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I'm glad we agree on Elementary--I really like the fact that Holmes seems to have a moral compass of sorts, both in how he approaches cases (that "Sometimes I hate it when I'm right" line) and with Watson, and that though he crosses the line he knows he's screwed up. I am likewise unworried about the cases--I know you're not a DW fan, but watching them back-to-back drove home the similarity for me that in each case the episodic plot is just a pretext for character dynamics. Fine by me!
And what's not to like about Lucy Liu? This part seems like it gives her much more to work with than what I've previously seen her in, and I love seeing more of her range. She really hit the apology scene out of the park.
Ben Browder played the male lead in Farscape, John Crichton, that's why people love him. Both actor and character were a surprise because Browder (especially a couple of years ago) looks like he was going to be your avarage all American boy action hero, and then turns into a very different type of character. And he does some amazing acting to convey what happens to initially cheerful optimistc John in the course of the show (which, again, because he's conventionally handsome people didn't expect had it in him). My icon refers to the fact that Buffy, Frodo and John Crichton all have a narrative where being hero also means they get broken repeatedly, and become guilty themselves, but without losing some core convictions. Basically s6 Buffy = s4 Crichton = Frodo in Mordor. Err, not in all regards, obviously, since their personalities are different. But on general principle. The quote is from one of my favourite Farscape episodes, Terra Firma, from the scene which is John Crichton's "The
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Oh, thanks! That makes much more sense. Farscape has been on my to-watch list for ages, and really do look forward to seeing it someday. And hooray for heroes who don't lose their core convictions with their innocence--I do like those who keep a sense of personal responsibility instead of focusing wholly on their suffering and angst.
And it would never occur to me to equate Buffy and Frodo (well, I haven't seen S6 Buffy, but I have some fan osmosis sense of where the character goes) but it's a neat analogy.
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I'm glad we agree on Elementary--I really like the fact that Holmes seems to have a moral compass of sorts, both in how he approaches cases (that "Sometimes I hate it when I'm right" line) and with Watson, and that though he crosses the line he knows he's screwed up. I am likewise unworried about the cases--I know you're not a DW fan, but watching them back-to-back drove home the similarity for me that in each case the episodic plot is just a pretext for character dynamics. Fine by me!
And what's not to like about Lucy Liu? This part seems like it gives her much more to work with than what I've previously seen her in, and I love seeing more of her range. She really hit the apology scene out of the park.
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Ben Browder played the male lead in Farscape, John Crichton, that's why people love him. Both actor and character were a surprise because Browder (especially a couple of years ago) looks like he was going to be your avarage all American boy action hero, and then turns into a very different type of character. And he does some amazing acting to convey what happens to initially cheerful optimistc John in the course of the show (which, again, because he's conventionally handsome people didn't expect had it in him). My icon refers to the fact that Buffy, Frodo and John Crichton all have a narrative where being hero also means they get broken repeatedly, and become guilty themselves, but without losing some core convictions. Basically s6 Buffy = s4 Crichton = Frodo in Mordor. Err, not in all regards, obviously, since their personalities are different. But on general principle. The quote is from one of my favourite Farscape episodes, Terra Firma, from the scene which is John Crichton's "The ( ... )
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And it would never occur to me to equate Buffy and Frodo (well, I haven't seen S6 Buffy, but I have some fan osmosis sense of where the character goes) but it's a neat analogy.
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