Legend of the Seeker - 2x22 - Tears
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fembuckWell, I probably would have really liked that episode if it wasn't possibly the last one of the series. There was a lot of cool, amazing, awesome badassery in it, but there was also some serious "What is this? I don't even".
Let's start with ...
THE BAD
1. Zedd doing the 'unbreaking spell' on Dahlia didn't enrage me as much as it has enraged others, but I certainly didn't like it. It seemed like a really lazy and insulting way to wrap up a storyline from a useless episode that shouldn't even have been made in the first place.
Sacrificing Cara's development and an insight into Cara's past and what/who helped make Cara who she was to wrap up a storyline from a fucking AU episode that added nothing to anything, is just UGH!
Mostly, it just left me feeling like I was wrong to give the writers any credit whatsoever for "Eternity" and the Cara/Dahlia relationship. It has become clear to me now that like 90% of the awesome of "Eternity" was due to Tab and Laura Brent bringing their "A" games and adding a ton of emotion between Cara/Dahlia that the writers probably didn't intend, but were perfectly happy to let stand once they saw it onscreen.
2. Kahlan's tears save the world? Um, I love me some Kahlan Amnell, in fact I love me a lot of Kahlan Amnell, but ... UGH! Seriously. I know it plays into that whole "As long as the Mother Confessor's pure heart beats the Keeper cannot win" prophecy, but still. It seemed like a really cheap way to wrap up a season long arc in like 4 minutes.
THE GOOD
1. CARA! I loved so much about Cara in this episode. Her suspicious looks at Zedd when he was so happy to see her amused the hell out of me.
HER EPIC GIRL!LOVE FOR KAHLAN WAS GREAT! Cara was reluctant to fight! CARA. WAS RELUCTANT TO FIGHT because she didn't want to hurt Kahlan! The way she looked to Zedd for help because she really didn't want to have to genuinely fight Kahlan made me swoon a little. And then of course, Cara's inability to shoot Kahlan because she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to bring her back with the breath of life. D'awwwwwww x infinity plus one.
Cara: Who's in charge here?
Garren: I am.
*Cara's bitch slaps her*
Cara: Who's in charge here?
Garren: You are.
SWOON x forever plus a day! OMG CARA YOU FABULOUS BITCH! This scene made me tear up because after I was done clapping and celebrating Cara's awesomeness, I realized that I would never again get to witness new acts of badassery from Cara fucking Mason the Queen of everything. *sob*
Also, for some reason Zedd and Cara ducking down behind the roof when Con Dar!Kahlan looked over at them really cracked me up.
2. KAHLAN! I honestly found sub!Kahlan to be ridiculously amazingly panty dampeningly hot. I feel kind of bad about how much Kahlan differing to Nicci turned me on. Bridget Regan, my god you are amazing. *bows down* We are not worthy. The things that woman can convey with her eyes are just *swoons* I can't even really type about this more because every time I think about sub!Kahlan my mind wanders to very very pleasing places.
And Con Dar!Kahlan is fucking scary and awesome. I loved seeing Kahlan go all Con Dar and VENGEFUL again. I should probably be worried about how attractive I find Kahlan when she is stabbing the shit out of people, but I'm not because it's Kahlan/Bridget and she's amazing.
3. I did like that Kahlan and Richard realized that he can't be confessed because of his epic love for her. But it honestly didn't have the impact that it should have because they shoved it into the last 10 seconds of the show and it had to be narrated by Zedd (like far too many things in the episode. The episode should have been called, "Zedd explains things because we tried to cram too much into 44 minutes".)
Also, it was really bittersweet for me, seeing Cara standing off to the side on her own (and not because I'm C/K shipper, but because her love, her chance for happiness had just been wiped out of existence 40 minutes before). It's nice that at least its canon now that K/R can like legit get it on, and K/R shippers have probs been waiting for this for a while, but it was really rushed, and I felt badly for Cara.
4. Nicci was amazing. I love the costuming department and their appreciation for showing off long, lean, fabulous legs. Even though Nicci was all evil and shit she was fun to watch, and she werked that glam!rock outfit. I have to say I felt really fucking bad for Nicci at the end of the episode. I don't even want to imagine what EVIL shit Darken Rahl is going to do to her. Like think about what he did to Cara and he LIKED Cara. *shudder*
Now, I'm probably missing out a bunch of things, but I probably need to rewatch before I can think about things clearly. Again, as a season finale this would have made me really happy (except for point #1 under "The Bad" behind the cut), but as a series finale it's just left me feeling really sad and unfulfilled because there is so much more story to tell.
