Saw the Hobbit for the second time this evening with my loyalty pass (yay, free viewing). I still need to reread the book (it's probably in Las Vegas at this moment with one of my sisters) and despite the misgivings of a Ringer friend i find that i like it quite a lot. It feels more like a kid's film in some ways but i didn't find that to be detrimental. The thing that bothered me the most is how much music was recycled from Lord of the Rings. There was some new music, of course, that was wonderful, but Aragorn's theme for Thorin? The Fellowship theme for the Company? Dawn at Helm's Deep when the eagles are saving the dwarves, if i'm not mistaken. I swear if we're watching the next film and they start playing Lothlorien music in Mirkwood that i will throw something at the screen. Was i the only person thinking about a towel when Bilbo wanted to go back for his handkerchief?
Awkward "affection" moments with leading men...Alice Eve rubbing her nose on DT's shoulder in Decoy Bride. Benedict Cumberbatch licking/kissing his sister-in-law's armpit in The Last Enemy. Prince licking Queen's face in Mirror Mirror. Multiple scenes in Game of Thrones.
Upon my latest viewing of the Star Trek Into Darkness trailer i have a new theory about who Cumberbatch might be playing.
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Sunday, December 20, 2009
Doctor Who, Donna, "End of Time," and series five theories
Last night my sister and i were asked to watch some kids during the choir's Christmas performance. One of the father's thanked us for watching them, and i admitted to having none of my own, which led to him joking that i must watch kids so i won't want any of my own. The opposite is actually the case, i do not like to babysit (despite the fact that i have a lot of experience doing so, as i'm the oldest of seven children) because it makes me want to have children even more acutely. Well, because my sister Katie and i are totally obsessed about the fate of both Doctors, Rose, and Donna at the moment, this got our creative juices flowing.
One of the things that I hate the most about the fact that Donna got the mind wipe ending that she did is that we got to know so very little about her. Martha hogged about a third of the season from her, which really irritates me (as you well know). So what do we know about Donna?
So, back to Donna. I am 90% sure that TPTB are not going to leave her knocked up with the Doctor's baby (incidentally, i find it rather odd that he seems to have no interest in trying to propagate the Gallifreyan species, which is odd since he is so sure that he is the last Time Lord: i feel like he should be trying to [re]build a better Time Lord society, but this also has to do with my obsession about babies lol). Where does this leave us? We have several factors here that seem to have conveniently come together in order to indicate that Donna is a Time Lady. For instance, she turns out to be even smarter than the Doctor and seems to know how to fix the Chameleon Circuit on the Tardis (like anyone wants that to be done at this point!), an object that as far as we know she's never even seen before... but this, of course, surreptitiously points us towards the Chameleon Arch idea. Just why does Donna seem to be more than we originally thought? There are numerous people that are prophesying about her and declaring that she is the most important woman in the universe. Donna came back to Doctor Who immediately after the Master left. In "Journey's End," she was hearing heartbeats, just as Yana was hearing the drums in "Utopia." So could Donna be a Time Lady? Could it be that the reason we know so little about Amy Pond and there were rumors that she is an alien is because she is a regenerated Donna? The new Companion is even ginger! So i am hope hope hoping that Donna isn't gone, that she's just going to be continuing in a new form in series five, and that Doctor 11 and she will be guarding Earth and righting the Last Great Time War as equals (assuming that the theory that Matt Smith is actually going to be Doctor 9, and his adventures will be set during the Time War, is not true: this would make Chris Doctor 10 and David Doctor 11! which means David could come back later if he so chooses. Yeah, my hopes aren't too high, but i also don't think anyone will be forgetting the incredible Mr. Tennant any time soon... he is far too popular for that, and one must realize that he hasn't had the opportunity to do any conventions yet and get exposed to his screaming fans in that way; after all, it knocked the socks off of everyone who was on Star Trek).
Which now begs the question: if Donna is a Time Lady, has she (her real persona) been on the show before? Well, we already know that the Rani will be returning (her name means She is singing / Queen, incidentally) and that Donna hates Christmas ("The Runaway Bride"). Donna's hatred for the "alien" could be seen as an interesting twist to Rani's hatred of humans. Could Rani be the person who picked up the Master's ring? Of course, it has been reported that Gillian Anderson is going to play her, so that kind of rules the Donna is Rani theory out (even if it did kind of fit and would be totally be mind blowing for her to suddenly be an enemy, not that i want that to happen).
