meta! (icon apporpriate only for how I've been spending my time)

[jade_sabre]

sadly not by me, but still awesome.

I think I am avoiding posting about how my days have been going because, um, if I did I would have to start thinking about how I'm graduating, and then I would cry all over my laptop. So instead we are all being WEIRDLY MOODY and getting UPSET ABOUT RANDOM THINGS like HOW FLIPPING CASTLE/BECKETT IS BEATING PUCK/RACHEL HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE ANY CHEMISTRY

as we were saying, Castle basically relies on the success of other shows (e.g. Bones and The Mentalist), which doesn't make it bad, but doesn't make it compelling to those who are fans of the other shows (especially if the other shows actually have chemistry, see Bones). Anyway vote for Zutara, etc. etc., show Usagi/Mamoru (Sailor Moon/Tuxedo Mask) some love because they are hurting. I think so far those are the only ones I'm really worried about (not that there aren't other ships in there that I love, but so far everyone is doing okay.)

(Having to pick between Mulan/Shang and Tiana/Naveen based on hotness is pretty cruel though. Both couples are pretty smoking.)


Anyway! On the subject of Puck/Rachel, which is my Glee OTP (although I am really fond of this Jesse/Rachel thing that's going on because Rachel just looks so happy. Also I am really fond of the last two episodes of Glee because, aside from Will, it's actually been...watchable). Ariel has been sending me links to fic as rewards for finishing my homework (one paper left!), and with a link to this one (haven't read yet, have to hang up Disney pictures first...and then probably, like, color more...), she sent me the following meta:

[note: this was clearly written while under the influence of lots of Puck's POV fic. Just sayin'.]

In other fanfic news, the other day I read a Puck/Tina fic. One of my authors recommended it and I was like what the heck sure. I find it interesting that the one quality that everyone seems to attribute to Puck, whether they be Puckleberry, Quick [really, Quinn/Puck shippers? or, better response, LIKE THEIR SEX LIFE], or Puck/Tina shippers is that Puck always lets the chick be who she really is when she's with him. Rachel is fuckin' crazy, Quinn is a self-righteous pregnant bitch, and Tina is well we're not as certain what Tina is as she's a side character on the show, but Puck definitely doesn't mind that she's all emo and shit. I just find that Puck having that quality to be intriguing since he's the biggest bully of the Gleeks on the show. Puck isn't known for his tolerance. But he did walk down the halls of school with Rachel on his arm that one week he and Berry were dating. And he did quit football for her. While Finn punked out (both in the football vs. glee thing and the glee yearbook photo thing) and Artie flat out told Tina she needed to change if they were going to be together. Well, I actually can't reflect on this anymore right now because I have to get to lab...

Ariel

P.S. Also the chick is always represented as the one girl that can put up with Puck's badassness and see through his shit. Are the characters really that similar or is this just a necessary quality for a woman who's going to be with "the Pukerone"?


SO, fellow watchers-of-Glee/sellouts-like-me, thoughts? Anyone else notice these trends in Puck fic? Anyone more familiar with the first nine episodes than I am want to let me know what we see of Puck's character? PLEASE, DISCUSS.

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[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

Mulan and Shang bicker maybe once? Except not even that much? Come on. I love them too, but as Ariel points out, they had about the twenty minutes between figuring out Mulan was a girl and the Emperor being like GO GET HER ALREADY. I mean okay, Mulan had a crush on Shang for a while, but anything Shang felt would've been in that awkward "but but I've never been attracted to dudes BEFORE" category that just makes people uncomfortable. And by people I mean Shang. I will give you the womanizer thing, but one of the aspects of Naveen I love is that they went into the whole "he doesn't know how to do anything because it was always done for him" and yes, you may argue that he could have tried to learn how to do things anyway, but would he even know what those things are?

(it is something I consider important to remember, when dealing with feminist criticism, that society causes problems for everyone, and sometimes it's not entirely the guy's fault, either.)

ANYWAY as for Glee, I'm kind of ignoring Will's storyline until they decide to leave him single. And have him move in with Sue so they can be fighting bestie roommates. Because I will watch that show so hard. I like how Rachel is calm with Jesse because they actually have a "real" (or at least he's doing a damn good job on his end) relationship, rather than her obsessive-compulsive take on Finn. Which, maybe once this is over, she'll be more normal in her approach to Finn. And I wish Puck had more scenes. And I agree about Finn and Kurt's parents--also I was really excited they acted like ADULTS. And I totally understand watching Glee from procrastination. As previously noted, I am a total sellout for caring at all. :-b

[farens.livejournal.com]

Ehhh, okay fine fine fine, I get it about the bickering thing. I guess their situation is so awkward that I love it and think they're brilliant together. Although I'm not sure if they would have fallen in love if they both hadn't been fighting in the same war and all the obnoxious gender confusion happened and whatnot. But at the same time you could argue that falling in love comes down to a ton of factors like time and place and mood...you could say the same about Tiana and Naveen, I guess. So I agree with you, to a point. Naveen is nice, really, he's definitely up there on my Disney list of awesome guys, but Shang has a very special place in my heart. Dude, I fell in love with him at age six. Anyways, I also agree with you about feminist criticism--society has lots of issues, primarily as a result of society itself.

Sue and Will would be awesome roommates. Although...the Madonna episode was a little strange? I don't usually feel sympathy for Sue, but I was...kind of sympathizing with her. Kind of. I like the idea of ignoring Will until he's single. The man is too freaking confused to do much with his life other than run the Glee club.

Also, caring about Glee is easier than caring about the more serious things. Not that the serious things aren't important, but even the best of us need a break sometimes from the heavy stuffs :)

[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

Ah, I understand Shang being your first love. I think Phillip was mine. These things stay with us for a long time. (I think one can safely say, though, that Naveen is perhaps one of the few princes who is just as important in the movie as the princess.)

Aw, I kind of love Sue. She's insane, but at the same time you get the feeling her life as a child was insane. And she even has feelings! Even if she routinely ignores them. :-b

Yes, I understand completely. :-)