More Nordic Valkyrie goodness ... smiling on TLW, could it be?

[fembuck]

So I still haven't seen the season 4 premiere because my computer is freaking slow today and I can't seen to get a speed higher than like 10 kb/s (the horror!). And truthfully after reading some reviews I'm not sure that I want to subject myself to this show until episode 4 when Paige shows up. I mean, how exactly the show managed to make a threesome with Karina Lombard and Mia Kirshner take sexy away I can't conceive of. I mean that takes a special (and by special I mean EVIL) Uwe Boll-ianesque talent. Add to that, Emo!Shane starring in Menace to Society II, post-vomit kissing, the horror that is TiBette, shameless self-promotion, and Max and you get me ... full body shuddering.

Update: Okay, so I finally saw it and while parts were as cringe-worthy as I was anticipating, there were also some good moments.

The Good:
Marina the glory stealer was pure gold. Karina does Euro!smarm well.

"I can't even by a pair of shoes for $3500!" Oh, Helena. Pretty much everything with Helena and Alice was fun times.

"Does anybody have a sippy cup? Can I get a sippy cup? Jesus!" Oh, Bette.

The Bad:
Everything involving Shane. My god that was some emo bullshit. I couldn't have cared less if ... I don't even care enough to finish that thought actually.

Bette and Tina are a nightmare. They are painful to watch. And because I skipped the end of last season, I didn't realize what a complete bitch Tina had become not wanting to allow Bette to adopt Jeli, so even though Bette can be an abrasive asshole by sympathies are with her.

The menage. My god that horrible. Karina is sexy but tight lipped kissing is not. And Claude was just ... weird. Though her immediately asking "Do you think she'll have sex with us?" after meeting Marina WAS amusing.

However, the following pictures made my sick, sleepy, flu ravaged body smile ... before I was over taken by a a fit of hacking cough, and had to stop.



Hey, this is probably the first and last time that you'll see anyone on this show look genuinely happy! Suck it up while you can, because Shane will likely sleep with Paige's mom, do a bunch of coke and get into a car accident with Shay and Paige's son by the end of the next episode, and NOBODY will be smiling then. NOBODY! Well, maybe Chaiken.


Hey, Shane ... how you doin'? Come on in ladies, there's plenty of room. No, no, don't worry, three's not a crowd ... it's a party! Come in, come in ... liquer in the front, poker in the back. Don't be shy now. Dibs on the blonde!


Why yes, I did order handsome stranger who's mad, bad and dangerous to know. Uh, Shane ... is that a strap-on in your pocket or are you just happy to see me (*psst*, Paige, it's Shane ... it's totally a strap-on though she's probably happy to see you too ... especially if you have a pool!)


Pictures courtesty of acidburn at MediaBlv. More s4 pictures can be found there

Comments

[grdnofevrythng.livejournal.com]

Well it wasn't the best, but I don't think it that bad. I know that I now hate Tina. She's being weird. She totally accused Helena of backing away from her and she didn't even see Tina standing there. I think Tina is paranoid. The whole abortion thing upset me. I think it was just the way it was handled. The threesome thing made me wary of Jenny's girlfriend. Jenny not wanting to participate I think meant that she's still not over Marina (which is yay!) I don't like Sheri Jaffey or however you spell her name. I felt bad for Shane, but I saw the ending coming as soon as she got to her house and found her stepmother there. It was just a weird opener to the season. I like s2's opener a lot better.

[kennedyismyhero.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure that I want to subject myself to this show until episode 4 when Paige shows up.

Yay! I didn't know that.

...how exactly the show managed to make a threesome with Karina Lombard and Mia Kirshner take sexy away.

Oh, no. Toothy McGee ate most of the little that could be considered "threesome".

...people running away from Tina and her heterosexual cooties

You seem to imply that people shouldn't run away from Tina and her hetero-cooties. I am all for this! Tina's mostly a shouting monster anyway, and I feel deeply when Helena has to play nice and kiss her on the cheek.

[narcolepsy-slds.livejournal.com]

well, it could have been worse, and last season you could not say that about many episodes.

I adore Alice and Helena, and Bette with her sippy cup and "arson, arson" was hilarious. I have never cared for Bette, but last episode, she was funny.

And it was a commercial for apple, the powerbook and "are you still using ical? then I will do it on ical". which is actually a good thing ;)

[ralst.livejournal.com]

I seem to be in the minority but I cannot stand Marina. She is just so smarmy and rather creepy - kind of like one of those supposed charmers who turn out to be a serial killer - and putting her together in a scene with Claude is like being shot with both barrels. I hope she doesn't stay long.

I agree about Alice and Helena, they are the best thing in this show and need lots more screen time together. I also loved Bette's 'arson' rant, she should be allowed more such moments, instead of the usual crap they have her drown in.

As for Tina, although she gets on my nerves and has become a screaming shrew, I can understand her 'no adoption' backtracking. Afterall it did come directly after Bette's lawyer sent her a letter telling her Bette was going for sole custody (basically taking her child away) and then before she'd had a chance to calm down and be brow beaten by her friends, Bette runs off with the baby. So I can understand her being pissed and threatening all sorts. It's what happens next that'll be telling... although the way she treated Helena is a bad sign.

Oh and what was that anti-semetic thing about? I didn't get it.

I'm looking forward to Paige but it's a pity her storyline will revolve around Shane.

[murasaki1200.livejournal.com]

Pics, yay! They are making me look forward to seeing Loken in something contemporary. Jeans and T-shirt, that'll be a nice change.
I'm afraid if I start watching now, I'll get so bored and put off by the show by ep 4 that it will spoil my excitement, so I think I'd best hold off.