May 2012
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As brilliant and outstanding as tonight’s episode was, I was still waiting for a Ken/Peggy closure scene at the end, right before she left the firm. Their last encounter was him trying to comfort her and her throwing it in his face. And you can’t tell me that’s how they parted ways. Yes, no one knew about her departure the moment she left Don’s office, but I was hoping to...
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Kind of late to state this, I know, but I really wish they had done something with Evil!Abed/Annie in the finale.
I mean why, among many other things, build up an episode where they spend all that time in the dreamatorium, trying to understand some of their self-destructing obsessions and then not have them work out this major issue together? At this point in the season, Annie would be the only...
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An Open Letter to Gossip Girl
Dear Gossip Girl,
Awwww, it’s the season finale and you’ve already lost your dignity in the first five minutes. Guess you couldn’t stand the pressure of being half-decent for once. Better to disappoint now and give up all expectations than admit you’re not ready to be a proper show.
Don’t worry. I think I’ve finally got you pegged.
You’re that...
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The funny thing about Pete’s narcissism is that it won’t allow him to form meaningless attachments. He loves himself too much to allow that his feelings be superficial in regards to a woman he (“the King”) has handpicked to embody the perfect feminine image. It’s his image, after all, and no matter the woman he attaches it to, he respects and honours it because...
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Mkay, unpopular opinion probably, but I really didn’t like how Peggy acted towards Ginsberg this episode. I know she’s been a bit standoffish in regards to him from the beginning, so last night’s episode should make no exception. But until now Peggy’s dislike did not affect her work ethics, or her aesthetic taste.
I could clearly see it written on her face; she knew...
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Dark Bonnie and Damon
Here’s a thought: dark!Bonnie is going to need someone to snap her out of it.
Yes, I did enjoy her finally taking matters into her own hands and I love her new-found confidence, but it was misused; she basically doomed the friends she was trying to save. I understand why she did it and frankly, she needed to act selfishly for once. But it’s going to harm her a lot more than the...
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Wow, this episode was legitimately good. I am kind of overwhelmed.
Say what you will about Elena’s choice, but it was so much more than that, it didn’t really revolve around it, it was a meeting between Elena’s past and present, as a kind of summation before her transition to a new stage, that of a vampire. She is leaving both the past and the present, whereas Elena was only...
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All right, to the people complaining that Alexis Bledel’s acting last night was too disaffected and “sterile”….wasn’t that the goddamn point?
Her character, Beth, is supposed to be a slightly unhinged housewife with a dead look in her eye and a stale yearning in her voice. How did she not get that right?
Sure, she wasn’t stellar by any means, but can’t...
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I don’t know why, but I get the impression that no matter what Sally will see or do in the adult world and no matter how “dirty” that world might be, nothing will shake her up more than Glen Bishop. I have a feeling that he will try to immerse her in his own hopeless reality and make her the centre of it (if he hasn’t already), which will be hard to bear for someone so...
April 2012
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Oh, Tracy Flick, you and I should have met. I would have made you happy. Seriously, you are my favourite self. Or maybe my only self.
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Okay, I know there’s still two more episodes to go, but this would be my favourite finale scenario:
- Elena chooses Stefan - they have a meaningful bridge scene + revelations;
- Bonnie snaps and refuses to help her friends anymore; influenced by her ancestors and Esther’s dying spirit (because by then I imagine Bonnie will be free of her possession), she now wants to take advantage...
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Oh my God, I am crying my eyes out, Leslie that was so beautiful! Ugh, the way Ben supported you, the way you said you’re gonna crush Bobby Newport and then you did and the whole of Pawnee getting to see what you’re made of, it’s like my dream fanfic coming to life. Pawnee-ans won’t be fooled by Sweetums, you won’t let that happen, even if you love candy, you’re...
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Let’s not kid ourselves here; psychoanalysis would infer that Cartman is fighting a contradictory attraction towards Kyle.
I mean the entire purpose of “Cupid Me” was to sublimate his desire and channel it towards something Cartman-approved. Nicole and Token is his way of living vicariously through someone else’s relationship because he is starving for some genuine human...
