Blade the Series - 1x11 - "Monsters"

[fembuck]

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Commentary

Random note: I loved AsianCamper's hair. It was cool.

Finally we learn about the conclave. But Marcus said something about 1 down 5 to go, so he can't be talking about taking out all of the purebloods. He must be talking about just the Chthon Pureblood Council. So I still have no idea what his overall plan is. Does he want to take over the council? Because his coven in Detriot can't be all there is of Chthon vampires and I'm sure the other Chthonians would be none too please about Marcus gasing everyone and declaring himself King of the Douchebags Castle.

Man, where was that community center located? Mayberry ... or HappyShinyFantasyLand? Oh well, it didn't stay happy and shiny for long. Charlotte on the ceiling was some cool shit however. And the vampire masacre was tres creepy. Also, Charlotte is a total fucking bad-ass, what with the creating her own army of bodyguards out of the community center staff and all. Holy that's an evil little girl. PancakeMom was pretty hilarious too. "You dented my mini-van!" or maybe "Nobody said you could go for seconds!" I will also never get tired of seeing Charlotte crawl around like a little monkey girl all over everything. Awesome. Almost as good as Charlotte crying pretending to be a frightened little girl. For some reason Charlotte saying "Daddy" is creepy as hell.

Charlotte totally read Blade wrong though, she couldn't have been more wrong about him on the most wrongingest day of the year with an electrified wronging machine. R.I.P. Charlotte. I'll miss you. You were way scarier the MoneyBags has ever been.

The Krista/Marcus/Chase triangle is going strong and as effing boring as ever, but OMG! The ZoomInOfDeath on the locket Marcus gave Krista was the BEST! You could practically hear the 'knife stabbing' music to go along with Chase's glare.

Well, at least TPTB aren't shying away from showing Marcus as the bad guy anymore. I liked that they finally had Krista SEE him do something deliciously evil without blinking an eye. It's one thing to know intellectually that he's a bad guy, but after Marcus' 'pity me' visions of angst, I think it was necessary for her to see this side of him. The side of him that kills people just to make a point (it wasn't even to feed to survive, he was just being a bully). I think it's a good thing Marcus got his groove on before that little display because I don't think Krista would have wanted to play after it.

Also, who knew that dragging a mop could be so ominous.

R.I.P Collins ... Blade the Series went there again! Damn, man they kill off like two regular guest star. Boo, but then again that's what Blade the Series does ... it goes there.

Unless it's actually Khase kissage! BOOOOOOOO BOOOOOOOOOOO BOOOOOOOOO monu-fucking-mental BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Maybe Marcus is right to be so fucking arrogant because it seems like everything IS about him. Did I already say BOO! Effing misleading promos, they just stayed enemies with more inappropriate touching on Chase's part (though it is kind of amusing how Krista doesn't even react anymore. It's like "being fondled by Chase ... must be a week day).

Also totally not impressed by the fact that Chase was just a stoogie once again cleaning up Marcus' split milk and acting like a jealous housewife. Go eat the women on Westeria Lane, Chase! No more Desperate Housevampires over on Blade the Series, please! K, thanks.

Whatever, the promo for next week looked good but I'm fucking bitter right now. I'm actually gonna go do work for tomorrow *sticks tongue out at Blade the Series*

Quotation Love:

Krista: "Really? I hardly notice when you're gone."
Blade: "And you're not that smart."
Charlotte: "I will be in a moment." Charlotte you are sooooo freaky.
Shen: "He does. They anger him." Shen-erific snark
Blade: "There's me and there's vampires. I kill 'em and they die." Oh Blade, you sure do have a way with words.
Krista: "Yeah, sometimes so much you come to my room unasked." LOL. So true.
Krista: "So this would be you getting to know me better?" BWAH! And then ewwwwwwwwww.
Collins: "Jesus!" Like every one of the times he said it
Charlotte: "Faster. It'll be light soon. Put me down." Oh, so cute her piddly little legs can't walk fast enough
Blade: "How about you see how long you can go without asking me a question."
Blade: [On Collins using the name Jessica to log in to the FBI computer] "Oh unless you had some kind of operation" Blade, oh my god you are on fire tonight!
Blade: [about Familiars] "I call them targets."
Collins: "Hey Lurch!" Love you Collins.
Krista: "Doesn't anyone knock in this place?" Finally she asks the question we've all been wondering about.

Comments

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I like that (leave it to Who to be totally smarter). And totally makes sense. Like, what if Blade totally fucks up Marcus's plan because Krista used Marcus' memories against him? 'Shove your blood in my mouth!?! Ha, take that beeyoch!'.

Totally it's pure contrivance that he's able to control what she sees. In fact you'd think that his most recent memories would be the most easy to access that could say reveal details about the aurora project that he wouldn't have told her otherwise. It would have been a delicious twist of fate if the connection formed between them after he turned her against her will was the source of his downfall.

Quite frankly the whole vision/ADE experience really makes no sense and was probably only invented to give Marcus a way to make Krista soften towards him. Because honestly how do you explain that scientifically like they try to explain everything on the show? How does a virus allow for people to share their memories?

The Krista/Marcus storyline fails because it was setup on a foundation of pure contrivance. There's been nothing organic about it.

Exactly, it's like we're supposed to think that they're in love or whatever because the writers keep telling us so, instead of being able to show it to us convincingly. And the plot chasms aren't helped by the fact that Jackson and Wagner have absolutely no chemistry together (or I should say Jackson has no chemistry with Wagner, since Jill has shown chemistry with practically every character but Marcus. And Jackson hasn't shown chemistry with anyone - even Gower who once again is a freaking chemistry magnet). They're painful lack of ability to generate any actual heat just makes the ship that much more intolerable.

I'd put Charlotte onto that list as well. Felled by trying to appeal to Blade's vampire side and getting punk'd by Marcus? C'mon!

Yeah, I know. It's like Charlotte is obvious an exception young woman to have a position of so much power at that age. And yet they had Marcus playing her like a fucking fiddle. The thing that made it worse is that Charlotte obviously hated Marcus' fucking guts and thought he was a total douchebag but they had her disregard that and just go along with him. If pureblood were really such bossy bastards Charlotte could've just taken his research/taken over the project and told him to piss off. But no, she's yet another woman on the show who just bows to Marcus' will.

'give your wrists a rest and quit the circle jerk over Marcus and create a villain that's an actual *foil* for Blade'.

lol, so true. You know what Marcus is, he's a fucking canon Mary Sue. The writers are spurting over him because he's good looking (to some), well dressed, rich and has beautiful women fawning all over him. It's like, stop trying to put your fantasy self on screen, and focus on the character the show is actually supposed to be about!