Would that this hoodie were a time hoodie!

OH MY GOD.

ETA: ( And now for a slightly coherent reaction )

( Dollhouse: Epitaph One - Of course the only two ships that I loathed on this show are the only ones that end up being canon. Oh universe, you live to mock me. )

( Dollhouse: Unaired Pilot - SO much better than the aired pilot. Damn, FOX is stupid for meddling with this show. )

( Torchwood: Children of Earth - I knew everything that would happen beforehand, and yet my gut still got kicked in the crotch. )

( Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - Slughorn rules all )

I had more fandomness to talk about, but I think I am all tapped out for today. One thing, though. IN PLAIN SIGHT! OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!!!!!! I will probably picspam this baby, because I need some way to express my giddiness. It was AWESOME IN EVERY WAY IMAGINABLE! OH GOD! MARSHALL!!! I'm even kind of tempted to write a fanfic, which I haven't done for this show since... jeez, mid season 1? AAAAAH, MARY/MARSHALL, YOU ROCK MY WORLD!

Reply to this meme by yelling "Words!" and I will give you five words that remind me of you. Then post them in your LJ and explain what they mean to you.

otempora42 gave me: Dollhouse, ASH, Uther/Morgana, Buffy/Giles, and CAPSLOCK.

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Man, there is a gigantic bug flying around my room and I shudder every time I semi-attempt to capture it. I can't squash it, because that'll be a lot of bug guts. I can't grab it with a tissue, because then I'll feel it die in my hands. And the damn thing refuses to fly out of my room every time I open the door. Uuuuuuugh.

Dollhouse made me cry tonight. *sniff* Oh, Topher. I can't believe that there was a time when I didn't love you. And, Paul/Mellie, I can't believe there was a time when I did love you. AUGH! OMG!

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Did you know that reading every single Boyd/Topher fic in existence just before you go to bed for some reason causes you to have dreams about a Dwight/Andy/Oscar love triangle??? Well, I didn't either. It was pretty crazy. And, Oscar was in love with Dwight instead of Andy, and Dwight and Oscar had had a big fight and that's why Dwight was being so BFF with Andy. HE WAS TRYING TO MAKE OSCAR JEALOUS! And Oscar was wearing this shiny pink elegant shirt with white stripes and no tie and he looked totally sharp, but I'm kind of embarrassed that my mind automatically put him in shiny pink while Dwight and Andy looked like their usual selves. Anyway, Oscar was watching their antics through Dwight's window, because Dwight was having a party at his house and he had invited everyone but Oscar but Oscar didn't know this, he had just gone to Dwight's house to talk to him and noticed Andy and Dwight being disturbing together, and Oscar bursts through the door and gets embarrassed when he sees that everyone is there, and he's like, "You invited everyone? Even Roy?" and Roy waves and awkwardly says, "Hey..." And Dwight is looking all smug and he has his arm around Andy and Andy is oblivious as always and desperately trying to figure out what's going on and Oscar and Dwight start arguing and Oscar says, "What's your game, Dwight? What is this? Why are you with him?" Poor Andy is hurt by this statement. And Dwight gets in Oscar's face and he's like, "What's YOUR game?" I don't know, it was weird. WHY WAS IT OSCAR/DWIGHT? WHY? WHY COULDN'T IT BE OSCAR/ANDY? OR WHY COULDN'T DWIGHT ACTUALLY BE IN LOVE WITH ANDY? ARGH, MY BRAIN! It insisted on leaving Andy just as unloved as he is on the show. *sigh* But I'm pretty sure Oscar loves him on the show. The more I watch that last scene where Dwight and Andy are debating over whether every song ever is better in a capella, Oscar looks on with this forlorn expression and HE IS SO HOPELESSLY IN LOVE WITH ANDY! He's happy that Andy is finally being accepted by someone else in the office, but it is breaking his heart that Andy and Dwight are spending every single minute together and Oscar misses him and OBVIOUSLY there needs to be a post-ep fic about this. Is there one? Have I missed it with all my reading of Boyd/Topher and Buffy/Giles fics?

