Meanwhile...

Hattingen, which is in our former coal mining area, the Ruhrgebiet, is today's town, and the Jossverse muses are talking to me again, which is fortunate, since it gives me the chance to write my between-the-seasons-ficathon story. I'm continuing to rewatch s4 of Alias as well, which makes me happy and sad at the same time, because despite there being a lot in season 5 which I did like, I more and more think it should have been the final season. It was that good, not just for my beloved First Gen Spies but also for the younger crowd, Sydney, Nadia, Vaughn, Weiss, Dixon and Marshall, and baring the tag scene which led into s5, it gave everyone a good (not always in the sense of happy, of course, but in the sense of "complete/ new phase of life starting") ending. Most of all, it excelled at shades of grey. ( Spoilers for season 4 only )

( Slight spoiler for season 5. )

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Some Dr. Who links, regarding blondes who I gather aren't that popular in the fandom: here is a spirited defense of Jo Grant, companion to the Third Doctor. And bimo wrote a lovely character vignette, The Fabric That God Weaves, about Reinette, aka Madame de Pompadour, with a real sense of period. Read and enjoy.