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Lots of squee-worthy things today, so I’ll do a lot of cuts!
First of all, there is of course the squee over Paleyfest. I’m sure you’ve all seen the pictures (if not![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jamalov29 has lots) and some of the quotes make me very, very happy indeed. (stormwreath has some bits & pieces here, and shipperx lots here.)
I’ve seen two versions of this quote, but this one is my favourite:
Sarah Michelle Gellar: (to James) You look at things lately and I've seen a bunch of lists recently where they were talking about favourite characters, favourite shows... I saw the best love scenes this week - it was you and me, by the way. (audience cheers)
James Marsters: Take that, Angel!
Also of course I am VERY pleased that she said that Buffy would choose Spike! :)
ETA:sweet_ali is the queen of links!
Our re-watch (or, in Darcy’s case, first watch) of AtS continues (he's seen S5, of course, but not much else). The other night it was ‘First Impressions’, which yet again made me wonder why there isn’t more Cordy/Gunn fic out there. Darcy *really* liked the scene with Wesley, Angel and the pink crash helmet. And when he heard this line:
Wesley: "Stop being such a wanker and put it on!"
he announced, “That is when he changed.”
(Also wondered at the use of the word ‘wanker’ and how US audiences clearly didn’t understand how rude it was.)
Oh and he thought that one of the bad guys ought to have called Angel ‘princess’ when seeing him in the helmet. I very much concur.
When watching the old film of the freak show, Jack remarked that he remembered the two acrobats (they were always fighting). This made me think of this line from 1.08:
I had a boyfriend that used to walk into rooms like that. The grand entrance. Got kind of boring. Though he was one of twins, so I put up with it. Twin acrobats... Man, I gotta write that book, maybe even illustrate it. I can talk for a long time, a very long time...
Of course if it *was* the same acrobats, then he ought to have said something about them being his lovers - but given the writer (and his complete un-shippiness) I think we can easily fanwank it. (I shall not comment on the ep, except to say that the problem was that it wasn’t really a Torchwood story. It could have been used in any show - Buffy, Angel, Doctor Who, [insert sci-fi fantasy show of your choice] - and nothing would have needed changing. Actually it would probably have worked much better as an original short film, since that was essentially what it was. Meh.)
I’ve been stalkingfodian, and she has some recs that you *have* to check out:
Quantum is a just fancy word for "hell if I know" bylyra_wing. Jack/Ianto, R, S1, post-Cyberwoman. Summary: Ianto was usually the first to arrive and was always the last to leave. (This is woefully inadequate, but the fic wonderfully fills in a lot of blanks - how they got from there to here.)
last round before closing bysupacat. Jack & Ianto, S1 again. Spins off the end of Cyberwoman, and gives an excellent look into where Ianto’s head was probably at.
What Lies Within byxtricks. Jack/Ianto, adult. Oh and there's tentacle sex. But how! Link goes to the last chapter [13] because it has links to all the previous ones. This is long, and plotty, and I won’t give anything away, but omg the angst! I haven’t actually finished reading yet, but it is one of those stories that I keep sneaking back to the computer for, just to read another paragraph or two, even though I shouldn’t be here. *meeps* ETA: Have inhaled the whole thing now, in desperate gulps, and it is *wonderful*! I need more! (Still, the ending is perfect. My show! My characters! ::loves::)
Finally - I got AtF #5! And there was much rejoicing. :) I’ll try to do some sort of review later on, although I only really have a few scattered thoughts at the moment. Lots of action, not a lot of meta. Love that story though! *hugs AtF*
(Have been listening to Aimee Mann’s ‘Lost in Space’ this morning, and it never stops to amaze me how like every single song could be used for a Spuffy vid! (S6, of course, except for ‘This Is How It Goes’ and ‘Pavlov’s Bell’ which belong to ‘Sleeper’. But the rest... lines like ‘Hate the sinner, but love the sin’ are just so *perfect* that it makes me ache.)
Anyway, I have to run. Have so much TV to catch up on (+ there's a Mighty Boosh Night tonight from 9pm on BBC3!), and there’s Easter of course, and RL, and fic writing...