Of course, what do i know, i haven't gotten that far in the original Doctor Who episodes yet. However, i think that the most likely candidate for Donna's identity is probably Romana, who was purportedly just as smart as the Doctor, driven, and a sometimes Companion to him. This is totally random, but the letters for "Donna" can be found in her full name, and her second incarnation was ginger as well. i am much more likely to think that Donna is Romana than Christina (from "Planet of the Dead"). Another thing that's out there... where did Donna want to go first? Rome! (LOL yeah, way out of field and grasping at straws, i am) which is ironically how Karen Gillan came to be cast as the newest Companion.
So, this theory doesn't fit perfectly, and they probably didn't come up with the idea when originally casting Catherine Tate, but i definitely think that all signs point to this, even if she isn't Rani or Romana. Incidentally, if Amy Pond is not Donna/Romana... (there are some letters for Donna in her name, too!), then my other guess is that she's a young River Song. At any rate, i'm not willing to give up on Donna yet, and i am looking forward to watching the final specials more now that i have this new theory under my belt. It's funny how i've suddenly become a Doctor/Donna shipper when i never would have considered it in the past, but if Donna is a Time Lady... then what's stopping the relationship? Methinks they doth protest too much! i might have to write a fanfic or two if The End of Time turns out to be a let down.
One of the things that I hate the most about the fact that Donna got the mind wipe ending that she did is that we got to know so very little about her. Martha hogged about a third of the season from her, which really irritates me (as you well know). So what do we know about Donna?
- She works as a temp (Super!Temp) and cannot (or will not) keep a steady job.
- She likes to travel.
- When we first met Donna, she was ignorant of all the alien activity that had been going on (attacks of the Slitheen, Daleks, Cybermen, etc.)... almost as if there was a part of her brain that was purposefully shutting out knowledge about aliens... which is, of course, where she ends up again at the end of series four.
- In the beginning, Donna seems rather obtuse and slow, but meeting the Doctor seemed to unlock her brain. After turning the Doctor down on his offer to make her his Companion, she spent a lot of time searching for him, having regret her choice. She felt as if something was missing in her life and he was the answer.
- Though outwardly very vocal and indignant, Donna is not very confident about her own worth despite the fact that the more Donna traveled with the Doctor, the smarter and more exceptional she became.
- Donna has an almost illogical repulsion for the Doctor and all things alien at times ("You're not mating with me, sunshine!", "Martian", "Space man", etc.). Because of this she does not even want to consider him as anything more than a friend ("We're not married", "So, so, not married." "No, never").
- Donna really wants to get married (She was throwing herself at Lance in "The Runaway Bride" and in "Turn Left" Sylvia claims that she only wants to work at H.C. Clements in order to find a husband).
- Donna really wants to have kids (When she is "saved" in the library she and her husband immediately have twins: when Miss Evangelista tells her that her children aren't real, she becomes very upset and terrified that her children are going to disappear).
- Donna's mother is blonde and her father looked like he was as well. I guess it's possible that she could still have red hair with blond parents, but it isn't very likely.
- Donna always wears a certain black ring on her right hand (i have yet to rewatch all of the episodes from series four to confirm this, but i remember noticing the ring right away as it's fairly large and doesn't really seem to match Donna's style imo: in fact, it rather reminds me of a beetle).
- The Tardis is what pulls Donna to the Doctor upon their first meeting. The Tardis also locks Donna in during "Journey's End." During said episode Donna was inexplicably hearing heartbeats inside the Tardis.
So, back to Donna. I am 90% sure that TPTB are not going to leave her knocked up with the Doctor's baby (incidentally, i find it rather odd that he seems to have no interest in trying to propagate the Gallifreyan species, which is odd since he is so sure that he is the last Time Lord: i feel like he should be trying to [re]build a better Time Lord society, but this also has to do with my obsession about babies lol). Where does this leave us? We have several factors here that seem to have conveniently come together in order to indicate that Donna is a Time Lady. For instance, she turns out to be even smarter than the Doctor and seems to know how to fix the Chameleon Circuit on the Tardis (like anyone wants that to be done at this point!), an object that as far as we know she's never even seen before... but this, of course, surreptitiously points us towards the Chameleon Arch idea. Just why does Donna seem to be more than we originally thought? There are numerous people that are prophesying about her and declaring that she is the most important woman in the universe. Donna came back to Doctor Who immediately after the Master left. In "Journey's End," she was hearing heartbeats, just as Yana was hearing the drums in "Utopia." So could Donna be a Time Lady? Could it be that the reason we know so little about Amy Pond and there were rumors that she is an alien is because she is a regenerated Donna? The new Companion is even ginger! So i am hope hope hoping that Donna isn't gone, that she's just going to be continuing in a new form in series five, and that Doctor 11 and she will be guarding Earth and righting the Last Great Time War as equals (assuming that the theory that Matt Smith is actually going to be Doctor 9, and his adventures will be set during the Time War, is not true: this would make Chris Doctor 10 and David Doctor 11! which means David could come back later if he so chooses. Yeah, my hopes aren't too high, but i also don't think anyone will be forgetting the incredible Mr. Tennant any time soon... he is far too popular for that, and one must realize that he hasn't had the opportunity to do any conventions yet and get exposed to his screaming fans in that way; after all, it knocked the socks off of everyone who was on Star Trek).
