Legend of the Seeker - 2x21 - Unbroken
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fembuckNOT ENOUGH CARA!
This episode was a bit of a mixed bag for me. I can't really bring myself to say that it was a bad episode, because it wasn't. It's just that following on the heels of eps like "Princess", "Torn", "Desecrated", "Extinction" and "Eternity" it was kind of a letdown. And when you add to that that this episode could be the second last episode of the series ever, my overall reaction was ...
Things started out well enough. I liked the fight with the sisters of the dark by the rift a lot, and of course Cara eyefuxing the hell out of Dahlia when Rahl was kissing her was made of win (as was Dahlia's pleased, "That's my girl!" expression). Dahlia's death was heartbreaking (Laura Bent did a fantastic job with Dahlia when she was confessed and talking with Kahlan) but I kind of knew it was coming. Cara's reaction to it, and the fact that she let herself get distracted enough to be knocked out because it was Dahlia, Dahlia, made me all teary eyed.
I even got a kick out of Zedd's dramatic moment ruining picnic's for people all over the midlands as he cast his spell. Though the best part of it was Cara just kind of looking up at the sky all unimpressed like
"Ooh, clouds. Bored now. Don't bother inviting me to your next party, I wish I hadn't come to this one."
Then, the mixed bag-edness came in.
I actually really liked the Richard/Kahlan scenes. They were so happy, and honestly those are two people who deserve to be happy. The "I'm pregnant"/"It's only been three days" conversation was insanely cute, and Bridget's smile! Bridget's smile, people! Still hated Craigy-poo's hair though. Seeing the short-hair on Richard again really made me realize why I lusted after him in the first season, and then flashing back to the long-hair really explained why I don't now. Shallow, but true.
I liked seeing Jennsen again, and was actually really sad when she bit it.
And Richard's, "I have the power of Ordin, nothing can ever go wrong ever again" attitude was classic Richard to be honest. It was the same part of his personality that made me coo, "He's such a good guy" when he refused to give up on Cara because she would have gone to the ends of the earth for him. And it's the same part of his personality that often makes me want to throttle him, because the world just does not work the way Richard thinks it should.
About the Return of Leo however, I was like ...
I was like WTF, where did this bastard come from again and can he please go back! I liked Leo the first time around but I did not need him in the possibly penultimate episode of the series cock-blocking the GoGA.
But more than anything else, I hated Zedd's retconning of the Cara/Leo thing. I was very ...
about it. It's like, Zedd Leo was not the fucking love of Cara's life, and goddamn fate did not send him back to her. Leo made some funny jokes that made Cara smile, they hooked up in a cave that one time, and then he died. Did they have potential? Hells yeah. Did she like him? Hells yeah. Was she in love with him? Fuck no.
And I guess the other thing that disappointed me about Cara's storyline was that she wasn't with Dahlia when she was all widowed. That's mostly my fault because I spent the whole time Cara wasn't on-screen imagining how cute it would be to see Dahlia and widow!Cara raising her kids together so when they weren't I was all ...
I raged a little less when I realized Dahlia had still been taken as child and was Mord'Sith and I thought that maybe all hope wasn't lost when Dahlia heard Cara's name at the temple and got all schmoopy for a second, but then Cara got three arrows in her and my new dreams of a Cara/Dahlia reunion were dashed again (unless Dahlia actually does give Cara the breath of life to bring her back, like she does in my dream world).
The whole thing just smacked a little of ... F/F = [Katy Perry]It's not what good girls do[/KP], and M/F = true love. I don't think the writers were consciously trying to express that, but it was there and I'm judging them.
Miranda Priestly and I do NOT approve of such shenanigans, intentional or not.
Tabrett Bethell is a golden goddesss!
Can we just talk about how awesome this woman is a little more. I really enjoyed her performance as Alt!Cara. She managed to really imbue Alt!Cara with some very recognizable Cara mannerisms, but she also really managed to soften those characteristics out in a way that was true to the new timeline. I loved how even her voice was different, softer and higher pitched (and slightly more Aussie than usual lol). Cara growl-talks because of her pain, ya'll! And that last scene where she was begging for her life *heart = broken*
Next week looks ... WHAT? I DON'T EVEN! Can't wait, shit looks like it's getting real and Cara seems to be back with the gang which makes me happy.
Really, not a bad episode, it just suffered from the episodes that proceeded it being ridiculously awesome.
This episode was a bit of a mixed bag for me. I can't really bring myself to say that it was a bad episode, because it wasn't. It's just that following on the heels of eps like "Princess", "Torn", "Desecrated", "Extinction" and "Eternity" it was kind of a letdown. And when you add to that that this episode could be the second last episode of the series ever, my overall reaction was ...
Things started out well enough. I liked the fight with the sisters of the dark by the rift a lot, and of course Cara eyefuxing the hell out of Dahlia when Rahl was kissing her was made of win (as was Dahlia's pleased, "That's my girl!" expression). Dahlia's death was heartbreaking (Laura Bent did a fantastic job with Dahlia when she was confessed and talking with Kahlan) but I kind of knew it was coming. Cara's reaction to it, and the fact that she let herself get distracted enough to be knocked out because it was Dahlia, Dahlia, made me all teary eyed.
