don't be dull, be fannish

I received a very lovely feedback on my old Nick/Murray Riptide story "What's Lost Never to Return" and I realized just how much I missed the show. At first, I used to ship Nick and Cody like whoa, but then, when they introduced Joanna, only to kill her fiancé and get her together with Cody - a pretty convoluted and meh storyline - I focused on Nick and Murray and was... smitten. Seriously, their friendship, from the very beginning but especially after Cody got together with Joanna, was so tender and sweet. Like in the last episode, the scene with the gun. It was so... so... I mean... *hands* Wonderful. Truly wonderful...

322, Echoes: Oh wow, what a way to end a series. After the crapiness of S3 - sorry, but I really didn't like most of the episodes - the show went back to its roots and gave us a real and touching case story. And the healthy helping of h/c didn't hurt either, of course!

You know, as a slasher, for the first time I really saw and believed the Nick/Murray pairing. Maybe it's because in the last couple of episodes, they kept pushing the Cody/Joanna pairing so much, but Nick and Murray always had this deep and loving relationship, something that I just didn't see between Cody and Murray. Maybe it was because usually when it came down to emotional stuff, when Murray needed to talk, it was Nick who went to him, who took care of him. And in this episode, the slashy possibilities were enormous. I loved the touching gestures between Nick and Murray, when Nick gripped Murray's thigh under the tree, when Nick sat down next to Murray on the bed and patted his head, then rubbed his back... I really liked it.

And it was also fun to see "Directed by Perry King" XD

And now, I'm done, the show has been watched. Wow, it's really strange to be finished with this series. I have been watching it on and off since March. I really liked it, the close relationship between the three guys, even without my slashy goggles on. On the other hand, with the direction the show obviously was about to take - Cody/Joanna? Really? - I'm a bit glad that it was canceled before that could happen - just take a look at what the producers did to SGA *sigh* But I will still miss it: Nick, Cody and Murray; Roboz and the Mimi; the Riptide...

317, Playing Hardball: Every show has to have a "sports" episode. Usually it's boxing, don't ask me why. Here it was baseball. I liked the fact that the older brother didn't do it, that he really cared for his little bro. Other than that... Oh yes, Murray being all sick and the guys dragging him off - that was quite cute.

318, The Play's The Thing: Gloria is funny. And cute. I loved her blue outfit. Quite a funny episode. I loved them always stumbling across a dead body - kinda reminded me of the Czech comedy Four Murders Are Enough, Darling (in this comedy, whenever the main hero - a plain school teacher - opened a door of some sorts, a dead body fell out XD).

Also, I ordered S1 of The Closer on DVD. Amazon.co.uk offered it for not even 10 pounds a season. That's cheaper and faster than trying to download it :)

Oh, and I will keep on working the weekend through and then until Wednesday - that will be 9 days straight *sigh* But hopefully, I will have the book done and finished by then and I will take some time off, probably till the end of the year. I can't remember the last time I had more than a day or two off in one row.

313, The Frankie Kahana Show: Boring. And everybody was so incredibly OOC. I hate it when they portray Murray as a goof. I mean, geek or not, the man was in the army so I bet that he can at least point a gun and shoot and that he knows that a grenade with the safety pin pulled out will go ka-boom. So yeah, ick.

314-315, Smiles We Left Behind: Not bad, not as good as The Wedding Bell Blues or Home For Christmas, but not bad. Unfortunately, the version that I saw had these two episodes cut together into one so there were huge chunks missing - like the heart-to-heart Cody had with Janet when they realized that they had no future together - but I didn't really mind. This way, it felt more action-filled and less dragged out. But the best part? Murray's friend! That guy was hilarious :)

Seven eps to go *cracks knuckles*

So, I watched yet another episode of Riptide. Yes, I'm determined to finish this show before the end of the year...

Ep 309, Home for Christmas: It fits this season of the year, doesn't it? It also made me cry. This episode is not fluffy or funny at all, it's sad, very sad. I really hoped that Ben's son was alive. Though I loved the friendship that Nick struck with Ben. I could see a tag or a coda to this episode, a series of short ficlets where Nick comes to visit Ben just so that Ben's not alone. And boy, was Nick handsome in the dark coat and with the white shawl around his neck or what? 8) But I really did cry at the end, the funeral, the Christmas music... it made me sad :(

And I'm also watching Sports Night, here and there, whenever I manage to get my hands on an episode. I just watched episode 102, The Apology and let me tell you, from a Casey!girl, I'm quickly becoming a Dan!girl. He's so wonderfully messed up in the head. When he started talking about his brother on the show, when everybody stared at him with bated breath... And then Casey cracked a joke and the small smile that appeared on Dan's face... I really love this show. It's not hilarious, it's cute and I really love how crazy everybody is.

... eighteen to go!

303, Does Not Compute: That was quite a good ep and we finally saw Murray's comp skills put to a good use. For once Boz wasn't just a comic relief but the center point of the whole case. And it was fun to see Quinlan go to the guys and ask for help. He seemed... mellower in this ep.

304, The Bargain Department: Finally some hurt, physical and emotional, on Nick's part. Sometimes, I feel like the writers are too infatuated with angsty!Cody. And since I'm a Nick!girl, this ep made me really happy. Though I think that it would need some h/c coda/tag/missing scene *nods* But Murray as a lover-boy was really funny XP

Riptide 220, Harmony and Grits
* This is the gayest ep of the whole show. When Nick and Cody had the big fight and then they went on the stake-out to the restaurant, they kept sneaking peaks at each other while the heart-breaking music went "oh baby, when I look into my heart..." XD Oh my, I couldn't believe my eyes!
* The whole hugging session at the end of the ep, when their client got them all together again! They hugged each other and patted each other on the shoulders and they laughed and chuckled and I went all "Aww..." \o/
* And Quinlan wasn't actually a bastard in this ep, go figure!

Two seasons down, only one more to go! *cracks knuckles*

219, Twisted Cross
* This was my least favorite ep so far. I intensely dislike anything Nazi-related X(
* I liked hurt!Cody though, getting all dizzy and Nick making him sit down, making sure that he was okay. Aww...
* And some background info on Nick! Great :)

220, Fuzzy Vision
* This ep was so much fun! I really liked Ruth!
* Nick had a library card XD
* Cody is really in for some serious beating this season, the poor guy.
* Oh, the scene where Cody and Murray were sitting in the back seat of Ruth's car and Cody was holding Murray tight when the bad guys were shooting at them. Aww...

I mean, really, EW.com makes a gallery of TV's 15 Greatest Fright Nights and Supernatural is not among them? They include shows that lasted barely one season, sometimes not even that, but they totally disregard SPN? I'm kind of offended now *pouts*

I watched Riptide, ep 216 - Oil Bets Are Off - and there were two scenes that I loved: The one where Cody snatched Nick's letter away and Nick jumped on his back and the one where they returned to the Riptide and found a sad Murray curled up on the couch, hugging his knees to his chest, totally shell-shocked. The first one made me giggle, the second one was all "Aww..." *hugs the boys*

( Merlin, ep 106 )

( Riptide, ep 214 - Curse of the Mary Aberdeen )

How come that the pile of books in my room is not growing smaller but larger? I just dropped off two books at the shop and brought back three more! *head/desk*