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rionaleonhart) wrote2011-09-18 05:37 pm
rionaleonhart) wrote2011-09-18 05:37 pm
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Don't You Know That You've Been Oxidised?
'Alas,' I hear you cry, 'I want to hear a kickarse song, but I have only forty-three seconds to spare!'
Well, Phineas and Ferb has come to your rescue with 'Mom Look'. I so want an extended version of this. 'Tree-Related Wish' is also a pretty great under-a-minute song, although that's more because of the lyrics.
Have I ever mentioned that Candace and Jeremy are really, really cute? They are so cute. I would not say no to a Jeremy in my life.
(I've been reading The Ask and the Answer, the second book in the Chaos Walking series by Patrick Ness, and I keep picturing Lee as Jeremy. It's a little disconcerting.)
Waterloo Road is back and as weirdly compelling as ever! I notice they've brought a new bad boy along, because the Waterloo Road Redemption Treadmill moves ever onwards: there's a bad boy introduced, and gradually he becomes too good to provide real conflict, so they have to bring in a new bad boy to cause disruption. Tariq follows Kyle; Kyle followed Finn; Finn followed Bolton.
(Speaking of Finn: that facial hair, Finn? Really? I mean, it's your face, but... are you sure? Also, Josh's hair is becoming more and more tragic with every term.)
The ending of the episode (7.11) actually made me gasp. I'd spent the entire episode trying to work out what to think of Mr Byrne; slamming a kid up against a wall certainly changes things. Goodness me.
It absolutely breaks my heart that Matt has returned and Sam is gone. I wish he had mentioned her; their storyline together in series four was one of my favourites. Maybe they stayed in touch and that's why it wasn't brought up? I hope they stayed in touch.
Also back: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic! The opening of the second series was so cool. I found myself genuinely distressed by the events in the maze. NO, PONIES, YOU CAN GET THROUGH THIS.
(When Applejack saw that supposed vision of the future in the pool? I had tears in my eyes, I have to confess. I am so weirdly invested in the friendship of these cartoon ponies. How is Friendship is Magic so good?)
I love that Fluttershy's nature made her completely impossible for Discord to undermine. You are my favourite, Fluttershy.
Yes, I'll admit that I consume a lot of media intended for children. But it's such a great time for children's media! Phineas and Ferb and Friendship is Magic are both genuinely well-crafted programmes, and I find they're really good things to watch when you're feeling a bit down. (Waterloo Road is not well-crafted, but it's also not aimed at children, so it makes me feel less as if society is glaring at me and demanding that I explain myself.)
Well, Phineas and Ferb has come to your rescue with 'Mom Look'. I so want an extended version of this. 'Tree-Related Wish' is also a pretty great under-a-minute song, although that's more because of the lyrics.
Have I ever mentioned that Candace and Jeremy are really, really cute? They are so cute. I would not say no to a Jeremy in my life.
(I've been reading The Ask and the Answer, the second book in the Chaos Walking series by Patrick Ness, and I keep picturing Lee as Jeremy. It's a little disconcerting.)
Waterloo Road is back and as weirdly compelling as ever! I notice they've brought a new bad boy along, because the Waterloo Road Redemption Treadmill moves ever onwards: there's a bad boy introduced, and gradually he becomes too good to provide real conflict, so they have to bring in a new bad boy to cause disruption. Tariq follows Kyle; Kyle followed Finn; Finn followed Bolton.
(Speaking of Finn: that facial hair, Finn? Really? I mean, it's your face, but... are you sure? Also, Josh's hair is becoming more and more tragic with every term.)
The ending of the episode (7.11) actually made me gasp. I'd spent the entire episode trying to work out what to think of Mr Byrne; slamming a kid up against a wall certainly changes things. Goodness me.
It absolutely breaks my heart that Matt has returned and Sam is gone. I wish he had mentioned her; their storyline together in series four was one of my favourites. Maybe they stayed in touch and that's why it wasn't brought up? I hope they stayed in touch.
Also back: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic! The opening of the second series was so cool. I found myself genuinely distressed by the events in the maze. NO, PONIES, YOU CAN GET THROUGH THIS.
(When Applejack saw that supposed vision of the future in the pool? I had tears in my eyes, I have to confess. I am so weirdly invested in the friendship of these cartoon ponies. How is Friendship is Magic so good?)
I love that Fluttershy's nature made her completely impossible for Discord to undermine. You are my favourite, Fluttershy.
Yes, I'll admit that I consume a lot of media intended for children. But it's such a great time for children's media! Phineas and Ferb and Friendship is Magic are both genuinely well-crafted programmes, and I find they're really good things to watch when you're feeling a bit down. (Waterloo Road is not well-crafted, but it's also not aimed at children, so it makes me feel less as if society is glaring at me and demanding that I explain myself.)