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Thoughts on Virtual System Analysis
I always had a hunch (which I expressed in a previous post) that Annie and Abed are very much alike and last night’s brilliant episode cemented it.
Let’s analyze this, one blorgon at a time:
When asked who would best partner up with Abed, most of us would have to go with Troy Barnes, because he is the ultimate buddy/roommate he could have in the fictional world of Greendale....
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That’s right, Leslie, you shush everyone, because only you could turn a selfless gesture like political suicide into the most West Wing-y, crafty, brilliant campaign move in the world. Only this woman. Oh and Jennifer Barkley, your ass just got handed to you.
Can’t wait for that debate where Leslie will dance on Bobby Newport’s tears! On his tears!
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That Obligatory Post about Pottermore
Well, I suppose I was among the last to discover Pottermore had finally been open to everyone. At one point I’d given up on it completely, thinking J.K. Rowling had probably changed her mind when she’d realized what kind of crazy she’d be unleashing on the internet. I’d clearly overrated the scale of this.
Maybe it’s been too long, but I couldn’t get very...
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You know what the thing is though?
Pete is not really Trudy’s Pete. At all. And it kills him. Take away all his self-induced unhappiness regarding his marriage and what you get is him feeling the burden of knowing Trudy is not only stronger than he will ever be, but also loves a version of him that he can never outdo. He foolishly believes that she and everyone else around him (could) only...
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I get the feeling that Gossip Girl is one of those extremely self-conscious and apologetic shows that try to cater for all tastes and shrink into themselves when they fail to do so. Now, let me explain what I mean by self-conscious. In no way is this a compliment. I don’t mean the show is so aware of itself that it knows how to make use of its own fictional universe to its benefit. No, I...
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Watching Red Dragon (2002) at 3 AM in the morning. Not my best decision yet. Loving blond and angsty Ed Norton though. He and Hopkins probably played cards in their trailer every night, cracking jokes and whatnot.
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I guess I should feel guilty that I only follow the Dair tag and have no interest in the show itself. Seriously. I’ve only watched Season 4 and 5 Dan and Blair scenes on youtube. And nothing else. I’m not even sure what purpose that constipated-looking Chuck fellow serves. Does that make me shallow?
Nah.
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I think I just fell in love with Pauline Francis last night. I mean, how brilliant is this mean old lady? She is exactly the kind of woman Sally needs in her life; tough as nails, self-reliant, with a touch of dark humour. She is completely blunt with Sally, apologizes when she sees fit, treats her like a mini-adult and gives her sleeping pills while holding a big ol’ kitchen knife on her...
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*after rereading Wuthering Heights for college*
Aha! So I wasn’t just being cynical and mean-spirited in 10th grade! Cathy and Heathcliff’s love isn’t really all it’s cracked up to be.
Sure, you can say I cannot comprehend a love that transcends the world, the body and the mind and turns two souls into one, sure you can call me out on my already biased opinion because...
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All right, who here was hoping for Evil Abed to take over Abed during the Pillow/Blanket war? And for Evil Abed to play with Annie’s emotions by tapping into his Han Solo alter ego? And for Annie to fight his evil self and defeat it using her awesome and previously revealed battle-skills? And save Abed from his daemons? Anyone? Anyone?
Still a brilliant episode, though. As usual.
March 2012
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Okay, this might just be me, but I’ve always thought Annie is basically a much more subdued version of Abed. Don’t get me wrong, she’s definitely an individual, unique character in her own right, but she has the same kind of sensitivity and awareness to phoniness that Abed has, she lives in the same kind of fantasy world he belongs to, they both still enjoy corniness for the sake...
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January 2011
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knope, with a silent k
It turns out that there wasn’t any marijuana in it, it was just an insanely good brownie.
So, since first posts are always the hardest and basically impossible to write, I decided to add Leslie Knope to mine since she seems to make just about everything better. If you don’t know her, then you gotta check out Parks and Recreation right now. It’s the best comedy series right...