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1. Working to get A-Hah's song Take on Me, out of my head. Thank you very much The Magicians for putting it there. I've had it in my head for 24 hours now. So listening to The Lion Sleeps Tonight. I've kind of fallen for Eliot in The Magicians.
One feels the need to provide a picture:
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The character can sing...and dance, and has a dry wit. Also he has a really sweet romance with another lead male character, Quentin. He's bisexual but leans heavily towards men, and he reminds me of a former Minister that I liked (no not in that way).
Also a vocal image. Eliot Singing to Margo in the Desert - or rather Eliot as representative of Margo's Id
He also has a hot friendship with one of the best female characters, Margo.
What's lovely about this series? Is it subverts so many tropes. Including the books, upon which it is adapted from. Quentin Coldwater is the protagonist/hero in the books, and the chosen one? But that's not what happens in the series.
The allegedly heterosexual white male hero's best and most meaningful romance is with Eliot. There's this episode in S3 that is just amazing, and blew me away. And it resonates throughout the rest of the series.
Now, that's its almost over - I'm obsessed and may end up re-watching it.
It has these little 1980s song and dance numbers - to songs like Under Pressure, One Day More, Take on Me, There's a Storm Coming, Hold On, and lots of cool pop culture references.
It's adapted and show-run by Sera Gamble (Supernatural) and John McNamara, with Lev Grossman consulting.
One of the more innovative and better dark fantasy series I've seen to date. Really fit the bill.
2. This has popped up on my correspondence feed again. And I feel the inclination to comment on it - at length and generally speaking. When it stops popping up, I'll probably stop feeling the need to comment on it.
Regarding loving the art, and ignoring the artist who has done something that you personally find abhorrent and unforgiveable beyond repair. This is an individual thing - no judgement here, I've my artists/actors/folks that I can't tolerate either because of something they've done. But I always have mixed feelings about it. Why? I was trained in criminal defense. And taught to think critically and rationally, and logically about things - not emotionally. To reason it out.
And taught to question things. I don't trust most people. And I know people are really good liars particularly to themselves. Actually the best liars believe their lies absolutely. Which makes it difficult to get to the truth. And often impossible.
I listened to my brother once make up a story about my parents sending him to a hellish Christian camp, that specialized in sports. My brother was into sports, and a bit lost, and desperately wanted to go. He eventually figured out it was a cult, got out, and felt embarrassed for wanting to go at all. So he convinced himself that my parents forced him to go. I know for a fact they didn't - I was there, when my father ranted about how much he disliked these sorts of camps.
And in criminal law, I've watched people lie. Quite charmingly actually. It's amazing how well people can lie. I had a boss who was an excellent liar to the point that I found it difficult to tell when she was lying.
I bring this up - because when it comes to ahem, certain crimes, it is very hard to know who is lying. ( Read more... )
3. Off to bed I think.
The residual effects of my recent bout with COVID appear to be: an asthmatic dry cough, like I have to clear my throat or lungs, and a brain fog, where I'm staring into space at various points and don't want to think, also have difficulty focusing.
I worry about the brain fog, but alas there's not much I can do about it. But hope it will fade away.
( Read more... )
One feels the need to provide a picture:
( Read more... )
The character can sing...and dance, and has a dry wit. Also he has a really sweet romance with another lead male character, Quentin. He's bisexual but leans heavily towards men, and he reminds me of a former Minister that I liked (no not in that way).
Also a vocal image. Eliot Singing to Margo in the Desert - or rather Eliot as representative of Margo's Id
He also has a hot friendship with one of the best female characters, Margo.
What's lovely about this series? Is it subverts so many tropes. Including the books, upon which it is adapted from. Quentin Coldwater is the protagonist/hero in the books, and the chosen one? But that's not what happens in the series.
The allegedly heterosexual white male hero's best and most meaningful romance is with Eliot. There's this episode in S3 that is just amazing, and blew me away. And it resonates throughout the rest of the series.
Now, that's its almost over - I'm obsessed and may end up re-watching it.
It has these little 1980s song and dance numbers - to songs like Under Pressure, One Day More, Take on Me, There's a Storm Coming, Hold On, and lots of cool pop culture references.
It's adapted and show-run by Sera Gamble (Supernatural) and John McNamara, with Lev Grossman consulting.
One of the more innovative and better dark fantasy series I've seen to date. Really fit the bill.
2. This has popped up on my correspondence feed again. And I feel the inclination to comment on it - at length and generally speaking. When it stops popping up, I'll probably stop feeling the need to comment on it.
Regarding loving the art, and ignoring the artist who has done something that you personally find abhorrent and unforgiveable beyond repair. This is an individual thing - no judgement here, I've my artists/actors/folks that I can't tolerate either because of something they've done. But I always have mixed feelings about it. Why? I was trained in criminal defense. And taught to think critically and rationally, and logically about things - not emotionally. To reason it out.
And taught to question things. I don't trust most people. And I know people are really good liars particularly to themselves. Actually the best liars believe their lies absolutely. Which makes it difficult to get to the truth. And often impossible.
I listened to my brother once make up a story about my parents sending him to a hellish Christian camp, that specialized in sports. My brother was into sports, and a bit lost, and desperately wanted to go. He eventually figured out it was a cult, got out, and felt embarrassed for wanting to go at all. So he convinced himself that my parents forced him to go. I know for a fact they didn't - I was there, when my father ranted about how much he disliked these sorts of camps.
And in criminal law, I've watched people lie. Quite charmingly actually. It's amazing how well people can lie. I had a boss who was an excellent liar to the point that I found it difficult to tell when she was lying.
I bring this up - because when it comes to ahem, certain crimes, it is very hard to know who is lying. ( Read more... )
3. Off to bed I think.
The residual effects of my recent bout with COVID appear to be: an asthmatic dry cough, like I have to clear my throat or lungs, and a brain fog, where I'm staring into space at various points and don't want to think, also have difficulty focusing.
I worry about the brain fog, but alas there's not much I can do about it. But hope it will fade away.
( Read more... )