Sanctuary 4x02 -- Uprising
I'm...not sure how I feel about this episode.
I didn't mind the presence of Abby. I know a lot of people can't stand her, but I have a policy: the minute I start to hate a character I'm not actually supposed to hate, I'm done with the show. And I love Sanctuary too much for that.
So, no, I don't hate her. I refuse to hate her. Just like I refuse to hate Will. (Yeah, I went there. Never did like him much.)
Aaaanyway. The episode? Not enough Kate, but I guess all the Kate fans have been over that already. At least there's a good reason for it.
Which leads me to another digression: Do I have to dig up my poor, ancient anti-Kate-hate post and update it? Don't make me do that. I really, honestly thought we were past all the Kate negativity, fandom. I don't wanna hear it anymore. (Because -- do I bring up my lack of fondness for Will at every opportunity? In front of his fans? No, I don't. Return the favor).
...So before this post turns into nothing but off-topic complaining, I shall attempt to gather my thoughts properly.
I spent most of the episode scowling at the damned dangerous "kill 'em all!" mindset. At the moment the empath screamed, I was already in tears.
Did we know anything about those abnormals who were killed? No, but in my mind they all had names. Families. Friends. Hopes for the future.
...And many of them were children.
It's entirely possible that I've over-identified with these fictional characters. I don't even care. I was horrified, because it was all pointless. They died for no reason other than xenophobic jackasses making decisions they weren't qualified to make.
Fictional? Yes. The kind of thing I can't tolerate without a lot of anger and tears? Yes.
I'm just glad it ended before things got worse. And I'm glad Kate's going to Hollow Earth to help them rebuild. She'll be awesome.
Originally posted at http://winslow-arizona.dreamwidth.org/
I didn't mind the presence of Abby. I know a lot of people can't stand her, but I have a policy: the minute I start to hate a character I'm not actually supposed to hate, I'm done with the show. And I love Sanctuary too much for that.
So, no, I don't hate her. I refuse to hate her. Just like I refuse to hate Will. (Yeah, I went there. Never did like him much.)
Aaaanyway. The episode? Not enough Kate, but I guess all the Kate fans have been over that already. At least there's a good reason for it.
Which leads me to another digression: Do I have to dig up my poor, ancient anti-Kate-hate post and update it? Don't make me do that. I really, honestly thought we were past all the Kate negativity, fandom. I don't wanna hear it anymore. (Because -- do I bring up my lack of fondness for Will at every opportunity? In front of his fans? No, I don't. Return the favor).
...So before this post turns into nothing but off-topic complaining, I shall attempt to gather my thoughts properly.
I spent most of the episode scowling at the damned dangerous "kill 'em all!" mindset. At the moment the empath screamed, I was already in tears.
Did we know anything about those abnormals who were killed? No, but in my mind they all had names. Families. Friends. Hopes for the future.
...And many of them were children.
It's entirely possible that I've over-identified with these fictional characters. I don't even care. I was horrified, because it was all pointless. They died for no reason other than xenophobic jackasses making decisions they weren't qualified to make.
Fictional? Yes. The kind of thing I can't tolerate without a lot of anger and tears? Yes.
I'm just glad it ended before things got worse. And I'm glad Kate's going to Hollow Earth to help them rebuild. She'll be awesome.
Originally posted at http://winslow-arizona.dreamwidth.org/