Oh Hallelujah

[altogetherisi]

 I have a job. Thank god.

It's part time, two afternoons a week, so I'm still going to keep looking for another one at the weekend. But. I'm just so so relieved. There will be some monies!

I think this means I have even less chance of getting an internship, but so far that's just been dreaming and rejections, so. This is very good.

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Also, Glee is back. Yay! I've missed it like, a lot.

Not enough Kurt, but plenty of Karofsky, and Darren Criss had another lovely song showcasing his totally awesome for no other particular reason. I know I shouldn't like Karofsky but oh, I do. Angsty bad boy bullies that turn out to be gay are always going to appeal to me (blame years of Draco Malfoy fic!) Blaine is so lovely and perfect though. And of course I don't want to lose Darren Criss ever/anytime soon, so I hope they stretch this storyline out. For the rest of the season at least, at any rate. *hopes*

There was a good amount of Rachel, ie some but not much, and I just love Lauren, such an excellent attitude. Now please Glee: GIVE MERCEDES A STORYLINE. Even Tina has been allowed more space, though so not enough - can Mercedes, awesome, confident, and waaay talented Mercedes please have that same amount of attention. Please. C'mon.

Interested to see Quinn and Finn getting closer again - I like Quinn, and I want her to be happy. Though I still sadly remember her "No more boys!" idea that lasted, oh, one episode? Finn and Rachel suit IMO though because they are both so annoying though. But I wouldn't mind seeing Sam and Quinn break up, because I quite like Sam but I think their relationship is kinda creepy (and also, I have issues with two people that are both that incredibly blonde dating, it weirds me out.) and Sam is still way too into trying to be popular for my taste. Maybe if Quinn isn't a cheerleader anymore he'll go off her.

I do still have hopes that Sam might turn out to be bi. Fading hopes, but yeah. I'll be over here reading the slash, don't mind me. Finn was less annoying this ep, so if he stayed like that I wouldn't mind him getting back with Quinn. Except I suppose Rachel will whine even more. Hmmm. Could be good, could be bad. I'm glad Finn and Puck are going to be friends again. Maybe Puck can get back with Rachel. Oh who knows.

Thriller was a great performance (oh, Karofsky looked so happy, my heart) and I loved loved loved Darren Criss doing Bills (Bills, Bills? IDEK). It was nice that Puck got to sing again, but apart from nearly beating someone with his guitar it was quite a dull, regular performance. The one thing that really annoyed me was the Cheerios thing at the beginning, mainly because I hate that California Gurls song and because my computer wasn't happy with the streaming at first I had to watch it, like, five times. Not cool.

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Other TV stuff - Skins is back with a third generation. I'm intrigued but not sold yet. (My dad loves it. O_O )

I do think that the writers managed in Rich a very interesting character - that's what people are talking about with realistic flaws, because it was so frustrating watching him, and at times I wanted to smack him for being an idiot and arrogant and misogynistic and self centred and a dick, basically, but I was still rooting for him and wanting him to be better. And he really did seem like a real person. Up himself, but yeah, you know, people are. So.

Franky... I want to like her, and I kinda do, but I dunno. I think they stretched suspension of disbelief a bit too much in the first episode, so I need something a bit more down to earth, some realism, to bond with her character. (And also, I was kinda hoping Franky might be FtM transgender, but at the moment it looks like she's just a girl with interesting style, which is fine but still, a bit of a disappointment.) Nice to see gay dads. I really want to know about Alo though - does he live in that van? What's up with that? And also, I want the mysterious hot guy to come back, because he was hot (not so bothered about the mysterious stuff. Just his cheekbones, plzkthnx.)

Is anyone watching Episodes, the comedy with Matt LeBlanc playing himself? I like it. 

Oh, and Being Human is pretty awesome! Though, um, last nights ep made squeamish me turn away in horror a good few times. Just... ew.

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[arkeiryn]

WOO JOB! ^_^ What is it that you're doing?

[altogetherisi]

I'm assisting a legally blind girl study.

[elixer-of-life.livejournal.com]

I'm not letting myself read the bit about Glee because that episode hasn't aired in Oz yet. Looks like we're a week behind again!

