labellementeuse | I said don't worry, it's not gonna hurt (Reply)

china_shop keeps spamming her flist with White Collar screencaps, which is pretty fabulous, and I ended up making some icons out of her caps. Thank you China!

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A couple of episodes of all the new shows I'm watching have aired, I thought I'd talk about them a little bit. What I say will be, IMO, basically non-spoilery, but I know I have some really spoilerphobic people on my flist so I'll be cutting anyway. Which reminds me: I am basically chill about spoilers unless they're, like, Sirius dies at the end of OotP, so it's really hard for me to tell what's going to ruin someone's enjoyment. However, my aim is to NOT do that, so if I spoil you, please let me know and I'll do my best to modify my behaviour.

So, my enjoyment of Hellcats is somewhat marred by the fact that they never say each others' names. Consequently as far as I'm concerned, these are the characters on the show: Ashley Tisdale, Main Girl, Blonde Dude, Hot Cheerleader Dude, Hot Cheerleader Girl Who Might Be A Lesbian, Hot Cheerleader Antagonist, Coach, Principal Wood, Asshole, Drunk Mom, Ice Mom. Also, last episode, Geeky Wannabe Lawyer and Superiority Complex Lawyer. This makes it hard for me to talk about the show with others, although I can usually recognise names when I hear them.

I'm hoping Hellcats will actually pick up, since I've unfortunately found it a bit lacklustre. However, I love the cheerleading and dance bits, I like Ashley Tisdale, Hot Base Girl Who Might Be A Lesbian, and Hot Cheerleader Antagonist, I think Geeky Wannabe Lawyer might be fun ... so I'm going to keep sticking it out, at least for awhile. However, it'll need to pick up its quotient of lesbianism and interesting storylines (the mom scare complex: not interesting. Ashley Tisdale's family: sort of interesting. Lawyer storyline: pretty interesting) to keep my attention. Also, I would like fewer moms, thanks.

I'm going to talk about Nikita outside a cut because I really want people to watch this show. I nearly didn't start watching this show, and I know why: all the promos I saw made it look like this kind of grim show that was about one woman going it alone and being grim and sad and having an ambiguous morality, and she would be surrounded by men with even more ambiguous moralities, and it would be harsh and cruel and sad. And I thought to myself: ugh.

However, that is not what the show is about at all. Nikita isn't going it alone; she does interact with other women all the time, and one in particular; and also, Nikita is funny and chill and does not mangst all over the place (although if any character was entitled, it would be her). Maggie Q has this amazing, warm, expressive face and this show is just a lot more obviously influenced by shows like Dark Angel than I thought it would be. So y'all: I really really recommend that you watch this show. 1x03 would be a perfect pimping episode, and dammit, I just realised that if I'd started watching this show when the pilot aired I'd have been able to pimp it at

get__together. Blast.

My point here: watch this show. Watch it watch it watch it.

So, this is going to become the next big slash fandom, right? Right? Guys? Hello?

IDK, I feel like ten or twenty years ago this show would have been a slash fandom gimme. It's a cop show, the leads have fabulous chemistry and a perfect vibe, one's divorced and the other one's a mangsty former Marine. On the other hand, what everyone should lead with in talking about this show is the fact that Grace Park and Daniel Dae Kim are in it, both being their seriously fine (... I mean, ~acting wise, of course) selves.

My actual feelings about the show: I always find it awkward when I'm watching a show that tries to pitch the Patriot Act as a good idea (NCIS, I'm lookin' at you.) On the other hand, at least in 1x02 Danny is like, that shit does not fly, you crazy mofo! And the scenes in the car are frigging amazing.

I think it's... ironic. awkward. Something? that a) Chin Ho and Kono have to be related (although their relationship is defs adorable); b) that both Grace Park and Daniel Dae Kim are Korean and yet c) they're apparently playing Japanese-Hawai'ian characters. IDK what to think about that really except I found that whole thing with the origami crane weird because of that.

I have nothing to say about Undercovers because only the pilot has aired, except to say that it was as cute and funny as I was expecting and I really enjoyed it.