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fembuckWell, golly! What an episode.
First off, I like snarky female asian doctor (I'm going to call her Dr. Kim from now on, because I think it's a pretty good guess). From her entrance, "Ever hear of a lamp?" Dr. Kim amused and entertained me. It was nice to see Shen have someone to share his pain with. I mean, Shen deals with Blade pretty well, but you gotta know that being around that guy like 24/7 has got to be a serious downer like almost all the time, lol. I hope we see more of Dr. Kim, I kinda like it when Blade's inner circle is a little expanded. Plus she's like the perfect candidate to develop a new inhaler for him (though that would mean no more of Krista's orgasm face in the shower, though I'm sure
Despite this episode being a total Marcus/Krista shipper wetdream come true, there were still a few moments for our girls. First, Chase called her 'darling' (I don't know if it's an Australian thing and I don't care!), then Chase's mere presence was enough to calm Krista's bloodlust, then Chase totally undressed Krista (and I'm assuming bathed her because I want to), and then picked out a sexy slip to dress her in before tying her down on the bed (which I'm assuming is like totally vampire foreplay).
Awww, poor Charlotte. She sounded really sad when she declared that if Glynis hadn't checked in yet that she never would. Chase is in for a beat down, Charlotte is totally pissed. It sucks that Chase has to get the beat down because Charlotte knows without a doubt that Marcus cares about her and she can be used as a bargaining chip. Marcus I ideally should be getting the beat down (though he seemed to recover from those pretty quickly. Then again, if Krista was all "let me lick your wounds" I'd probably ignore the gasping hole in my chest to. Plus, it seemed like she was doing most of the work anyway), or at least Krista since she actually did the killing and is the one Charlotte is actually suspicious of. There is a possibility that Lurch grabbed the wrong "girl", but I don't think so. Also, I'm interested in this plan that Charlotte spoke of. I can't remember if it's been brought up before, but I'm glad to see that the pure bloods have something up their sleeves.
I was surprised by the revelation that Marcus is only 107 years old. For some reason I thought that he was older than that. In any case the flashbacks were kind of interesting in that it really explains Marcus' hatred of the pure bloods. Though I found his backstory really cliche and boring. Oh, Marucs is just misunderstood. See he was a really good husband, who loved his angel Isabel and sacrificed home and country to be with her. And all he wanted to do was open his own shop and make is way in this country that celebrated freedom and the pursuit of happiness. But EVIL vampires stole this dream and destroyed his life. And now he's sad and angry and driven, and has been meticulously planning his revenge for a hundred years (like Michael Scofield only he wants to kill people instead of rescue them, and he takes a lot longer to plan things ... and isn't nearly as fine). Because of his pain, he truly understands Krista's (even though he caused hers) and they're perfect together and it makes me want to puke. Honestly, okay I can see a bond existing between the two of them, but really Marcus just visited upon her the pain that was visited upon him because ... um, he wanted to? Frankly, you'd think he would have known better. This 'my blood is in you and so we share a love that is pure' shit is stupid, and that the point that Chase still hates Frederick's guts even though she won't kill him just proves that. The bond makes it so that she can't actually kill him, but she remembers what he did to her and can never forgive him for it. Krista should be in the same boat.
Really I would've liked it if they'd gone the Krista/Marcus dark/hatefuck route. His beatdown of her in his office was pretty awesome, and if they'd had them hook up as an extension of that, sleeping together and having Krista work through some of her vampire issues, while Marcus worked through some messed up desire he'd had to turn his wife and safe from life's suffering or something, that would have been alright. But the Florence Nightengale, schmoopiness of their union bugged. The scene was filmed nicely though.
Dominic (or is it Damic? I really sounded like they were saying Damic this episode but whatever, I'll just call him Big D) is a total bastard and I'm glad he's dead. If all the Armayan pure bloods were thugs like him it's not hard to see why they got kicked off of the council. The Marcus/Big D fight was pretty awesome though. Marcus was actually menacing and intimidating this episode and I liked him much better this way.
Leave it to Chase to have the heels of her boots tipped with silver. Gotta love that girl! Oh Chase, you so crazy. It was pretty funny how Lurch just downed her though and then dragged her out of the alley like a sack of potatoes.
