@dudepeel: Me! I miss that psychopathic bastard.
@lamorevincera: It's like the last minute in a football game.
@Mike De Lucia: Unless of course he's afraid of a lynch mob for announcing he's broken/sliced the knot and then, once again, reneges.
@DasStan: Jim's not really a good example. Jordan was kind of a given due to his age (and dragging the bloody series out way too long) and the same might end up being true for Martin. Neither he nor Jordan are/were ancient by any means but age is still a factor.
@djscruffy: Nice analogy. :D
The only part of the montage I really liked was the Julian/Miles bit. Their bromance was epic.
The only part of the montage I really liked was the Julian/Miles bit. Their bromance was epic.
@Adam Whitehead: My problem with the last season that it's always felt like an afterthought, like it was tacked on and not wholly a part of the series.
And then the last ep just felt like a huge let-down. It felt like that when I saw it first-run, it felt like that a few years ago when I watched the entire series, and it felt like that just recently when I watched the entire thing again.
The idiotic montage was especially grating because of Worf's chunk, with no Jadzia, despite the fact she was pretty much the epic love of his life; the man felt a need to go on a glorious battle to make sure she made it to Sto'vo'kor.
On the grand scale of things, no, it wasn't as bad as the ending of BSG, but I didn't have nearly as much emotion and character identification invested in those characters. That's why it felt like such a let-down. I freely admit this is my own personal opinion and feeling towards it and not everyone had/has the same reaction.
And then the last ep just felt like a huge let-down. It felt like that when I saw it first-run, it felt like that a few years ago when I watched the entire series, and it felt like that just recently when I watched the entire thing again.
The idiotic montage was especially grating because of Worf's chunk, with no Jadzia, despite the fact she was pretty much the epic love of his life; the man felt a need to go on a glorious battle to make sure she made it to Sto'vo'kor.
On the grand scale of things, no, it wasn't as bad as the ending of BSG, but I didn't have nearly as much emotion and character identification invested in those characters. That's why it felt like such a let-down. I freely admit this is my own personal opinion and feeling towards it and not everyone had/has the same reaction.
@evility: I mentioned to my husband that it was telling and interesting to see which name each guy came up with. It's apparent which man each thinks should have that kind of honor - though I expected it to be reversed, with Dean saying John and Sam saying Bobby.
@frostbyte.rcb: I came away from this feeling the same way, as another writer, especially his comment about being bored. Must be nice to have a metric crap-ton of money to build entire houses for books and have people hang on your every word, y'know?
What you said about not being able to get words out on the paper/screen the way they sound in your head reminded me of a favorite quote from another writer, Gustave Flaubert: "I am irritated by my own writing. I am like a violinist whose ear is true, but whose fingers refuse to reproduce precisely the sound he hears within."
What you said about not being able to get words out on the paper/screen the way they sound in your head reminded me of a favorite quote from another writer, Gustave Flaubert: "I am irritated by my own writing. I am like a violinist whose ear is true, but whose fingers refuse to reproduce precisely the sound he hears within."
@serenada: Mark Shepard is the Mark Shepard of sci-fi. Dude, where have you been?
@SupaChupacabra: It's kind of hard to compare Trek and SG, though. Trek is all about this supposedly-utopian future with a bunch of tech we can't even figure out in this age, whereas SG is more about regular people we can relate to dealing with very irregular situations.
But yes, DS9's finale is so bad it very nearly ruins the rest of the series.
But yes, DS9's finale is so bad it very nearly ruins the rest of the series.
Someone else mentioned Tony Todd, I'll second that. Mostly 'cause I just got done with a run-through of all 7 seasons of DS9.
As for another suggestion: Armin Shimerman. He keeps popping up because he's just that awesome.
As for another suggestion: Armin Shimerman. He keeps popping up because he's just that awesome.
@Jesse Astle: I think he counts only because he seems to be the first to spot the goatee that we now all associate with evil.
@mikerandom: I thought that was his mom?
@laylowmoe: I don't know about "oppressively Puritanical" but there was an ep or two of either Xena or Hercules where Aphrodite had a "twin" that showed absolutely no skin (dress up to her chin, down to her ankles/wrists), as opposed to the normal Aphrodite that pretty much ran around in negligees.
The best part of that was the alternate Ares, who was all puppies and rainbows.
The best part of that was the alternate Ares, who was all puppies and rainbows.
I'd be willing to wager that the people who believe in soulmates are the ones who've found theirs, and the ones who don't believe, haven't.
I'm a little confused, though: the example of the boy who just got his TiMER and sees that he's going to meet his mate in three days so his parents arrange a meeting ... I'm guessing they're already family friends or something? Otherwise, how on earth would they know?
I'm a little confused, though: the example of the boy who just got his TiMER and sees that he's going to meet his mate in three days so his parents arrange a meeting ... I'm guessing they're already family friends or something? Otherwise, how on earth would they know?
@Echo_Hotel: Hence "not in vast quantities."
@AfroJezeBella: Yeah, whenever my cats' pupils go really wide I start thinking they're evil.
@Anekanta - Destroyer of Worlds!!!: Not in vast quantities, it's a stress hormone. People with PTSD have too much adrenaline shooting through their systems and need to be able to calm that down.
@27dec1983: From what I've been told, antidepressants like Prozac were originally being tested and used for heart problems, and the antidepressant effect was discovered in those tests. They weren't originally used for depression.
I can never decide if this show is just really predictable/really bad at telegraphing what's going to happen or if, as a writer, I've just trained myself to see these kinds of things coming from a mile away.
I'm speaking of knowing that Valda was going to sacrifice himself, among other things in this and episodes past.
Still, I love this show so I can deal with it.
I'm speaking of knowing that Valda was going to sacrifice himself, among other things in this and episodes past.
Still, I love this show so I can deal with it.
