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hafitalNew computer arrived safe and sound!! It's mighty purty. It's like a tiny tiny princess. Svelte. I'm a little cautious of it, actually. Doesn't have that "lived in" feel yet. It's too new! lol. But it's perfect, so far. Right now I have it chugging away at converting some avis to iPod format for me so that I can stuff on my iPod when I goes to Peru next week.
Oh yeah, have I mentioned that yet? I'm going away for a week for a wedding and to visit family in Lima. Another wedding. This one promises to be much more low-key than the last one this family put up. I should hope. We were joking about it last year during that fancy shmancy wedding, saying cousin R will only have 1 horse instead of 2, and maybe cut out the matching his and hers flying trapeze artists, but keep the live band and the random carnival dancers.
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TONY'S BACK. I loved the scene between him and Jack, on the steps in front of the Capitol building, neither able to look at each other because someone is probably watching. "I need your help, Jack." Aw! And then there was the pause when Tony's walking away behind Jack, and Tony takes the moment to touch him. For these guys, that's as good as a full on body rub. lol.
I do like Renee Walker a lot, although I haven't warmed up to her as much as I would like, but I LOVED IT OMG when she slapped Jack. I wanted her to slap him more! I was like "SLAP HIM AGAIN!". It was good for him. hee. Okay, for serious, I do like how she's really the only one that's pushing him, trying to make him more human again, trying to break him out of this hard shell he's developed. She almost got there, too. Kiefer, my love, keep it up. You're awesome.
I've seen some crit here and there about Jack becoming too much of a "machine", which I think is fairly accurate, actually, but rather than finding it annoying, I'm fascinated by it. He's gone to hell and back again so many times, he's soul has been hacked away by all that he's done, and all that's he's given up, and all that's been done to him, that I think he's learned to just be hard, to do his job. He hasn't really lost his way, but his way is sort of lacking anything joyful or happy or even slightly soft. Poor guy. *loves him*
This is like a compound characterization: in conjunction with how Kiefer portrays Jack, and how the writers write him -- this man, who has kept nothing for himself, has sacrificed everything in service to his country. And the scary thing is I think he'd do it all again, even knowing the hell it will put him through. The whys and the wherefores of all of his sacrifices are sometimes a bit ott, which is the nature of the show and a symptom of its format, but in the reality of the 24 universe, everything Jack has ever done has been necessary, at least in the moment that he inhabits it's all been necessary, and he unselfishly has done it all. It's a wonder he's not stark raving bonkers, although there's something rock solid about that man. It's like Kiefer's low center of gravity or something. He's been very close to losing it, but everyone else would have lost it after 12 hours into day 1, so I think he's doing pretty good, considering. lol.
Ah me. This show. It's a tough cookie. :)
Oh yeah, have I mentioned that yet? I'm going away for a week for a wedding and to visit family in Lima. Another wedding. This one promises to be much more low-key than the last one this family put up. I should hope. We were joking about it last year during that fancy shmancy wedding, saying cousin R will only have 1 horse instead of 2, and maybe cut out the matching his and hers flying trapeze artists, but keep the live band and the random carnival dancers.
~~~
TONY'S BACK. I loved the scene between him and Jack, on the steps in front of the Capitol building, neither able to look at each other because someone is probably watching. "I need your help, Jack." Aw! And then there was the pause when Tony's walking away behind Jack, and Tony takes the moment to touch him. For these guys, that's as good as a full on body rub. lol.
I do like Renee Walker a lot, although I haven't warmed up to her as much as I would like, but I LOVED IT OMG when she slapped Jack. I wanted her to slap him more! I was like "SLAP HIM AGAIN!". It was good for him. hee. Okay, for serious, I do like how she's really the only one that's pushing him, trying to make him more human again, trying to break him out of this hard shell he's developed. She almost got there, too. Kiefer, my love, keep it up. You're awesome.
I've seen some crit here and there about Jack becoming too much of a "machine", which I think is fairly accurate, actually, but rather than finding it annoying, I'm fascinated by it. He's gone to hell and back again so many times, he's soul has been hacked away by all that he's done, and all that's he's given up, and all that's been done to him, that I think he's learned to just be hard, to do his job. He hasn't really lost his way, but his way is sort of lacking anything joyful or happy or even slightly soft. Poor guy. *loves him*
This is like a compound characterization: in conjunction with how Kiefer portrays Jack, and how the writers write him -- this man, who has kept nothing for himself, has sacrificed everything in service to his country. And the scary thing is I think he'd do it all again, even knowing the hell it will put him through. The whys and the wherefores of all of his sacrifices are sometimes a bit ott, which is the nature of the show and a symptom of its format, but in the reality of the 24 universe, everything Jack has ever done has been necessary, at least in the moment that he inhabits it's all been necessary, and he unselfishly has done it all. It's a wonder he's not stark raving bonkers, although there's something rock solid about that man. It's like Kiefer's low center of gravity or something. He's been very close to losing it, but everyone else would have lost it after 12 hours into day 1, so I think he's doing pretty good, considering. lol.
Ah me. This show. It's a tough cookie. :)
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Date: 2009-02-25 03:18 am (UTC)The Jack and Tony scene was SO fantastic. That lingering touch... such a small gesture, and yet? I almost swooned. \o/
I do like Renee Walker a lot, although I haven't warmed up to her as much as I would like
Same here. Actually, when she was going all emo on Jack, giving him grief and slapping him, all I do was gape at her and think, THIS from the woman who tortured a suspect for info just a few hours ago? What hypocrisy! Renee, honey, your guilty conscience is showing.
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Date: 2009-02-25 07:28 am (UTC)ahahahaha. Awesome! I win. \o/
The Jack and Tony scene was SO fantastic. That lingering touch... such a small gesture, and yet? I almost swooned. \o/
Yeah, pretty much me too.
Same here. Actually, when she was going all emo on Jack, giving him grief and slapping him, all I do was gape at her and think, THIS from the woman who tortured a suspect for info just a few hours ago? What hypocrisy! Renee, honey, your guilty conscience is showing.
sigh. Yeah. I'm inclined to forgive her a bit for that since she's kind of been caught up in the Bauer vortex, but basically I agree.
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Date: 2009-02-25 03:48 am (UTC)So, does the trip to Peru mean no Tifah at Escapade? *is sad*
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Date: 2009-02-25 07:25 am (UTC)I have to watch this episode again. wheeeee.
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Date: 2009-02-25 07:00 am (UTC)no subject
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