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[elisi]

Miss M and I have abandoned tonight's Merlin, feeling like this (No No No Cat):

(Miss M chose the icon & the mood! I am cynical and don't trust writers. Plus, I already survived throwing a teenage birthday party today. I only want NICE THINGS now.)

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[promethia_tenk]

Put the first few eps on in the background this evening to take a look. There was a brief, glorious moment in which Gwen Cooper was trying to seduce Giles, evily, so that was a bonus.

But Elisi, I could hate this show with both hands tied behind my back. 'T would be easy and natural! You're right, though, in that it might just be too insubstantial to be really satisfying hate-viewing. * ponders *

[elisi]

There was a brief, glorious moment in which Gwen Cooper was trying to seduce Giles, evily, so that was a bonus.
Really? I've only seen a scattered handful of episodes from the earlier seasons (although I've sadly seen the one with the troll FAR TOO OFTEN. /o\). Anyway, King Giles is fabulous.

But Elisi, I could hate this show with both hands tied behind my back. 'T would be easy and natural! You're right, though, in that it might just be too insubstantial to be really satisfying hate-viewing. * ponders *
It would be a little like hating The Sarah Jane Adventures... Plenty of material, but they are trying very hard. And I don't think there's a single metaphor.

[promethia_tenk]

I've only seen a scattered handful of episodes from the earlier seasons (although I've sadly seen the one with the troll FAR TOO OFTEN. /o\).
Why is that always the way? My mom likes to complain that the only episode of Iron Chef America she's ever seen is LOBSTER BATTLE! I am not quite sure what the problem with this is, though, as it features both William Shatner and and OTT crustacean/cleaver action.

Anyway, King Giles is fabulous.
Also looks good in one of those circlet crowns.

It would be a little like hating The Sarah Jane Adventures... Plenty of material, but they are trying very hard
Not an obstacle, I assure you.

And I don't think there's a single metaphor.
Metaphors are always nice, but not really necessary for a hate-watch show. You do need *something* enjoyable in the mix, though, so that you are watching some little bit in a sincere manner. Musical numbers also work (Glee), and I've certainly hate-watched enough soapy things, though I do tend to burn out of those after a season or two (Gossip Girl, Grey's Anatomy).

I'd forgotten that The Arrow just started. I could get in on the ground floor!

[elisi]

I am not quite sure what the problem with this is, though, as it features both William Shatner and and OTT crustacean/cleaver action.
Anything with William Shanter is automatically awesome. *firm nod*

Also looks good in one of those circlet crowns.
Oh yes.

Not an obstacle, I assure you.
LOL. Now I want you to watch it, just to enjoy the hating. Clearly I am a BAD person...

Metaphors are always nice, but not really necessary for a hate-watch show.
Oh I just meant that it's one of the reasons it doesn't hook me at all.

I'd forgotten that The Arrow just started. I could get in on the ground floor!
*is lost*

[promethia_tenk]

LOL. Now I want you to watch it, just to enjoy the hating. Clearly I am a BAD person...
Oh, the worst ; ) I may need to find a timeline, though, so I can know when the proper hating can start, because it is basically petty right now, it's true. But no worries! I'm sure they'll ruin Morgana and discover angst soon enough, and then it's just a matter of time before they run through their store of serviceable plot lines and then we're golden!

Oh I just meant that it's one of the reasons it doesn't hook me at all.
Gotcha. Yeah, not an excessively deep show, for all appearances.

*is lost*
The Arrow is a super-hero show that just started this season, with all the marks of something I could hate very well. And then, think, I could say that I hated it first!

[elisi]

But no worries! I'm sure they'll ruin Morgana and discover angst soon enough
Oh TOTALLY. Am still not sure what happened to Morgana. (As in how she developed the way she did. I've not watched it though, so it's possible that there's an explanation somewhere that I'm unaware of.)

Gotcha. Yeah, not an excessively deep show, for all appearances.
Not at all. Although you can play 'spot the trope/cliche' if you get bored. ;)

The Arrow is a super-hero show that just started this season, with all the marks of something I could hate very well. And then, think, I could say that I hated it first!
LOL.