The Agent Collin's storyline was somewhat interesting tonight. Okay, not really but at least there's some forward movement with them knowing about Blade and the cover-ups and probably going to track him down very soon. Plus, Dr. Gilmore (I'm going to call her that because Doctor lady reminds me of Lauren Graham and I didn't catch her name) is all sorts of hot, and is pretty smart to boot. If she's in scenes with Agent Collin's well, at least I'll have something to look at.
God that wig they gave Marucs was hideous. I think Neil Jackson's kind weird looking anyway, but in a kind of SexyUgly way, but in those flashbacks it was just fugcity. Not interesting looking, just FugUg.
Also, Blade ... sweetie, honey ... you totally didn't have to watch them for that long. I know you don't have much of a social life, but really. Oh, and before you say he got up at the end of the scene to leave, I say to you we never say him leave, we never saw him even turn to leave. We saw him stand up, take of his dark glasses so he could see better and lean forward. So I'm gonna call a perv a perv on this one ;)
Next week looks interesting though! I'm looking forward to Krista's detox (honestly, I think she will rethink her position on Marcus once she's feeling better. I don't think she'll hate him quite as much, but I don't she'll be wanting to kiss his boo boo's better anymore either). Not sure who those masked people are, but they look interesting, and I like that it seems like Blade will be called out on his viciousness. Disappointed that there was no hint of Chase in the previews (thought there's really no way they could avoid dealing with what happens with her since there's no way Marcus won't notice that she's missing).
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Date: 2006-08-24 04:24 am (UTC)Yay for Detox. I wanna see how that works out.
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Date: 2006-08-24 04:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-08-24 04:52 am (UTC)Yeah, I'm interested to see the detox. Sweaty, growling, fangy, angry Krista is always good TV. Plus, I'm hoping that the detox will get her thinking straight again because ... dude, he killed your brother! The fact that some other asshole killed his wife a hundred years ago doesn't excuse him for being a thoughtless murdering douche just like Dominic. I'll give you bloodlust this time, and won't hold it against you (especially since he was all covered in blood which had to have appetizing), but if it continues I will shake my head at you Krista, I will shake it mightily.
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Date: 2006-08-24 04:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-08-24 04:59 am (UTC)I'm like the daywalker of crack! All of its strengths and none of it's horrible weakness (like that deadly addiction thing, lol). Perfect for this show! I've got more personality, and less silver instruments of maiming and death in wardrobe though ;)
thanks for the Marcus/Krista heads up. I figured they were going the 'misunderstood/woobie' route and will probably still vomit.
Yeah, I was warned for it in the previews and it was like a dark cloud hanging over my head all episode wondering when I was going to get traumatized, but at least the forewarning saved me from a horrible surprise.
And yeah, the whole plotline is pretty vomit worthy. Like Marcus really is presented as being just the bestest guy ever. He's totally a Marty Stu in the flashbacks (pride is even is one fatal flaw). I'm surprised birds weren't flying around him singing sweet songs as his wife knitted him a sweater in the background.
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Date: 2006-08-24 05:04 am (UTC)Ick, ick, ick.
Date: 2006-08-24 05:22 am (UTC)Dear gawd, someone needs to stick a silver-heeled stiletto up his ass and be done with it. My vote, Chase does it to prove herself to Charolette, and she and Krista ride off into the sunset. *sigh* Hmmmm, that might make a fun mini-fic. xD
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Date: 2006-08-24 05:23 am (UTC)They've really been beating home Chase's insecurity about her position with Marcus recently. Her actions last episode were extreme and desperate, and this week she was particularly pushy about wanting Krista out of their lives forever, only to have Marcus basically tell her to take to the hand.
Chase is not a woman with whom to fuck and Marcus has not been treating her well lately, which is a very stupid move since she knows all about his plans. I think Charlotte realized that Chase was no longer his favorite and smelled blood in the water so to speak and is going to try to flip Chase. And with the way things have been going for her lately I think Chase might just take the offer.
The series has made a huge deal about her loyalty (but also shown how Marcus takes it for granted) which would make it a spectacular ass blasting for her to turn on him. It would be fantastic!
Also, Chase is far more sexual and fond of random touching than Glynis, so Charlotte-Chase does have the potential to have a so very very wrong energy that could be highly amusing.