I DON'T WANT THIS SHOW TO END! *bawls like a baby*
Let's start with ...
THE BAD
1. Zedd doing the 'unbreaking spell' on Dahlia didn't enrage me as much as it has enraged others, but I certainly didn't like it. It seemed like a really lazy and insulting way to wrap up a storyline from a useless episode that shouldn't even have been made in the first place.
Sacrificing Cara's development and an insight into Cara's past and what/who helped make Cara who she was to wrap up a storyline from a fucking AU episode that added nothing to anything, is just UGH!
Mostly, it just left me feeling like I was wrong to give the writers any credit whatsoever for "Eternity" and the Cara/Dahlia relationship. It has become clear to me now that like 90% of the awesome of "Eternity" was due to Tab and Laura Brent bringing their "A" games and adding a ton of emotion between Cara/Dahlia that the writers probably didn't intend, but were perfectly happy to let stand once they saw it onscreen.
2. Kahlan's tears save the world? Um, I love me some Kahlan Amnell, in fact I love me a lot of Kahlan Amnell, but ... UGH! Seriously. I know it plays into that whole "As long as the Mother Confessor's pure heart beats the Keeper cannot win" prophecy, but still. It seemed like a really cheap way to wrap up a season long arc in like 4 minutes.
THE GOOD
1. CARA! I loved so much about Cara in this episode. Her suspicious looks at Zedd when he was so happy to see her amused the hell out of me.
HER EPIC GIRL!LOVE FOR KAHLAN WAS GREAT! Cara was reluctant to fight! CARA. WAS RELUCTANT TO FIGHT because she didn't want to hurt Kahlan! The way she looked to Zedd for help because she really didn't want to have to genuinely fight Kahlan made me swoon a little. And then of course, Cara's inability to shoot Kahlan because she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to bring her back with the breath of life. D'awwwwwww x infinity plus one.
Cara: Who's in charge here?
Garren: I am.
*Cara's bitch slaps her*
Cara: Who's in charge here?
Garren: You are.
SWOON x forever plus a day! OMG CARA YOU FABULOUS BITCH! This scene made me tear up because after I was done clapping and celebrating Cara's awesomeness, I realized that I would never again get to witness new acts of badassery from Cara fucking Mason the Queen of everything. *sob*
Also, for some reason Zedd and Cara ducking down behind the roof when Con Dar!Kahlan looked over at them really cracked me up.
2. KAHLAN! I honestly found sub!Kahlan to be ridiculously amazingly panty dampeningly hot. I feel kind of bad about how much Kahlan differing to Nicci turned me on. Bridget Regan, my god you are amazing. *bows down* We are not worthy. The things that woman can convey with her eyes are just *swoons* I can't even really type about this more because every time I think about sub!Kahlan my mind wanders to very very pleasing places.
And Con Dar!Kahlan is fucking scary and awesome. I loved seeing Kahlan go all Con Dar and VENGEFUL again. I should probably be worried about how attractive I find Kahlan when she is stabbing the shit out of people, but I'm not because it's Kahlan/Bridget and she's amazing.
3. I did like that Kahlan and Richard realized that he can't be confessed because of his epic love for her. But it honestly didn't have the impact that it should have because they shoved it into the last 10 seconds of the show and it had to be narrated by Zedd (like far too many things in the episode. The episode should have been called, "Zedd explains things because we tried to cram too much into 44 minutes".)
Also, it was really bittersweet for me, seeing Cara standing off to the side on her own (and not because I'm C/K shipper, but because her love, her chance for happiness had just been wiped out of existence 40 minutes before). It's nice that at least its canon now that K/R can like legit get it on, and K/R shippers have probs been waiting for this for a while, but it was really rushed, and I felt badly for Cara.
4. Nicci was amazing. I love the costuming department and their appreciation for showing off long, lean, fabulous legs. Even though Nicci was all evil and shit she was fun to watch, and she werked that glam!rock outfit. I have to say I felt really fucking bad for Nicci at the end of the episode. I don't even want to imagine what EVIL shit Darken Rahl is going to do to her. Like think about what he did to Cara and he LIKED Cara. *shudder*
Now, I'm probably missing out a bunch of things, but I probably need to rewatch before I can think about things clearly. Again, as a season finale this would have made me really happy (except for point #1 under "The Bad" behind the cut), but as a series finale it's just left me feeling really sad and unfulfilled because there is so much more story to tell.