Which now begs the question: if Donna is a Time Lady, has she (her real persona) been on the show before? Well, we already know that the Rani will be returning (her name means She is singing / Queen, incidentally) and that Donna hates Christmas ("The Runaway Bride"). Donna's hatred for the "alien" could be seen as an interesting twist to Rani's hatred of humans. Could Rani be the person who picked up the Master's ring? Of course, it has been reported that Gillian Anderson is going to play her, so that kind of rules the Donna is Rani theory out (even if it did kind of fit and would be totally be mind blowing for her to suddenly be an enemy, not that i want that to happen).
Of course, what do i know, i haven't gotten that far in the original Doctor Who episodes yet. However, i think that the most likely candidate for Donna's identity is probably Romana, who was purportedly just as smart as the Doctor, driven, and a sometimes Companion to him. This is totally random, but the letters for "Donna" can be found in her full name, and her second incarnation was ginger as well. i am much more likely to think that Donna is Romana than Christina (from "Planet of the Dead"). Another thing that's out there... where did Donna want to go first? Rome! (LOL yeah, way out of field and grasping at straws, i am) which is ironically how Karen Gillan came to be cast as the newest Companion.
So, this theory doesn't fit perfectly, and they probably didn't come up with the idea when originally casting Catherine Tate, but i definitely think that all signs point to this, even if she isn't Rani or Romana. Incidentally, if Amy Pond is not Donna/Romana... (there are some letters for Donna in her name, too!), then my other guess is that she's a young River Song. At any rate, i'm not willing to give up on Donna yet, and i am looking forward to watching the final specials more now that i have this new theory under my belt. It's funny how i've suddenly become a Doctor/Donna shipper when i never would have considered it in the past, but if Donna is a Time Lady... then what's stopping the relationship? Methinks they doth protest too much! i might have to write a fanfic or two if The End of Time turns out to be a let down.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
/sigh... david and zach
i found this post quite a while ago, after i had started watching Doctor Who, but before getting to series two, and while i was still basking in the Star Trek induced haze of Zach Quinto drool. Yeah, i know that sounded wrong. Anyways, now that i totally love Mr. Tennant as the Doctor, i felt that it might be worthwhile to look it up again. IMO Mr. Quinto wins, but to be perfectly fair the author of the post totally used the same hairstyle from David repeatedly, merely from different angles, so Zach wins simply on versatility. Anyways, The Hair Off.
Alas and alack that i keep getting infatuated with these actors that are pleasantly geeky, are devoid of significant others, and vote for the other party (as it were: Zach strongly supported Obama, and David votes Labour... which is also true of J.K. Rowling, which is neither here nor there, save that David was in the fourth Potter film and both Brits profess to be Christians).
Alas and alack that i keep getting infatuated with these actors that are pleasantly geeky, are devoid of significant others, and vote for the other party (as it were: Zach strongly supported Obama, and David votes Labour... which is also true of J.K. Rowling, which is neither here nor there, save that David was in the fourth Potter film and both Brits profess to be Christians).
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Vulcan grieving
"...Vulcan philosophy acknowledged grief as a valid response to loss. 'I grieve with thee' was an ancient formula which Surak himself had refused to renounce. While Surak had cautioned against succumbing to the debilitating emotional effects of grief, and most especially against the tendency to transform grief into a desire for vengeance and violence, he had nonetheless taught that even the most logical, dispassionate civilization must cherish life and the ties of family and community and must acknowledge and reflect upon the great cost incurred when a life, particularly that of a kinsman, was lost. Otherwise, he had written, that dispassion would become callous self-absorption, nullifying the bonds that enabled individuals to function as part of a greater whole."
~ Star Trek Titan - Over a Torrent Sea, pg. 8-9
Yeah, this is kind of bothered me in the new Star Trek, how Spock was encouraged to take revenge and didn't want to offer the Romulans any help. That's not the Spock that i know and love, the kissing on the transporter pad bothers me far less because i'm used to emotional exchanges happening their on TOS, TNG and Voyager. In many ways, i just feel that Abrams and the rest of TPTB just didn't really... get what Star Trek is about. There were far too many moments where it felt like they were trying to copy Star Wars. Star Trek is so much better than that.
