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fembuckFrom now on my nickname for Sarah is going to be Pancakes.
I fuckin love this show.
Summer Glau is perfection. In the scene with her lacing up those shoes I was like "how is it possible for one person to be so incredibly perfect?"
Pancakes makes pain beautiful. Seriously, Lena sells pain like there's a Fire Sale going on or something. She's good man.
BAG can act.
This show withholds hugs masterfully.
The producers of the show were talking about how they are more interested in the characters then explosions, and about how they respect their audiences intelligence and refuse to dumb down the show at WonderCon, and tonight's episode was a perfect example of that. Mad respect for the creators and runners of the show. Mad respect.
If this doesn't get renewed for a second season I am going to go batshit all over the FOX network. They cannot do this to me again. I need my Caminator and Pancakes dynamic duo of sexy and violence every week. I need.
I fuckin love this show.
Summer Glau is perfection. In the scene with her lacing up those shoes I was like "how is it possible for one person to be so incredibly perfect?"
Pancakes makes pain beautiful. Seriously, Lena sells pain like there's a Fire Sale going on or something. She's good man.
BAG can act.
This show withholds hugs masterfully.
The last scene of this episode was perfection. "...if they can do that they won't have to replace us. They'll become us" and then the lingering shot of Cameron dancing in the fading light of day. Seriously, after that scene I don't think there are words enough in the English language to describe my girlcrush on Summer Glau. I'll be a sap and say it, I had tears in my eyes her dancing was so beautiful, and when I saw Derek's reaction, when you saw the realization in his eyes that whatever Cameron is she is not only a machine, not only a thing, but a conscious being capable of emotion and expressions of beauty, I was ... damn, show. Damn.
Seriously, I was moved by Brian fucking Austin Green's acting. You know a show is impressive when that can happen.
Hell, the last 15 minutes of this episode killed me.
I was totally into Cameron and her girl!crush on Maria, and was all "awww' when Cameron was peaking around the corner watching Maria dance. The very scary robot from last episode was completely erased from my mind by Summer's doe-eyed awesomeness, and then came the scene when they met up with Dimitri and after completing her mission Cameron just walked away and left Dimitri and hot!Maria to their deaths. All I could think over and over again was "fuckin hell, Cameron".
Between the scene in the dance studio and the breakfast scene with Derek and the ending scene with her dancing, this was a whirlwind episode for Cameron that has left me completely and utterly fascinated by her, and scared shitless of her as well. To have this 'perfect creature' as Sarah called her, that is capable of wonder and expressions of emotion that can also be capable of passionless acts of apathy and cruelty is terrifying. I mean, she sucks you in with those eyes and that guise of innocence but underneath there is something alien and cold and it's magnificent to watch.
I have to say, I felt like John was being a whiny bitch for most of the episode and when he was all "yeah, I remember it. It's the day you stopped being my Mom" I wanted to smack that kid upside the head. However, about a minute later I was all choked up for both him and Sarah. I thought that scene between them in John's room and then outside together burning the hand was beautiful. Sarah's voice-over about how she was no longer a hero in his eyes, the shame and desperation for forgiveness that was pouring off of her in the bedroom. The thigh squeeze. I was like "John, hug your mother" but at the same time, it's like how fucked up is that situation, how controlled have they had to be for years to just survive and it seemed fitting that even after that moment of bonding there was still distance and pain, because that is there reality.
I love Bruce Davison. I think he's in like every show produced on television right now, and that's okay by me. When he was describing the attack on the mental hospital from T2, I was riveted. Especially when he was talking about T-Arnie reaching out telling John to "Come with [him] if [he] wants to live" and it being like the hand of God. Damn good acting, and writing.
And the imagery afterwards with the rain, and then later on with Sarah appearing through the fire like some dark angel, holding her hand out to Ellison to save him. Damn, show. Damn.
Though I do have a question about the rain thing. Was it just like a really convenient natural phenomenon, or was the show suggesting that Pancakes is like Storm and can summon weather for dramatic purposes? It was beautiful, I was just like [Urkel voice] Did Pancakes do that? [/UV]
And for sheer badass-ness, I have to mention the sex on a motorbike and in leather boots that was Cameron. I just loved that entire sequence. It was just pure cool. It was visual porn and I loved it. From the second they showed her getting off of the bike to the moment she left the evidence room I was just like "this is cool, this is fucking cool, I love this shit. Cool!"