Really, purebloods wee little bodies but their extensive experience on the planet brings up some interesting questions about vampire sexuality. Like Charlotte has the body of a 12 year old, but she's been alive for 200 years and she clearly has an adult intellect and a very adult position in the world. But like is her sexuality stunted until she's phycially developed, or do all pureblood youngers have 'personal assistants' like Glynis who will take care of their needs until they're older. And if so, how to the assistants reconcile the body with mind behind it? Imagine being stuck in the sexual hell of adolesence for hundreds of years *shudders* It's an interesting subject that WILL NEVER EVER be touched upon, lol.
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Date: 2006-08-24 05:33 am (UTC)Too funny. And also so true. This like the best, most amusing summary of EVERYTHING THAT IS WRONG WITH THE KRISTA/MARCUS 'SHIP. I mean honestly, you can give him the most sympathic background ever. Marcus rescused orphan puppies. Marcus worked with deaf and blind children. Marcus discovered how to pasturize milk and invented the printing press. Marcus writes poetry and loves talking about his feelings. WHATEVER. That Marcus died over a hundred years ago. This Marcus ... well, you've already listed everything that's wrong with him. And this "he turned her" thing is not enough to get past all that. Especially since they undermined its signifcance by pointing out how much Chase still hates Frederick (and they were married - read: in love - before, and she still can't forgive him).
If Krista doesn't wise up with the detox next week, she'll be kind of dead to me. It's far to early in the series to be character assassinating people.
Dear gawd, someone needs to stick a silver-heeled stiletto up his ass and be done with it. My vote, Chase does it to prove herself to Charolette, and she and Krista ride off into the sunset.
This would be like a dream come true. *daydreams* I take comfort however, in the thought that Chase is totally gonna sell out Marcus' smarmy, fickle ass in the next episode and fuck up all of his big plans. A woman scorned and all of that. He really should have occasionally told her 'nice job', gotten her some new silver heeled boots and told her that he appreciates her every once in while, lol.
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Date: 2006-08-24 05:44 am (UTC)Re: Ick, ick, ick.
Date: 2006-08-24 05:55 am (UTC)Oh, totally! I didn't even rant about that in my commentary but now that you've brought it up *rages* After he was kicking the shit out of her in his office (smooth, Marcus ... next time buy her some chocolate), he smeared his blood in her mouth and that's when the visions started. He totally knew by having blood contact that she would see his past. And it was though visions of how Dominic had done him wrong that distracted Krista from why she'd been pissed at him. Not to mention, not allowing Chase take him to medical could have been a play as well. Vampires are sensitive to the scent of blood and he was covered in it, and needed Krista to take him to his room after ordering Chase away on some errand ... yeah, he totally wasn't hoping that the scent of his blood and her softened feelings towards him after the visions would make her easy pickings.
What a smarmy bastard.
*imagines Charolette breaking the bond somehow as revenge* Oooo, pissed Krista AND pissed Chase ganging up on Whine-boy. *evil laugh*
*daydreams right along with you, and smiles happily.*
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Date: 2006-08-24 06:16 am (UTC)That said, what exactly is Marcus' obsession with Krista? Was killing Zach a ploy to bring Krista in the fold? Or am I really supposed to believe it was love at first in her sniper sight?
As pointed out, Marcus is totally manipulating Krista. Worse, he's not really in love with her. Krista's a proxy/replacement for Isabelle, who is so, so very not dead. Hell, I'd place even more money on that bet than Marcus and Chase being related. Even better, Isabelle's an Armayan who'll be looking for blood/revenge *and* royally pissed at her impotent ass husband and his inability to save her.
Speaking of Chase, oh man, is Marcus royally fucked. Do I think she'll turn completely on Marcus? No. But just enough to twist the knife and remind him that he's been treating her really shitty lately.
And, was it just me or was there a glimmer of Blade/Krista? 'Cuz dude was going way out of his way to rescue her.
God that wig they gave Marucs was hideous.
Jesus Case was that one fugly ass wig. At least now, hopefully, the Marcus flashbacks are over. I'm not sure how much more of that godawful wig I'm able to take.
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Date: 2006-08-24 06:27 am (UTC)Like you said, if they'd gone with Hate!Sex!, that would have been one thing. But, the sex scene with Marcus had 'pity fuck' written all over it. I almost, *almost* feel sorry for him.
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Date: 2006-08-24 06:40 am (UTC)Thank god I'm not the only one who was icked out by the Krista/Marcus scene.
By the way hon, what's your email address? I have something that might interest you (providing of course you haven't seen it already, which you probably have by now).