~ Star Trek Titan - Over a Torrent Sea, pg. 8-9
Yeah, this is kind of bothered me in the new Star Trek, how Spock was encouraged to take revenge and didn't want to offer the Romulans any help. That's not the Spock that i know and love, the kissing on the transporter pad bothers me far less because i'm used to emotional exchanges happening their on TOS, TNG and Voyager. In many ways, i just feel that Abrams and the rest of TPTB just didn't really... get what Star Trek is about. There were far too many moments where it felt like they were trying to copy Star Wars. Star Trek is so much better than that.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
i went to the 7:30 show
Still haven't gotten to see Wolverine (though i hear it's great), no i went to the movie that is destined to be the #1 show of the weekend: Star Trek. i went to WoW Insider last night and it was hilarious, just about all of the people over there had cleared their weekend for it. Well my sister Katie and i went tonight, after i had babysat while my mom and her sister went to a matinee. She's watched most of Voyager and all of TNG, but she's yet to see any of TOS or the old movies (i must remedy this soon). i was surprised how much she actually knew about TOS and dredged a lot of old memories out of the depths of my mind (i haven't been actively watching any Star Trek in so long, except for occasionally sitting in on my mom's recent Netflix rentals of TNG... i still haven't managed to buy a single movie or season of Star Trek on DVD, though i do have a bunch of overpriced Voyager videos somewhere on the other side of the attic...).
First off, let me just say WOW. i am totally crushing on Zach Quinto, i wouldn't call him my type at all, but his love scenes just get under my skin a little bit. The only thing i can figure is that he's got a young Julian McMahon/Leonard Nimoy thing going on, cuz WOW. This year he has slowly become one of my favorite actors.
Second off, i was trying to avoid spoilers, so the movie totally threw me for a loop. i expected the bad guys to be Klingons, not Romulans from the future sans hair and foreheads (you know the Romulan foreheads had a thing going on in TNG). My biggest issue with this... well i have many. Don't get me wrong, i loved the movie except for the Star Wars animal chase thing that was going on and the fact that it took so long to bring in the theme music, but at this point in Federation history it is my understanding that Starfleet really does not know much of anything about the Romulans (as i recall they had heard of them but never met one face to face--in person or via viewscreen--and no one knew of their cousin genetic relationship with the Vulcans). And there's the big thing about where said Romulans came from because: (spoiler warning)
not only is Kirk's father dead, changing his history, but Vulcan is dead as well, completely changing the historical course of the Alpha Quadrant. This means that characters like Saavik, Tuvok, and other lesser--but no less beloved--Vulcan characters are very likely never to be born. Simply put it changes the entire face of TNG, DS9, and Voyager because all of its characters are likely to be affected like Kirk was in unknown ways (Kirk's father wasn't the only person to die in that conflict, remember the anonymous woman that got sucked into space?). So basically all the TV shows have been erased. It would have been really easy to fix things when the red matter and Romulan ship caused the white nova (what the heck is red matter anyway? i had never heard of it), for it to have caused a reset, or it would have been nice for Kirk and Spock to go forward in time and fix things, but we didn't get that. We get a new universe with the old one most likely so largely changed that it has basically been erased, which is the problem with the new Terminator TV show: they are rewriting history and rendering beloved characters and storylines completely defunct). For instance, this totally erases bringing back Spock in Star Trek III because they can't take him back to Vulcan for that ceremony.
Also, does anyone else find it weird that Vulcan has no colonies already for their people to settle in? They had ALL of their eggs in one basket when they've had warp capability far longer than Humans did? How long is Spock supposed to stay alive and rebuild the Vulcan culture? Is Spock going to find a Vulcan female and do his part or stay with Uhura? Is his intended (T'Pring) dead?
So i guess that's all i have to say about that, i'm still trying to process this, and the movie raised a lot of questions. Winona Ryder as Spock's mom was just wrong. Of course, as soon as i saw the engineer in a red spacesuit... well we all know how that's going to turn out. They took way too long to bring in Scotty, and that little alien: i just kept expecting him to break into dance like an Oompa Loompa. There were a lot of unidentifiable alien races sprinkled throughout this movie, i think there were lots of things in here that were too close to Star Wars for my liking, such as warp looking like hyperspeed and working like jumps in Battlestar Gallactica and Wing Commander. i also don't think that Orion slave women are so liberated this early in the timeline (read Imzadi: the chick in the beginning of that book is strange for her species, and that's like two hundred years later or more).
Incidentally, saw the new Transformers preview, it looks awesome, and the G.I. Joe preview. Once again, Starship Troopers came to mind and how much they royally botched that movie by neglecting to give the grunts the suits they had in the book. It also occurred to me: what movie are they going to make next from an 80's cartoon, Rainbow Brite? Of course, as soon as i said that to Katie, and explained to her what Rainbow Brite was, it occurred to me that the next movie will probably be He-Man, and it's probably already in the works (which is rumored to be the case.
