This one had me squeeing from the first five minutes. It was like reading kink meme. I was worried I’d get a call (was manning a crisis line tonight) and the experience would be ruined. Luckily no one was in crisis tonight besides Neal (and Peter.) Here are my thinky thoughts:
-Neal getting shot in the leg!!! I sure am one of the h/c crowd and I went wild. More accurately I started mewling like a kitten as the title card played. It was like a kink meme fill turned canon. Oh the fleets of fanfic this episode will launch! Speaking of which, what’s this fic of yours everyone is talking about and where can I get some of that?
-I thought Peter and Mozzie were a little too chipper for two guys who just lost their most wanted friend. But I guess my angst-expectation-meter is set a little high and will never be matched by show.
-And once again Phifer’s over the top yet flat acting grates on my nerves.
-Neal is a master bartender? I guess we can add that to his long list of Stu skills.
-Neal and Maya…I thought I’d never say this but that tender moment between them was beautiful. Matt is amazing in all his love scenes. You almost forget he’s not straight because no straight actor can look at a woman quite like he does and make all ladies’ hearts melt.
-But what was up with Peter looking at them over and over as they kissed? I know what we all think (jealousy!!!) but really, what was Eastin trying to say?
-Bartender!Peter. Be still my beating heart. I’m more of a Neal!Girl but Peter in that outfit really really turned me on. Not so much in the linen shirt. I thought he looked like a lazy tourist in that one.
-Yeah, the mirror idea was dumb. I’m glad they subverted it for something else. Bet the writers thought, ‘We could never make this look convincing, but packing a bunch of suitcases doesn’t require a lot of prep and Neal’s artistic skills so let’s start with the dumb idea, then mess it up and pull the right one out of the hat in the last second.’
-I knew Maya wasn’t betraying them. Come on, she’s the only girl on deck and this show isn’t that biblical to make her the proverbial Eve. I hope she got the money in the end since she didn’t get “the boy.”
-Neal saying “I’ll get my old desk back!” and exchanging looks with Peter as if they’re both thinking, “We’ll get each other back.” What’s this show doing? Are they aware of how they are hand feeding the fans fuel for their fantasies? And was I the only one who thought their plan with Dobbs was a little too coincidence reliant? I mean what if Dobbs chose another route to get out of the island?
-I love the set up for this season’s main arc with Ellen and Neal’s backstory. I hope Neal’s father turns out to be the baddest of all villains.
-And oh Peter indeed. The look he shared with Neal in the end (again with the looks…) Does this mean another of my kinks - Neal at the mercy of a different handler - is going to become canon too?
Now off to read fics. I can hear the sound of them popping out of the ground. This season is so so epic.
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Date: 2012-07-18 06:48 am (UTC)-Neal getting shot in the leg!!! I sure am one of the h/c crowd and I went wild. More accurately I started mewling like a kitten as the title card played. It was like a kink meme fill turned canon. Oh the fleets of fanfic this episode will launch! Speaking of which, what’s this fic of yours everyone is talking about and where can I get some of that?
-I thought Peter and Mozzie were a little too chipper for two guys who just lost their most wanted friend. But I guess my angst-expectation-meter is set a little high and will never be matched by show.
-And once again Phifer’s over the top yet flat acting grates on my nerves.
-Neal is a master bartender? I guess we can add that to his long list of Stu skills.
-Neal and Maya…I thought I’d never say this but that tender moment between them was beautiful. Matt is amazing in all his love scenes. You almost forget he’s not straight because no straight actor can look at a woman quite like he does and make all ladies’ hearts melt.
-But what was up with Peter looking at them over and over as they kissed? I know what we all think (jealousy!!!) but really, what was Eastin trying to say?
-Bartender!Peter. Be still my beating heart. I’m more of a Neal!Girl but Peter in that outfit really really turned me on. Not so much in the linen shirt. I thought he looked like a lazy tourist in that one.
-Yeah, the mirror idea was dumb. I’m glad they subverted it for something else. Bet the writers thought, ‘We could never make this look convincing, but packing a bunch of suitcases doesn’t require a lot of prep and Neal’s artistic skills so let’s start with the dumb idea, then mess it up and pull the right one out of the hat in the last second.’
-I knew Maya wasn’t betraying them. Come on, she’s the only girl on deck and this show isn’t that biblical to make her the proverbial Eve. I hope she got the money in the end since she didn’t get “the boy.”
-Neal saying “I’ll get my old desk back!” and exchanging looks with Peter as if they’re both thinking, “We’ll get each other back.” What’s this show doing? Are they aware of how they are hand feeding the fans fuel for their fantasies? And was I the only one who thought their plan with Dobbs was a little too coincidence reliant? I mean what if Dobbs chose another route to get out of the island?
-I love the set up for this season’s main arc with Ellen and Neal’s backstory. I hope Neal’s father turns out to be the baddest of all villains.
-And oh Peter indeed. The look he shared with Neal in the end (again with the looks…) Does this mean another of my kinks - Neal at the mercy of a different handler - is going to become canon too?
Now off to read fics. I can hear the sound of them popping out of the ground. This season is so so epic.