But Skins! I agree with a lot of what you said about Rich, and I also wanted to like Franky more than I think I do. She's still pretty fierce though. Alo apparently lives on a farm (lol!) according to the website. And Grace really irritated me in Rich's episode, I'm not sure why.

[altogetherisi.livejournal.com]

That ep of Glee won't air in the UK for ages yet either :P Pop back when you've seen it!

I definitely want to like Franky, but so far she doesn't seem to ring true. I hope she develops into a well rounded character.

Grace... I liked Grace at the end of the first ep, and now I'm reserving further judgement. I think in Rich's episode there was maybe too much holding Grace up as some kind of perfect girl to show Rich that girls can be talented and can understand him and be friends and whatever else happened. And that got a bit tiring, and was a bit too much to heap on one character. Maybe Franky could have carried some of that. Or the "angel of death"! LOL. But I don't dislike Grace, and I want the writers to show us her flaws and situation. And tbh, by the end of Rich's ep my shipping heart was screaming for him to ask her out or kiss her or something. So. We'll see where the series goes I think.

Alo - representing gingers everywhere. Woo diversity! *cracks up*

[elixer-of-life.livejournal.com]

Lol, oddly enough I was also shipping Grace/Rich by the end, despite finding Grace annoying. I agree, she was too perfect - too sweet and forgiving and too willing to let her friends walk all over her (Mini is such a bitch, I love it). And I thought the angel of death was great haha, I cracked up when she truned Rich down, even though I was like aww poor guy.

Seriously loving Alo, ngl. Can't wait for his ep! I'm hopeful about this series.

[r-hayburn.livejournal.com]

Excuse all the typos. I'm ill and have probably missed more than I corrected.

On the surface, Rich annoys me.

As someone who associates with metalheads quite a bit, I was a little offended by how stereotypical his character was. Music choice could have ben better as well. They sort of made the genre out to be just noise, where lot of metal has a similar level of complexity to classical music.

Rich's attitude, the whole "I'm metal. I don't compromise! Blah, blah, you wouldn't understand." is something you'd expect from someone about thirteen or fourteen. I was like "grow up. :|"

I dunno, I just feel like "metalheads" and "goths" etc get enough crap without that kind of character? Rich was pretty ridiculous at times, and I found myself laughing at him. I guess I would have liked to see them make a more "atypical" metalhead.

That said, I liked Rich once we got to see under that a bit more and he behaved more like a person than a cardboard cutout. Basically, it wasn't until he couldn't hear and stuff that I really got into the episode.


As for Grace... She's my favourite character so far. I don't even really know why. After the first episode I still didn't really have much of an opinion on anyone, since uh... not much really happened? So maybe it's because the only people we've really larned much about so far are Grace, Rich and Franky?

[laliandra.livejournal.com]

Yay a job! What doing? Can you say? GO YOOOOOOU! Money, always excellent.

I haven't watched new Glee yet but I am super excited to see it! OMNOMNOM, Darren Criss. I mean, what...

Also, as ever, I tried to watch Skins, got irrationally angry, had to stop. Every time I am, maybe now enough time has passed since I was 17 that I won't get annoyed by how unlike NONO ENOUGH TIME HAS NOT PASSED OMG WHAT THIS IS SO WHY ARE THEY ALL SO ANNOYING AND SELF INVOLVED AAAAH.

My issues, let me show you them...

[pigrescuer.livejournal.com]

I really want Karoffsky to join Glee and come out and get together with Sam. That is my plan for the rest of the season.

Annoyingly my streaming cut off just before the end of thriller and I couldn't be bothered to load it all again. What happens right at the end? Did they win?

I really loved the zombie make up.

I wanted to hug Brittany so much in this.

I think it#d be great to do Thriller at Regionals, but they won't. *sadface*

[altogetherisi.livejournal.com]

Forming coherency just for you, just to say, you should totally watch the end of the ep, especially if you, like me, appreciate Karofsky and his ongoing character development: after the game, he has one more conversation with Finn that you might want to see. It's just a couple of lines, but still. And Finn and Quinn have a bit of a moment too.

[altogetherisi.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know a fair few, I dunno if I (or they) would call them "metalheads" but, you know, various alternatives of a similar vein and I did think the presentation of that side was a bit stereotypical and going for the obvious.

