Weekend Update (TV Edition)

[redbrunja]

Young Justice



I so don't care about Roy - any iteration of him - so most of this episode was pretty blah for me.

Things I did like:

• Chesire naming her daughter with Artemis' middle name.
• M'gann apparently being more concerned with Conner not getting a party than her kidnapped boyfriend.
• the hint that the Red Hood arc happened in this universe.
• more hints about how bad the future Bart comes from is.

....that's about it. Seriously, I was expecting this episode to be completely gut-wrenching and about how Artemis' dying is The Worst and instead I got 'Roy is an angry dude, take three.


Green Lantern



Despite not having either of my two favorite characters in it, this was a solid episode. And I will always have a lot of respect for Carol's position and the classy way she stated it.



Once Upon A Time



I had a lot of doubts about season two of OUAT - but I found the opening episode immensely reassuring. IMMENSELY.

I am VERY interested in that dude in New York in the opening, I can't wait to find out why Regina doesn't remember Jefferson, and I cannot wait to see Emma and Snow having adventures together. (Less thrilled about Aurora and Mulan, because the set-up for those two was EPICALLY LAME.)

I cannot wait to find out who Whale is. And Charming's reaction to finding out about that one night stand was PRICELESS.

I was DYING OF DELIGHT at all the fantastic Regina/Emma. And yeah, I know it's shipper goggles, but Emma not letting them kill Regina, being the one to check that she's okay, standing over Regina to protect her from the wraith... all of that made me very happy. And frankly, the scene at the end where Snow, Charming, Regina, and Emma were fighting together was basically everything I have ever wanted from this show.

This is how I feel about the Rumpelstiltskin/Belle relationship:



God, I want to go back and slap the me that shipped them super-hard eight months ago.

And finally, I found this promo pic:



It gives me more Snow and Regina AU feelings. God, so much to love about this - how happy and badass they look, Regina's drinks + Snow's apple, THAT THEY ARE BOTH WEARING PANTS, Regina's epic boots of epicness.

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[grimorie.livejournal.com]

It gives me more Snow and Regina AU feelings. God, so much to love about this - how happy and badass they look, Regina's drinks + Snow's apple, THAT THEY ARE BOTH WEARING PANTS, Regina's epic boots of epicness.

I love the placing of Snow and Regina, the two queens of the Royal House of White.

I have a lot of feeeelings about Regina and Snow. Like, a lot. I love that they played Snow's feelings for Regina as ambiguous I can understand why Charming would still be angry at Regina but I love that it was never clear how Snow felt about Regina.

Also canon: both Regina and Snow love apples.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

I have a lot of feeeelings about Regina and Snow. Like, a lot. I love that they played Snow's feelings for Regina as ambiguous I can understand why Charming would still be angry at Regina but I love that it was never clear how Snow felt about Regina.

Regina and Snow is such a heartbreakingly foiled relationship. Because if SO MANY little things (and big things!) had gone differently, they would have had such a strong, positive relationship.

Also canon: both Regina and Snow love apples.

Bridges have been mended over less!

[grimorie.livejournal.com]

Regina and Snow is such a heartbreakingly foiled relationship. Because if SO MANY little things (and big things!) had gone differently, they would have had such a strong, positive relationship.

THIS. So much.

There are so many things Cora has to answer for and the biggest one is how she foiled the relationship between Regina and Snow and I just honestly love at the heart of the story OUAT is about Mothers and Daughters. About what Regina and Snow could have had.

[12-12-12.livejournal.com]

I had a lot of doubts about season two of OUAT - but I found the opening episode immensely reassuring. IMMENSELY.

That's pretty much exactly how I felt!

Less thrilled about Aurora and Mulan, because the set-up for those two was EPICALLY LAME.

Again, agreed. Heh.

And Charming's reaction to finding out about that one night stand was PRICELESS.

That was *awesome*. I love how he and Snow immediately swung back into their old rhythm--the awkwardness of their Storybrooke personas was completely gone, their vibe just instantly changed back to Snow+Charming, somehow.

This is how I feel about the Rumpelstiltskin/Belle relationship:

LMAO! What is Olivia saying in that GIF?