First off, let me just say WOW. i am totally crushing on Zach Quinto, i wouldn't call him my type at all, but his love scenes just get under my skin a little bit. The only thing i can figure is that he's got a young Julian McMahon/Leonard Nimoy thing going on, cuz WOW. This year he has slowly become one of my favorite actors.
Second off, i was trying to avoid spoilers, so the movie totally threw me for a loop. i expected the bad guys to be Klingons, not Romulans from the future sans hair and foreheads (you know the Romulan foreheads had a thing going on in TNG). My biggest issue with this... well i have many. Don't get me wrong, i loved the movie except for the Star Wars animal chase thing that was going on and the fact that it took so long to bring in the theme music, but at this point in Federation history it is my understanding that Starfleet really does not know much of anything about the Romulans (as i recall they had heard of them but never met one face to face--in person or via viewscreen--and no one knew of their cousin genetic relationship with the Vulcans). And there's the big thing about where said Romulans came from because: (spoiler warning)
not only is Kirk's father dead, changing his history, but Vulcan is dead as well, completely changing the historical course of the Alpha Quadrant. This means that characters like Saavik, Tuvok, and other lesser--but no less beloved--Vulcan characters are very likely never to be born. Simply put it changes the entire face of TNG, DS9, and Voyager because all of its characters are likely to be affected like Kirk was in unknown ways (Kirk's father wasn't the only person to die in that conflict, remember the anonymous woman that got sucked into space?). So basically all the TV shows have been erased. It would have been really easy to fix things when the red matter and Romulan ship caused the white nova (what the heck is red matter anyway? i had never heard of it), for it to have caused a reset, or it would have been nice for Kirk and Spock to go forward in time and fix things, but we didn't get that. We get a new universe with the old one most likely so largely changed that it has basically been erased, which is the problem with the new Terminator TV show: they are rewriting history and rendering beloved characters and storylines completely defunct). For instance, this totally erases bringing back Spock in Star Trek III because they can't take him back to Vulcan for that ceremony.
Also, does anyone else find it weird that Vulcan has no colonies already for their people to settle in? They had ALL of their eggs in one basket when they've had warp capability far longer than Humans did? How long is Spock supposed to stay alive and rebuild the Vulcan culture? Is Spock going to find a Vulcan female and do his part or stay with Uhura? Is his intended (T'Pring) dead?
So i guess that's all i have to say about that, i'm still trying to process this, and the movie raised a lot of questions. Winona Ryder as Spock's mom was just wrong. Of course, as soon as i saw the engineer in a red spacesuit... well we all know how that's going to turn out. They took way too long to bring in Scotty, and that little alien: i just kept expecting him to break into dance like an Oompa Loompa. There were a lot of unidentifiable alien races sprinkled throughout this movie, i think there were lots of things in here that were too close to Star Wars for my liking, such as warp looking like hyperspeed and working like jumps in Battlestar Gallactica and Wing Commander. i also don't think that Orion slave women are so liberated this early in the timeline (read Imzadi: the chick in the beginning of that book is strange for her species, and that's like two hundred years later or more).
Incidentally, saw the new Transformers preview, it looks awesome, and the G.I. Joe preview. Once again, Starship Troopers came to mind and how much they royally botched that movie by neglecting to give the grunts the suits they had in the book. It also occurred to me: what movie are they going to make next from an 80's cartoon, Rainbow Brite? Of course, as soon as i said that to Katie, and explained to her what Rainbow Brite was, it occurred to me that the next movie will probably be He-Man, and it's probably already in the works (which is rumored to be the case.
Saturday, May 09, 2009
i knew i recognized that voice!!!!
Still thinking about the Fringe preview, i decided to look up who is playing William Bell: slight spoiler rofl. So yes, i am very familiar with that voice.
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
recent viewing
Wow, i really need to change the header.
So... i need to watch last week's Grey's in order to catch up. As you can see, it's not high on my list of shows to watch (though it is on the list): i'd much rather be watching Heroes, Fringe, or the Sarah Connor Chronicles.
There is, however, Lost. i think that Ms. Hawking is Daniel's mum (from the jewelry store). i'll go with the idea that Dr. Halliwax (or whatever you want to call him) is Miles' dad. But i can't for the life of me figure out who Charlotte's parents are.
As far as dvd viewing, the family has reached the end of Star Trek the Next Generation. i missed a couple of episodes here and there, but i have probably seen every episode of the series now. At the moment, Mom and Katie are watching Alias, and i sit in from time to time. Last night we watched the season one finale and season two premiere. i still drool over Mr. Sark. The weird thing is that Katie doesn't think he's attractive. i wish they wouldn't have killed Adam off on Heroes, i was really trying to hold to the hope that he would come back somehow.
