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Because I have work on Wednesday, I cannot go to a taping of the Daily Show. I just feel the need to state this, because a tragedy of this proportion needs to be recorded. *sigh*
You know, I checked the posted academic calendar three times to make sure it actually said the semester started today. Because that just didn't make sense- today is a national holiday. Public libraries are closed, the post office is quiet and dark. And while I am accustomed to school being open on Veteran's Day, MLK Day is usually a day off. But the academic calendar said the semester began today, and I, poor fool, believed it.
Livingston campus is creepy when it's empty, y'all. But the bookstore was open, so I picked up my textbook for Arab Politics in Society. The books for Gender and Sexuality in Islam weren't there, and I apparently don't have any textbooks for Intro to Linguistic Theory, which means this is going to be a blessedly cheap semester.
New Leverage! All the Parker/Hardison/Eliott shennanigans are making me extraordinarily happy. I'm actually kind of fond of Jeri Ryan, and I'm kind of not fond of Gina Bellman, so Sophie being replaced by Tara doesn't bother me much- though her whole "Yes! Con man comes from confidence! I know words and also I can totally fit in on this team because I am TRYING SO HARD" hurt a bit.
I actually think it's a good thing to move the romantic tension between Nate and Sophie away from the team- I find myself much less annoyed by Nate and Sophie's interaction now. Eliot wearing guyliner was delicious. All the little ways Parker doesn't quite succeed at being a real person are delightful- "She's hot. ...Warm? Cool?" and "Parker showed emotion?" "Well, one emotion." And Hardison getting pissed because hey, maybe he wanted to meet Andre V, did anyone think of asking him? Was so good for me in so many ways.
New Being Human! Holy fuck shit got real this season. The first episode made me cry- I very rarely give a damn about canon romantic relationships, but I really adore George and Nina, and I wept, seriously. And the second episode! a;lskdjfasdkl;fskldfj;aslkdfawjkl;!!! I'm still too incoherent with keyboard smash to really take it apart in my head, but damn. I was not expecting things to get this dark this season. The first season had its moments, but not like this. I can't decide if it's gratuitous or not- I think, if things continue to stay unrelentingly heavy, it may get to be too much. But none of the events of the second season are unexpected- things are happening as logical consequences of the events in the first season.
I kind of adore Ivan- he's not a cardboard cutout of a villain like Herrick kind of was. In fact, I'm not sure if he's a villain at all, but his insistence on listening to Kate Bush in his car was fantastic. I do enjoy the very clear distinction between Ivan-as-vampire and Mitchell-as-vampire; Ivan is incapable of caring about anything, and this makes him extremely alien, which is interesting. Meanwhile, Mitchell very definitely cares about people, both those close to him and humanity in general. His plot arc for the season is apparently going to explore whether or not caring too much will destroy him.
The core friendship between Annie, Mitchell, and George still gives me all kind of warm fuzzies, even when they're sniping at each other.
You know, I checked the posted academic calendar three times to make sure it actually said the semester started today. Because that just didn't make sense- today is a national holiday. Public libraries are closed, the post office is quiet and dark. And while I am accustomed to school being open on Veteran's Day, MLK Day is usually a day off. But the academic calendar said the semester began today, and I, poor fool, believed it.
Livingston campus is creepy when it's empty, y'all. But the bookstore was open, so I picked up my textbook for Arab Politics in Society. The books for Gender and Sexuality in Islam weren't there, and I apparently don't have any textbooks for Intro to Linguistic Theory, which means this is going to be a blessedly cheap semester.
New Leverage! All the Parker/Hardison/Eliott shennanigans are making me extraordinarily happy. I'm actually kind of fond of Jeri Ryan, and I'm kind of not fond of Gina Bellman, so Sophie being replaced by Tara doesn't bother me much- though her whole "Yes! Con man comes from confidence! I know words and also I can totally fit in on this team because I am TRYING SO HARD" hurt a bit.
I actually think it's a good thing to move the romantic tension between Nate and Sophie away from the team- I find myself much less annoyed by Nate and Sophie's interaction now. Eliot wearing guyliner was delicious. All the little ways Parker doesn't quite succeed at being a real person are delightful- "She's hot. ...Warm? Cool?" and "Parker showed emotion?" "Well, one emotion." And Hardison getting pissed because hey, maybe he wanted to meet Andre V, did anyone think of asking him? Was so good for me in so many ways.
New Being Human! Holy fuck shit got real this season. The first episode made me cry- I very rarely give a damn about canon romantic relationships, but I really adore George and Nina, and I wept, seriously. And the second episode! a;lskdjfasdkl;fskldfj;aslkdfawjkl;!!! I'm still too incoherent with keyboard smash to really take it apart in my head, but damn. I was not expecting things to get this dark this season. The first season had its moments, but not like this. I can't decide if it's gratuitous or not- I think, if things continue to stay unrelentingly heavy, it may get to be too much. But none of the events of the second season are unexpected- things are happening as logical consequences of the events in the first season.
I kind of adore Ivan- he's not a cardboard cutout of a villain like Herrick kind of was. In fact, I'm not sure if he's a villain at all, but his insistence on listening to Kate Bush in his car was fantastic. I do enjoy the very clear distinction between Ivan-as-vampire and Mitchell-as-vampire; Ivan is incapable of caring about anything, and this makes him extremely alien, which is interesting. Meanwhile, Mitchell very definitely cares about people, both those close to him and humanity in general. His plot arc for the season is apparently going to explore whether or not caring too much will destroy him.
The core friendship between Annie, Mitchell, and George still gives me all kind of warm fuzzies, even when they're sniping at each other.