I don't ship them, but I'm kind of reassured by the fact that the writers seem to know what an asshole Rumple, is, and that they seem to be going the, "He'll never change and cannot be redeemed by the power of lurve" route? Which I wouldn't mind as a tragic story, actually.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Less thrilled about Aurora and Mulan, because the set-up for those two was EPICALLY LAME.

Again, agreed. Heh.

*nods* Especially because when I first heard about the Mulan/Aurora team up I was thinking it was going to be something where they were already friends and went on a quest together PLUS the Mulan/Shang relationship was something I really adored in the movie - and now it looks like they're not going to do that.

That was *awesome*. I love how he and Snow immediately swung back into their old rhythm--the awkwardness of their Storybrooke personas was completely gone, their vibe just instantly changed back to Snow+Charming, somehow.

*nods* will-they-won't-they is just boom! gone and they're back in the swing of things. You know, at the end of last season I thought that the Fairy Tale plot was going to be Snow and Charming regaining their kingdom and that it would be boring but based on this episode, a Snow/Charming plotting and fighting together arc would be really entertaining.


LMAO! What is Olivia saying in that GIF?

Hey/do not want/stop.

I don't ship them, but I'm kind of reassured by the fact that the writers seem to know what an asshole Rumple, is, and that they seem to be going the, "He'll never change and cannot be redeemed by the power of lurve" route? Which I wouldn't mind as a tragic story, actually.

I kind of want to be reassured that the writers are going somewhere I'm not going to hate with that relationship... but I'm not sure I trust that. Based on what we saw of Belle post-Skin Deep and her reactions in this episode (that she CAME BACK, that she's positioning herself as Gold's moral savior) I am not convinced that we're not going to see a 'True Love redeems' arc.

[12-12-12.livejournal.com]

PLUS the Mulan/Shang relationship was something I really adored in the movie - and now it looks like they're not going to do that.

Sigh. It's just like when I got all excited about Red/Charming teaming up last season and we only got like one scene. Woe.

You know, at the end of last season I thought that the Fairy Tale plot was going to be Snow and Charming regaining their kingdom and that it would be boring but based on this episode, a Snow/Charming plotting and fighting together arc would be really entertaining.

Yeah, it could be great. I was worried that the MM/David dynamic, which got really irritating and wearisome for me, might have tainted Snow and Charming--but it was literally like the spell wore off and bam! They completely went back to being their Fairytale personas, it was like MM and David never existed, I thought tonally, it worked so well.

I am not convinced that we're not going to see a 'True Love redeems' arc.

:O :O :O Nooooo. In terms of writing, Rumple has been one of my favorite characters on the show so far, OMG DNW. Sigh.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Have you seen the most recent episode? Because several things in that episode relate to your comment but I don't want to spoil you if you haven't seen the new episode.

[12-12-12.livejournal.com]

I've just seen it! I feel both more and less optimistic, if that's even possible. xD

[allisnow.livejournal.com]

Hal kind of had a crappy homecoming, didn't he?

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

He kind of did.

[grav-ity.livejournal.com]

I wasn't super thrilled with the set up for Aurora and Mulan, but they killed off the right character, AND now we get FOUR FEMALE CHARACTERS leading it up in the Kingdom, which is awesome. So I'm tentatively down with it.

[mistaria.livejournal.com]

I was disappointed in the Mulan set up (Shang/Mulan is so amazing and they can't just ditch it!) but I was pleased when they eliminated the love triangle. I chuckled and went "oh Once, there you go again getting rid of men so that the badass ladies can have adventures." I looooved the "One night stands?!" "Whale." "Whale?!" "We were cursed!" and Snow being all clingy and Emma being all okay yes I'm glad to have parents but I literally can't handle this right now. And there were sooo many Emma/Regina shippy bits like come on Emma touched her and made her magic work! Come on!

So glad Snow/Charming are back to themselves. The Charming family reunion was excellent.

I want it to be next Sunday now.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

I was disappointed in the Mulan set up (Shang/Mulan is so amazing and they can't just ditch it!)

Exactly! But I don't know how they'd recover it now.

