TV talk and some other stuff!

[lauren3210]

I have some feels about television shows, and I have a need to talk about them, so.

I've given up on Gotham. I gave it a couple episodes, but it's just really not for me. It seems like it's trying to come across as dark and edgy, but instead it's just coming off as terrible. I mean, this is a show about superheroes and supervillains, go with the cheesy, dudes. I guarantee you'll be all the better for it.

Speaking of cheesy, I just watched the pilot of The Flash, and oh, man, is it fantastically cheesy! I love it, and it's even making me wish I'd kept up with Arrow, because I have a feeling there's going to be some seepage within the two shows. But anyway, it's fun and outrageously ridiculous, and they just run with that premise and make the whole thing completely nutso in the best way. I sense absolutely no ships - at least, none of my particular type; there is of course the requisite love triangle (dear God, why?) - and so far it seems easy and watchable. And sometimes you just need an easy show, am I right? Something that doesn't try to rip your heart out and stomp on it on a regular basis. I think The Flash might end up being that show for me this year.

Of course, heartbreaking shows lead me into the premiere of Supernatural's 10th season, and woah boy, was that a mess. Demon!Dean? Not so much demonic as 14y/o boy in the midst of a tantrum, to be honest. Cas is just all over the place characterisation-wise (does he want to be human or doesn't he? Make up your bloody minds, writers!). And Sam, well, he was basically just window dressing for this episode (although very pretty dressing, obviously). Crowley was pointless, and literally the only good thing about the episode was some dude whose name we didn't even get. Not off to an auspicious start, Supernatural. Must do better.

I'm still ever so in love with How To Get Away With Murder, and I'm on tenterhooks for the new episode tonight. This is definitely my current favourite show, the only one I'm counting down the days until I get my next fix right now. Oh, also Legends, but that's mainly because Sean Bean, to be honest, because other than that there's not much to say about the show as a whole.

Anyone else got some tv shows they're loving (or hating) right now?

In other news, my hd_erised fic is done, betaed, and submitted, which is excellent news. I'm not bragging (well, maybe a little bit, haha), because I know that others are still working their way through theirs, and this was literally the only thing I've been working on, and I needed to get it done by this week, because I know I just won't have time in the coming couple of months. But actually, I'm really freaking proud of this story; it's the third longest fic I've ever written and then put out for people to read, and it's one of the few of my own that I get a kick out of rereading. I just, I really love it, y'all. This fest has really given me a confidence boost in my writing, so I thank all of you who directed me over there back in August *kisses*.

My Mum and Stepdad are coming up to visit us in literally a week (ohmygod help), so I'm having to clean my house from top to bottom. I love my mother more than life itself, but she's a neat freak, and likes to tell me quite often that I'm lazy (I am) and should work harder at keeping the house clean. "My house never looked liked this when you were growing up," is one of her favourite sayings. I could point out to her that when we were growing up, she was at work all day while we were with a childminder, so there was nobody in the bloody house to mess it up, compared to me, who works from home and has two children under 10 who like to paint the walls with sticky handprints (my mum wisely waited 10 years between me and my younger brother), but instead I usually just roll my eyes and show her to my cleaning supply cupboard. So, downside of this visit? I get less time on the internet to read gay porn, and I get a lecture on how to be a better housewife (please, mother, like you even know what that is, you're just ever so slightly OCD). But the upside? I get to see my mum, whom I adore, and the kids get to see their Grandad, whom they adore, and I'm pretty sure all of my ironing pile will get done by someone other than myself by the time they leave again. Sounds like a fantastic deal to me.

Right, now I'm going to go and start another Rectober post! How is everyone else? Having good weeks so far?

