"Don't We Have An App That Does This Boring Stuff For Us?"

[redbrunja]

MY EMOTIONS. MY EMOTIONS.



Okay, to start with, we had Aya telling Razer that she likes him just the way that he is. I can't even.

And the "seduction" scene was both incredibly creepy and entertaining as fuck. Poor Aya was just so confused! She's experimenting with a new glaze! RAZER WAS LOOMING.

The season is going to end on an epic kiss between them, isn't it? Oh god, it has to, I desperately want to see another version of the whole leaning scene again, because we've seen how they interact with each other physically before:



And when Razer's himself, there is a fluidity to their hugs/embraces that was totally missing when possessed!Razer turned Aya's head from one side to the other (that she let him, how robotic that motion was, was one of the things that made that scene so fucking creepy.)

Also, this episode reminded me that I really like Hal - he's fun and flippent and I loved his conversation with Aya regarding hormones! He was about to give her the birds and bees talk! LOLZ.

Also, I'm quite intrigued at the idea of a new, "bad" Lantern. I'm liking where that might be going.

But the ending killed me! He was so concerned he'd done something to her! Because the person you care about most is who you're afraid you've going to hurt when you've been possessed! And she thinks that he doesn't like her! (Understandable. But Razer, get on fixing that!)



via allisnow: a great article on Aya and Razer.

(In other new, Young Justice continues to be a half an hour each week of all the secondary characters I never cared about in the first place.)

Comments

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

It's kind of sad if Hal thinks it's all just hormones on Razer's part, though. Of course, Hal does think of him as a 'kid'.

I think it's pretty in character for Hal to think it's just lust... plus, I imagine that he might have some similar hang-ups and not think that Aya is reciprocating.

HOWEVER the fruity drink thing was a serious WTF. And put the gun in the closet your own damn self, Jordan (of course per the storyline she had to be alone so Creeper!Razer could get the gun. Whatevs.)

I think storing the gun wouldn't have bothered me so much if it hadn't happened right after the drink. Like what, Aya is your robot servant now?

Yup. I usually appreciate a good story arc that builds on itself, but you have to throw the viewers some kind of bone WITHIN the episode or they're gonna get bored. We fangirls are a fickle bunch.

I was thinking about this, and remember last season? How there were self-contained episodes that were super-satisfying on their own but moved the plot forward? We are getting NONE of those. I can't think of an episode this season that was actually satisfying. Even the second and third, where we find out why M'gann and Conner broke up and that they still care about each other, only works because we're already hugely invested in that relationship. (Or at least I WAS THEN.)

[allisnow.livejournal.com]

I think it's pretty in character for Hal to think it's just lust... plus, I imagine that he might have some similar hang-ups and not think that Aya is reciprocating.

In character... but still sad. Of course both he and Kilowog were there to see how they reacted to seeing each other in Blue Hope *has all the feelings all over again*

Like what, Aya is your robot servant now?

Right. Not cool, dude. Of course, there's no reason to think that Hal said, off screen, "Hey Aya, when Sinestro gets in why don't you bring him a drink?" I think it was played more for laughs when Kilowog drinks it and gives his line. But it still rankles *shrugs*

I was thinking about this, and remember last season?

I was kind of hit and miss with the show last year and to be honest my memory is a little spotty. I know I wasn't thrilled with the skipping forward in time and the addition of a slew of new characters (that is, if I'm remembering correctly what they did with the rebranding to YJ: Invasion). But it does seem that previously the stories were a lot more solid and had an actual emotional arc, rather than just a plot arc.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

But it does seem that previously the stories were a lot more solid and had an actual emotional arc, rather than just a plot arc.


They were. And there were a lot less characters to juggle, so there were actually emotional arcs that played out over multiple episodes, not just arcs that were hinted at by the writers (like there are currently).