About conscious decisions

I've made a conscious decision not to go and look for info about the actors starring in Spartacus: Vengeance. I just... don't want to know. Anything at all, if possible, about them.

You see, a few years back, when I was literally obsessed with SPN, I got so tangled up in BTS stuff, that it started ruining all the pleasure I took from watching the show. It just tore down the fourth wall way too much for my liking - also, tin-hatters get really old, really fast.

But back to Spartacus. On Tumblr, I stumbled across some info about Pana Hema Taylor who plays Nasir. Oh, nothing bad, don't worry. Just that he has a GF/fiancée/wife who's much older than he and by much I mean like 20 years older. Personally, I don't care, his private life is none of my business and if he's happy, more power to him. But his so called "fans" immediately started hating on her. And that's when I decided: no, just no. No more BTS for me. I will NOT allow crazy fanatics to ruin my pleasure!

Also, I decided not to visit any comms and sites that post episode summaries and discussions. Why? Because of Agron and Nasir...



Oh, the pairing is quite popular, it's not that people hate it. But fans are obsessed with how... vanilla it is, that it's not more graphic.

Head meet desk, seriously. Here you have a couple that's amazingly written and loved by the writers themselves. You see how the two progress from being enemies over reluctant friends to lovers, you see a real character development that doesn't depend on clichés, you see two men who are first and foremost in love with each, the lust is secondary to their feelings for each other - which is a very rare thing in gay couples on TV. You have a couple that can show more love and intimacy in one smile than others while boinking like rabbits... But it all devolves to "We haven't seen them fuck yet!" I? Have no words.

So, no hunting for BTS info and no web discussions. I'll be a much happier fan that way!

Book #19

"Means of Evil: And Other Stories (Inspector Wexford)" by Ruth Rendell

3 stars out of 5

An anthology of 5 short stories starring Inspector Reg Wexford. His cases weren't all that interesting but I liked Wexford himself, an elderly inspector, happily married with children and grandchildren, a man still very much in love with his wife. I liked his humor and his slightly acerbic inner monolog. Some of his comments made me laugh out loud.

Fic rec: Sherlock

"Meet Me Inside" by wakeneve | John/Sherlock | AU | John and Sherlock meet in prison. John becomes Sherlock's prison-wife. | ~19.000 words

Something wrong...

John sagging against the wall. John wincing as he knelt. John so calm during negotiations, now nervous. John did not normally sag, wince, fret. John was still. John was calm. John stood foursquare against the world, head held high.

Conclusion: John is tired frightened (?) hurt (!)

John is hurt.

Intriguing! I loved how Mycroft played Sherlock in this fic, how he forced his hand. Ha!

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I have to wonder what Erik's purpose is in this show. I mean, all that he knows? Nell knows better. He's clumsy, he is not field savvy and he has no special skills. I could understand it if he was the software guy and Nell the hardware girl but that's not it either. So, what's his purpose besides being the butt of Hetty's jokes?

And is it just me or are Sam and Callen growing apart slowly? More and more often their varied backgrounds show, causing a disagreement. And even though they still have each other's back, their relationship feels... strained. Like they're keeping it together through sheer force of will sometimes. Sam has a family, he has roots, he's a team player. Callen is an orphan with no anchor and trust issues. And it's starting to feel like Callen's issues are becoming a burden for Sam...

Some spoilers!

For Spartacus, something that made me run in circles and flap my hands like a nut: an interview with Steven DeKnight and Liam McIntyre for AfterElton.

( This could be considered a spoiler for who does NOT die in the season finale! )

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And an interview with Tom Hiddleston and his stuntman about The Avengers: link.

( My favorite part! Spoilers ahoy! )