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Date: 2006-08-24 06:48 am (UTC)And yeah, like the scene itself was filmed well (and was actually far less explicit than I thought it would be, thank goodness), and it maybe would have been hot if she wasn't with Marcus. But the none sexy fuckedupedness of it all was just...ick
Oooh, I'm intrigued. My addy is jbslayer27@yahoo.com
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Date: 2006-08-24 07:03 am (UTC)Yeah, the concept of it bugged and bugs, but watching it wasn't too painful. It was actually far less explicit than I feared it would be. If it hadn't been Krista and Marcus I could even describe it as hot. But because it was Marcus with her, I won't ;)
When Marcus was kicking the crap outta Krista I was all 'woo-hoo, finally they let the villain actually *act* like a friggin' villain'.
I honestly loved that part. Marcus was bad-ass right then. And in the previews I'd seen they were both bloody, which was why I started hoping for the hate!sex angle which would have been interesting. Unfortunately they took that great set up and just did nothing with it. If anything it's just one more strike against him. It's like she's supposed to be your new great love, but the moment she sass's you to give her the Ike Turner special. Whatever dude.
That said, what exactly is Marcus' obsession with Krista? Was killing Zach a ploy to bring Krista in the fold? Or am I really supposed to believe it was love at first in her sniper sight?
Another big problem I have with this storyline. They've never given us any indication why he would risk upsetting the purebloods at such an important time in his life to turn Krista. It's like, okay so she has brown hair like his wife, so do half of the women in his coven. The writers have done such a good job so far that I can't believe they're going with the "he recognized the other half of his soul in her" idiocy. There must be more to it and I'd like to get a hint of what it is, cause right now it's venturing into Harlequin territory ("and when Krista saw the truth of Marcus' past and understood his pain, her heart throbbed painfully. She tended to him with the utmost care, with a tenderness he had denied himself for so long, and when their lips finally touched her heart shattered into a thousand rainbow shards" ... puke)
And, was it just me or was there a glimmer of Blade/Krista? 'Cuz dude was going way out of his way to rescue her.
I think they are dropping hints of Blade/Krista. I mean dude obviously has a soft spot for her, cause this is the second time Krista has fucked up magnificently in as many days and he's still helping her next episode. Plus, I think Sticky might have acted a little in that scene, because Blade seemed hurt at what he was seeing. Blade's maybe not the greatest guy ever, but when Krista pissed him off he put his hand through the wall instead of beating her so he's already better boyfriend material than Marcus.
At least now, hopefully, the Marcus flashbacks are over. I'm not sure how much more of that godawful wig I'm able to take.
Just painfully. I'm afraid that we're going to be assualted with it again if there's a season 2 (please, please, please, please let there be a season 2) just like we kept on getting bad wig Liam flashbacks on Angel. At least there's no bad accent to go along with this bad wig. *squints trying to see the glass as half full*
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Date: 2006-08-24 07:06 am (UTC)I started watching it at 10:30. I was really tired, but decided to watch it anyways. Now I'm wide awake. And my head really itches for some reason, so I'm gonna go have a shower. Which will wake me up even more. Looks like another (reluctant) all-nighter.
It totally was. It just would have been better had Marcus not been there. Had it been someone else (*cough*Chase*cough*) it would have been totally hot.
I sent it to you. Saw it, thought you might wanna see it.
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Date: 2006-08-24 07:11 am (UTC)So true. Krista looked at Chase with longing and yearning, and she's never done that with Marcus. Like meat locker scene with Krista and Chase, you can feel a pull between them, a sexual chemistry that's not there with Krista and Marcus.
I really feel like a lot of the relationship development we've seen is between the two of them, and they have some of the same issues as K/M, but with K/C it's less creepy and smarmy. I mean honestly, Chase is alway the one there taking care of Krista after Marcus has done something to fuck her up, and teaching her while Marcus only talks to her when it suits his needs.
But, the sex scene with Marcus had 'pity fuck' written all over it. I almost, *almost* feel sorry for him.
Yeah, I kind felt bad for him too after seeing what Dominic did to his wife, and then seeing Dominic laugh about the fact that destroying Marcus' life was so insignificant to him that he didn't even remember who he was. Like ouch. And I can see how after seeing all of that Krista would be feeling sorry/sympathetic towards him. I just hope that it wears off next episode for her, just like it's warn off for me after thinking about Marcus and all the shitty stuff he's done since the start of the show.
