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Yes, a post which is not about ice cream! I feel like rambling on about "Thor: Love and Thunder" as I finally saw it recently. But being me, I'm likely to wander off into worldbuilding thoughts as well as more direct topics.

(And there are spoilers in the following.)

( things I liked )

( things that were annoying )

( things that made me cross )

( rambling )

Of course many things are not spelled out, because in a movie there isn't time to go into details. Which means one has to deduce and infer and tease out tiny little details and then weigh how significant they actually are. But then, that's what fans do.

Current Mood: frustrated

I'm gradually catching up on some tv/movie things. This time I thought I'd tackle Daredevil, the TV series.

(yes, actually, I think that random icon is fitting)

Daredevil has proven me wrong. I used to say that if one likes the characters, everything else doesn't matter. In Daredevil, I like the characters. I love Matt and Foggy and their friendship, that is so key. I like Karen Paige. I find the relationship between Wilson Fisk and Vanessa to be fascinatingly disturbing. BUT...

I watched the first five episodes of Season 1. And then I skipped to the last episode of Season 1, and I felt as if I hadn't missed much. Or, at least, what I'd missed was not something I missed.

Because I love the characters, but it is too grimdark for me. Relentless in its brutality, heartache and loss after loss after loss. Where all the victories on either side are too close to pyrrhic victories, to make one wonder again and again if the price is worth it.

But at least now I've seen enough to be able to appreciate Daredevil much more when he makes an appearance elsewhere. (Including in Avengers fanfic!) So it wasn't a waste of time. But I'm not going to watch more of it, not when I feel I have to brace myself before watching; that's not something I find desirable in my entertainment.

(Note: there is something really wierd going on with the date-time on Dreamwidth. When I do "update date" it gives a time which is UTC, not the time in my timezone.)

Current Mood: pensive

The more I ponder "Avengers: Age of Ultron", the more it feels like an escapee from a Mirror Universe. Sure, the Doylist explanation is that it was directed by Joss Wheadon, who would consider himself a coward if he didn't destroy continuity, but I have no ideas about what a Watsonian explanation for this would be.

( rambly spoilery discussion )

Current Mood: sleepy
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(don't have a Black Panther icon, so I'm using Thor.)

So, I've watched The Black Panther now. It was okay, but there were points where I was bored and wondered whether I should continue watching. I think it was because none of the characters really clicked with me. I mean, they were okay, the nice ones were nice, the bad ones were bad, and so on. But none of them grabbed me by the heart.

( here be spoilers, because I'm considerate like that )

Current Mood: thoughtful
Crossposts: https://kerravonsen.livejournal.com/1199750.html

Yes, I am watching these all in the wrong order, very late. That's pretty standard for my Marvel watching. I was spoiled for the spoilery thing, but I'm glad that I listened to the people who told me it was worth watching, because it was worth watching, because there was a lot more going on than just the spoilery thing. And I am in great admiration for the way they handled the thematic structure in this one.

( I'm assuming you've already seen the movie )

Current Mood: pensive
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Loki finale! Oh my. The problem with half-truths is trying to figure out which bit is true.

( spoilers at the end of time )

So... I guess we'll just have to wait for season 2.

Current Mood: hungry
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Oh this is fascinating. I just want to bask in the process of it all coming together. This show. This show. Oh this is beautiful. Because character is plot. And also, this continues that blend of profound, portentous, mysterious, amusing, ludicrous and surprising.

( spoilers ahoy )

So now I am all caught up, you can comment freely with no worries about spoilers! So tell me your thoughts!

Current Mood: sleepy
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OMG! OMG! I cried. !!! This show. This show. Wow. ( there be spoilers here, I'm WARNING YOU )

C'mon, please, somebody comment! Am I all alone here, like Loki?

Current Mood: enthralled
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Fascinating. In some ways it felt like a Doctor Who episode. With more swords and daggers. About a similar level of not-plans, though.

( here be spoilers )

And I spent more than an hour on this anyway.

Current Mood: cold
Crossposts: https://kerravonsen.livejournal.com/1196938.html

The plot thickens. I'm feeling all caught up in the excitement.