Hmm, I feel like I should find something to pick on lest I come across as being biased. Okay, I've got one. I'm not a purest by any stretch of the imagination, but the recreations of the hospital scenes from T2 made me cry a little. They just did not live up to the original. I love Lena, but she didn't manage to get Sarah's crazy and fury and desperation out. I was all like, "why does Sarah look so well coiffed and lickable? She should look homicidal and batshit!" It was mean of the producers to do that to Lena. It's already hard enough for her being compared to Hamilton already, and to make her try and redo those scenes was just mean. Hamilton was perfection during the Hospital stuff in T2, you gotta just leave that alone. You gotta just recognize how awesome that was, and just leave it alone.
Beyond that, I can't even really think right now, I'm so in love with this episode. I'm sure more will come to me later that I wish I'd written, I mean I think I remember some funny bits from the beginning but I can't even think about it now.
Damn, show. Damn.
SEASON FINALE?!?! *SOBS* *SOBS LOUDER* Fucking FOX, man, you can't take this away from me already. I want more! *CRIES*
Seriously, I was moved by Brian fucking Austin Green's acting. You know a show is impressive when that can happen.
Hell, the last 15 minutes of this episode killed me.
I was totally into Cameron and her girl!crush on Maria, and was all "awww' when Cameron was peaking around the corner watching Maria dance. The very scary robot from last episode was completely erased from my mind by Summer's doe-eyed awesomeness, and then came the scene when they met up with Dimitri and after completing her mission Cameron just walked away and left Dimitri and hot!Maria to their deaths. All I could think over and over again was "fuckin hell, Cameron".
Between the scene in the dance studio and the breakfast scene with Derek and the ending scene with her dancing, this was a whirlwind episode for Cameron that has left me completely and utterly fascinated by her, and scared shitless of her as well. To have this 'perfect creature' as Sarah called her, that is capable of wonder and expressions of emotion that can also be capable of passionless acts of apathy and cruelty is terrifying. I mean, she sucks you in with those eyes and that guise of innocence but underneath there is something alien and cold and it's magnificent to watch.
I have to say, I felt like John was being a whiny bitch for most of the episode and when he was all "yeah, I remember it. It's the day you stopped being my Mom" I wanted to smack that kid upside the head. However, about a minute later I was all choked up for both him and Sarah. I thought that scene between them in John's room and then outside together burning the hand was beautiful. Sarah's voice-over about how she was no longer a hero in his eyes, the shame and desperation for forgiveness that was pouring off of her in the bedroom. The thigh squeeze. I was like "John, hug your mother" but at the same time, it's like how fucked up is that situation, how controlled have they had to be for years to just survive and it seemed fitting that even after that moment of bonding there was still distance and pain, because that is there reality.
I love Bruce Davison. I think he's in like every show produced on television right now, and that's okay by me. When he was describing the attack on the mental hospital from T2, I was riveted. Especially when he was talking about T-Arnie reaching out telling John to "Come with [him] if [he] wants to live" and it being like the hand of God. Damn good acting, and writing.
And the imagery afterwards with the rain, and then later on with Sarah appearing through the fire like some dark angel, holding her hand out to Ellison to save him. Damn, show. Damn.
Though I do have a question about the rain thing. Was it just like a really convenient natural phenomenon, or was the show suggesting that Pancakes is like Storm and can summon weather for dramatic purposes? It was beautiful, I was just like [Urkel voice] Did Pancakes do that? [/UV]
And for sheer badass-ness, I have to mention the sex on a motorbike and in leather boots that was Cameron. I just loved that entire sequence. It was just pure cool. It was visual porn and I loved it. From the second they showed her getting off of the bike to the moment she left the evidence room I was just like "this is cool, this is fucking cool, I love this shit. Cool!"