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Date: 2006-08-24 07:20 am (UTC)I feel your pain there. I've been going to sleep at insane times for most of the summer and I'm trying to reset my internal clock (though obviously not working tonight - 3:18 am as I type *sigh*)
It totally was. It just would have been better had Marcus not been there. Had it been someone else (*cough*Chase*cough*) it would have been totally hot.
That scene would have been ridiculously hot with Chase. Like Chase and Krista just eyeing each other is hot, so actually contact ... whoa. Just thinking about the meat locker scene in the pilot and the chemistry between those two, the love scene would have been just far more sensual and with genuine heat/chemistry if it had been Chase with her.
*le sigh* Stupid general population.
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Date: 2006-08-24 07:29 am (UTC)Aha! I think you've nailed down why this storyline bugs. Like, with every other storyline/character you can see how much care and thought has gone into it. Yet, with Krista/Marcus they're falling back on tired bodice ripper tropes/stereotypes and it feels inauthentic and, most importantly, unearned compared to everything else on the show. Too much pounding of square pegs to fit into round holes. And it takes too much fanwanking to make it work.. unless you're a Krista/Marcus shipper. So if they want me to buy Krista/Marcus, they're gonna have to try
a littlealot harder...just like we kept on getting bad wig Liam flashbacks on Angel.
Oh man, just when I thought I'd brain-bleached those godawful memories away, they come rushing back to me!
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Date: 2006-08-24 07:36 am (UTC)I know what you mean. It's only a little after 12:30 on the West coast. My shower was nice and hot. Warmed me right up. And woke me up even more too, lol.
Did you notice that Charlotte's eyes looked a little misty when she talked about Glynis? Or was that just me?
So totally. But my imagination is better than any tv show. *drifts off* ... Huh? What? Oh right. Sorry.
But I'm sure the general population would love to see some girl-on-girl action as much as the rest of us would.
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Date: 2006-08-24 07:38 am (UTC)And you were COMPLETELY right about the Chase calming Krista down bit. I was sitting there cackling like a dipshit (because pissed off semi-drunk Krista is frigging cool) and thinking the guy's about to get his privates torn off, and then *snap* Krista's back to normal. Though I seriously think Chase ate the guy or something before they left - did you see the look she gave him? xD It had "lunch" written all over it.
And Chase going out to deal with the lackey was all business, too. Looked like she wasn't even worried about Marcus once he gave her the orders - definitely something rotten in Denmark. I'm hoping she twists the knife in good and deep to the little prick. That, and I want him to start acting more like a villian instead of pansy-mopey boy. He's spent a hundred years on his revenge, and he still acts like a little whiney kid? Gimme a break. Krista kicks more ass than he does, is smarter, and generally does better with plans and mind games, and she's what? Mid-twenties? Somebody seems a bit retarded to me, and it ain't the femmes. *eyeroll*
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Date: 2006-08-24 07:38 am (UTC)Wordy, McWord. It's like they just assume that everyone wants to see "the pretty people" together and that we won't care how or why it happens. *bad writers, bad!*
It's like, Krista looked like his wife but acts nothing like her and really didn't look all that much like her facially and body wise anyway. Marcus didn't met Krista until his fundraiser so he couldn't have been aware of anything special about her before he turned her. Other than making a couple boring ass speeches he hasn't really spent time teaching her or talking to her to get to know her and fall in love with her personality. Chase has been doing that. So the Marcus and Krista ship seems to be based on the fact that ... they're both pretty (and single). Um, no thank you. I want more than that.
I thought I'd brain-bleached those godawful memories away
They never truly go away, they just recede and lurk waiting for the right time to strike, lol
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Date: 2006-08-24 08:01 am (UTC)I couldn't take it if they did Krista / Marcus. Krista / Blade even makes more sense. Hell, Krista / SHEN makes more sense!
The more I think about K/M the more I hate and loath it. K/M is easily the worst, most nonsensical pairing on the show. Marcus has just done too much horrible shit to her for them to be some sugary sweet 'our love is pure' couple. I mean, earlier this episode while drunk (and he knew she was drunk) she talked back to him and what does he do, he proceeds to kick her ass all over the room. Last week, Krista steals from Blade and turns her mother into the thing Blade hates most and what does he do? He he punches a wall, not her face and then he helps her, even though her personally disagrees with her, and he allows her to work through her problems by testing out the serum on her mother and letting Krista see for herself that she's gone. Um, and the writers think that Marcus is the better boyfriend? When did the rule of thumb regain popularity?
