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Apr. 23rd, 2003 11:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vaznettiA satisfying day from a fannish perspective...
In the morning, I found a decent Alias archive and read around in it for a while. I'm afraid to read anything labeled Sydney/Vaughn, because I have a terror of canonically confirmed OTPs, which cut down my choices a bit, but there was still a good bit left to play with.
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aceofkittens came over, bringing tapes of the Helen of Troy miniseries. We watched the whole thing without alcohol or painkillers. It was surprisingly enjoyable, although I spent a lot of time shouting at the TV.
There were some things I liked. Odysseus, for instance, had about three lines, but he was really my darling Odysseus. During the apple scene, in fact, I kept shouting at Paris, "No! choose Athena! She'll take care of you." And I liked the way they let Clytemnestra's murder of Agamemnon close out the story (mostly close it, anyway...). And since as far as I can tell, Orestes and Electra were never even born in this version, it looks like she'll get away with it.
But I spent a lot of time in that "hey, that's not right..." state. For instance, they had Pollux (not Polydeuces, apparently), but no Castor. And they forgot that Helen and Clytemnestra were twins. And whereas I see the need for a villain, I didn't entirely approve of making Agamemnon quite such a villain: it became stale and dull. The one thing I really objected to was the scene in which Agamemnon rapes Helen--you know, it;s the end of the story, we know he's not a nice guy, why even have this scene? it seemed completely gratuitous, and I found it objectionable. I don't really approve of using rape as a narrative device, just to make it clear that a character is evil.
Hector was always a very near second to Odysseus as my favorite character (he's so tragic!) and I liked this Hector. He had pretty eyes.
There were a lot of characters missing. Andromache, for instance, might have been nice to have around. The biggest missing piece by far was Patrocles, though: the writers decided, for whatever reason, not to make Achilles a real character, so he was just this big bald-headed killing machine. But of course in this version, when Achilles kills Hector there's nothing personal--it's just that Achilles likes to kill people and, apparently, drag their bodies around for a while. There was a distinct lack of narrative sense.
But really, once my sense of disbelief did a swan-dive, it was enjoyable fluff.
Then we went out to dinner, and got home in time for Angel. Connor with an army! How cute was that? I thought it was darling. Just the sweetest thing ever. Possibly, I am a little strange.
Did anyone else think that the kid they met in the tunnels looked a lot like a young Corey Feldman? I had sudden Lost Boys flashbacks. Creepy.
As per usual, I adored Wesley in this. He's come a long way, even if the distance has made him a little unbalanced; now he can carry on conversations with giant spider-demons without losing his cool. And I liked the interaction between Fred and Gunn--their body language with each other, in particular. Jasmine is becoming boring rather too quickly, but Connor continues to charm me.
In the morning, I found a decent Alias archive and read around in it for a while. I'm afraid to read anything labeled Sydney/Vaughn, because I have a terror of canonically confirmed OTPs, which cut down my choices a bit, but there was still a good bit left to play with.
Then
aceofkittens came over, bringing tapes of the Helen of Troy miniseries. We watched the whole thing without alcohol or painkillers. It was surprisingly enjoyable, although I spent a lot of time shouting at the TV.There were some things I liked. Odysseus, for instance, had about three lines, but he was really my darling Odysseus. During the apple scene, in fact, I kept shouting at Paris, "No! choose Athena! She'll take care of you." And I liked the way they let Clytemnestra's murder of Agamemnon close out the story (mostly close it, anyway...). And since as far as I can tell, Orestes and Electra were never even born in this version, it looks like she'll get away with it.
But I spent a lot of time in that "hey, that's not right..." state. For instance, they had Pollux (not Polydeuces, apparently), but no Castor. And they forgot that Helen and Clytemnestra were twins. And whereas I see the need for a villain, I didn't entirely approve of making Agamemnon quite such a villain: it became stale and dull. The one thing I really objected to was the scene in which Agamemnon rapes Helen--you know, it;s the end of the story, we know he's not a nice guy, why even have this scene? it seemed completely gratuitous, and I found it objectionable. I don't really approve of using rape as a narrative device, just to make it clear that a character is evil.
Hector was always a very near second to Odysseus as my favorite character (he's so tragic!) and I liked this Hector. He had pretty eyes.
There were a lot of characters missing. Andromache, for instance, might have been nice to have around. The biggest missing piece by far was Patrocles, though: the writers decided, for whatever reason, not to make Achilles a real character, so he was just this big bald-headed killing machine. But of course in this version, when Achilles kills Hector there's nothing personal--it's just that Achilles likes to kill people and, apparently, drag their bodies around for a while. There was a distinct lack of narrative sense.
But really, once my sense of disbelief did a swan-dive, it was enjoyable fluff.
Then we went out to dinner, and got home in time for Angel. Connor with an army! How cute was that? I thought it was darling. Just the sweetest thing ever. Possibly, I am a little strange.
Did anyone else think that the kid they met in the tunnels looked a lot like a young Corey Feldman? I had sudden Lost Boys flashbacks. Creepy.
As per usual, I adored Wesley in this. He's come a long way, even if the distance has made him a little unbalanced; now he can carry on conversations with giant spider-demons without losing his cool. And I liked the interaction between Fred and Gunn--their body language with each other, in particular. Jasmine is becoming boring rather too quickly, but Connor continues to charm me.
