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Oh, come on. You were all thinkin' it.
It's a sad, sad day when I think a SV episode was, overall, better constructed than a Buffy episode. That is not the natural order, people! My guilty pleasure and my good TV ought to stay in their respective corners and behave (im)properly.
On Lineage, I certainly don't have deep thoughts. Lionel already knew Martha was a redhead (and stacked!) from 1989, making her a more understandable continuation of his redhead propensities. Lana: I was probably that self-centered at her age, too, but I think I might have pressed a little bit harder about why my "friend" Chloe was crying, and how I could make her feel better, before launching into my own tale of woe. As I recall, in my native Girl, "I'm okay" while sniffling means, "I need comfort, even if I'm not going to spill the details," not "Please, tell me your own troubles." Turn-taking, Lana. Learn about it.
Implausibilities: Tech comes into lab, asks "why is my DNA refrigerator bent?" and proceeds to test samples as if nothing had happened. And, what about the collateral damage? Maybe there were rape kits etc. that Clark contaminated/let overheat. I also wondered why Clark didn't, you know, try the handle of the refrigerator first. A classic sight gag was missed here, with Pete swinging the door open after Clark's damage. Maybe the fridge was locked, but doublechecking never hurt anyone.
I actually don't find the DNA test thing that crazy. Look at the players: The Kents, scared of seeming too weird or secretive, and nary a lawyer to be seen since Martha threw her life away on that ignorant hick. They don't really know the standards for getting a DNA test, and they damn sure don't want anyone looking too hard at that adoption certificate. They have a demonstrated habit of making quick decisions under pressure and hoping to sort out the problems later. Judge Ross: No fan of Lionel Luthor, presented with the claims of a woman who presumably says Lionel intimidated her, coerced her, and even committed her -- Lionel ate my baby! Minor discomfort to the Kents (those nice people who assured the Rosses that Lionel Luthor was trustworthy) might seem a fair trade for sticking it to Lionel.
Likewise, was I the only one who thought that Blair Brown might have nursed Lilian through an early version of her sickness, before the meteor shower, instead of in the final stages after? That would explain why young Lucas would be about Clark's age.
Oh, and Lex's head trauma? Did I or did I not call it? I'm not the only one who's said it, but repeated traumatic brain injury is just not going to help our boy stay on the path of righteousness.
Now, sadly, to Buffy. I hate watching characters get humiliated, even when I don't like them. When I do like them, it's much worse. I found most of the episode barely watchable, and I watched Beer Bad with a fair amount of enjoyment. Others have pointed out the big plothole, but when did Spike start living with Xander? Sometimes it's okay to convey information just by starting in media res, but that scene would have been much better than 40 of the minutes actually shown to us. Yes, Buffy with a rocket launcher was cute, screen-splitting was cute, blah blah woof woof. Suicidal Dawn sounded like a real teen, and Buffy's speech was also good. But love is not blind enough to excuse the rest of that episode.
Finally, thanks so much to everyone who reads fic so I don't have to. Right now I'm particularly grateful to those who recommend good SV gen/het. May [deity or deities or spirits of your choice] bless you.
It's a sad, sad day when I think a SV episode was, overall, better constructed than a Buffy episode. That is not the natural order, people! My guilty pleasure and my good TV ought to stay in their respective corners and behave (im)properly.
On Lineage, I certainly don't have deep thoughts. Lionel already knew Martha was a redhead (and stacked!) from 1989, making her a more understandable continuation of his redhead propensities. Lana: I was probably that self-centered at her age, too, but I think I might have pressed a little bit harder about why my "friend" Chloe was crying, and how I could make her feel better, before launching into my own tale of woe. As I recall, in my native Girl, "I'm okay" while sniffling means, "I need comfort, even if I'm not going to spill the details," not "Please, tell me your own troubles." Turn-taking, Lana. Learn about it.
Implausibilities: Tech comes into lab, asks "why is my DNA refrigerator bent?" and proceeds to test samples as if nothing had happened. And, what about the collateral damage? Maybe there were rape kits etc. that Clark contaminated/let overheat. I also wondered why Clark didn't, you know, try the handle of the refrigerator first. A classic sight gag was missed here, with Pete swinging the door open after Clark's damage. Maybe the fridge was locked, but doublechecking never hurt anyone.
I actually don't find the DNA test thing that crazy. Look at the players: The Kents, scared of seeming too weird or secretive, and nary a lawyer to be seen since Martha threw her life away on that ignorant hick. They don't really know the standards for getting a DNA test, and they damn sure don't want anyone looking too hard at that adoption certificate. They have a demonstrated habit of making quick decisions under pressure and hoping to sort out the problems later. Judge Ross: No fan of Lionel Luthor, presented with the claims of a woman who presumably says Lionel intimidated her, coerced her, and even committed her -- Lionel ate my baby! Minor discomfort to the Kents (those nice people who assured the Rosses that Lionel Luthor was trustworthy) might seem a fair trade for sticking it to Lionel.
Likewise, was I the only one who thought that Blair Brown might have nursed Lilian through an early version of her sickness, before the meteor shower, instead of in the final stages after? That would explain why young Lucas would be about Clark's age.
Oh, and Lex's head trauma? Did I or did I not call it? I'm not the only one who's said it, but repeated traumatic brain injury is just not going to help our boy stay on the path of righteousness.
Now, sadly, to Buffy. I hate watching characters get humiliated, even when I don't like them. When I do like them, it's much worse. I found most of the episode barely watchable, and I watched Beer Bad with a fair amount of enjoyment. Others have pointed out the big plothole, but when did Spike start living with Xander? Sometimes it's okay to convey information just by starting in media res, but that scene would have been much better than 40 of the minutes actually shown to us. Yes, Buffy with a rocket launcher was cute, screen-splitting was cute, blah blah woof woof. Suicidal Dawn sounded like a real teen, and Buffy's speech was also good. But love is not blind enough to excuse the rest of that episode.
Finally, thanks so much to everyone who reads fic so I don't have to. Right now I'm particularly grateful to those who recommend good SV gen/het. May [deity or deities or spirits of your choice] bless you.
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Shah, Right . . .
As if the kid's really dead and not just off in the wings somewhere.
Nope, still not feelin' the need to write SV fic, but I do want to rub Lex's head a little bit more after every show.
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Um, wasn't there a scene in that episode that explained that? Where Buffy shows up at Xander's with Spike and (I think) Willow, and Xander is bitching about it and has to invite Spike in, and it turns out that Buffy talked both of them into it?
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Ruat Caelum
Oh, and Incarnadine kicked ass. And I have to go find that ficlet now...
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The trouble with that perspective (aside from differing definitions of justice) is that sometimes, the heavens do fall.
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