By suggesting that Darth Maul survived his duel with Obi-Wan in The Phantom Menace, The Clone Wars and the novel The Wrath of Darth Maul create a very uncomfortable dilemma for fans. I'm not sure the people who came up with the idea grasped what kind of Pandora's box it opens ( Read more... )

I assumed this was common sense, but now I'm not sure there even is such a thing as "common" sense. After several misunderstandings, I've decided to stop assuming. I want to make a few things clear.

There are people who have "don't disagree with me on my turf" policies in their journals. I'm not one of them. I don't believe I can say anything I ( Read more... )

via cnet_news:

Judge: Serve the miscreant via Facebook

Facebook 'pokes' can be used for court notification

I thought we weren't supposed to use Facebook at work, even though everyone does. Are you saying I may have to use it for work ( Read more... )

In response to this post by Tricia and Lex at FANgirl Blog:

What's wrong with Padmé Amidala losing the will to live at the end of Revenge of the SithWhat happened to her on that day would have sent many a normal person into an extreme clinical depression, the kind where you - yes - lose the will to live. And it's consistent with her ( Read more... )

A recent discussion made me realize that sometimes we mean very different things when we say "X is my favorite fictional character". I never really thought about it before, but I don't mean the same thing every time I say "favorite character". Sometimes I mean very different things. Different like day and night. There are interesting characters, ( Read more... )

Loved it. Aside from the usual things (seeing my headcanon on the screen!), I was impressed by the complexity of the plots and the creative use of kitchen utensils and furniture in the Anakin vs Dooku duel.

I confess it's the first episode I've watched this season. I read all the episode summaries and only watch when I can't not watch and have an ( Read more... )

Even though Padmé is almost completely absent from the novel, it makes several major revelations about her or connected to her. Yes, this post contains SPOILERS.

- Now we know why she is so messed up. ( Lengthy meta, comparisons with the movies, and overanalyzing )

- Fate's Favourite by The Fictionist (Rated Teen; Harry and Tom gen ( Read more... )

My comment is in two parts: as a reader and psychology student, first, and as a fanfiction author, second.

It isn't a large book. It took me 8 hours to read it thoroughly. ( Read more... )

Boy Who Lived by Megii of Mysteri OusStranger (PG; gen/het; complete)

Not another "Harry goes back in time and raises Tom" fanfic! It isn't. It's unlike all the other dozens (hundreds?) of such fics.

Harry doesn't come to the orphanage and adopt Tom while he is a kid. He comes early enough to save Tom's mother (and later falls in love with her; ( Read more... )