Also, waking up to these lovely Office spoiler pics on my f-list did nothing to quell my brain from believing that Andy is madly in love with Dwight:

( Orange is totally Ed Helms' color. Good god is that man sexy )

OH, YOU GUYS! I'm not sure when it happened, but Andy is gay. There's just no other explanation. He has to be. I... actually balk now when I see people pairing him with ladies. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED! I used to be a diehard Kelly/Andy shipper! And an avid Karen/Andy reader! What happened? I don't know. For some reason I now find it completely unbelievable for him to actually be in love with a woman. But technically, Andy would probably fall in love with anyone, be it man or woman, who would love him back unconditionally. He just needs to be loved. I think he wants to fulfill the societal role that he believes he should, because that's what he does, that's what drives him, but... he usually fails miserably at trying to be things that he isn't. And, being with ladies is the main thing that he fails at. He just needs to embrace what will actually make him happy as opposed to what society tells him will make him happy. Oh, Andy. I hope you realize that someday. And hopefully you will realize that with Oscar. Or Dwight. Or Kelly (see? still a diehard shipper).

Anywho, Boyd/Topher. They rock my world. If Dollhouse could actually survive past season 1, I'm fairly certain that they'd become my #1 slash ship. They're just... they're so understated, yet their bond is undeniable. I love how Topher makes him smile and openly flirts with him, and I love how the simple presence of Boyd makes Topher calm down in any situation. He loves Boyd. So very much. And Tornado in a Teacup by morganize did a great job of capturing all of that. The beginning prose are a little confusing (or at least, they were for me) but once you get to the second section it is absolute perfection. The dialog is so spot on, and the author did such a great job of explaining Topher's feelings for him but never actually acknowledging that it's anything other than friendship except for a few brief moments where he analyzes his reaction to Boyd being so focused on Echo, and just... I love this author so much for 1) getting their banter down brilliantly, 2) not once neglecting Boyd's devotion to Echo, and 3) keeping Topher and Boyd's feelings for each other completely subtle and surprising to both of them when it culminates into this beautifully simplistic gesture at the end. I loved it! Oh, those two. I need this show to survive. It has to! I need to see Topher finally acknowledge his big gay love for big manly Boyd! Ooooh, I love Boyd. So very much.

DOLLHOUSE HAS JUST COMPLETELY BLOWN MY MIND! OH MY FREAKING GOD! AAAAAAAH! It... I just... I CAN'T EVEN THINK STRAIGHT! Was not expecting ANY OF THAT, and yet it all made perfect sense. Oh, my heart. My poor, poor heart. ADELLE WAS SO FREAKING BADASS, HOLY CRAP! That woman is awesome. Also, ECHO/BOYD! OOOOOOH, ECHO/BOYD! THAT LAST SCENE! GAH!

( Highly spoilerific spazzing )

This ep will be hard to beat. I think it was my favorite so far. It's pretty damn hard to choose between this one and eps 6 and 7. They are all so completely different from each other. Man I love this show for not having a formula. It does whatever it damn well pleases week to week. And now I have to wait two weeks to see the next ep. NOT FAIR! DAMN YOU, PRISON BREAK! ARGH! THEY BROKE OUT OF PRISON IN SEASON 1! HOW CAN YOU STILL BE ON? I WANT MY DOLLHOUSE, DAMMIT!

Also, things that made me happy meme, day 5!

1. This song:



2. THE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER! I went walking again today. I'm actually getting back into the routine! Sort of.

3. Watching Dwight and Andy singing Country Roads over and over and over again. I will never tire of that scene. Also, I'm still convinced that Kelly Erin thought they were gay. Especially after rewatching the scene where Andy comes in in his hunting outfit and Dwight very flamboyantly tells him that he knows how to put an outfit together. Also, the tag scene makes me all giddy because I've convinced myself that Oscar is quietly pining for Andy in that scene and is totally jealous of Andy and Dwight's newfound BFFness.

4. This post "The Prom" B/G fic. I will never get tired of sappy "The Prom" fics, only this one isn't sappy, it's just plain beautiful. And, I'm not gonna lie, I kind of really love fics that are on the surface Buffy/Angel but at heart are really Buffy/Giles. They hit me in the gut double time. I don't know why my love of Buffy/Angel is growing, but it is. Probably because I feel like the only person who truly loved Buffy as selflessly as Giles did was probably Angel. Although, Angel had his moments of loving her pretty selfishly too, whereas Giles always, ALWAYS put Buffy first (except in season 7, but we will not get into that, because this is the happy meme).

ALSO, since it's been awhile:

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AAAAAAH, I LOVE THIS SHOW! SO FREAKING MUCH! I swear it just keeps getting better and better. VICTOR AND SIERRA!!! Also, Boyd was totally giving Topher the love eyes in this ep. THEY ARE SO IN LOVE, YOU GUYS! SO, SO IN LOVE! How am I the only person I know that ships those two? Their manlove is undeniable. NOVEMBER! OH, HOW TRAGIC THAT WOMAN IS! My heart will forever break for her. The Adelle/Echo showdown was EPIC. Also, Boyd is still making me swoon without even saying anything. Oooooh, this show. I love it. Whoever abandoned this show before ep 6 should really get back to it, because it's kickass awesome.