Hmm, I feel like I should find something to pick on lest I come across as being biased. Okay, I've got one. I'm not a purest by any stretch of the imagination, but the recreations of the hospital scenes from T2 made me cry a little. They just did not live up to the original. I love Lena, but she didn't manage to get Sarah's crazy and fury and desperation out. I was all like, "why does Sarah look so well coiffed and lickable? She should look homicidal and batshit!" It was mean of the producers to do that to Lena. It's already hard enough for her being compared to Hamilton already, and to make her try and redo those scenes was just mean. Hamilton was perfection during the Hospital stuff in T2, you gotta just leave that alone. You gotta just recognize how awesome that was, and just leave it alone.
Beyond that, I can't even really think right now, I'm so in love with this episode. I'm sure more will come to me later that I wish I'd written, I mean I think I remember some funny bits from the beginning but I can't even think about it now.
Damn, show. Damn.
SEASON FINALE?!?! *SOBS* *SOBS LOUDER* Fucking FOX, man, you can't take this away from me already. I want more! *CRIES*
The producers of the show were talking about how they are more interested in the characters then explosions, and about how they respect their audiences intelligence and refuse to dumb down the show at WonderCon, and tonight's episode was a perfect example of that. Mad respect for the creators and runners of the show. Mad respect.
If this doesn't get renewed for a second season I am going to go batshit all over the FOX network. They cannot do this to me again. I need my Caminator and Pancakes dynamic duo of sexy and violence every week. I need.
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Date: 2008-02-26 04:05 am (UTC)Heh. I love SVU and BSG too. Three letter acronyms rock!
Yes I am going to go batshit all over the FOX network if they cancel SCC, too, although I've only watched the pilot ep of Firefly so I don't feel the whole FOX injustice thing
FOX has been screwing me over for more than a decade. Just off the top of my FOX has canceled the following shows that I loved: Kindred: The Embrace, Space: Above and Beyond (one of the best series I've ever watched), The Adventures of Briscoe Country Jr., Dark Angel, The Inside, Wonderfalls, Drive, and of course Firefly. And I'm sure that's not even all of them, those are just the ones that hurt the most.
Fox is fucking evil. I'm convinced that the people in charge of it are demons that feed on the tears of viewers.
I am so in love with Summer Glau now I don't think I can start watching Firefly without my brain exploding?
The best part of this is that River Tam could fucking explode your brain, because she's fucking awesome. Seriously, you need to watch Firefly and then Serenity. It is awesome, and Summer is mesmerizing. The crazy thing is that I find Cameron easier to slash and write than I did River. Despite that however, River is awesome, and you get to see Summer put her awesome dancing skills to use a lot.
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Date: 2008-02-26 04:50 am (UTC)I like how I haven't even heard of half of those. More than half, actually; I'm only familiar with Dark Angel and Firefly. Gotta love NZ television. FOX has House though. I'm getting into House again. Like, hello Thirteen.
Seriously, you need to watch Firefly and then Serenity.
I so do. It's so cult it's not even cult any more. I should time it during exams when my brain will explode anyway. Then I can get a medcert and watch more of Summer in the hospital. Summer heals all things!
PS LENA HEADEY.
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Date: 2008-02-26 10:36 pm (UTC)Space: Above and Beyond is probably one of favorite series ever. I can watch those episodes again and again. And something is has in common with SCC is the amazing voice-overs. Sarah's thoughts during the show remind me a lot of the stuff on S:AAB. Brilliant show, I'll hate FOX forever for canceling it.
The others were great too, but The Inside only got 13 episodes, Wonderfalls like 9 and Drive like 4, so I would feel bad getting you into them only to yank them away again.
House, is good, I strangely just can't get into though. Not even Olivia Wilde has been able to get me to watch regularly which confuses me deeply. *sigh* If 13 gets a girlfriend on the show, I'll totally be there ... with bells on!
LENA HEADEY!
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Date: 2008-02-26 11:29 pm (UTC)Oh I wouldn't be surprised if we got those shows out of the blue. The networks here (all two of them; then there's one music channel and one "underground" channel owned by the Aussies) seem to be in the habit of showing cancelled shows like Traveler and they'll be showing Bionic Woman soon. Like, no can do thanks.