Like, Krista/Chase is my ship all the way, but yeah Blade, Shen, Collins, the newspaper boy, anyone would be a better choice than Marcus.
(because pissed off semi-drunk Krista is frigging cool)
So true! I love how she just grabbed that guy by his junk and threw him into a barbed wire fence. Awesome. She was totally gonna eat him until Chase showed up too. I loved how they both stared at him together for a second, like someone on a diet looking at the person at the next table's steak. They totally could've had dinner together, but noooooo, whiney ass Marcus needed Krista back right away after not even noticing she was gone.
definitely something rotten in Denmark. I'm hoping she twists the knife in good and deep to the little prick.
Verily. She is not a happy camper, and Chase is not a woman with whom to fuck. I think she's totally going to ass blast him, and I'll be in the front row.
That, and I want him to start acting more like a villian instead of pansy-mopey boy. He's spent a hundred years on his revenge, and he still acts like a little whiney kid?
A major failing concept with the show. They want Marcus to be the bad guy and a romantic interest. Well you can't do it unless he's not really bad, or Krista's not really good. Like this episode, Marcus was probably the most brutal that we've ever seen him, but then they had to throw all of that romantic hero/sob story bullshit at us so that we'd feel bad for him. Writers, baby, darling, honey, sweetie, you really can't have your cake and eat it too. If he's the bad guy, make him BAD. Don't make his plan to be to kill vampires so that we can cheer for him. Don't make him act like he's in love with the person who's life he ruined and then ended in the first episode. Don't make him sit by Chase's bedside and then whore her out two episodes later. Evil or not. Choose because this in between shit is making you look bad.
Somebody seems a bit retarded to me
LOL! I know. First of all that it took him 107 years to come up with a plan to get back at Dominic is ... well, retarded. Dominic was a total tool, no finese, like two body guards. He was a pureblood shaking down people in Detriot in 1899 for fuck's sake. Dude wasn't Prof. Moriarty. Dominic's ass should have been ash in 1899 and a 1/2.
Gotta say, I was laughing my ass off when Dominic was all like "who are you? I don't even remember you? Oh I killed your wife. Nope, still don't remember. Seriously, you're still mad about that? Who are you?" it was gold. Marcus has spent all this time hating this guy and Dominic doesn't even remember him. Pansy-ass mopey boy, you just got served.
Anyway, I've been on the fence about Marcus because he's been too boring to hate up until this point. But now I'm definately in the he's a total dipshit camp.
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Date: 2006-08-24 08:32 am (UTC)Exactly! Which is why it doesn't work for me because I don't find Neil Jackson particularly attractive. He's a bit too fey prettyboy for my tastes. Which would be perfectly fine if the Marcus/Krista ship were based upon something that made, you know, sense as opposed to an assumption of the audiences descriptor of 'attractive'. 'Cuz, if Steve Bacic (or, you know, someone who looks like they're actually capable of producing testosterone) had been cast as Marcus? I woulda been all over that ship like white on rice!
It's like, Krista looked like his wife but acts nothing like her and really didn't look all that much like her facially and body wise anyway.
Heh, I saw that and was like 'wtf!?! She doesn't look anything like Isabelle!'. So, if they were going with the starcrossed soulmates, why *didn't* they just have Wagner playing the role of Marcus' wife so there were at least SOME similarities? At least then Marcus' obsession with Krista would have made a little more sense. Which leads me to the speculation that Isabelle ain't dead. Why else would they cast and spend the money on another actress when they could just have Wagner playing a dual role? Although, the idea of an evil Isabelle, as played by Wagner, does have its appeal. Mmm, Evil Not!Krista/Chase.
So the Marcus and Krista ship seems to be based on the fact that ... they're both pretty (and single).
...and have no chemistry whatsoever! Seriously, Jill Wagner's turning into quite the little chemistry magnet - Chase, Blade, Shen, Glynis, Frederick. And yet, you put her in the same room as Neil Jackson and it all deflates like a sagging balloon in a Warner Brothers cartoon. I don't know whether Wagner's trying too hard, or Jackson isn't trying enough. Either way, it is soo not working.