I'm really astonished how much I've come to love and overrelate to Peggy this season. Not that I've disliked her before but she's really coming along. And yeah, Sally becoming a real person wasn't something I expected at all; it helps that they've got a sharp little actress there. I hope they don't have to recast her.
For some reason (some reason probably having to do with the ill-advised sex she had with Pete right off the bat), I thought they were going to turn Peggy into a cautionary tale. I was pleasantly surprised at the way they handled the pregnancy/adoption storyline--I can see her deeply regretting the decision further down the line, but she's so focused on her career (and afforded so little room to make mistakes) that it probably seemed like a sacrifice she had to make. Hence the refreshing lack of angst.
I've always been a fan of the way they write the kids (hahaha, I especially liked the stuff about Bobby telling lies--he's a chip off the old block), but yeah, the girl playing Sally does a phenomenal job (I have to wonder if that lisp is real or what, though).
Unfortunately, no. I think I came across a drabble once, but that's about it. There are some semi-canonical short stories written by Chabon himself--a booklet called "Untold Tales of Kavalier & Clay," which tells the story of Joe visiting Tommy's school (I'm not sure how you'd get your hands on a copy--Ebay?) and a deleted chapter called "Breakfast in the Wreck," which was published in the Virginia Quarterly Review and is now available only to subscribers, alas. There's also the comic book series The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, but since I've never read it I can't really speak to its quality.
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I've always been a fan of the way they write the kids (hahaha, I especially liked the stuff about Bobby telling lies--he's a chip off the old block), but yeah, the girl playing Sally does a phenomenal job (I have to wonder if that lisp is real or what, though).
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A friend of mine is looking for tAAoK&C fic outside of Yuletide. Do you know any??
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Unfortunately, no. I think I came across a drabble once, but that's about it. There are some semi-canonical short stories written by Chabon himself--a booklet called "Untold Tales of Kavalier & Clay," which tells the story of Joe visiting Tommy's school (I'm not sure how you'd get your hands on a copy--Ebay?) and a deleted chapter called "Breakfast in the Wreck," which was published in the Virginia Quarterly Review and is now available only to subscribers, alas. There's also the comic book series The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, but since I've never read it I can't really speak to its quality.
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