Speaking of Heroes, whatever happened to Caitlin? Isn't she still stuck in the future? They just totally abandoned her there. i keep thinking Peter will get his powers back, too, and was thinking about just how powerful his father's powers became once he absorbed Peter's abilities. Their power is very similar really, to make another's power their own, though Peter is more powerful in a way because he doesn't have to touch anyone to do it. i just feel like they've majorly mucked up the storyline on Heroes and really wanted Sylar to go good and become a daddy.
Truth be told, i haven't really had a lot of time for viewing. Lui just became revered with Argent Crusade and still needs some gear to raise her dps for raids. i've been trying to level my priest Eviengeline because the guild needs a holy priest. i originally intended to take her shadow, but having the dual specs to switch between will be nice with her, and i don't mind healing. Perhaps i should say yet, because i haven't done much of it yet, mostly on my shaman in RFK and SM.
i recently bought a couple of dvds, one of them being Run Fatboy Run, which i figured how could i not like it with Shaun (Simon Pegg). Which reminds me, i need to watch the new Star Trek movie's preview (as seen during the Super Bowl) but forgot my headphones of course.
Hmmm... better get ready for my next class, can't think of anything else to write.
So... i need to watch last week's Grey's in order to catch up. As you can see, it's not high on my list of shows to watch (though it is on the list): i'd much rather be watching Heroes, Fringe, or the Sarah Connor Chronicles.
There is, however, Lost. i think that Ms. Hawking is Daniel's mum (from the jewelry store). i'll go with the idea that Dr. Halliwax (or whatever you want to call him) is Miles' dad. But i can't for the life of me figure out who Charlotte's parents are.
As far as dvd viewing, the family has reached the end of Star Trek the Next Generation. i missed a couple of episodes here and there, but i have probably seen every episode of the series now. At the moment, Mom and Katie are watching Alias, and i sit in from time to time. Last night we watched the season one finale and season two premiere. i still drool over Mr. Sark. The weird thing is that Katie doesn't think he's attractive. i wish they wouldn't have killed Adam off on Heroes, i was really trying to hold to the hope that he would come back somehow.
Speaking of Heroes, whatever happened to Caitlin? Isn't she still stuck in the future? They just totally abandoned her there. i keep thinking Peter will get his powers back, too, and was thinking about just how powerful his father's powers became once he absorbed Peter's abilities. Their power is very similar really, to make another's power their own, though Peter is more powerful in a way because he doesn't have to touch anyone to do it. i just feel like they've majorly mucked up the storyline on Heroes and really wanted Sylar to go good and become a daddy.
Truth be told, i haven't really had a lot of time for viewing. Lui just became revered with Argent Crusade and still needs some gear to raise her dps for raids. i've been trying to level my priest Eviengeline because the guild needs a holy priest. i originally intended to take her shadow, but having the dual specs to switch between will be nice with her, and i don't mind healing. Perhaps i should say yet, because i haven't done much of it yet, mostly on my shaman in RFK and SM.
i recently bought a couple of dvds, one of them being Run Fatboy Run, which i figured how could i not like it with Shaun (Simon Pegg). Which reminds me, i need to watch the new Star Trek movie's preview (as seen during the Super Bowl) but forgot my headphones of course.
Hmmm... better get ready for my next class, can't think of anything else to write.
Friday, October 06, 2006
"A Tale of Two Cities" (finally!)
i had originally read that this was going to be a Kate episode, so i was a bit surprised to see Juliet at the beginning. i've been avoiding spoilers for about a month now and had heard that they were going to show the plane breaking up from the outside, but i admit that i fell for it: i didn't realize at first that the teaser was happening is on the Island. Fake Henry's real name is worked into conversation... but you don't realize who they're talking about. The lives of the others seem so normal... the way they're dressed, their housing development, yet they lived an hour's run away from the Tailies (in the Crater, perhaps?). Seeing the plane break apart was awesome, as is the incrimental pull back.
And then we find out it's a Jack episode. The flashback premise is sound enough but i really wasn't hankering for a Jack episode. Still, Christian Shephard's character development in particular is very interesting.
Observations:
- Stephen King is the author of the book club's read but you don't get to see which book.
- Jack's cell is remarkabe mixture of Captain Pike's in Star Trek's original pilot "The Cage" and the aquarium in Star Trek IV.
- Kate isn't Tom's type. ROFL
- Jack and Kate have both had blood drawn while Sawyer apparently has not.
- What's the new symbol look like? It's too far away to see. I couldn't tell at first what the symbol was on, but now i think it is a pipe.
- Where did the teenager (Karl) come from?
