Reality and Fantasy

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Well, the rain keeps coming down quite heavily. So far, I haven't experienced  any of the disastrous flooding going on all around me. My mother-in-law lives in a somewhat low lying area and had to evacuate her home early this am. She called stating that the water was up to her second step on her porch. Two people were killed yesterday in our county by being swept away,one of the persons killed was a neighborly good Samaritan trying to help a man and his wife. The wife also died but the husband was able to pull himself onto an embankment. My heart goes out to those families. So, in light of all this, I  was like "what on earth have you been waiting for?" She hadn't realized that it had reached so high! She was afraid to attempt driving out on her own so she called for rescue and, in the end, was able to drive out, though the flood waters reached her bumper. Hopefully, the rain will subside before her home is completely destroyed.

I was totally oblivious to all of this yesterday as I was spent the day with my nose to the books and online lecture material so that I could take my final later in the afternoon. Now that is DONE and I am beyond relieved. However, now I get to look around. Check. My desk is a complete mess. Check. My home office is a complete mess. Check. My house is a complete mess. Check. I am a complete mess. I sense a theme emerging! I should have some time next week to start paying attention to all these things I have ignored over the past 3 months.

Of course, some may wonder how I have found time for my second topic...fantasy, namely The SHOWS! I can only say that as I have become older, I have been unable to study after 8pm. Seriously, nothing puts me out faster than reading a textbook after 8! So, I spent that time with my favorite forms of escape. And with regard to my beloved fantasy forms, it really has been all about poignancy and heartbreak.

Fringe: Could this show possible get ANY BETTER??? Though we all knew that Peter was going to learn the truth about his abduction, the renewed estrangement between Walter and Peter has been hard to bear. And, seriously, John Noble's acting keeps hitting it out of the ballpark, even during the most recent musical foray, which I enjoyed somewhat despite my impatience for them to get back to the situation with Peter! Even though I understand why he disappeared, I just can't see Peter completely deserting Olivia, especially considering the dangerous work they do. I can also see him wanting answers. Or maybe I just want him to want answers because I want him to hear the whole truth from Walter. Is it too shippy of me to hope that his concern for Olivia will draw him out? I think the musical "parallels" that nicely since Peter found and saved PI Olivia and not the other way around. In any case, the rest of the season should be very exciting.

SGU: This show is really beginning to impress me! These first episodes of the back half of season one have been solid. I like how they are now incorporating the plot itself as a means to get at character backstory. It is a much better device than using the communication stones and, as it typically relates to the plot, it does not have the feel of a Lost flashback. I really felt for Greer, both current and past, and was relieved to see him saved from a lifetime of loneliness on a (seemingly) deserted planet. I was alternatively crushed when Eli, Scott, and Chloe failed to make it back. I wonder how this is going to be resolved as "there's no going back" for Destiny once she jumps and it is one of the tenets that provides tension and urgency each time a team steps through the gate. We've already done kidnapped by aliens as one way to make it back. I would like to see how Eli, Scott, and Chloe handle their new circumstance for a bit.

Merlin: Okay, so I cheated with this series and watched all of series two online because I could sense my growing obsession. Since there are only 13 eps, it wasn't that hard to do. By the time we get to ep 13, The Last Dragonlord, my Stargate SG-1 like sense of devotion has been sealed. I don't really want to spoil those who may be watching so I won't go into how or why I LOVE these characters and why this season (series) really cinched it for me. No, I'll save that for the discussion board I have joined (yes, really!)

SGU and now Merlin raise an issue I have been internally debating. The casts for these shows are, for the most part, twenty somethings. As a woman in her 40's, at what point does fannish devotion to younger characters, even if they aren't teenagers, become sort of pervy and pathetic? (Assuming that previous or existing fannish devotions weren't already pathetic...LOL)  As we grow older, it is only going to get worse, I think. Any thoughts?

Comments

[rosiewook.livejournal.com]

Y'know, it's not as if you're actively stalking these actors in the hopes of scoring with them. I'd say there's nothing wrong in enjoying a bit of fantasy. It keeps you young!

As for SGU, I cried during Rush's "flashback" episode. I cried again for Greer; especially when they found him. He may not realize it, but he has the family he's always wanted in this group. He just has to let go.

And Merlin? I'm just watching it on Syfy, but it's a great show. I can understand your excitement.

Stay dry and stay safe!

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As for SGU, I cried during Rush's "flashback" episode. I cried again for Greer; especially when they found him. He may not realize it, but he has the family he's always wanted in this group. He just has to let go.

I've always been one to get a bit misty but here lately, all of these shows have been able to push those buttons more readily.

Not only am I old, I'm becoming more sentimental.

And Merlin? I'm just watching it on Syfy, but it's a great show. I can understand your excitement.

Yay! I am considering buying the DVD's. Series one is coming out (here) pretty soon.