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[firthgal]

You know, if the show made Gwen/Arthur as epic as this vid made it:

I would probably ship the heck out of them. But, you know, in the actual show, Merlin is there being all epic with Arthur, which makes it hard to appreciate this Arthur/Gwen business. AND THEN THERE'S LANCELOT, BEING ALL DREAMY WITH HIS HYPERBOLIC PICKUP LINES.

Oooooooh, Lancelot, you win every time. Why? Because you've made Gwen feel like a princess right from the start. I think that's what will always, always sway me towards Lancelot/Gwen, even though he only shows up for one episode a season and TOTALLY LEFT LAST TIME WITHOUT SAYING GOODBYE. JERK. And yet, I feel Gwen's love for Lancelot so much more than I feel whatever it is that she feels for Arthur. I am so, so sorry Arthur, but at least you still have Merlin, right? Right? RIGHT?

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MEME! From oltha_heri

Comment with "Now I want pancakes!" and I'll tell you:

1. Something random about you.
2. Which color you remind me of.
3. My first memory of you.
4. What random character I associate with you.
5. My favorite thing about you.
6. What fandom I associate with you.
7. Challenge you to post this on your journal.

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I just finished the third book of The Immortals series. SO MUCH SUBTEXT, HOLY CRAP. DAINE IS NUMAIR'S WEAKNESS. NUMAIR WON'T LEAVE WITHOUT HER. DAINE DESTROYED AN ENTIRE KINGDOM TO AVENGE HIS SUPPOSED DEATH. DAINE WAS TOTALLY JEALOUS OF VARICE. NUMAIR WAS TOTALLY JEALOUS OF KADDAR. NUMAIR CALLED DAINE PRETTY AND WORRIED ABOUT THE DAY SHE'D GET MARRIED. Oh, them. They are in love. Love love love. Also, I kind of ship Daine/Rikash? You know, if Rikash didn't stink of rotting flesh and had man bits instead of bird bits (and if Numair didn't exist), THEY WOULD BE SO AWESOME TOGETHER. I just love how they have this begrudging respect for each other that somehow turned into a begrudging liking of each other where they can even laugh together and think about each other in a way that doesn't involve murder. It's quite lovely! But, you know, Numair is her man.

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I am going to go ahead and finish this meme up, because I predict that I will be obsessing over Vampire Diaries come Thursday and Merlin come Saturday and will completely forget about finishing this thing, so:

The 30 Day Community Meme
Day 24 - A scene that made you angry

Honestly, I can't think of one! This show pretty consistently makes me happy. (reading comments to secrets about the show on fandomsecrets, however, makes me pretty damn angry. Yes, there was more Jeff/Annie wank today. No, I don't understand how the Jeff/Annie fans are such an abomination against humanity. Clearly these people have been in extremely tame fandoms before they got to this one, because I've always felt that this one was nearly wank-free. Heck, even The Office fandom is less tame than this one!)

Day 25 - Something that happened that you wish didn’t

The first few episodes, where Jeff is a total douche who just wants to get into Britta's pants? Yeah, I hated that, and it almost made me quit the show. But then it started utilizing its ensemble and I fell in mad, mad love. Oh, also? I was not fond of The Art of Discourse, namely the duh-off scene. I know that I am in the very small minority on this one, but ugh, I hated that ep so freaking much.

Day 26 - Something that didn’t happen that you wish did

Ever since reading this interview, I've been wondering what it would've been like had they gone with the whole "Let’s do a finale where it seems like we’re playing this love triangle and then just out of left field let’s just try something like Britta goes to his apartment door and opens it up and Annie answers it and it's clear that she was having sex." If the fandom is in this much of an uproar over a kiss, JUST IMAGINE THE INSANITY THAT WOULD COME FROM JEFF/ANNIE SEX. I don't really wish it had gone this way, I'm just curious about the impact that it would have had. With just a kiss, they can still keep Jeff/Annie somewhat innocent and keep playing off of their UST, whereas with the other option it would pretty much be saying, "Hey, we went there, we solved their UST, now we can move on." So, I guess I'm happier with how things actually turned out, but, you know, I AM INTRIGUED.

Day 27 - Favorite cast image



Day 28 - What you want for Season Two

Epic hilarity. Some Jeff/Annie adorableness (yeah, suck it, f!s commenters!). FIELD TRIP SHENANIGANS. WHY HAVE THEY NOT GONE A FIELD TRIP YET?