<3

Comments

[capitu]

I am so freaking excited about your erised!!!!! Like, I'm jumping and bouncing all over the place about it. :D

I'm so glad you're there. <3 *is proud to have pointed you*

Aww, your mum's visit. *hugs* Well, that's a bit what mums do, yeah? A part of me thinks, fondly, very fondly, that mums feel they always know better. Maybe they do, but (not having children of my own) I'm guessing it's kind of hard to see them as their own people instead of always their kids. Still! Happy mummy time! I hope she doesn't drive you insane. <33

[lauren3210.livejournal.com]

Heeeeee thank you for your input, it was invaluable! <33333333

I really love my mum, we have the best relationship. She is, quite literally, my best friend. But, she does like to nag people, she does it all the time, to everyone, and sometimes she even manages to nag me, my brother, and my stepdad all at the same time, which is really quite impressive, lol! I already know I'm going to spend their visit rolling my eyes and sticking my tongue out when her back is turned, and then I'm going to be all sad and mopey when she leaves. Which is probably the same thing that most people go through with their mum's haha!

*squishes you*

[celestlyn.livejournal.com]

Moms! OMG, my mom was a neat-freak too. I'm a bit older and my mom was the epitome of the 50s 'Leave-it-to-Beaver' wife. Other than a bit of seasonal, garden store work her career was running the home. Beds made daily, clothes hanging on the line, ironing of sheets, jeans and t-shirts, dinner on the table when the husband walked in the door. I was a born when she was in her 30s and just in time to get completely caught up in old-school feminism. So I banished all thoughts of 50s-style living and I hate the word 'housewife' with the fire of a thousand suns. Doesn't mean my house isn't clean, but I'm not obsessive about it at all.

As much as I loved my mom, it was always stressful when she visited for a few days. It sounds like you have the right attitude though. Just show her the cleaning supply cupboard and let her knock herself out. Hopefully she won't be too insulting in her comments. But yes, I do miss her terribly now.

And TV show! I gave up on Gotham after the first episode. It's just not my thing, at all. I had been trying to stay interested in Under the Dome and Extant, but I finally had to let go of them. They got ridiculous and I found myself not really paying much attention anymore. So I let them go too.

Now Arrow, omg! I adore that show! Of course, Stephen Amell is delicious, but I enjoy the whole flavor of the show. The end of the season premiere sort of blew me away! I haven't gotten into Flash yet, but I think I will. I've fallen behind on The Walking Dead and Doctor Who. I just don't have time to watch non-stop tv! But I will sometimes marathon half a season when I'm home for a few days.

[lauren3210.livejournal.com]

lol, your relationship with my mother sounds just like my mother and grandmother! When my mum turned 18, my nan said to her, "I hope now that you're an adult you're going to cut your hair and start wearing skirts, and find a decent man to take care of." My mum just said, "nope!" and swanned off to university and married a goth guitar player! It's less that she wants me to be a 'housewife' and more that I don't do things the way she would, which she complains about while redoing whatever it is that I haven't done 'right'. The whole thing tends to be less stressful and more amusing tbh, because we all just make fun of her behind her back until she notices and thwaps us with a tea towel, haha!

My house is clean, but messy. There are clothes in piles where I haven't got around to folding them, and heaps of books in weird places and toys strewn all over the floor. And I don't care, because I'm comfortable with organised chaos, but my mum needs everything to have a place and for everything to be in its place. Actually, visiting me is probably more stressful for her than it is me, lol!

I might have to give Arrow another go, because I watched until the end of the first season, and then forgot to pick it up again the next season, so it just sort of fell to the wayside. But The Flash is awesomely cheesy, just a really good, entertaining show. And I could do with more of those in my life tbh! And I too marathon seasons occasionally, I love doing that sometimes! <3

[birdsofshore]

I'm thrilled (and envious) about your erised fic \o/

Really looking forward to reading that one.

[lauren3210.livejournal.com]

Heeee thank you! <3 I really hope everyone likes it just as much as I do, but especially my giftee! The mods did incredible well matching me up tbh, I am in awe of their skills!

[ladydragon76.livejournal.com]

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