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51 TV Writers Reveal Their Favorite Scenes... to have written, and as I knew a considerable part of these, I realised again I watch a lot tv. Damon Lindelof cracks me up with his description of the “WE HAVE TO GO BAAAAAAAACK!” (yes, I added all those extra A’s in the script)" scene from Lost (though seriously, I can see why that particular scene and the concept change it meant felt so liberating to him at the tme). And all my "love for fannish underdogs" buttons are pushed by the fact that Jane Espenson chose not a scene from any of her Buffy episodes, not from BSG, not from Once upon a Time, but from Torchwood: Miracle Day, especially since what she picked was actually my favourite thing about MD (which I didn't love the way I did Children of Earth but thought wasn't the worst thing ever, either, better than season 1 had been actually, just a regression after the narrative height of CoE), a sequence involving Gwen and Jack. Here's ( Jane E's spoilery description. )

Since I adored that sequence (I'm weird like that), I'm thrilled to bits she chose it.

The Hunger Games:


The trailer for Mockingjay Part II is out. Since nowadays trailers manage to give away key twists, I was most impressed this one manages to avoid it. If you've read the book, you know what some of the scenes we get glimpses at actually are about, the context certain lines are said in, but the trailer accomplishes two major misdirections without actually lying at all. Kudos, trailer cutting people! Also, this one is going to leave me an emotional wreck. Oh, Katniss. Oh, everyone.

Awesome British Actors:

Stuff like this is why nobody needs to RPF Ian McKellen/Patrick Stewart; they're doing it all by themselves, thank you. :) (Oh, and re: the subject of Ian McKellen's latest movie, while I hadn't felt the need for yet another Sherlock Holmes in theory, I'm of course looking forward to watching Ian McKellen playing him in practice.)

Star Trek Meme: Day 7

Day 7 - Your favorite non-canon pairing?

No question about it this time: Garak/Bashir. With Picard/Q as the runner-up. Both were my very first slash pairings, and I'm still very fond of them despite not having read any fanfic for ages, but the scenes between the characters in canon still have the power to make me smile stupidly and feel all aglow inside. Both pairings have the attraction of opposites and wonderful actor chemistry but what makes Garak/Bashir win in my personal ranking is that it's actually workable as a long term day to day relationship. And yes, I'm one of those fans who forever hold a grudge that Garak and Bashir did hardly get any screentime after season 4 (though at least they got a scene of their own in the finale) and who buys into "this was done due to homophobic fears" conspiracy theories, but I'd rather not rant about this when I can speak about the joy of the pairing.

If it were just Garak the mysterious with the shady past versus Julian the naive, I'd have been amused and attracted for a while but wouldn't have felt as deeply as I did. What sold me on the pairing was The Wire, because Julian learns some pretty dark stuff about Garak there (even though he can't be sure what to believe, because Garak even about to die is still Garak and keeps changing his stories) and doesn't let that stop him, not just from doing everything to save Garak's life, but from remaining his friend. This isn't just Bashir's attraction to fantasyy spy scenarios come to life anymore, or the safety of believing that surely, Garak is the one Cardassian who didn't really do anything awful during the occupation, this is genuine commitment with eyes open. And I think that's also what attracts Garak beyond the fun of playing mindgames with a young, idealistic and attractive Federation doctor.

Also, their scenes are just plain fun, between the verbal sparring, flirting, and teasing about each other's cultures. They visibly enjoy each other's company the same way the audience does watching them. If you want to sell me on a pairing, canon or not, their being together even minus sex has to be something I can see both parties thrive through, and that's certainly the case here. Therefore, my fanon/headcanon post show will always be that Julian Bashir goes to Cardassia to help as a doctor, and he and Garak reunite as a couple.


(Since it doesn't really fit into any of the categories: Not non-canon but one sided (at least as far as romance is concerned) relationship I'm fondest of: Quark/Dax. I loved the Quark and Jadzia Dax friendship, am on board with him feeling more than friendship as well, and wrote the fanfic to prove it.)

(Other shows & movies: sorry, I don't have an uc pairing there.)



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