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apocalypsosSo.
Turns out I hate Kate.
I mean, I really hate Kate.
It's funny, because I didn't hate her like this yesterday, but as of today, she's going to have to pull some serious shit for me to get to like her at all. And it's not the kind of hate I have for Sawyer. I'm supposed to hate Sawyer, and I like hating him. I might think the man is pure, drawling SEX in a pair of low-slung jeans, but I also think he's a lying sack of dog crap and if I were on the island with him, I'd mostly just want to smack him upside the head with the first blunt object I could find. He'd make island life difficult. Kate would just annoy the hell out of me.
Okay, you know what? Let me separate my thoughts by character.
Kate -- So far, I've been trying to think of all of the reasons I officially hate Kate after tonight, and it looks like this:
1. Not just telling Sawyer it was her case. Lying? Yes. To Sawyer? Yeah, he's an exception to the "not lying" rule.
2. Not going directly to Jack and just telling the exact detailed whole entire truth. Okay, so she doesn't have to tell the bit about the bank robbery, especially considering no one would think anyone would be that stupid as to rob a bank and put other people in danger over a plastic fucking airplane.
3. She got three guys to rob a bank for her and put other people in danger over a plastic fucking airplane.
4. Did I mention the airplane? Because unless that airplane's got the cure for cancer or a homing beacon or an endless supply of money stuffed inside, I still can't see why we had to devote an entire episode to that, Kate's weeping aside.
5. ... so, the little plastic airplane doesn't even have little plastic rugby players she can pretend to crash into little plastic Andes mountains for the amusing display of little plastic cannibalism? Come on, people, I'm running out of ideas here.
In summation ... Kate? *headsmack*
Jack -- Okay, so Jack is always dense. Yeah, he's a doctor, but still. Jack, sweetie? She's not that cute. Seriously. Why don't you go find Striped-Shirt Girl among the extras and chase her? She hasn't lied to you yet (hell, she hasn't even had dialogue yet), she's kind of cute, and I doubt she graverobs for cereal box toys.
Sawyer -- You know that line of skin right above his waistband that's not tanned from the sun? I call dibs for licking purposes. Sweet Jesus doused in chocolate, that man is divine. He's also a schmuck, but let's not get into that.
Charlie -- Aw, puppy! *hugs him* On a serious note, just watching him break down made me wibble and want to cuddle him like crazy. On a less serious, non-plot related note, you know you've watched too much Law & Order when you notice that the makeup artist gave him the neck scarring in exactly the right place for someone hung from the neck. God, this isn't even a crime drama and I'm paying attention to that stuff. *eye roll*
Sayid -- I agree with everyone else. Looking around my room right now, I see a bottle of laundry detergent, nail polish, a stuffed Jerry Garcia doll, and a Legolas poster, and Sayid could have sexual chemistry with every single one of them. Of course, he was working it on Shannon, which is a nice choice to work with anyway. Which gets me to --
Shannon -- Shannon! Yay! Finally, they let you show more personality. *hugs* I know she's been bitchy, and I honestly couldn't tell you why I've liked her character, because Boone is right -- she's been useless ever since day one. But it's kind of like the flip side to Rose's denial. Rose's is the nice kind of denial. Yes, it's denial, but it's still the kind of denial that anyone of us could see ourselves being in if we lost a loved one like that. And when Rose said that thing tonight about how it's nicer living in denial, they drifted right afterwards over to Shannon, who spent the entire episode realizing that she couldn't live on that island for the rest of her time there pretending she's on an extended beach vacation.
In other news, I'm really impressed that Shannon was able to sing so steadily after the camera drifted away from her, because from the look on Boone's face, Sayid decided to let off a little sexual tension by starting a beachside porn show with Shannon right then and there. And then Boone joined in. And then Sawyer, too. I refuse to believe otherwise, so don't waste your energy arguing the point. :)
Boone -- Oh, poor, dopey Boone. Going anywhere with Locke right now is a baaaaad idea. And you know, I like the guy, because if I were on the island with him, he or Charlie would be the first guy I befriended. (And I would befriend a guy first, that's just the way I am.)
