one more miracle

So I've finally picked up Angel again - I'd stalled early in season 4 a couple months ago, when I got into Farscape and Atlantis and what have you. But I finally watched the next episode and now I've been plowing through steadily, cause it's so damn good.

I just watched the S4 ep where Wesley gets Faith out of jail. She... she just DOES things to me. I care about the characters on this show, I do, and I'm engaged in pretty much all the plotlines. But Faith's on for one episode and already she's got me crying. First she has me flailing and making small muffled noises of joy and want. Then she has me going "nnnngh" with the whole take charge bit. And then she's all broked and I want to cuddle her and make her better and so I cry. And um. I'm in love with Faith Lehane. The end.

*smitten sigh*

So ya'll know that Dr. Who/Torchwood nonsense you've been squealing about? Well I'm finally CAVING. *shakes head* It was only a matter of time.

I expressed interest to Michelle about seeing Torchwood, and she was like oooh well first you should meet Jack! So she showed me the first ep that Jack appears in (The Empty Child and the second part, which *shivers* CREEPY!) and then the two part season finale (we skipped the one in between, except for the beginning scene with "Through TIME! and SPACE!" Cutest EVER) and oh my god, SO GOOD! *flappyhands* I love Rose and the Doctor and JACK! Oh JACK. When he's in that white tshirt, holding the gun and speechifying impassionedly? I THINK I FELT MY OVARIES EXPLODE. Nnnnngh.

So now Rach has pointed me to where I can acquire Torchwood, and I'm on my way baby!

Also, LOOK! I already have an ICON! Because seriously, that man's smile? Is shockingly, mind-bogglingly brilliant. Good lord.

Oh also! I was watching ep 3x12 Provision of Angel, and I saw in the guest names JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN! I squeaked really loudly and flailed about. And he was lovely! All young and round faced and smooth and suitified and awwwww JEFF! *snuggles him* Also? His part was so ridiculously gay, I can't even *hands* His "business partner" had died, and he was going to these ridiculous extreme lengths to get back his friend's watch from the vamps that killed him, because he (Jeff) gave him the watch. I mean, COME ON. That couldn't be any more gay if they TRIED. *loves forever and ever*

Omigod, I LOVE Angel S2. I was getting all FLAILY I was so excited, so I had to take a break to keep myself from spontaneously combusting! Also? I LOVE CHRISTIAN KANE SO MUCH IT HURTS! *flappy hands* All the little nuances in his acting make me squee and flail and rewind and rewatch all the time!

Oh I am such a fangirl.

*LOVES SO HARD*

(I need to reupload a Chris-as-Lindsey icon!)

A random, late night entry. We'll do list format.

A Brokeback Mountain article posted over at wranglers: http://www.livejournal.com/community/wranglers/141522.html?mode=reply It's from Vogue and has a GORGEOUS new picture, and the article is brief but thoughtful and lovely. I really, really can't wait for this movie.

I just watched the Angel S1 episodes Five by Five and Sanctuary. Wow. WOW. My Faith love has returned full force! I was really really obsessed with her for a while (she's the only character in any fandom that gets an individual icon folder on my hard drive - now that's love) but once I sort of drifted away from Buffy, she slipped to the back of my mind (as did the music video I have half finished, alas). But watching these two episodes... she just blows my mind! And this pair of eps in particular epitomizes Faith - in one, you have snarky, badass Faith who's kicking ass and taking names, but then you have angsty, guilt-ridden, conflicted Faith who is just... so pathetic you want to cuddle her. Or at least I do. And I've watched a lot of Faith's stuff from season 3 and such many many times, and sometimes Eliza's acting isn't the *best*, but I think by these eps she's really got her game down. I clearly know what happens at the end of Five by Five, but I completely unexpectedly just started crying. It was that affecting. She's repeating her litany of "Just do it Angel, please, just do it..." and I'm waiting for it, waiting for it, and then... "Just kill me!" and I broke into tears! I just... wow. I feel so much for her. And I love that I can enjoy her badassness, which is just SO entertaining and sexy (yes, sexy) but then also empathize with her tortured soul. I LOVE HER. And I also love Angel for caring about her. Buffy is really, really, really a bitch in Sanctuary. Granted, she totally has the right to be, but it just pisses me off when she has this completely appalled look on her face when Angel punches her - as Angel says, "Not to go all schoolyard, but you hit me first." He totally has a point. She's like "WHAM - ow! You had no right to punch me you big meany!" *sighs and rolls eyes* But ANYway. My favorite part is when Angel comes down with the donuts and he sees Faith standing in the kitchen, and you only see her torso, and he's like "The first think you need to do is.. give me that knife." And then a second's pause before the camera pans down and we see that she is indeed holding a massive butcher's knife. And the music, very subtly, becomes ominous and creepy. It's just so perfectly done. I love that she doesn't say anything. I could talk on and on about this but I'm tired and this post is getting long. You know what? Maybe my refound complete adoration of her will incite me to finish this video! I'm so very proud of what I have so far, I just haven't felt motivated to get it done. Here's hoping!