- My immediate impression of Sawyer's cell is a rat maze and psychological testing. Can the rat learn not to push the button because it's going to get zapped? Can the rat figure out how to get food? Can a bear understand the word "Warning" or the symbol for a restaurant? "S of a B" was such a Sawyer thing to say.
- Not that i'm on Jack's side, but what exactly did he do to push Sarah away? They haven't shown him trying to fix her. Was his staying at work all night a normal occurence? i guess he's just distant? The funny thing is that some people seem to think that Jack is trying to fix Kate while i feel that he has ignored her instead. He has periods in which he tries to control her and periods in which he treats her like dirt. i'm definitely a "What did you do with Sawyer and Jack?" kind of girl.
- Kate's dress is awesome. But why is Kate scared of Fake Henry? Why does she have to put on handcuffs? Why did they burn Kate's clothes? You have to wonder about why the next two weeks are going to be unpleasant (i was expecting it, but i'm still wondering).
- i didn't catch it at first, but Jack called his father with a number from Sarah's phone. First off, how'd he get the numbers off her phone? Second off, wouldn't he have names with the phone numbers he lifted off her phone (if he stole her contact list; even if he didn't, if he stole her recently dialed numbers, Christian would be in her contact list and the name would be there with it, at least on my phone).
- Does the intercom really work? i know there is often the appearance of things being broken down in Hatches, etc., but how often are these things really broken down? Is Dharma still alive and kicking or is it now defunct? And i guess i should have asked this at the end of last season instead of when i saw LTDA a couple of weeks ago, but Kelvin said that he had been recruited: how did he get to the Island? Pala Ferry? Or did he actually crash/become shipwrecked/etc. while on a CIA mission and was recruited by Radzinsky?
- Why did Jack say he was a repo man (of all things)???
- Does Sawyer think that the boy is an "Other"? He sure picked that lock quick. i don't think that i'd trust him to tell me which way to run, that's for sure. And come on, Sawyer, do you still expect them all to be dressed in rags?!?
- They apparently knocked Karl around, but was it a genuine escape attempt?
- So, those drugs cause hallucinations. So they put the guy who was just shot a couple of weeks ago in a cage without food or water and offer to feed the healthy people... Figures, seeing how Jack is the one who had Fake Henry in a cage and Kate was captured and released before... though i must admit that Sawyer has a score to settle with Tom.
- Is the woman at Christian's A.A. meeting the same leader as in Locke's support group?
- Can we trust Juliet? She says that this place is underwater, but i think its more likely that the pipe by Sawyer's cage provides the water at this point (i was all set for a submarine or underwater compound, too). She seems to be on the outs with Ben, but is she merely an innocent-looking interrogator? i mean do we really believe that she hadn't read Jack's file before she started talking to him? That she can deck Jack with one punch? At this point i think that she's on the outs with Ben but is a trained interrogator, possibly able to be turned, but manipulating Jack. Because this Hatch (for lack of a better term) is right off a beach it is a possibility that the portion Jack is in is underwater, but because Henry keeps popping in and out i would say that it is relatively easy to escape from. i think that they let Jack and Sawyer escape so they'd find out right away that it is hopeless (at least, that's what they want them to think).
- So the Escapee Alarm goes off when Sawyer reaches for the rock?
- "Reward...Reward..." Some reward that is. Fish based... what in the heck is it? Looks like Dharma Cat Food. i can't believe that Sawyer tried so hard to figure out how to get food. Is it all you can eat?
- i know they dragged Karl off after he tried to escape, but where is he now?
- Why are Kate's wrists bloody? And why didn't Kate eat breakfast with Fake Henry?
- If Sawyer's in a bear cage, what kind of cage is Kate in?
- Jack's at the Shark & Dolphin Tattoo Parlor, isn't he?
- So re: "Tale of Two Cities" i guess that Jack, in prison, decides to give up on the woman he loves so she can be happy with another man? How does Juliet knpw Sarah's happy, has she asked her?
- Re: the trailer... Kate asks for Jack. Sawyer gets to kick Tom's butt. Kate and Sawyer kiss (awesome). Sun gets shot (poor girl, hope the baby's okay, but i really don't think they're killing her off).
And then we find out it's a Jack episode. The flashback premise is sound enough but i really wasn't hankering for a Jack episode. Still, Christian Shephard's character development in particular is very interesting.
Observations:
- Stephen King is the author of the book club's read but you don't get to see which book.
- Jack's cell is remarkabe mixture of Captain Pike's in Star Trek's original pilot "The Cage" and the aquarium in Star Trek IV.
- Kate isn't Tom's type. ROFL
- Jack and Kate have both had blood drawn while Sawyer apparently has not.