( here be spoilers )

Current Mood: cold
Crossposts: https://kerravonsen.livejournal.com/1196719.html

WOW. I really was not expecting it to be this good. I don't mean the setup, though that has its own farcical nightmarishness. What was unexpected was Loki's character development.

( here be spoilers )

And it took me longer to write my episode reaction than it did to watch the episode. Oops.

Current Mood: pleased
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I saw this at the suggestion of tptigger for whom it is an old favourite.

First thing I have to say is that I think I was too old for this. It also didn't help that the worldbuilding was straight from Zenna Henderson's "People" stories -- yes, yes, you can't steal an idea, but the similarity made for an unfortunate comparison.

That isn't to say I disliked it. I was just doing inappropriate things like laughing at the hairstyles of the country folk and the cars they were driving. And thinking that Donald Pleasance would make a good Phil Coulson (all unflappable and BAMF) but he would have been typecast as a HYDRA villain instead. I have to say that the foreshadowing of the dogs, from the title sequence onwards, was well done. And Tony and Tia had the siblings vibe going strong - supporting each other, but also eyerolling at each other - "No, Tia, we can't bring the bear with us..."

Plotholes... I won't talk about the plotholes...

Current Mood: thoughtful
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ABC iView have taken down all the current season of Doctor Who before I had a chance to see the most recent episode. Like, it was available for less than 24 hours! They usually leave things up for a week or more! WHAT!

I suppose it was because it was the last episode of the season, but it's still NOT FAIR!

ETA: It was apparently a bug, not a deliberate action. The bug is now fixed. Whew!

Current Mood: annoyed
Crossposts: https://kerravonsen.livejournal.com/1118728.html

Oh, there's a lot to like about this, I don't know where to start. Transcript of the episode here.

( spoilers will be thrown into a black hole )

Current Mood: sleepy
Crossposts: http://kerravonsen.livejournal.com/1088863.html

Still behind on Doctor Who. Just finished watching The Eaters of Light.
Going to ramble on a bit about it and previous ones.
( spoilers will be eaten )

Current Mood: cold
Crossposts: http://kerravonsen.livejournal.com/1088538.html

Well, that was interesting.
Again, there were bits of dialogue I missed. Lucky there's a transcript here.
( spoilers will melt into goo )

Current Mood: busy
Crossposts: http://kerravonsen.livejournal.com/1086784.html

So, watched the next Doctor Who episode on my list.
Wow. Just... wow.

Transcript here.
( spoilers will go down the rabbit-hole )

Current Mood: impressed
Crossposts: http://kerravonsen.livejournal.com/1085594.html

The last five minutes of this took me so aback that the rest of the episode faded in comparison.
( SPOILERS WILL BE SPOILERED )

Current Mood: surprised
Crossposts: http://kerravonsen.livejournal.com/1085025.html

Yes, more Doctor Who.
Tropes are side-stepped, Bill gets to be clever.

Transcript is here

( spoilers will be consumed )

Current Mood: sleepy
Crossposts: http://kerravonsen.livejournal.com/1083642.html

Yes, I am behind. I will eventually catch up, I'm certain.
Liked it. Bill was magnificent.
Though I had to turn the volume up to maximum to catch what they were saying, and didn't always succeed.
Transcript here.

Y'know, I would hate to be a companion. But having the Doctor as my own personal tutor? That would be awesome squared. I meant to say that in relation to "The Pilot", but I'm saying it now.
( spoilers will fall through thin ice )

Current Mood: cold
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Entries tagged with episode reaction

Thor: Love and Thunder

Daredevil

Avengers: Age of Ultron Ramblings

The Black Panther

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Loki S1 E6: For All Time. Always

Loki S1 E5: Journey Into Mystery

Loki S1 E4: The Nexus Event

Loki S1 E3: Lamentis

Loki S1 E2: The Variant

Loki Episode 1: Glorious Purpose

Escape To Witch Mountain

This is an Outrage!

Doctor Who 10x11 World Enough And Time

Doctor Who 10x8, 10x9, 10x10

Doctor Who 10x07 The Pyramid At The End of the World

Doctor Who 10x06 Extremis

Doctor Who 10x05 Oxygen

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