one more miracle

Michelle and I watched Castle episodes 3 and 4 last night. It is SO SO precious!!! We squeal and clap frequently with delight. Nathan is, of course, an absolute vision of goofy adorableness and sass. Any other actor would be pretty obnoxious as that character, but Nathan makes him endearing and hilarious instead. His FACE! Our other favorite part is his daughter, who sasses right back at him. Their relationship (plus the grandma) gives the show a really fun unique twist on other cop shows. The plots are kind of hilariously twisty, but they're fun to watch. And the woman who plays Beckett is really growing on us - she gives as good as she gets from Nathan most of the time, and she has some truly awesome skeptical faces. She's also written quite well, I think - strong without being overly "butch," occasionally girly, snarky and smart. I also love the other cops - Esposito and Ryan, I think. They have such a bromance going on in the background, it's hilarious! Basically I love it and I really really hope it keeps going. NATHAN!

I also watched Chasing Liberty, that movie with Matthew Goode and Mandy Moore, this weekend. Um... it was terrible. I can't remember the last time I willingly subjected myself to such truly awful writing. And Matthew and Mandy were both overacting, probably a combination of trying to give a totally empty script substance and a bad director. So, uh, even their combined pretty absolutely could not save it. I mean, of course I appreciated shirtless Matthew and tight-tshirt Matthew and wet Matthew, of course I did. ;) But that doesn't change that that's 2 hours of my life that I'll never get back! Ha. Oh well.

In continuing my SPN nostalgia kick, I just watched Everybody Loves a Clown. Omg Winchesters! ;_____; Dean's woobie little lip! Sam's busted up face and truly awful hair! The minivan! "Apparently clowns kill!" ELLEN AND ASH AND JO!!!!!!! I can't even express how much I wish they had kept them around. Their story (even Jo's crush on Dean!) feels so so much more organic and true to the world of hunting than Ruby or Bela ever did. Ellen and the Roadhouse set up such a fascinating connection to the whole of the rest of the hunting world, not to mention another person who remembers John Winchester. She was such a warm, gritty, motherly figure in their lives, and I really wish they had kept her around to keep them grounded. I just wish the show had kept that tone in general - Sam and Dean as part of an underground community of outcasts who trawl the dusty roads of America laying waste to evil sonsabitches.

I hate that I've become sad/bitter about our show. It's not how I approach anything, ever, but my love affair with the early Winchesters was so passionate that I can't help but feel their loss acutely. But I am truly enjoying going back and reliving their story, both through the episodes and fic. Sigh, SamandDean. I love you so. ♥

Happy Monday, flist! It's cold and rainy here, which after the 70+ sunny weekend we had is quite a rude shock. Garfield would be entirely unsurprised - Mondays hate the world! I am exhausted, so I'm going to go into lab, hopefully finish early, and then come home for a NAP. This prospect excites me greatly. <33

Words cannot express how much I love this picture.


First of all, just look at how close Nathan and Sean are standing. Guh. And then Sean's silly little tongue, and Summer's smile, and eee! *smishes them*

And I hadn't seen this one, awww!



Found in an old post at hires_hunks :D

(Just watched the England-Portugal game. Wasn't really my favorite. I don't like Rooney. The end.)

1) Nathan Fillion is *seriously* a Simon/River shipper. First on the Serenity commentary, he says it's his favorite relationship on the show. And then in the Simon/River scene in War Stories, in his commentary he first waxes poetic about Summer's acting ability, and then about how Simon will do anything for River and that's one of the reasons he loved Firefly so much. ALSO, at the beginning of the scene, Alan says "And here we have the brother and sister in bed." It maketh me to giggle. Then at the end of the scene when Simon says "Yep! Definitely my sister." Nathan repeats softly and sweetly, "Definitely his sister." Awwwwww. I LOVE NATHAN.

2) War Stories is an intense episode. Very painful and cringe-causing, but at the same time has some of the best moments of humor. "Take me sir. Take me hard."

3) Watching more commentary. Nathan, out of the blue, asks "Is essence the root of essential?" and there's a sort of pause and Alan says, laughing and a bit bemused, "I think it definitely could be." *laughing from both* "I'd vote yes." I LOVE THESE BOYS.

Only thing.... I wish Sean had done a commentary *pouts*

I LOVE THIS SHOW. AND this icon!!! HEE.