Either Buffy would stake him (which would mean James Marsters could never return to the show, as I'm sure they're not going to pull the Darla trick twice) or Spike would leave, because Sunnydale is depressing for him. It's the site of his humiliating defeats by the Initiative and the Slayer, and since there is no one from the Initiative still around who might be convinced to remove the chip from his head, there's nothing to hang around for except love, inasmuch as he can't try to kill the Slayer.

Darling, would you help me explain if they still don't get it?

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1/10/2001 05:57:44 PM | linkyluv?
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We just keep growing and growing and growing...

Nestra is shrift's Highlander beta. This shit is infectious.

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1/10/2001 12:09:02 AM | linkyluv?
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random edicts de mardi

Look out, world! Here come's another one!

xen has now done a full-fledged join into the world of slashblogs.

so spoke WitchQueen
1/9/2001 11:37:15 PM | linkyluv?
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random edicts de lundi

Apologize to Netscape users

I tried to do a good thing. I tried to write really good HTML (just about the only deliberate non-strict compliance usage is tables for layout [which I will remedy once I figure out how to get CSS to do the same thing] and some open tags) and then use CSS for style. Strict separation, the way the W3C intended it. But I just recently looked at this blog in Netscape, and it's horrific. I will have to wait until I am home and can consult my CSS books to see if I can fix it. If anyone has any expertise in using CSS to work with Netscape, e-mail me and let me know.

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1/8/2001 12:25:49 PM | linkyluv?
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Happy Birthday to Me! Happy Birthday to Me! I'm 22 Years Old Now! Happy Birthday to Me!

Toni and I will make a chocolate cake. Yay!

But the GIND is still older 'n me. :P

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1/8/2001 12:09:04 PM | linkyluv?
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random edicts de dimanche

Enfin, elle arrive!

I was nervous about leaving to meet Aiobheann for the first time IRL. I had all of these fears about forgetting to bring something crucial (I think I brought enough underwear, but I did forget the con tape so she could see music vids. *sigh*), or missing my connecting flight and being stranded in Chicago.

I did not imagine what actually happened.

It went on from there. We finally got to Toni's house around 10:30 this morning, and I discovered that children live here. I had known, in an intellectual sense of course, that two six year old girls were in this house. But I hadn't realized that six year old girls involve having Barbies™, crayons, bikes, puzzles, and other toys everywhere. Weird and amazing.

But, I'm really glad to be here. And maybe later, we'll discuss my experiences with Texas eateries to date.

so spoke WitchQueen
1/7/2001 01:54:54 PM | linkyluv?
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