exsequar | Don't you change the things you do

The interview with Zach Quinto in Playboy is just wonderful. They're actually quite good questions, and ZQ is SO well-spoken! Sometimes when I'm reading fic I think authors overdo it with the grammar and vocab, but no, he actually talks like a particularly well-written academic book! OH ZACHARY. We love you so. ♥ Unsurprisingly, my favorite part of the interview is when he talks about being half-Irish, and how it helps him 1) when he "sidles up to a bottle of Jameson" (UGH A MILLION HEARTS), or 2) when he spent a summer living in Galway. He says "the people in Ireland are amazing". I could not agree any more, ZQ!!! If I ever met him, we would totally bond over the amazingness of Ireland. Sigh, that PLACE. This BOY. <33333 (Plz note icon. I love this GQ motherfucker.)

Relatedly, have a darling Chris Fine/ZQ rec: read, eat, sleep by

stereomer. You know she's awesome, so what are you waiting for? :)

So tonight I finished watching the first season of Leverage. I haven't talked about it much (at all?), but I started watching it a couple months ago with my best friend. So, clearly this is not, like, super high-quality television or anything. But it has three glorious assets: Christian Kane, Aldis Hodge, and Beth Riesgraf. All three of them are pretty damn wonderful, and I adore their darling selves. Aldis/Hardison in particular. He's such a geek, and so funny, but he also has really lovely sensitive moments. Parker was off-putting at first, but I definitely warmed up to her extremely oddballness and came to appreciate that as a very endearing and unique aspect of her character. She's really deeply... weird, but also sweet and lovely and just so adorably unaware of her weirdness. And Elliot! I just love Elliot. He kicks ass all the time, which is clearly hot, and he's so grumbly and rough-edged but you always know there lurks the heart of a squishy teddybear. Plus, CHRISTIAN KANE. If this is what you decided to do instead of giving me more music, Mr. Kane, I suppose I can forgive you. In short, the three of them are fantastic and absolutely the reason I watch this show.

Sophie I am not very interested in, but that's mostly because her character is largely defined by her relationship with Nate. And Nate... well, lets just say I am the opposite of fascinated by or sympathetic to him. I find him boring, self-involved, smug, and a total asshole about his drinking. I understand that alcoholism is a disease, but the way he acts about it is just so unpleasant, completely turning away all attempts to help him and acting like he's got everything under control. I also find him pretty intensely unattractive (something about the ears, the watery eyes, and the flabby chin) soooo as a protagonist he pretty much fails spectacularly for me. Nate is what keeps this show from being unmitigated fun for me. I love everything to do with the three little ones, and feel an intense desire to fast-forward through all of Nate's scenes.

Needless to say, I'll be tuning in next year - I just wish they'd gotten someone better for the lead role! Or written a different character. Or both. The stories are ridiculous but self-aware in their ridiculousness, and from what I've seen, the people in charge of the show are pretty great. So overall it's a win, I think! (Hardisonnnn)

Is there any good fic for this show? I definitely would not object to some well-done Elliot/Hardison, or definitely Hardison/Parker, they are SO SWEET. Or a party for everyone perhaps? :D Just curious if there's anything out there!

I think the show I'm going to tackle next is BONES. I've caught several episodes on TV, and every time I find myself making awwwwww noises at Booth and Brennan, and I really like the supporting characters, so yes. Looking forward to it! \o/ I'm also approaching the end of season 4 of Six Feet Under - ugh, I LOVE this show. I love it SO MUCH. It's dark in content all the time, and everyone's fucked up, but somehow it's not depressing, just eye-opening. The characters are just so... alive, which is a wonderful irony. Claire is 10000% my favorite, she is amazing. Sigh, FISHERS. ♥