First of all, there is of course the squee over Paleyfest. I’m sure you’ve all seen the pictures (if not
jamalov29 has lots) and some of the quotes make me very, very happy indeed. (stormwreath has some bits & pieces here, and shipperx lots here.) I’ve seen two versions of this quote, but this one is my favourite:
Sarah Michelle Gellar: (to James) You look at things lately and I've seen a bunch of lists recently where they were talking about favourite characters, favourite shows... I saw the best love scenes this week - it was you and me, by the way. (audience cheers)
James Marsters: Take that, Angel!
Also of course I am VERY pleased that she said that Buffy would choose Spike! :)
ETA:
sweet_ali is the queen of links!Our re-watch (or, in Darcy’s case, first watch) of AtS continues (he's seen S5, of course, but not much else). The other night it was ‘First Impressions’, which yet again made me wonder why there isn’t more Cordy/Gunn fic out there. Darcy *really* liked the scene with Wesley, Angel and the pink crash helmet. And when he heard this line:
Wesley: "Stop being such a wanker and put it on!"
he announced, “That is when he changed.”
(Also wondered at the use of the word ‘wanker’ and how US audiences clearly didn’t understand how rude it was.)
Oh and he thought that one of the bad guys ought to have called Angel ‘princess’ when seeing him in the helmet. I very much concur.
When watching the old film of the freak show, Jack remarked that he remembered the two acrobats (they were always fighting). This made me think of this line from 1.08:
I had a boyfriend that used to walk into rooms like that. The grand entrance. Got kind of boring. Though he was one of twins, so I put up with it. Twin acrobats... Man, I gotta write that book, maybe even illustrate it. I can talk for a long time, a very long time...
Of course if it *was* the same acrobats, then he ought to have said something about them being his lovers - but given the writer (and his complete un-shippiness) I think we can easily fanwank it. (I shall not comment on the ep, except to say that the problem was that it wasn’t really a Torchwood story. It could have been used in any show - Buffy, Angel, Doctor Who, [insert sci-fi fantasy show of your choice] - and nothing would have needed changing. Actually it would probably have worked much better as an original short film, since that was essentially what it was. Meh.)
I’ve been stalking
fodian, and she has some recs that you *have* to check out:Quantum is a just fancy word for "hell if I know" by
lyra_wing. Jack/Ianto, R, S1, post-Cyberwoman. Summary: Ianto was usually the first to arrive and was always the last to leave. (This is woefully inadequate, but the fic wonderfully fills in a lot of blanks - how they got from there to here.)last round before closing by
supacat. Jack & Ianto, S1 again. Spins off the end of Cyberwoman, and gives an excellent look into where Ianto’s head was probably at. What Lies Within by
xtricks. Jack/Ianto, adult. Oh and there's tentacle sex. But how! Link goes to the last chapter [13] because it has links to all the previous ones. This is long, and plotty, and I won’t give anything away, but omg the angst! I haven’t actually finished reading yet, but it is one of those stories that I keep sneaking back to the computer for, just to read another paragraph or two, even though I shouldn’t be here. *meeps* ETA: Have inhaled the whole thing now, in desperate gulps, and it is *wonderful*! I need more! (Still, the ending is perfect. My show! My characters! ::loves::)Finally - I got AtF #5! And there was much rejoicing. :) I’ll try to do some sort of review later on, although I only really have a few scattered thoughts at the moment. Lots of action, not a lot of meta. Love that story though! *hugs AtF*
(Have been listening to Aimee Mann’s ‘Lost in Space’ this morning, and it never stops to amaze me how like every single song could be used for a Spuffy vid! (S6, of course, except for ‘This Is How It Goes’ and ‘Pavlov’s Bell’ which belong to ‘Sleeper’. But the rest... lines like ‘Hate the sinner, but love the sin’ are just so *perfect* that it makes me ache.)
Anyway, I have to run. Have so much TV to catch up on (+ there's a Mighty Boosh Night tonight from 9pm on BBC3!), and there’s Easter of course, and RL, and fic writing...