But I saw the "I don't compromise!" attitude as just being part of Rich's (immature, and isolated) character. I suppose to people watching that might not know anyone alternative might get the idea that that attitude could be endemic or even just a feature of that sub-culture when it really really isn't, but to me at least it came across as part of his character that he was wrongly attributing to his (musical and cultural) identity. When really he was kinda insecure and grasping at elitism in part to excuse his not liking mainstream things and people, in part as a defence mechanism. So to me, despite his protests, I felt Rich was primarily an immature boy that doesn't want to/have enough confidence to stretch outside his comfort zone even for things he wants ie asking out Grace. And that rendered the thing that was his comfort zone, for him his music and the identity he draws from it, was of much less importance overall than the weight he levelled on it.

I really hope Grace turns out to be awesome and intricate. She shows signs of potential depth. Totally looking forward to Mini's ep though, I so want to know what on earth goes on in her head!

[altogetherisi.livejournal.com]

I am assisting a legally blind girl study.

Watch it watch it watch it the next one is today/tonight/tomorrow! Yay so much love for Darren Criss, do you think he could maybe have his own spin off show where he just swans around being charming and perfect and totally awesome and supermegafoxyawesomehot and singing and stuff ALL THE TIME. PLEASE.

LOL at your reaction to Skins. Some people do seem to be highly allergic to this show. Series 2, with gen 1, remains the best ie least selfish and ridiculous.

[altogetherisi.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm Karofsky/Sam. That's interesting, because it kinda intellectually pleases me, but I cannot ship it at all. AT ALL. And this whole storyline is meant to be about getting Kurt a boyfriend. So having two new people come out and get together, bypassing Kurt, would be like... whut?

My problem is that in fic I can happily ship Kurtofsky, but now I'm starting to worry that might actually become canon and I don't want that to happen, and I'm not used to the idea that the writers might actually follow up on a ship I like and that I really don't see how they could do it without it being a massive car crash of fail and DNW.

I want Karofsky to become better, and to apologise, and to come out. I want him redeemed, and happy. But, in canon anyway, I want him to stay the hell away from Kurt. But, I don't think Sam and Kurt really have anything in common, even if he was bi, and Sam/Karofsky is just really odd, though the least argh I suppose. Kurt/Blaine is sweet and lovely but I don't see any long time possibilities there, narratively. But if they do try to get to Kurtofsky... that will be damn near impossible to U-turn like that, and I think most likely will lead to horrendous fail.

THIS SHIPPING THING IS CONFUSING.

Brittany omg :3 She needs all the hugs.

[hanelissar.livejournal.com]

Woooo congratulations! :D I have just realised how utterly broke I am going to be next year (as opposed to the very poor I am right now!) so have just started looking around for a job at the moment. So un-fun. But yes, very happy for you! Hurrah for monies!

Skipped the stuff on Glee because I'm being a good Hannah and keeping up with E4, so I've only just watched the Rocky Horror episode. And I don't watch Skins. :P But EPISODES, oh gosh I love it a lot. I've loved Mangan and Greig ever since Green Wing and it's really awesome. It started out a bit shaky, but I swear it's just improving episode on episode. And Being Human remains fabulous. Though yeah, that was kind of a gross one...

Love you!
xxxx

[altogetherisi.livejournal.com]

Thanks, it's a big relief. Oh god I'm so poor. I'm still looking for another job, because at the moment I might just scrape together some money in time to... spend it all on one holiday over the summer. Great. And I really ought to be saving up for summer 2012 already. ARGH NEED MONIES. I bet this is why people start gambling. Or robbing banks.

Do pop back when you've caught up :P I don't think I wrote anything about Rocky Horror Glee because at the time it disappointed me, but I surprised myself with how much I enjoyed watching it again now.

Episodes is definitely just getting better and better. I'm not even sure what about it is so compelling, but I'm fast upgrading it from "kinda ok" through "quite cool" to "quietly brilliant" and I don't even really get why. It's so simple, and nothing much ever happens. And I sooo want to watch more of it.

With Being Human, it's like my brain fails to comprehend it is both a comedy and a drama. So every time something funny happens I am caught off guard and laugh delightedly. And then something crazy/dark/scary/sad happens and I'm caught off guard *again* and it shocks me. I love it lots.