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Favorite cast member: Dylan O'Brien



I don't know much about him - I'm not fretfully checking his private life - the only thing I do know is that he's dating Britt Robertson, with whom he filmed The First Time. But that's pretty much it. I'm much more interested in his work than his private life. Because that boy? Can ACT - yes, the capital letters were needed. I got my hands on all of his movies so far - High Road, The First Time, Internship - and I really hope he'll manage to keep his head straight and make many more! I hope he doesn't leave TW till the show actually ends - and knowing that Jeff Davis is basically bending over backwards to keep him on the show*, I hope we don't have to worry - and I hope that his upcoming movies - The Maze Runner and Glimmer - are successful. Because he really does deserve success.

* Funny story: According to Tumblr, the reason why Stiles slept so much in this episode? Dylan was needed back on the set of The Maze Runner again and TW wanted to give him the time needed. Pretty much what happened in 312, isn't it?

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Favorite parent: Melissa McCall!



Melissa is simply amazing. A kick-ass single mom who can handle anything life throws at her, even her son becoming a werewolf. She's smart and strong and caring and funny and she's always, always there not just for her son but for his friends too, she's like a surrogate mother to them, both Isaac and Stiles. And Melissa Ponzio is so gorgeous it hurts *_*

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Favorite Isaac moment:

The one in S2, where he and Erika were walking down the school hall, full of new-found confidence, dressed all in black leather and with Isaac scratching the lockers with his claws. It was such a change for them, and especially for Isaac, after years and years of being terrified of his father, he walked tall and proud and unafraid, for the very first time in his life. That was glorious!

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Favorite Derek moment:

This will sound cruel but the scene where Kali stabbed him with a pipe in... 304? And then kept him impaled on it throughout the episode while Deucalion talked to him. I'm not a sadist, Tyler Hoechlin just did an amazing job in that scene. I mean, seriously, he spent the whole episode on his hands and knees, pretending to be in excruciating pain. And I really and truly believed it. It was amazingly well played!

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Favorite Stiles moment:

Too many to count. But my favorite Stiles scenes are those with his dad. Like the two really touching ones in 313, Stiles waking from his nightmare and the "You alright?" one. Brilliant. But funny stuff? Definitely...

Sheriff: Please tell me I'm gonna hear good news at this parent/teacher thing tonight.
Stiles: Depends on how you define "good news."
Sheriff: I define it as you getting straight A's with no behavioral issues.
Stiles: You might wanna rethink that definition.
Sheriff: 'Nuff said.

Or...

Stiles: You know how many vehicle collisions last year involved deer?
Sheriff: Oh, God, please go to school.
Stiles: But that's crossing the road. This one last night came right down the middle.
Sheriff: I'm not gonna beg you.
Stiles: Okay, good. I'm impervious to your influence anyway.
Sheriff: Would you consider a bribe?
Stiles: You couldn't meet my price.
Sheriff: Extortion?
Stiles: You got nothing on me.
Sheriff: Yeah.
Stiles: Dad, what are you doing? Dad, what are you doing? Aah!

LOL! These two...

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Something you wish hadn't happened:

I wish they hadn't taken Derek's Alpha status away from him - especially without giving him back a power of equal meassure, as in allowing him to shift fully, into a real wolf. I mean, I know that he gave up his power to save his sister, and good for him, he has lost enough people already, but now... It feels like he just keeps losing stuff and I really wish it was somehow balanced: you lose a power, you get a new one.

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Favorite wolf: Scott McCall



I admit I didn't like much, how they wrote Scott in the first two seasons or so. He made some really dumb decisions. But this season? This season, he's been simply amazing. The way he cares about Stiles, the way he's with Kira, his love for his mother and his antagonism towards his absent father... Lovely.

Favorite quote:

I'm the hot girl!

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Least Favorite Male Character: Jackson Whitmore



I hated him so very, very much. Rich boy with issues. Boohoo, you were adopted by a loving couple who gave you everything, including their unending love, my heart bleeds for you. Not. What a dick! I did a happy jiggle when I heard Colton Haynes was leaving the show. It's now so, so much better than when he and his dumb issues were a part of the show, oftentimes taking the center stage.

My favorite quote about him?

And seriously, an American werewolf in London? Like that's not going to be a disaster.

Favorite Male Character: Stiles Stilinski



Gosh, I love the guy so much. He's sarcastic and sweet and funny and loyal and smart and brave and just as broken as everyone else in their little pack. And he loves his father very, very much. Also, he's really, really gorgeous. I mean, have you seen his eye-lashes?

Quote:

I'm 147 pounds of pale skin and fragile bones. Sarcasm is my only defense.

Lately, I've been feeling a bit... off. Not at all inspired to watch anything or even update my LJ/DW or Tumblr properly. I think it all started when Paul Walker died. His death still seems completely impossible, inconceivable to me. It feels like it stole all my fannish feelings and since then, I just... wallow. I hate it.

So, next year... what to do next year...? More memes and challenges, I think. 75 books to read on GoodReads. I've managed 73 so far this year, with one audiobook 1/3 through and still a week to go. I can manage 75 before the year's end. And I would like to reduce my manga "to-read" shelf by half, at least. I would also like to return more books to my boss, some of them I've been holding hostage since 2009!!! What else?

Another "30 movies in 30 days" challenge. It really helped me make a dent into the piles of movies on/under/inside my table. You can't even imagine just how many movies I actually own, you really can't. And... probably something along the lines of a "3x30" challenge, 3 episodes of... something every day. I have so many shows downloaded that I actually had to buy a new external HDD today, Verbatim 1TB! Not to mention all the DVDs! This challenge will help me sort the mess out. My OCD will not allow anything else.

Oh, speaking of books - my next translation? Oliver Bowden's new Assassin's Creed book, "Black Flag". I hate books about ships. Naval terminology and me? No buddies.

And... that's it. They are threatening us with another windstorm in the next 2 days, up to 90kph here and just here, where I live. Figures. I hate windy weather. But what can you do? *sigh*