Day 29 - What your overall opinion was of Season One

IT WAS SO SUPER EPICALLY AWESOME IN EVERY WAY. Well, it got off to a slow start, but once it hit its stride, it was wonderful. No show does parodies/reference episodes better than this one does.

Day 30 - Whatever tickles your fancy

I'm not forty. I can hear you through the window, morons


Day 01 - Favorite female character
Day 02 - Favorite male character
Day 03 - Favorite episode
Day 04 - Favorite scene
Day 05 - Favorite quote
Day 06 - Least favorite character
Day 07 - Least favorite episode
Day 08 - Favorite Jeff moment
Day 09 - Favorite Britta moment
Day 10 - Favorite Abed moment
Day 11 - Favorite Annie moment
Day 12 - Favorite Troy moment
Day 13 - Favorite Shirley moment
Day 14 - Favorite Pierce moment
Day 15 - Favorite Señor Chang moment
Day 16 - Favorite other/guest character moment
Day 17 - Favorite ship
Day 18 - Least favorite ship
Day 19 - Favorite friendship
Day 20 - Favorite guest star
Day 21 - Least favorite guest star
Day 22 - A scene that made you happy
Day 23 - A scene that made you cry
Day 24 - A scene that made you angry
Day 25 - Something that happened that you wish didn’t
Day 26 - Something that didn’t happen that you wish did
Day 27 - Favorite cast image
Day 28 - What you want for Season Two
Day 29 - What your overall opinion was of Season One
Day 30 - Whatever tickles your fancy

Comments

[firthgal.livejournal.com]

1. Something random about you.

Your entries almost always read like a poem. It makes my entries look like complete idiotic drivel! (which it mostly is, really)

2. Which color you remind me of.

Sort of a grayish, foggy type color. I think it's because you often remind me of the calm of a forest in the early morning.

3. My first memory of you.

Actually, I had seen you around on airlocking's journal quite often and always thought you seemed like an awesome person, but, you know, I AM SHY. And then later we found each other through my insane "Every Rascal Flatts Song Ever is About Buffy/Giles" fanmix. And we squeed over the adorableness of Anthony Head together.

4. What random character I associate with you.

JAMES FROM MANCHILD. Because you are the only person I know who was even more delighted by him than I was.

5. My favorite thing about you.

YOUR PASSIONATE LOVE FOR BUFFY/GILES. And your openness to self-discovery. I am so stuck in the same routine all the time and way too afraid to deviate from it, and I admire that you have the courage to change the direction of your life.

6. What fandom I associate with you.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

[sinistercircus.livejournal.com]

Your entries almost always read like a poem. It makes my entries look like complete idiotic drivel! (which it mostly is, really)

Thank you so much. I...don't even know what to say. I just love words, and while I don't believe that your entries are drivel (AT ALL), they have honest substance. I not necessarily seek but sometimes overly use words for aesthetic purposes. It doesn't cheapen it, but sometimes my desire for beauty can trump the...reality(?) of it.

Sort of a grayish, foggy type color. I think it's because you often remind me of the calm of a forest in the early morning.

That is probably the most beautiful imagery anyone has ever associated with me. My breath was stolen and I have re-read it umpteen times. ♥

JAMES FROM MANCHILD. Because you are the only person I know who was even more delighted by him than I was.

I CAN'T EVENNNN! HAHAHAH! I love you! He's so giggly and naughty, like a little child. But his naughtiness and ways are SO innocent as they are sinful and I adore that paradox and only Anthony can pull it off and still be appealing. It's like his portrayal of Stephen from Free Agents right? Only Anthony could have pulled that his pants off.

YOUR PASSIONATE LOVE FOR BUFFY/GILES. And your openness to self-discovery. I am so stuck in the same routine all the time and way too afraid to deviate from it, and I admire that you have the courage to change the direction of your life.

OMG GILES/BUFFY! I can't evennnnn (again)! My heart shatters for them, and mends for them and willingly shatters again because of their wanted manipulation of each other. Of their wanted reception and infliction of pain to allow themselves to feel and to not feel what is deemed morally wrong. ASFLDLKJHKJSKADSLKDLFJ!

The courage is...building. I tend to talk a lot, and then cry about it later and chicken out ultimately. Sometimes though, being aware isn't what's best because then you become privy to the crushing limitations that steal away the possibility of your dreams. :(