In other news, I've gotten through the first two series of Skins and found them to be absolutely brilliant and epic and amazing in every way and was totally wrapped up in every single episode, but then I got to series 3. I was expecting the cast change because I had read about it, and it makes sense story-wise since series 2 completes that stage in their lives. But... series 3 is like a completely different show. It's just nowhere near as good. It's way too over the top and lost a lot of its relatability and it's failing to keep my interest. It's just too ridiculous. I don't know what happened. I enjoyed the whimsical feeling of the first two series, but they also held enough reality and drama that I really fell in love with the characters, and both series had very clear plots from the get-go. This one is just so random and the characters aren't quite as lovable. Pandora, Thomas, and JJ I love, but everyone else is pretty much a snooze-fest. I liked Effie in the first two series, but only because her relationship with Tony was really touching, and the show beautifully delved into her battle of not wanting to care about people but not being able to help it, and it did it subtly, and we learned all we needed to know about her. Now she's just... boring. And Cook is so freaking annoying that I couldn't stand his episode. That's the first time an ep ever failed to make me care about the character it was focusing on. I think my main gripe about the series so far is the gangster character (played by Gareth from the British Office). Is that dude in everything? Because he played this really annoying villain in Demons too. He's just... annoying. In this one I think it's just that the character doesn't mesh well with the show and it's throwing it off. I don't know. It's just too ridiculous. It's like series 3 turned into a show for little kids, even though there's drugs and raunchy sex scenes. Oh, and, just need to say it, the level of incest subtext in this show is insane. The incest shippers must have had a ball with it. Series 1 had that crazy guy trying to get Tony to have sex with Effie, and then series 2 had that girl ask Tony if he wanted to have sex with his sister, and series 2 also had Michelle's new stepfather and stepsister being incestuous to a disturbing yet hilarious degree, and then series 3 had the twins' brother spying on them while they were in the shower (and he wasn't ashamed one bit) and it also had the gangster!Gareth being disgusting with his daughter. WHAT is up with that? It's insane. My favorite though was definitely Michelle's stepfather and stepsister. Oh god, those scenes were so, so wrong. Especially the naked hot tub scene. Oh, this show. I'm moving through series 3 a whole lot slower than the rest. It's just... not as satisfying. I kind of wish I hadn't started watching series 3 and could just remember the perfection of the ending to series 2. Gah, Tony and Sid made me cry. And Max and Anwar made me smile. Chris. Oh god, Chris. And Jal. I ended up not liking Cassie in series 2. She was so sweet and beautiful in series 1, and then in series 2 she just... went crazy and I was saying "WHY does Sid love her?" Seriously, a relationship with her takes a whole lot of effort, and Sid doesn't like making an effort. They are doomed for all eternity. Also, where did these kids get the money to just randomly take off to New York??? Especially Cassie, who couldn't even afford her own place. And, what was up with all these nice people in New York? Psh, Sid's experience was way more realistic than Cassie's. I don't know, I just felt like the series steered her in a horrible direction, and she's the only one I ended up not liking, despite the fact that she was one of my absolute favorites in series 1. But, I understand why she did the things she did. She... has issues. And she's terribly dramatic. So... yeah, it didn't surprise me, it just made me see that she is seriously screwed up and it would take a whole lot of patience to be her friend. Tony, however, I went from despising to absolutely loving. So, I guess one cancels out the other.

ETA: Okay, I just watched the Pandora ep of series 3, and... I no longer dislike Cook (he made Pandora happy!). And, this episode was of the same caliber as series 1 and 2. And Effie got some layers again. And I loved the exploration of the Pandora/Effie friendship. Awesome ep.

OMG I LOVE THIS SHOW! Seriously, it just keeps getting better and better. Oh god. Tonight's ep made me laugh so freaking hard. Oh, this show. It is quickly becoming my favorite thing on TV. Also, I think I have changed my #1 OTP once again. Dewitt/Dominic, who grabbed my attention last week, have totally owned me this week. I can't help it, okay? But I think this one will stick. Maybe. I still love my Boyd ships though, and Paul/Mellie (although tonight made me love them a little less), but I think DeWitt/Dominic is totally going to become an OTP of epic proportions with their repressed emotions and subtle moments of revealing those feelings when they don't mean to. Gah, they were so adorable tonight, and they only shared one scene together. But, it was the DeWitt on the phone moment that got me and really sold me on this ship.