I even got a kick out of Zedd's dramatic moment ruining picnic's for people all over the midlands as he cast his spell. Though the best part of it was Cara just kind of looking up at the sky all unimpressed like
"Ooh, clouds. Bored now. Don't bother inviting me to your next party, I wish I hadn't come to this one."
Then, the mixed bag-edness came in.
I actually really liked the Richard/Kahlan scenes. They were so happy, and honestly those are two people who deserve to be happy. The "I'm pregnant"/"It's only been three days" conversation was insanely cute, and Bridget's smile! Bridget's smile, people! Still hated Craigy-poo's hair though. Seeing the short-hair on Richard again really made me realize why I lusted after him in the first season, and then flashing back to the long-hair really explained why I don't now. Shallow, but true.
I liked seeing Jennsen again, and was actually really sad when she bit it.
And Richard's, "I have the power of Ordin, nothing can ever go wrong ever again" attitude was classic Richard to be honest. It was the same part of his personality that made me coo, "He's such a good guy" when he refused to give up on Cara because she would have gone to the ends of the earth for him. And it's the same part of his personality that often makes me want to throttle him, because the world just does not work the way Richard thinks it should.
About the Return of Leo however, I was like ...
I was like WTF, where did this bastard come from again and can he please go back! I liked Leo the first time around but I did not need him in the possibly penultimate episode of the series cock-blocking the GoGA.
But more than anything else, I hated Zedd's retconning of the Cara/Leo thing. I was very ...
about it. It's like, Zedd Leo was not the fucking love of Cara's life, and goddamn fate did not send him back to her. Leo made some funny jokes that made Cara smile, they hooked up in a cave that one time, and then he died. Did they have potential? Hells yeah. Did she like him? Hells yeah. Was she in love with him? Fuck no.
And I guess the other thing that disappointed me about Cara's storyline was that she wasn't with Dahlia when she was all widowed. That's mostly my fault because I spent the whole time Cara wasn't on-screen imagining how cute it would be to see Dahlia and widow!Cara raising her kids together so when they weren't I was all ...
I raged a little less when I realized Dahlia had still been taken as child and was Mord'Sith and I thought that maybe all hope wasn't lost when Dahlia heard Cara's name at the temple and got all schmoopy for a second, but then Cara got three arrows in her and my new dreams of a Cara/Dahlia reunion were dashed again (unless Dahlia actually does give Cara the breath of life to bring her back, like she does in my dream world).
The whole thing just smacked a little of ... F/F = [Katy Perry]It's not what good girls do[/KP], and M/F = true love. I don't think the writers were consciously trying to express that, but it was there and I'm judging them.
Miranda Priestly and I do NOT approve of such shenanigans, intentional or not.
Tabrett Bethell is a golden goddesss!
Can we just talk about how awesome this woman is a little more. I really enjoyed her performance as Alt!Cara. She managed to really imbue Alt!Cara with some very recognizable Cara mannerisms, but she also really managed to soften those characteristics out in a way that was true to the new timeline. I loved how even her voice was different, softer and higher pitched (and slightly more Aussie than usual lol). Cara growl-talks because of her pain, ya'll! And that last scene where she was begging for her life *heart = broken*
Next week looks ... WHAT? I DON'T EVEN! Can't wait, shit looks like it's getting real and Cara seems to be back with the gang which makes me happy.
Really, not a bad episode, it just suffered from the episodes that proceeded it being ridiculously awesome.
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Date: 2010-05-16 09:46 am (UTC)I'm afraid that the two last (hopefully not!) episodes of The Seeker will be void of femslash content. I wish it weren't so. Perhaps my fears will be proven wrong, but can't help feeling it.
Also I almost had dropped this series before Desecrated, where the show made a play for my interest but it seems just a tease after all. Cara/Kahlan 4 life.
Please, show, prove me wrong. Just this once.
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Date: 2010-05-16 06:00 pm (UTC)I watched the whole thing, but I was hella bored and distracted at points. I was like checking my email and texting, and only paying half attention because frankly that didn't deserve my full attention.
kinda liked Leo and Cara together, but can't really take them seriously because it was: he told one joke, she laughed, and they fell in love. Then he comes out of nowhere and they're in love again. *facepalm*
This. First time around I really liked Leo, and I find the actor quite easy on the eyes as well, so I was fine with Cara/Leo at the beginning of the season. But there was really no reason to have brought him back for this, and the whole plotline was contrived, cheesy and not worthy of this show (though cheesy describes the whole episode really).
I'm afraid that the two last (hopefully not!) episodes of The Seeker will be void of femslash content. I wish it weren't so. Perhaps my fears will be proven wrong, but can't help feeling it.
Are there two more? I thought there was only one. Either way, like you I'm scared that it's going to be femslash deficient as well. Most of the next episode seems to take place in the real timeline where Dahlia is dead. And I'm worried with all the running around saving the world that we won't even get a satisfactory Cara/Kahlan reunion scene.
Please, show, prove me wrong. Just this once.
This. I just want to not be disappointed for once. I'm tired of being jerked around by shows and books. It's like for once I just want someone to have the integrity to follow through.