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[music|Fisher - True North ]
Okay, so I'm watching it again, and Rachel's line to Syd is ... are you ready for it ... because here it comes ... no fooling now ... I'm serious ...
"It helps. Having you."
Um, yeah. I'm sure it does, Boobs. I'm sure it does.
Also, the conversation between Boobs and Peyton on the oil rig, it totally is like post break-up groveling. The way Peyton is talking to her, it's like Boobs caught her cheating with the Fed-ex girl and kicked her ass to the curb, and now Peyton has come back to pick up her CD collection, but is trying to sweet-talk Rachel into taking her back.
The conversation actually goes: Boobs/Rachel = B & Peyton = P
B: My god, you're ...
P: Not dead?
B: I was gonna say evil. Tell me I'm wrong.
P: Let's just say we're working for other teams.
B: You know the whole time, you were in on it with Dean
P: I wanted to tell you...
B: You blew up that building and you killed all those people
P: It wasn't personal, I always liked you...
B: It was a lie. Everything we did...
P: That's enough!
B: Now you're gonna kill me
P: That's what Dean wants. You've made it really hard since you left. But like I said I've always liked you. I don't want to kill you. Give me the software and you walk away from this. Come on Rachel, you're in way over you're head. I don't want to shoot you. Give me the disk.
B: Okay.
But when you see their facial expressions and the tones of their voices it could easily translate to:
B: My god, you're ...
P: Here?
B: An arrogant bitch! Get out of my apartment. I can't believe you came back here
P: I never wanted to leave
B: You cheated on me. With Dean!
P: It was a mistake. We'd had too much to drink at the office party and ...
B: For three months! You were sleeping with him for three months!
P: It wasn't personal. It's just that, once it happened ... he's my boss you know, and I didn't want to...
B: It was a lie. Everything we did...
P: Stop! You're not even listening to what I'm saying.
B: I don't want to hear it!
P: He's my boss, I was in a really tough spot. We were good together though, weren't we baby? I don't want to leave. Just come out for dinner with me tonight and we can see how it goes. Come on, Rachel. You know you miss me. I miss you too. Just one night, dinner drinks, and we'll take it from there.
B: Okay.
SEE! It's totally the same thing! *what, what are you looking at? Nothing to see here, move it along*
And the look on Peyton's face when Boobs saved her was pure "What have I done? She truly was the best of us all. Rachel ... *whisper*Rachel..." Seriously, ya'll, it was!
And going along with the alternate reading of scenes, near the end at APO when Sydney was watching Jack and Rachel talk through one of APO's many glass walls, and then Rachel comes out looking relieved and sorta happy, and is all "Your father is kind of scary". It has a total 'bringing the significant other home to meet the parents for the first time' vibe.
Again, this was a fun episode. And so gay, so very very gay.
P.S. The scene with Sloane and Nadia (Miiiiia! We miss you!) Just made me wish that there would have been a scene of Syd visiting Nadia and like, you know giving a shit about her. Even a mention of Syd having gone to see Nadia (like when Sloane was talking about how hard it was to go into Nadia's room, Sydney could've just said something like "I know, it's been hard for me too". And at least it would've let us know that she had been to see Nadia.)
I mean, with the trillion Vaughn references there were this episode, not to mention the complete ret-coning of Syd and Vaughn's relationship in Season 1 (he was on the comms with her all the time? WHAT??? No he wasn't. He just picked up brown bags she threw in the trash, and talked to her for a few minutes in car washes and grocery stores! If anyone was on comms with Syd in Season 1 it was Dixon, and he wasn't teaching her how to spy ... but I digress.)
That last scene with Syd and the tape recorder would've been a lot more tolerable to me if they had taken up like 10 precious seconds to have Syd mention that'd she'd seen her sister. Seriously, I know Vaughn is dead, but we all know that Sydney has enough tears and anguished expressions inside to use a few on Nadia! Come on writers, it's Jennifer Garner we're talking about here, girlfriend cries like 'whoa', let her cry a little over Nadia.
complacent][music|Fisher - True North ]
Okay, so I'm watching it again, and Rachel's line to Syd is ... are you ready for it ... because here it comes ... no fooling now ... I'm serious ...
"It helps. Having you."
Um, yeah. I'm sure it does, Boobs. I'm sure it does.
Also, the conversation between Boobs and Peyton on the oil rig, it totally is like post break-up groveling. The way Peyton is talking to her, it's like Boobs caught her cheating with the Fed-ex girl and kicked her ass to the curb, and now Peyton has come back to pick up her CD collection, but is trying to sweet-talk Rachel into taking her back.
The conversation actually goes: Boobs/Rachel = B & Peyton = P
B: My god, you're ...
