More "Solo" Commentary!
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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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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: 2005-11-12 11:57 pm (UTC)I know! I've been a Sachel shipper' since "The Shed", and totally resisted any implication that Boobs could have that much chemistry with a woman not named Sydney Bristow. And then "Solo" aired.
I was all like "Damn you, Amy Acker!" Not only was she rocking wet suit (which made me miss Nadia, cause Mia totally rocked the wetsuit last season), but she totally brought the Les!Yay with her.
So now, Sachel is my Season 5 OTP, but Rayton could lead to some hot PWP fics, lol.
I love how after being one of the most slash-deficient shows ever for its first 2 seasons, Alias is now so filled with possible g/g action that I'm torn between who to root for! *wipes eyes* It's kind of beautiful.
Also, Hot Diggory Damn indeed! Also nice to see another Rob luster ;)
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Date: 2005-11-13 12:29 am (UTC)Does this mean you're close to having Solo up on YSI/Megaupload???
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Date: 2005-11-13 12:44 am (UTC)Never! Never can enough webspace be wasted rambling on about Sachel, Rayton and Sydia! *falls down to knees dramatically and looks up at the sky* Neeeeeeeeeever!
*cough, um, okay now*
Does this mean you're close to having Solo up on YSI/Megaupload???
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!
P.S. Love the icon! It's the perfect summary of that scene. I was sitting in the theatre with this uncomprehending 'WTF' look on my face after that part. I just don't understand how Anakin was at all inspiring schmoopy feelings in Padme at that moment.
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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 06:37 pm (UTC)It makes me want to write a Sydia/Sachel/minor-Rayton post-Solo fic where Sydney goes emo and visits Nadia and Rachel's watching Sydney watch Nadia through the glass but she's thinking about Peyton (but I guess I'll have to call her Kelly) and [sob sob sob]. Of course, I'd have to write it in Sydney-voice, because how else am I going to get quality Sydia?
And the real question is should I go for this before the idea eats my sanity?
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Date: 2005-11-13 06:48 pm (UTC)[Captain Picard]Make it so, number one[/CP]
Seriously, this fic must become reality! That is so perfect, and would actually manage to be gayer than "Solo" which I didn't think was possible! Naddddddia! If you could work in a mention about how Ray-Mandy also had a crush on Mandy Camoreo and that's why she got so upset Mandy stole her prom date (In Rachel's head Mandy was her prom date) I think this will be the most lesbotastic story ever!
[Peer Pressure]Do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it![/PP]
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Date: 2005-11-13 06:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-11-13 07:02 pm (UTC)Also, I think stabbing Peyton was a bad move, it was like bragging about your new gf a week after breaking up with someone. Salt + Wound. Considering what a sad sack Peyton was when Dean was telling her about eliminating Boobs, I really think that she would have pulled an Irina and just winged Rachel for her own good (like a shoulder or leg shot. it wouldn't kill her, but it would get her out of the field and keep her safe, and would've allowed Peyton to save face with Dean).
Ah, theirs is a forbidden love.
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Date: 2005-11-13 07:05 pm (UTC)PARALLEL!!
*GAH!*
*becomes a diehard Rachel/Peyton shipper* Where's the LJ community? *searches frantically* Actually, we could probably just post everything Rayton(?) related on the Sachel comm, since most ppl there seem to just like Rachel with anything female. :D
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Date: 2005-11-13 07:20 pm (UTC)PARALLEL!!
LOL. I was thinking about that as I typed. Oh, Dixon! Seriously this show is full of forbidden love, that should be like their motto:
"Alias: All of ours are forbidden loves (except for Vaughn and Sydney and that's why they were so boring)"
*becomes a diehard Rachel/Peyton shipper* Where's the LJ community? *searches frantically* Actually, we could probably just post everything Rayton(?) related on the Sachel comm, since most ppl there seem to just like Rachel with anything female. :D
I know! I'm becoming a huge Peyton/Boobs shipper too! I mean, Syd/Boobs will always be truluv for me (they're so cute), but I think there's much potential for hot, dirty, sexy, angsty Rayton fic aswell.
Yeah, I think we could away with posting Rayton to the sydney_rachel comm. As long as the fic as Boobs McPhee action it, I don't think they'll mind. Plus, it's not exactly like Peyton is hard on the eyes ;)
OMG! If Irina shows up this season can you imagine the looks of pure lust Rachel will give her. I love Rachel Nichols and her girl lusting eyes!
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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)no subject
Date: 2006-04-30 01:55 am (UTC)I'm partial to the Sachel love, but can definitely rally around to some Rayton shippage.
Your reinterpreted dialogue totally cracked me up.
One clueless question: What's up with the Boobs McPhee thing? Getting into LJ is like I've wandered into a country with a different language. o_O
Re: lack of femslash action on Alias, that's been one of those incomprehensible mysteries. Syd's so slashable, and yet until Lauren popped up on the show, not much seemed even possible seeing as how there just weren't too many other girls around. So sad.
*Need more Alias femslash, pretty please*. If that's okay, I'm going to friend you so as not to miss any ;)
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Date: 2006-04-30 05:28 am (UTC)Ah, thanks :D I miss BoP *sigh* Barbara/Helena is perhaps my all time OTP. And I managed to hold on writing Barlena fic for a few years after the cancellation *grumbles* stupid WB *grumbles* but eventually I became blocked for writing BoP without any new stimulus *cries*
I'm partial to the Sachel love, but can definitely rally around to some Rayton shippage.
Sachel is soooo cute. I love the Syd/Rachel 'ship. They're so cute together, and Rachel is so normal, and stable, and cute and funny and exactly what Sydney needs at this point in her life. And Rayton is hot in an angsty way. But you see Rachel's Rayton experience allows her to realize how precious her Sachel love is! ;)
One clueless question: What's up with the Boobs McPhee thing? Getting into LJ is like I've wandered into a country with a different language. o_O
OMG, okay let me see if I can remember the origins of the Boobs McPhee nickname. I think that it actually came the Television Without Pity Alias board. Basically early in the season Rachel was shown at least once an episode with heaving breasts (the most obvious is when she was trapped in the trunk of the car. The Boobs were heaving all over the place.) Anyway, because of this propensity of the directers/writers to emphasis Rachel's girls the nickname Boobs McPhee was born. (as for McPhee I can only speculate that it sounded funny put together with Boobs). In any event I thought it was hilarious and started refering to her as that :D
Re: lack of femslash action on Alias, that's been one of those incomprehensible mysteries. Syd's so slashable, and yet until Lauren popped up on the show, not much seemed even possible seeing as how there just weren't too many other girls around. So sad.
I know, it's ridiculous. Thank god for Lauren because at least when she came on SOME Alias femslash started to trickle out. It wasn't much, but at least there was something. Still Anna was really slashable in a hatesex kind of way with Syd pre-season 3. Season 4 they took away pretty much any female interaction for Syd except for Nadia (*cough* I was just working with what I was given!) And now season 5 is full of hot chicks, many of whom seem at least vaguely gay, and there's still only a minimal amount of femslash.
*tears out hair* Honestly, Syd/Rachel, Rachel/Peyton, Peyton/Irina, Peyton/Anna, Anna/Irina, Syd/Anna, Irina/Rachel. Endless possibilities *sigh*
*Need more Alias femslash, pretty please*. If that's okay, I'm going to friend you so as not to miss any ;)
Friend away! I love meeting new friends. Anyway, now that the show is back on the air I hope to be able to write some more Alias femslash. Next weeks episode with SydAnna and Peyton looks interesting, plus the potential for Rachel jealously is just a beautiful, beautiful thought :D