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Well, I really haven't been feeling all that well lately. I still haven't recovered from the warning discussion for one. That's why I haven't been particularly active lately. That and I was busy reading the Temeraire series. I loved the first three books, but the last two ... it's not that they're bad (they're not), I just have a feeling I know where the series is going and that I won't like it one bit. Reading isn't that much fun if you're waiting for the books to jump the shark.
☞ A lot of people on my flist already posted about the new season of Torchwood. I read your posts, I just didn't answer because I would have had to repeat myself over and over again. So I'll write about it here: I love the new season so far. The alien threat is creepy, at least in my opinion, which is great, because I generally don't think monsters are creepy. I like that Jack and Ianto were given a family. And I absolutely adore Rhys. Most action girls have SOs who either are kick-ass themselves or who have a problem with not being as kick-ass as the action girl. Rhys is neither. And it works! I'm not sure what to make of Jack's past and his relationship with Ianto just yet. Oh, and there seems to be a Torchwood Three version of Rule 34: Everything is a sex toy. No exceptions.
☞ To Americans who discuss racism in Germany: Germany is not the US. Stop applying your standards, please? Or at least do a bit of research.
☞ Watching Smallville feels like time travel. The early seasons, at least. I feel like I'm back in 11th grade. I suppose I would feel the same if I watched Buffy, but I don't have this problem with other series.
☞ I am going to write that meta post about my thoughts on Stargate some day. Hopefully. It's harder than it sounds.
☞ A lot of people on my flist already posted about the new season of Torchwood. I read your posts, I just didn't answer because I would have had to repeat myself over and over again. So I'll write about it here: I love the new season so far. The alien threat is creepy, at least in my opinion, which is great, because I generally don't think monsters are creepy. I like that Jack and Ianto were given a family. And I absolutely adore Rhys. Most action girls have SOs who either are kick-ass themselves or who have a problem with not being as kick-ass as the action girl. Rhys is neither. And it works! I'm not sure what to make of Jack's past and his relationship with Ianto just yet. Oh, and there seems to be a Torchwood Three version of Rule 34: Everything is a sex toy. No exceptions.
☞ To Americans who discuss racism in Germany: Germany is not the US. Stop applying your standards, please? Or at least do a bit of research.
☞ Watching Smallville feels like time travel. The early seasons, at least. I feel like I'm back in 11th grade. I suppose I would feel the same if I watched Buffy, but I don't have this problem with other series.
☞ I am going to write that meta post about my thoughts on Stargate some day. Hopefully. It's harder than it sounds.
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What did I miss?
I loved the first three books, but the last two ...
Huh. I loved the first one but four and five are my favorites, especially five.
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Nothing fandom related, don't worry. I don't remember on which blog the commenters discussed it, but it had to do with the murder of the woman in court.
I loved the first one but four and five are my favorites, especially five.
I liked the darker themes in five, and Wellington and the new dragons. And Temeraire's PoV too, but something (I don't know what exactly it was) just rubbed me the wrong way. I just got this feeling that the story developed in a way that I definitely would not like. It just happens to me sometimes and makes me like a book less.
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Yes, thank you! I don't know what you're referring to specifically, but it burns me up every time I see American standards being used universally. They don't even apply in Canada and we're neighbours!
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But you're right, culturally it is more similar, although there are so many subtle differences. Americans just choose to ignore those more than any other nation does, I think.
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Looking forward (maybe) to your Stargate post!
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Well, my Stargate post might not be the right thing for fans of the series. I've watched it for ages, but a lot of things bug me about it.
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Yeah, that's what I thought, so maybe it isn't for me - I'm not deeply invested, but I do enjoy just enjoying it when it works for me, and I don't really need my squee harshed at this point.
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(I seem to have gotten rid of my TW icon when I moved them over. Have SJS instead. At least as awesome.)
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gut zu wissen, dass es dir wieder etwas besser geht! :/
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So verschieden sind Geschmäcker ;-)
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bin ich eigentlich die einzige, die findet, dass laurence und tharkay etwas...na ja....etwas zu gutes slashmaterial abgeben? O_o vielleicht habe ich auch zu viel zeit unter fangirls verbracht, aber na ja...
ich würde das nicht unbedingt schreiben, aber es viel mir beim lesen auf. XD und als ich bei devart nach fanart gesucht habe. XD
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