P: Not dead?
B: I was gonna say evil. Tell me I'm wrong.
P: Let's just say we're working for other teams.
B: You know the whole time, you were in on it with Dean
P: I wanted to tell you...
B: You blew up that building and you killed all those people
P: It wasn't personal, I always liked you...
B: It was a lie. Everything we did...
P: That's enough!
B: Now you're gonna kill me
P: That's what Dean wants. You've made it really hard since you left. But like I said I've always liked you. I don't want to kill you. Give me the software and you walk away from this. Come on Rachel, you're in way over you're head. I don't want to shoot you. Give me the disk.
B: Okay.
But when you see their facial expressions and the tones of their voices it could easily translate to:
B: My god, you're ...
P: Here?
B: An arrogant bitch! Get out of my apartment. I can't believe you came back here
P: I never wanted to leave
B: You cheated on me. With Dean!
P: It was a mistake. We'd had too much to drink at the office party and ...
B: For three months! You were sleeping with him for three months!
P: It wasn't personal. It's just that, once it happened ... he's my boss you know, and I didn't want to...
B: It was a lie. Everything we did...
P: Stop! You're not even listening to what I'm saying.
B: I don't want to hear it!
P: He's my boss, I was in a really tough spot. We were good together though, weren't we baby? I don't want to leave. Just come out for dinner with me tonight and we can see how it goes. Come on, Rachel. You know you miss me. I miss you too. Just one night, dinner drinks, and we'll take it from there.
B: Okay.
SEE! It's totally the same thing! *what, what are you looking at? Nothing to see here, move it along*
And the look on Peyton's face when Boobs saved her was pure "What have I done? She truly was the best of us all. Rachel ... *whisper*Rachel..." Seriously, ya'll, it was!
And going along with the alternate reading of scenes, near the end at APO when Sydney was watching Jack and Rachel talk through one of APO's many glass walls, and then Rachel comes out looking relieved and sorta happy, and is all "Your father is kind of scary". It has a total 'bringing the significant other home to meet the parents for the first time' vibe.
Again, this was a fun episode. And so gay, so very very gay.
P.S. The scene with Sloane and Nadia (Miiiiia! We miss you!) Just made me wish that there would have been a scene of Syd visiting Nadia and like, you know giving a shit about her. Even a mention of Syd having gone to see Nadia (like when Sloane was talking about how hard it was to go into Nadia's room, Sydney could've just said something like "I know, it's been hard for me too". And at least it would've let us know that she had been to see Nadia.)
I mean, with the trillion Vaughn references there were this episode, not to mention the complete ret-coning of Syd and Vaughn's relationship in Season 1 (he was on the comms with her all the time? WHAT??? No he wasn't. He just picked up brown bags she threw in the trash, and talked to her for a few minutes in car washes and grocery stores! If anyone was on comms with Syd in Season 1 it was Dixon, and he wasn't teaching her how to spy ... but I digress.)
That last scene with Syd and the tape recorder would've been a lot more tolerable to me if they had taken up like 10 precious seconds to have Syd mention that'd she'd seen her sister. Seriously, I know Vaughn is dead, but we all know that Sydney has enough tears and anguished expressions inside to use a few on Nadia! Come on writers, it's Jennifer Garner we're talking about here, girlfriend cries like 'whoa', let her cry a little over Nadia.
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Date: 2005-11-13 12:55 am (UTC)Alright! Peyton, Peyton, Peyton...she's was soooo hooking up with Rachel but Rachel is sooo over that now that she's moved on to pregnant!Syd. Which is kinda ookey-creepy in my book but I guess if she's salivating over with-child Syd she's gonna drop her marbles a few months after SB/JG pops that kid out.
The file is downloaded now and I'm loading it to Yousentit as I type. I'm not sure how long it's gonna take, but it's in the process of going up now!
Yay and :P! It's Saturday and there's nothing on and try as I might, my computer is telling me I have anywhere between 7 and 12 hours to wait until shows that I'm downloading finish.
P.S. Love the icon!
If you think this icon is funny you should check out this community. It's closed now but if you click back to the beginning of the journal entries, it's a whole strip of comics that this icon was inspired by.
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Date: 2005-11-13 06:29 pm (UTC)Also, I checked out that community, and it is awesome! Too funny. Though comics make me smile, and turn Star Wars bitterness into Star Wars upside down frowns ;) Thanks for the link!
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Date: 2005-11-13 10:44 pm (UTC)Err, I no idea what that is but sure. :)
Thanks for the link!
No problemo.
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Date: 2005-11-13 10:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-11-13 10:48 pm (UTC)Thanks a bunch in advance!
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Date: 2005-11-13 11:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-11-13 11:04 pm (UTC)