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ETA: Does anyone know where I can get some DeWitt/Dominic icons? I've looked in the icon comms and can find NOTHING. I may have missed some, so I'm asking just in case. Surely they exist somewhere, right?

OMG! OH MY FREAKING GOD! DOLLHOUSE WAS EPIC TONIGHT! FREAKING EPIC! If ever there was a time to check out Dollhouse, TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT! OH MY FREAKING GOD! YOU GUYS! I CRIED! I GASPED! MY HEART WAS RACING THROUGH THE ENTIRE THING! BOYD MADE ME SWOON! DOUCHEY DOMINIC'S DEVOTION TO DEWITT MADE ME GO AWWWWWW! YOU GUYS! OH MY GOD! THIS EPISODE! FREAKING EPIC! Also, I just need to point out that the author of this Paul/Mellie fic is FREAKING BRILLIANT. I can't believe how right that author was. Damn. I HAD NO IDEA! I actually figured out all the twists tonight purely because of that fic. Oh man. YOU GUYS! DOLLHOUSE WAS FINALLY THE AMAZING THAT WE WERE PROMISED SO LONG AGO! GAAAAAAAAAAH! OMG, I LOVED IT! Also, was that internet guy Patton Oswalt? Did Patton Oswalt get me all choked up? Seriously? Patton Oswalt? Damn.

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In conclusion, this show just went from pure entertainment to some kickass quality television. IT WAS FREAKING EPIC! And next week looks even more epic. CANNOT WAIT!

So... I think I've changed my Dollhouse OTP to Boyd/Topher. This is more because of last week's episode than this week's, but I found that I was absolutely DEVASTATED at the lack of Boyd/Topher in this ep, so apparently they are eclipsing Boyd/Echo in my heart, which is just insanity. I didn't even like Topher to begin with, but he's somehow weaseled his way into being either my second or third favorite character (the assholish guy (that works with the lead lady of the Dollhouse) that wants to kill Echo? He seems to be my second favorite character for some ridiculous reason, even though I can't ever remember his name. Nor can I remember the lead lady of the Dollhouse's name. This show isn't big on names. At least I remember Boyd, Echo, and Topher. Those are the important ones). Anyway, Dollhouse continues to be entertaining, but it still fails at the ongoing plot. I can't wait till it gets to the eps where the network just let Whedon do his own thing, because the arc needs serious work. We're 4 episodes in and it's been moving at a snail's pace. The show is still doing well with the plots of the week though. Definitely keeps me entertained. And Boyd is still awesome, and I still love his love for Echo, even though the Boyd/Topher flirting (and Topher's mad jealousy over Boyd's flirting with the doctor lady) is attempting to steal my heart. Honestly, I'm 85% convinced that Topher actually has a crush on Boyd. I know tonight's ep was trying to set up a cutesy ship for him, but... blerg, the dude is gay, I don't even care what canon ends up saying. If they try to make him straight, he's just repressing his big gay love for his big manly Boyd. Boyd's heart and soul obviously belongs to Echo (hence why they feel like a sort of Buffy/Giles to me). Oh, my shipping heart is so confused. This show. It is impossible to pick an OTP.

Anyway, I did a lot of driving today, so it's time for another segment of "songs that firthgal really, really loves that you all will probably just ignore but they're really good so she's posting them anyway."

First, a song that I haven't listened to in ages and the second I heard those first piano notes I almost passed out because I was gasping with so much excitement and I COULDN'T EVEN REMEMBER WHY THE HECK I WAS HAVING THIS KNEE-JERK EXCITEMENT. I just knew that the song was epic, and I was conditioned from childhood to fangirl over it after only hearing the first three notes. So, naturally, it was a Garth Brooks song, and I am embarrassed that it took another three notes for me to realize exactly what song it was. *sigh* I'm totally slipping. Nonetheless, I belted out the entire song with my windows down, and... I was almost to my house, so I was in the neighborhood, and today was ridiculously warm, so everyone and their mother was out walking/jogging/biking, so they all heard me and my craziness. But, it was Garth. I couldn't help it. Garth is pure epicness.


*dreamy siiiiiiiigh*

And now, a prime example of why I so thoroughly adore Montgomery Gentry and wish they'd come back to my city for another concert, because they are wicked fun:



Also, TOBY KEITH AND SEXINESS. God Love Her. God love song. Well, I love the song. I guess in that scenario I'm God. I mean in the loving the song scenario. Not the loving the preacher's daughter scenario.