darlingfox

So, I watched Wolverine last night.

It was pretty much what I expected, which is to say that there were hot men and plenty of action. I was too distracted by Hugh Jackman, swaggering around in tight clothes and with sharp claws, to pay attention to any plot-holes and awkward acting. As my friend said, this was a lot better than X:3, not that it says much since that movie made no sense at all. This actually had a plot somewhere under the explosions and hot men fighting each other with shiny weapons.

...you can tell what kept me entertained, can't you? I'm so easy to please when it comes to movies.

And now I want good movieverse Wolverine/Gambit slash.

I swear I tried to resist these! I've always wanted a dragon of my own and since there's an unfortunate lack of gigantic flying predators, I have to settle for these.

Click my eggs! That didn't sound dirty at all...

( Under the cut so they won't get sick. )

I didn't have much to do this evening so I've watched four episodes of Merlin. To quote chatona, it's "very pretty and witty and gay": even the dragon ships Arthur/Merlin. As long as I don't pay too much attention to little things like historical accuracy (windows! clothes! the castle! people reading all around!), I can watch it just fine. It's shiny and fantasy and man, Arthur sure is pretty.

I was very surprised to find myself liking Uther Pendragon, and not only because he's played by Giles Anthony Head. They do really clever things with him and I hope it's intentional. We're supposed to assume that he's evil-ish and the point of view of the show only strengthens that belief. The POV characters are Merlin, Arthur and the other young people who pretty much try to rebel against the older ones. Not always intentionally and not really in the sense of rebelling, but still. Uther is portrayed as a serious and occasinally somewhat ruthless man, and as the one who tries to stop the heroes from doing their heroic deeds.

The thing is, Uther is absolutely right. ( A few vaguely spoilery sentences. )

I hope that Uther doesn't turn out to be a complete bastard (only four episodes: he has plenty of time to start kicking puppies) because I really like the character. He's doing what I always think when the heroes are idiots and narrow-sighted: it just isn't right for the only prince/ss to run around challenging dangerous monsters. Fine, you may save a friend/innocent child/a small town, but what if you get killed? Who's going to inherit the throne then?

...Actually, I'm always annoyed when there's only one heir. Couldn't the parents have a spare child or two just in case? If I'll ever write a story using a royal hero, s/he'll damn well have several siblings.

Help, help! I accidentally clicked a link to Tv Tropes and now I can't stop clicking (again)!


And does anyone have any good post-apocalyptic novel/movie/TV-series (animated or live action) recs? Or fics, as long as they're not too depressing. I have a sudden desire to indulge myself in end of the world misery and/or badassery, mostly because I just read a relevant Tv Tropes article. Send help!

So the latest Bleach chapter had a colour spread and the results from the latest Shounen Jump character poll. *glee*

( Cut for the picture, not for spoilers. Unless, of course, you count the spread as a spoiler. You shouldn't. )