But what bothers me about Boone right now is the opposite of what I enjoy so much about Hurley. I love Hurley the best because he's all personality right now and no backstory. And even when he gets a backstory, I know I'm going to say, "That's his story?! That's so cool!" Hurley could turn out to be a guy who never left his bedroom in his parents's house until the trip and I'd say, "That's awesome!" Why I love him as a character does not depend on who he was before the crash, but who he's been since.
The opposite is what bugs me about Boone, because I like him, however needy and pathetically helpful he might be, but a large part of whether or not I turn out to love him depends on who he turns out to have been before the crash. Do I think he was sleeping with his sister beforehand, or only had a crush on her? Maybe. Do I think he's as gay as the day is long? That'd work for me. Right now, he's just a prettier Scott and/or Steve with more lines, and they'd better do something good with him next week or else I'm going to be pissy.
Locke -- Creepy as all fuck. But that's just stating the obvious.
Rose -- On one hand, I think she's sweet and well-meaning. On the other hand, if she turns out to be another Magical Black Person cliche, I'm going to roll my eyes. 'Cause I like Mother Abigail and all, but .. yeah. Cliche.
Sun -- Can't remember who pointed out that her not telling anyone she speaks English makes for good spying on her part, but how very true. And if she's working with Jack on the island medicine, then I'm guessing Jin's laying off the protective vibe finally. (Although not like anyone could tell, since he's not around. Sheesh.)
Hurley -- My favorite guy got one line. Watch me be pissy. :(
So, is it next week yet? Because if network television is going to grow big enough stones to give me canon incest, I want to be there when it happens.
Turns out I hate Kate.
I mean, I really hate Kate.
It's funny, because I didn't hate her like this yesterday, but as of today, she's going to have to pull some serious shit for me to get to like her at all. And it's not the kind of hate I have for Sawyer. I'm supposed to hate Sawyer, and I like hating him. I might think the man is pure, drawling SEX in a pair of low-slung jeans, but I also think he's a lying sack of dog crap and if I were on the island with him, I'd mostly just want to smack him upside the head with the first blunt object I could find. He'd make island life difficult. Kate would just annoy the hell out of me.
Okay, you know what? Let me separate my thoughts by character.
Kate -- So far, I've been trying to think of all of the reasons I officially hate Kate after tonight, and it looks like this:
1. Not just telling Sawyer it was her case. Lying? Yes. To Sawyer? Yeah, he's an exception to the "not lying" rule.
2. Not going directly to Jack and just telling the exact detailed whole entire truth. Okay, so she doesn't have to tell the bit about the bank robbery, especially considering no one would think anyone would be that stupid as to rob a bank and put other people in danger over a plastic fucking airplane.
3. She got three guys to rob a bank for her and put other people in danger over a plastic fucking airplane.
4. Did I mention the airplane? Because unless that airplane's got the cure for cancer or a homing beacon or an endless supply of money stuffed inside, I still can't see why we had to devote an entire episode to that, Kate's weeping aside.
5. ... so, the little plastic airplane doesn't even have little plastic rugby players she can pretend to crash into little plastic Andes mountains for the amusing display of little plastic cannibalism? Come on, people, I'm running out of ideas here.
In summation ... Kate? *headsmack*
Jack -- Okay, so Jack is always dense. Yeah, he's a doctor, but still. Jack, sweetie? She's not that cute. Seriously. Why don't you go find Striped-Shirt Girl among the extras and chase her? She hasn't lied to you yet (hell, she hasn't even had dialogue yet), she's kind of cute, and I doubt she graverobs for cereal box toys.
Sawyer -- You know that line of skin right above his waistband that's not tanned from the sun? I call dibs for licking purposes. Sweet Jesus doused in chocolate, that man is divine. He's also a schmuck, but let's not get into that.
