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I saw this for the first time yesterday so while it's fresh in my mind, some rambling thoughts.
This was fun but it felt different somehow. Different shape to it, if that makes sense, just slightly askew. Simon and Joel eating at the loft at the end, for instance; really didn't see that often in the show. In fact, although I haven't seen them all, I only recall Simon there once or twice, never socially, and Joel once, again not socially, eating, was it ostrich stew?
But it was nice. Even if Blair must've made enough to feed an army and Iris would've been more likely to collapse in a heap groaning than leap on him and ravish him. (And please tell me there's fic about Jim reacting to the supposedly aphrodisical meal after Simon and Joel go and doing some of that leap and ravishing himself? And why wasn't Blair eating it?)
Okay, this is rambling even for me.
Back to the start.
Iris is a skanky ho. Who asks to borrow something valuable from a monetary POV and an emotional one from someone they already owe big time and only just met? You can see Blair getting more and more disenchanted with her (I don't imagine the parking in a handicapped spot went down too well as that's another really, really scuzzy thing to do) as it builds up to the reveal that she's bad news but he's so damn good-mannered (or desperate to get laid) that he puts up with it all :;shakes head sadly::
I had to snicker at the canon evidence of Jim in BP mode. Big brother type protective? I don't think so, Simon... but interesting that that's the way Simon, they're not ghosts, you're imagining stuff Banks rationalises Jim and Blair's relationship in his head. He's good at that.
Jim's certain she's dodgy and he keeps on pushing until he proves it. And then there's that weird bit where they think Chance is Blair on the security cam. Hello? His hair's much longer and it doesn't take Sentinel zoom-ins and left handed spotting and not-his-jacket to see that. Although it's cute Jim knows Blair's wardrobe that well. Most men wouldn't.
More evidence of skankiness as Iris and Chance drive past the crashed schoolbus. Which was a tad on the anvilicious/convenient side but it separated the good guys from the bad nicely; Iris didn't show a hint of being on the side of the angels.
Liked Blair being scared; people are scared in situations like that; it's normal, it's human. Liked his doing his best to escape even more because there's no reason for even damsels to be in distress if they don't want to be and Blair's no damsel, never has been.
I did start to get a little impatient with the relentless beat of Blair escaping only to be caught again which got to the status of a dance, almost, choreographed to the second. But it was that kind of episode so I can accept it, just.
Jim really did freak out over Blair missing and in danger, didn't he? Those 'Where's Blair Sandburg?' questions were gritted-teeth menacing.
And then we cut to topless Blair (pause for shallow mmming) and Blair taking control in a rather nifty, Blair type way.
Iris: We split everything three ways...everything.
Blair: (laughing) I'm not into threesomes.
Iris: Ooh, come on, baby, don't knock it till you've tried it.
Blair: Yeah, whatever. (laughing) Come on. (grabs her arm)
Iris: Ow.
Blair: This way. Quit whining.
Not into threesomes? In this fandom, that's lucky because they don't happen often :;g:; I've read some, but mostly it's Blair with Jim and Jim with Blair and no one else need apply.
Could do without the version of the car chase through the train and on the convenient motorbikes (wouldn't they need keys?) but, eh. Liked Blair's small revenge on Iris.
And now we're back to the end, with Blair strumming happily away on his guitar and all is sweetness with rampant smuttiness to come, I'm sure, until Blair is a total smack him about the head dork and says,
BlairYou know, I should stay in touch with her. I mean, she's still pretty young, you know. (walks back to table) What she needs is a positive influence in her life. (hands a plate to Jim) Here's some dessert. A role model. People change, you know? (goes back to couch)
Thank God, Jim has brains enough for both of them as Blair's have clearly dribbled out of his freaking ears.
Jim: Why don't you do yourself a favor, Romeo. Get some therapy.
No kidding.
This was fun but it felt different somehow. Different shape to it, if that makes sense, just slightly askew. Simon and Joel eating at the loft at the end, for instance; really didn't see that often in the show. In fact, although I haven't seen them all, I only recall Simon there once or twice, never socially, and Joel once, again not socially, eating, was it ostrich stew?
But it was nice. Even if Blair must've made enough to feed an army and Iris would've been more likely to collapse in a heap groaning than leap on him and ravish him. (And please tell me there's fic about Jim reacting to the supposedly aphrodisical meal after Simon and Joel go and doing some of that leap and ravishing himself? And why wasn't Blair eating it?)
Okay, this is rambling even for me.
Back to the start.
Iris is a skanky ho. Who asks to borrow something valuable from a monetary POV and an emotional one from someone they already owe big time and only just met? You can see Blair getting more and more disenchanted with her (I don't imagine the parking in a handicapped spot went down too well as that's another really, really scuzzy thing to do) as it builds up to the reveal that she's bad news but he's so damn good-mannered (or desperate to get laid) that he puts up with it all :;shakes head sadly::
I had to snicker at the canon evidence of Jim in BP mode. Big brother type protective? I don't think so, Simon... but interesting that that's the way Simon, they're not ghosts, you're imagining stuff Banks rationalises Jim and Blair's relationship in his head. He's good at that.
Jim's certain she's dodgy and he keeps on pushing until he proves it. And then there's that weird bit where they think Chance is Blair on the security cam. Hello? His hair's much longer and it doesn't take Sentinel zoom-ins and left handed spotting and not-his-jacket to see that. Although it's cute Jim knows Blair's wardrobe that well. Most men wouldn't.
More evidence of skankiness as Iris and Chance drive past the crashed schoolbus. Which was a tad on the anvilicious/convenient side but it separated the good guys from the bad nicely; Iris didn't show a hint of being on the side of the angels.
Liked Blair being scared; people are scared in situations like that; it's normal, it's human. Liked his doing his best to escape even more because there's no reason for even damsels to be in distress if they don't want to be and Blair's no damsel, never has been.
I did start to get a little impatient with the relentless beat of Blair escaping only to be caught again which got to the status of a dance, almost, choreographed to the second. But it was that kind of episode so I can accept it, just.
Jim really did freak out over Blair missing and in danger, didn't he? Those 'Where's Blair Sandburg?' questions were gritted-teeth menacing.
And then we cut to topless Blair (pause for shallow mmming) and Blair taking control in a rather nifty, Blair type way.
Iris: We split everything three ways...everything.
Blair: (laughing) I'm not into threesomes.
Iris: Ooh, come on, baby, don't knock it till you've tried it.
Blair: Yeah, whatever. (laughing) Come on. (grabs her arm)
Iris: Ow.
Blair: This way. Quit whining.
Not into threesomes? In this fandom, that's lucky because they don't happen often :;g:; I've read some, but mostly it's Blair with Jim and Jim with Blair and no one else need apply.
Could do without the version of the car chase through the train and on the convenient motorbikes (wouldn't they need keys?) but, eh. Liked Blair's small revenge on Iris.
And now we're back to the end, with Blair strumming happily away on his guitar and all is sweetness with rampant smuttiness to come, I'm sure, until Blair is a total smack him about the head dork and says,
BlairYou know, I should stay in touch with her. I mean, she's still pretty young, you know. (walks back to table) What she needs is a positive influence in her life. (hands a plate to Jim) Here's some dessert. A role model. People change, you know? (goes back to couch)
Thank God, Jim has brains enough for both of them as Blair's have clearly dribbled out of his freaking ears.
Jim: Why don't you do yourself a favor, Romeo. Get some therapy.
No kidding.
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