I love how caring she is of Alicia's feelings for Will, like she's overcompensating by doing what she can to help Alicia have what she wants, even if what she wants isn't Kalinda. And I love how well that's portrayed as PART of their friendship, not a bar to or obstacle within it. Again, show: way to be smart about how relationships actually work.
YES this all the way! THIS.
Eli and Jackie: the other thing I didn't realize I loved about it, until he said, "Shalom," is how alien her whole world is for him, a world where he is unwelcome and outclassed, for all his power and connections. Wow this SHOW.
It's like a coping mechanism for her, distancing herself as much as possible while still fulfilling basic obligations when she has to.
Oh yes, I don't disagree at all! (And though I was a big fan of Alicia/Peter in the early days, once he came home I have become somewhat less so, and I'm having trouble articulating why. But let me try anyway! I really liked, I think, the political/strategic relationship between them, and now that's being overshadowed by the domestic/campaign relationship (when I said "political" before, I meant both of them coming to the table with political agendas that might dovetail but were distinct, whereas here they have to at least appear to have the same agenda).) All I'm saying is: not nearly as healthy as WILL/DIANE. NOT THAT I AM OBSESSED WITH THIS PAIR OR ANYTHING.
(The funny thing is that taken individually, I like Diane but don't find her as compelling as, oh, Gold, or Kalinda; and I am not really all that taken with Will's character in general although I think he is very well acted. But together... I don't even remember the last time I've been so interested in a pair of characters. Probably because I tend to be anti-romantic, and there aren't enough anti-romantic pairings! :) And, to be fair, because most of the shows I imprint on have ensemble dynamics I care very much about, whereas TGW excells in its pair-dynamics more than ensemble dynamics.)
Oh, Code Name Verity. ...Yeah. If you don't have the emotional capacity (which I totally understand, it took me a month to get myself up to handling it, myself), I'd say, put it down right now! Right now, before you get to the point where you have to finish it! But then do finish it, because it really is that good :)
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Date: 2012-10-06 05:45 pm (UTC)YES this all the way! THIS.
Eli and Jackie: the other thing I didn't realize I loved about it, until he said, "Shalom," is how alien her whole world is for him, a world where he is unwelcome and outclassed, for all his power and connections. Wow this SHOW.
It's like a coping mechanism for her, distancing herself as much as possible while still fulfilling basic obligations when she has to.
Oh yes, I don't disagree at all! (And though I was a big fan of Alicia/Peter in the early days, once he came home I have become somewhat less so, and I'm having trouble articulating why. But let me try anyway! I really liked, I think, the political/strategic relationship between them, and now that's being overshadowed by the domestic/campaign relationship (when I said "political" before, I meant both of them coming to the table with political agendas that might dovetail but were distinct, whereas here they have to at least appear to have the same agenda).) All I'm saying is: not nearly as healthy as WILL/DIANE. NOT THAT I AM OBSESSED WITH THIS PAIR OR ANYTHING.
(The funny thing is that taken individually, I like Diane but don't find her as compelling as, oh, Gold, or Kalinda; and I am not really all that taken with Will's character in general although I think he is very well acted. But together... I don't even remember the last time I've been so interested in a pair of characters. Probably because I tend to be anti-romantic, and there aren't enough anti-romantic pairings! :) And, to be fair, because most of the shows I imprint on have ensemble dynamics I care very much about, whereas TGW excells in its pair-dynamics more than ensemble dynamics.)
Oh, Code Name Verity. ...Yeah. If you don't have the emotional capacity (which I totally understand, it took me a month to get myself up to handling it, myself), I'd say, put it down right now! Right now, before you get to the point where you have to finish it! But then do finish it, because it really is that good :)