- What's the new symbol look like? It's too far away to see. I couldn't tell at first what the symbol was on, but now i think it is a pipe.
- Where did the teenager (Karl) come from?
- My immediate impression of Sawyer's cell is a rat maze and psychological testing. Can the rat learn not to push the button because it's going to get zapped? Can the rat figure out how to get food? Can a bear understand the word "Warning" or the symbol for a restaurant? "S of a B" was such a Sawyer thing to say.
- Not that i'm on Jack's side, but what exactly did he do to push Sarah away? They haven't shown him trying to fix her. Was his staying at work all night a normal occurence? i guess he's just distant? The funny thing is that some people seem to think that Jack is trying to fix Kate while i feel that he has ignored her instead. He has periods in which he tries to control her and periods in which he treats her like dirt. i'm definitely a "What did you do with Sawyer and Jack?" kind of girl.
- Kate's dress is awesome. But why is Kate scared of Fake Henry? Why does she have to put on handcuffs? Why did they burn Kate's clothes? You have to wonder about why the next two weeks are going to be unpleasant (i was expecting it, but i'm still wondering).
- i didn't catch it at first, but Jack called his father with a number from Sarah's phone. First off, how'd he get the numbers off her phone? Second off, wouldn't he have names with the phone numbers he lifted off her phone (if he stole her contact list; even if he didn't, if he stole her recently dialed numbers, Christian would be in her contact list and the name would be there with it, at least on my phone).
- Does the intercom really work? i know there is often the appearance of things being broken down in Hatches, etc., but how often are these things really broken down? Is Dharma still alive and kicking or is it now defunct? And i guess i should have asked this at the end of last season instead of when i saw LTDA a couple of weeks ago, but Kelvin said that he had been recruited: how did he get to the Island? Pala Ferry? Or did he actually crash/become shipwrecked/etc. while on a CIA mission and was recruited by Radzinsky?
- Why did Jack say he was a repo man (of all things)???
- Does Sawyer think that the boy is an "Other"? He sure picked that lock quick. i don't think that i'd trust him to tell me which way to run, that's for sure. And come on, Sawyer, do you still expect them all to be dressed in rags?!?
- They apparently knocked Karl around, but was it a genuine escape attempt?
- So, those drugs cause hallucinations. So they put the guy who was just shot a couple of weeks ago in a cage without food or water and offer to feed the healthy people... Figures, seeing how Jack is the one who had Fake Henry in a cage and Kate was captured and released before... though i must admit that Sawyer has a score to settle with Tom.
- Is the woman at Christian's A.A. meeting the same leader as in Locke's support group?
- Can we trust Juliet? She says that this place is underwater, but i think its more likely that the pipe by Sawyer's cage provides the water at this point (i was all set for a submarine or underwater compound, too). She seems to be on the outs with Ben, but is she merely an innocent-looking interrogator? i mean do we really believe that she hadn't read Jack's file before she started talking to him? That she can deck Jack with one punch? At this point i think that she's on the outs with Ben but is a trained interrogator, possibly able to be turned, but manipulating Jack. Because this Hatch (for lack of a better term) is right off a beach it is a possibility that the portion Jack is in is underwater, but because Henry keeps popping in and out i would say that it is relatively easy to escape from. i think that they let Jack and Sawyer escape so they'd find out right away that it is hopeless (at least, that's what they want them to think).
- So the Escapee Alarm goes off when Sawyer reaches for the rock?
- "Reward...Reward..." Some reward that is. Fish based... what in the heck is it? Looks like Dharma Cat Food. i can't believe that Sawyer tried so hard to figure out how to get food. Is it all you can eat?
- i know they dragged Karl off after he tried to escape, but where is he now?
- Why are Kate's wrists bloody? And why didn't Kate eat breakfast with Fake Henry?
- If Sawyer's in a bear cage, what kind of cage is Kate in?
- Jack's at the Shark & Dolphin Tattoo Parlor, isn't he?
- So re: "Tale of Two Cities" i guess that Jack, in prison, decides to give up on the woman he loves so she can be happy with another man? How does Juliet knpw Sarah's happy, has she asked her?
- Re: the trailer... Kate asks for Jack. Sawyer gets to kick Tom's butt. Kate and Sawyer kiss (awesome). Sun gets shot (poor girl, hope the baby's okay, but i really don't think they're killing her off).
Sunday, May 14, 2006
just back from Mission Impossible 3
Great film, better than the second, though not as good as the first of course. Abrams really did great work. i just got back, hopped on the internet to drop everyone a note, and discovered that Abrams is slated to write, produce, and possibly direct Star Trek XI with Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (as yet untitled or announced which series it will be based on, mum is the word on such developments). All i can see is wow, i can hardly wait until 2008.
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