careful what you wish for..

[jenah]

Tonight is the SGU mid-season finale. I'm sad about that. Such a damned good show. I'm all caught up and now gonna be irked that we have a break!

I'm happy to report that I'm totally caught up on Supernatural. I'm so glad that we have gotten some answers. But I'm still on the fence over the season as a whole and I fell asleep during last week's

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[isabellecs]

That was my biggest annoyance of the movie, I am right there with you, there was no desperation from Ron like there was in the books, completely toned down. I also felt the conversation between Harry and Ron at the end of the vision was vital to repair the damage done by the horocrux but it was skimmed over. The conversation solidified in Ron's mind what Hermione means to Harry and vise versa.

[jenah]

I missed the conversation too. I missed hearing Harry tell Ron that she has always been like a sister to him.

[surrexi]

I actually found her having "Mudblood" carved on her arm to be an incredibly powerful image, considering how strong the Nazi imagery was in this movie. It's never been more clear in the films that Voldemort's regime can function as an allegory for Hitler's, and to show Hermione being marked like that, in that place? Incredibly powerful.

That being said, I am as usual very disapproving of Steve Kloves and his Harry/Hermione bias. I was angry they de-intensified Ron's reaction to Hermione being tortured, and I found the naked!kissing unnecessary; the book simply says they kiss. I was also angry they took out the "she's like my sister" line.

But still, I think having "Mudblood" carved on Hermione's arm was actually a great choice from a symbolic perspective and I really appreciate it from both a filmmaking and a storytelling perspective.

[jenah]

Oh I didn't have an issue what what they showed had been carved - you are right. It IS an incredibly powerful message and does fit the entire Hitler allegory. However, we all saw Harry deal with multiple carvings without screaming like they had Hermione - I just expected MORE. Not so kid-friendly toned down. And of course not allowing Rupert/Ron to really be devastated and trying so hard to get to her and be so torn up over her screams.

I'm sick and tired of anyone that is so pro Harry/Hermione. They were never written that way. They never flirted with it even. And being naked like that was so over the top - I was EMBARRASSED.