I looooved the "One night stands?!" "Whale." "Whale?!" "We were cursed!"

Best exchange of the night, hands down.

[phemyscira.livejournal.com]

Chesire naming her daughter with Artemis' middle name.
M'gann apparently being more concerned with Conner not getting a party than her kidnapped boyfriend.
the hint that the Red Hood arc happened in this universe.
more hints about how bad the future Bart comes from is.

-Chesire did that? Sweet! I'm getting such Crock feels from this episode.

-The M'gann/Superboy in this episode totally broke my heart. I think she really wanted to throw him that party, but felt guilty because her boyfriend is in captivity.

-I hope Jason makes an appearance in YJ.

Note: I would respond to the GL feels on your blog but I'm only on episode 3 and would rather not spoil myself for future episodes BECAUSE THIS SHOW IS AWESOME.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

-Chesire did that? Sweet! I'm getting such Crock feels from this episode.

Yep! On Artemis' gravestone you see that her full name is Artemis Lian Crock.

-The M'gann/Superboy in this episode totally broke my heart. I think she really wanted to throw him that party, but felt guilty because her boyfriend is in captivity.

I think it was less 'boyfriend in captivity' and more 'horribly awkward breakup.'

Note: I would respond to the GL feels on your blog but I'm only on episode 3 and would rather not spoil myself for future episodes BECAUSE THIS SHOW IS AWESOME.


GOOD CALL. Everything is tagged - swing by when you're caught up and I promise, I'll still want to talk about it.

[phemyscira.livejournal.com]

Yep! On Artemis' gravestone you see that her full name is Artemis Lian Crock.

Cool. This makes me hope that there's more sisterly moment between Jade and Artemis. I wonder how she'll react when she finds out Artemis is not dead.


I think it was less 'boyfriend in captivity' and more 'horribly awkward breakup.'


That makes sense.


GOOD CALL. Everything is tagged - swing by when you're caught up and I promise, I'll still want to talk about it.

:3 I'll write a huge post about my feels, hopefully BEFORE my first semester finishes. I knew I should have started this show before term started but I did not listen to my good common sense.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Cool. This makes me hope that there's more sisterly moment between Jade and Artemis. I wonder how she'll react when she finds out Artemis is not dead.


That would be very nice.

:3 I'll write a huge post about my feels, hopefully BEFORE my first semester finishes. I knew I should have started this show before term started but I did not listen to my good common sense.

I can't wait to read that!

[tigerpetals.livejournal.com]

I was happy when Belle left, and disappointed that she came back. I'm really not interested in a good-woman-cures-the-bad-man story.

And wow, I was hoping Mulan just had some comradely relationship with Philip, not some pointless romance. They could still have conflict with her and Aurora because of Mulan's competence and reasonbale doubt of Aurora's. Except then they both just screamed and cried and let him lose his soul, after all that fighting and insisting. Even David, I thought, tried his best to save Regina just because the women he loved wanted him to (speaking of which, it's like their Storybrooke selves were just shadows, isn't it). I wonder why Mulan knows to connect the wraith's appearance with Emma and Snow's.

I loved all of that trying to save Regina also, and not knowing what she will do with this new story. I am very pleased.

The apocalypse aspect is interesting - everything destroyed except for one ravage bit of land? The empty palace where Aurora was?

Thanks to you, I checked out Green Lantern and Young Justice last Saturday. Those were the first episodes I watched, due to lack of time. I think I may keep watching.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

I'm really not interested in a good-woman-cures-the-bad-man story.


Same here. It's such a trite, dated story.

The apocalypse aspect is interesting - everything destroyed except for one ravage bit of land? The empty palace where Aurora was?

I'm very interested to see how that plays out.

[phemyscira.livejournal.com]

Despite not having either of my two favorite characters in it, this was a solid episode. And I will always have a lot of respect for Carol's position and the classy way she stated it.

Indeed. You could see that it killed her to break up with Hal, but that she had to think about her own life on earth too. Also, this episode really does link back towards the power of love episode where Carol said you have to put your loved one's needs before your own. I think that was what she was doing by letting Hal go because I don't think Hal could ever just give up his job.