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verushka70Well, I've read all the Longmire Walt/Henry slash on AO3. There is a shocking lack thereof, which I feel I must rectify by writing some. I'm really surprised how little there is, though there is tons of Walt/Vic -- which, while I can certainly see the chemistry (but then who wouldn't have chemistry with Katee Sackhoff, really? lol), is a whole bag of tricks I'm not into as much, mainly because canonically she's kind of a trainwreck in terms of relationships, and Walt is so not... so I see that as being a volcano that would destroy everything in its path (including both of them)...
...and also because, damn, I just find the Walt/Henry chemistry to be the constant glowing embers of a fire that burns hot and then maybe simmers down for a while and then flares up again in a kind of "we don't talk about it BUT IT'S THERE" kind of way.
So if anyone knows of any Walt/Henry Longmire slash that isn't on AO3 and which I should read, by all means -- please let me know.
Also: recently saw a Spanish language film called "La isla minima" (aka Marshlands), a disappearance/mystery set in the Andalusian marshlands in 1980*.
Interestingly it pinged me like S1 of True Detective, with the same kind of desolate, isolated rural swampland horrors-beneath-the-surface vibe, but without the supernatural or philosophical stuff (and only slight slashy twinges). Apparently I'm not the only person to have felt the True Detective S1 vibe from it, though apparently it was in production before TD S1 was.
It is really good. I recommend it, if you don't mind subtitles. It is suspenseful and thought provoking.
*with all the textual and subtextual post-Franco dread that implies
...and also because, damn, I just find the Walt/Henry chemistry to be the constant glowing embers of a fire that burns hot and then maybe simmers down for a while and then flares up again in a kind of "we don't talk about it BUT IT'S THERE" kind of way.
So if anyone knows of any Walt/Henry Longmire slash that isn't on AO3 and which I should read, by all means -- please let me know.
Also: recently saw a Spanish language film called "La isla minima" (aka Marshlands), a disappearance/mystery set in the Andalusian marshlands in 1980*.
Interestingly it pinged me like S1 of True Detective, with the same kind of desolate, isolated rural swampland horrors-beneath-the-surface vibe, but without the supernatural or philosophical stuff (and only slight slashy twinges). Apparently I'm not the only person to have felt the True Detective S1 vibe from it, though apparently it was in production before TD S1 was.
It is really good. I recommend it, if you don't mind subtitles. It is suspenseful and thought provoking.
*with all the textual and subtextual post-Franco dread that implies
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Date: 2016-07-02 02:47 am (UTC)The first Magic Mike movie wanted to have it both ways: show a lot of beefcake and then, have the characters, but particularly Mike, be ashamed that he was a stripper. I kept eyerolling at the girlfriend who kept Muppet!facing at Mike and his job.
Channing Tatum is a total sweetie in real life.
As for Mr. Robot, I'm (re)starting it tomorrow. So I won't have to wait too long for the next season. :P
I hope to hear your thoughts on Sense8 once you get around watching it. ;)
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Date: 2016-07-15 10:03 pm (UTC)I also finished re-watching S2 of True Detective and I have to say, it stands up well. I came out of the rewatch with the same likes and dislikes I had before, but I've decided I pretty much love S2 only slightly less than S1 -- for some of the reasons I loved S1, but also for some completely diff ones. The political/law enforcement corruption (pings me hard) in S2 is front and center from jump, whereas it doesn't enter into S1 until later. The female characters in TD S2, though still somewhat stereotyped, are more well-rounded/complex. Still hate that Frank and Ray (and Woodrugh) die. Still hate baby-ending. This time around, though, I took less issue with Ray/Ani smexin'.
wrt MM (still haven't seen XXL), I kind of assumed part of Soderberg's point was the duality you mention -- the beefcake vs. the embarrassment of being/seeing beefcake, which is really only a variation on the theme of superficial vs. substance. The sister of The Kid is kind of the mouthpiece voicing that disdain, but she at least gets to know Mike as a person. That duality is in Mike's on-again-off-again grad-school gf Joanna: she'll fuck Mike, but she won't actually date him. MM has both blatant and subtle portrayals of the prioritizing of surface over depth, and kind of analogizes the valuation of beauty over brains with the valuation of money over people. Which I always kind of liked about it.
I'm glad to hear CT is a sweetie IRL. I heard he hated Pettyfer, but then apparently Pettyfer was an asshole even before he was in MM.
Have you finished watching S1 Mr. Robot yet? (I just DLed 2x1 and 2x2 - haven't seen them yet.)
SPOILERS!! I totes did not see the big Mr Robot S1 reveal coming. (Though with all the comparisons to Fight Club, I probably should have...) I have to say, I had a gut-churning squick moment there. Prior to that, I was like, "Oohhh, May/December slash!" wrt Elliot/Mr. Robot. Oops! Sigh...
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However, I forged ahead. Too bad Tyrell turns out to be a killer! because there's quite an Elliot/Tyrell vibe too.
I did, however, find it highly unlikely Angela would go to work for Evil Corp. Then again, it was probably one of the only jobs she could get after suing the major client of her employer, and where the loss of that major client would be the death knell of the employer, I guess...
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