I DON'T WANT THIS SHOW TO END! *bawls like a baby*
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Date: 2010-05-24 01:43 pm (UTC)Werd! That is exactly how I felt. Although it did feel like the episode should be called "Did anyone order a Deus Ex Machina?"
Mostly, it just left me feeling like I was wrong to give the writers any credit whatsoever for "Eternity" and the Cara/Dahlia relationship. It has become clear to me now that like 90% of the awesome of "Eternity" was due to Tab and Laura Brent bringing their "A" games and adding a ton of emotion between Cara/Dahlia that the writers probably didn't intend, but were perfectly happy to let stand once they saw it onscreen.
ITA. It's funny that you say this because when I saw the spoiler sides for Eternity I was actually less enthused to see the episode because when I read the script, I interpretted it as some SWF stalking shit. I never thought it would be played with such honest emotion, so when I saw it on screen I wrongfully assumed that the it meant more than it did. Just great acting on the part of the ladies. Perhaps, it was even the director who decided to make the story more schmoopy. In the end I am still glad they did because, on its one, that was a great episode. Still, it made the next two episodes a bit of a crash landing for me.
Zedd doing the 'unbreaking spell' on Dahlia didn't enrage me as much as it has enraged others, but I certainly didn't like it. It seemed like a really lazy and insulting way to wrap up a storyline from a useless episode that shouldn't even have been made in the first place.
I'm not gonna lie. It annoyed me a bit. Just because now, techinally the relationship isn't even cannon anymore. And yes to the 'lazy writing.' To me, the whole 'Unbroken' episode was a waste of time. 44 minutes to basically work some magic to get them to leapfrog to having the stone of tears.
As far as the 'good' goes, I'm with you all the way. Condar and Confessed Kahlan is wicked! Her and Nicci were creepy, but in a good way. The fights were epic and Cara going all Top Bitch on her former sisters was dreamy.
The Richard/Kahlan moment was very sweet, but her producing the stone of tears again....maybe it wouldn't of seemed silly to me if they didn't have so many other WTF moments.
All in all, I will miss LotS. Cara...I will miss you most of all.
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Date: 2010-05-26 02:15 am (UTC)IKR! They just Deus Ex Machina'd all over our faces in this episode. *sigh* I really did enjoy the episode, but as a series ender it was just ... no. No. *curses Disney/ABC*
It's funny that you say this because when I saw the spoiler sides for Eternity I was actually less enthused to see the episode because when I read the script, I interpretted it as some SWF stalking shit.
That's actually what I thought at first too, and I wasn't that excited for the episode because I thought it was going to the same 'ol stalkery psycho bi-sexual experimental thing so many shows have done. And well, it kind was that, but the show did it in a much better way than I'd seen before. Or I should say, Tab and Laura lent it an emotional credibility that hasn't been there on other shows.
In the end I am still glad they did because, on its one, that was a great episode. Still, it made the next two episodes a bit of a crash landing for me.
Word. I was just on such a high after that episode that the next two really had no hope of living up to my expectations. 21 was pure shit, but 22 would have made me a lot happier if I wasn't carrying around some Dahlia angst.
It annoyed me a bit. Just because now, techinally the relationship isn't even cannon anymore. And yes to the 'lazy writing.'
That's true, but I mean Cara's still canon bi. It's not like they erased Cara's sexuality. And honestly, Cara would have been hella fucked up if she remembered any of the shit she went through after Dahlia showed up again. I was kind of happy to have my kick-ass, snarky, woobified Cara in the last episode who feelings had feelings. And, at least with the reboot there is a live Dahlia out there somewhere who Cara almost definitely would have encountered in season 3. If they'd just gone back to before Cara was kidnapped, Dahlia likely still would have ended up confessed and dead anyway.
er and Nicci were creepy, but in a good way.
This. I felt like I shouldn't have liked them together so much, but I did, I really did. Bridget just killed their scenes together. Mmm, sub!Kahlan.
Cara...I will miss you most of all.
Truth. I'll also miss Cara/Kahlan scenes greatly. The truth is I loved Kahlan so much more this season because Cara seemed to make her ten times more badass, plus her new outfit was hot.