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[imwalde]

I KNEW IT. I KNEW Damon didn't see the ring. Wow. I shouldn't doubt this show for a) going there and b) not keeping a secret forever, but wow. How can Damon not know that he's lost Elena's friendship, honestly. At the end there when he said friends don't manipulate, I thought she'd say, that's the point, we're not friends. They do have such great chemistry. Also, Damon? Pumping you for info and making you come on a roadtrip does not trump your move with Jer, mkay, so dial back the bitchy!

CAROLINE BIT MATT! OMFG. It makes perfect sense, it was the right thing, but awww, so sad when got him to breakup with her so he'd be safe. I knew Bonnie was going to make a daywalking ring. She is still so adorable and her delivery on "you want me to eat bunnies!" is great. Also, "I'm basically an insecure, neurotic control freak on crack." Heheheh.

I do not get Tyler. He saw stuff last episode, he knows something is up, he follows his uncle and finds a basement full of chains, and he brings his date there?! HOW DUMB ARE YOU? I would like to know how it all works, though. Why doesn't Tyler change at the full moon like Mason? If it's a maturity thing, why didn't the dad? The werewolf bite being fatal to vampires is an interesting twist.

And yay for Alaric and Aunt Jenna at last!

Nikita was pretty good, but again, no deep thoughts. Nice to see you, Parker!

Day 01 - A show that should have never been canceled
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching
Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this TV season)
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever
Day 05 - A show you hate
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite TV show
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite TV show
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
Day 12 - An episode you’ve watched more than 5 times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show
Day 14 - Favorite male character
Day 15 - Favorite female character
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show

Day 17 - Favorite mini series

This is hard! I of course love Pride and Prejudice, which I first saw sophomore year in AP European History after we took the exam, and then I borrowed the tapes from my teacher and watched it many, many more times. And I love North and South, hot damn Mr Thornton, look back at meeeee! And I love Middlemarch, with the oh so passionate Will Ladislaw, "as if I were not in danger of forgetting everything else." And I love the Buccaneers, with an oh so beautiful Greg Wise.



We'll call this exhibit A.

But while those are all totally awesome miniseries, they are all based on classic books (at least 3 out of 4 whose awesomeness I can vouch for; I've never read The Buccaneers), and thus some of their awesomeness is due to the source material. So I think I have to say State of Play. It is taut and suspenseful and so well made and well acted, that it had its hooks in me from beginning to end. I first saw it in German, randomly I caught part of part 2 and was thrilled to see John Simm and it looked really good so I found out what I had glimpsed and I scoured the tv guide and saw that parts 1 and 2 (of 6) were going to be aired at 1am or something the night/morning before parts 3 and 4 in primetime. So I stayed up to watch so I could watch all of it, in order from the beginning, as these things should be. And then parts 5 and 6 the weekend after that, and I changed plans so I'd be home to see it. (No DVRs in Austria!) Soooooo good.




Day 18 - Favorite title sequence
Day 19 - Best TV show cast
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite ship
Day 22 - Favorite series finale
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 28 - First TV show obsession
Day 29 - Current TV show obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death

Comments

[shamoogity.livejournal.com]

Thanks for not spoiling me! But I just got all caught up today! Eee! I am enjoying vampire Caroline. But yeah, I don't really know how the show's going to keep me from rolling my eyes every time Damon tries to guilt Elena into being nice to him. You killed her little brother! I'm glad they're not treating it lightly. But they do have good chemistry. That chemistry, paired with the fact that Stefan and Elena have been all chaste kisses and comforting hugs, makes me worry that the show is no longer rooting for Stefan/Elena. I need a super-hot sex scene, or at the very least a makeout! I seem to be in the minority in the fandom though.

I also take back what I said about Nina Dobrev not playing Katherine convincingly. Maybe I didn't buy her in period garb, but I'm really liking her modern Katherine. And I love Elena more and more. She is really perceptive, like when Stefan is getting all jealous boyfriend and she points out that Katherine is obviously playing them.

[imwalde.livejournal.com]

Heh, I think the show knows how to milk a triangle. (Damon beat out EDWARD FRICKIN CULLEN in an EW poll, so clearly he has some fans!) But I don't think the show is seriously advocating Damon and Elena now. It would be too out of character for her. I really love Elena. It makes for a very different vibe when the main character is grounded and serious. And her reactions to whatever are sane and normal, and it strikes me as rare on a teen show that she has a dramatic life without creating most of the drama for herself. I just don't see her going for the bad boy, you know? Or, well, I guess Stefan could be considered a bad boy by some standards, but she just won't go for the unrepentant/unreformed AND unstable ones.

I like Stefan and Elena together. While I think Elena would be good for Damon, I don't see what she would get out of it. (Besides, you know, orgasms.) And that prospect doesn't seem to be winning her over, therefore, I don't wish it for her.

Yay for you being caught up! (my reaction to ep1 (http://imwalde.livejournal.com/68956.html) and ep2 (http://imwalde.livejournal.com/69460.html) for your convenience, I don't know if you skipped over the VD parts or not.) I am also loving Caroline as a vampire, my favorite line tonight was her bunny one.