Charlie -- Aw, puppy! *hugs him* On a serious note, just watching him break down made me wibble and want to cuddle him like crazy. On a less serious, non-plot related note, you know you've watched too much Law & Order when you notice that the makeup artist gave him the neck scarring in exactly the right place for someone hung from the neck. God, this isn't even a crime drama and I'm paying attention to that stuff. *eye roll*
Sayid -- I agree with everyone else. Looking around my room right now, I see a bottle of laundry detergent, nail polish, a stuffed Jerry Garcia doll, and a Legolas poster, and Sayid could have sexual chemistry with every single one of them. Of course, he was working it on Shannon, which is a nice choice to work with anyway. Which gets me to --
Shannon -- Shannon! Yay! Finally, they let you show more personality. *hugs* I know she's been bitchy, and I honestly couldn't tell you why I've liked her character, because Boone is right -- she's been useless ever since day one. But it's kind of like the flip side to Rose's denial. Rose's is the nice kind of denial. Yes, it's denial, but it's still the kind of denial that anyone of us could see ourselves being in if we lost a loved one like that. And when Rose said that thing tonight about how it's nicer living in denial, they drifted right afterwards over to Shannon, who spent the entire episode realizing that she couldn't live on that island for the rest of her time there pretending she's on an extended beach vacation.
In other news, I'm really impressed that Shannon was able to sing so steadily after the camera drifted away from her, because from the look on Boone's face, Sayid decided to let off a little sexual tension by starting a beachside porn show with Shannon right then and there. And then Boone joined in. And then Sawyer, too. I refuse to believe otherwise, so don't waste your energy arguing the point. :)
Boone -- Oh, poor, dopey Boone. Going anywhere with Locke right now is a baaaaad idea. And you know, I like the guy, because if I were on the island with him, he or Charlie would be the first guy I befriended. (And I would befriend a guy first, that's just the way I am.)
But what bothers me about Boone right now is the opposite of what I enjoy so much about Hurley. I love Hurley the best because he's all personality right now and no backstory. And even when he gets a backstory, I know I'm going to say, "That's his story?! That's so cool!" Hurley could turn out to be a guy who never left his bedroom in his parents's house until the trip and I'd say, "That's awesome!" Why I love him as a character does not depend on who he was before the crash, but who he's been since.
The opposite is what bugs me about Boone, because I like him, however needy and pathetically helpful he might be, but a large part of whether or not I turn out to love him depends on who he turns out to have been before the crash. Do I think he was sleeping with his sister beforehand, or only had a crush on her? Maybe. Do I think he's as gay as the day is long? That'd work for me. Right now, he's just a prettier Scott and/or Steve with more lines, and they'd better do something good with him next week or else I'm going to be pissy.
Locke -- Creepy as all fuck. But that's just stating the obvious.
Rose -- On one hand, I think she's sweet and well-meaning. On the other hand, if she turns out to be another Magical Black Person cliche, I'm going to roll my eyes. 'Cause I like Mother Abigail and all, but .. yeah. Cliche.
Sun -- Can't remember who pointed out that her not telling anyone she speaks English makes for good spying on her part, but how very true. And if she's working with Jack on the island medicine, then I'm guessing Jin's laying off the protective vibe finally. (Although not like anyone could tell, since he's not around. Sheesh.)
Hurley -- My favorite guy got one line. Watch me be pissy. :(
So, is it next week yet? Because if network television is going to grow big enough stones to give me canon incest, I want to be there when it happens.
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Date: 2005-01-06 09:21 pm (UTC)Yes! And their flashbacks are dead boring, too. But I've always been bored by Kate and her wangst. The whole trying-to-get-the-suitcase-from-Sawyer thing was stupid, and not at all interesting. Plus stupid, stupid Jack, knowing Kate lied to him about the key and still helped her get the case. I hate how everyone just does her bidding. And anyway, why the hell would Jack think it would be a good idea to open a case filled with guns on a deserted island where there has already been a ton of fights, torture, a stabbing, a kidnapping, and an almost-hanging? I mean, Vincent the shifty-eyed dog would know better than to do that.
I hate the idea of Shannon and Sayid together. No no no. Of course I couldn't blame her but I think Sayid deserves someone as super awesome as he is. Too bad I don't think there's any female on the island good enough for him since the only two I like are Claire, who is obviously for Charlie, and Sun, who I just know in my bones is going to have a thing with Michael.
Is it sad that as soon as Shannon said "that movie with fish" I shouted "Finding Nemo! Beyond the Sea!"?