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brokenrecord...so apparently it's been over a week since I last posted. Time passes really quickly when you're marathoning TV shows, I must say. Anyways, since my last post, I had my birthday and got 4 DVDs from my parents: Buffy Season 6, Angel Season 4, Chuck Season 2, and Dexter Season 3. So last Friday I started marathoning Chuck. Oh man, I love that show so much.
l;aksjf I LOVE CHUCK. I forgot how absolutely amazing the pilot is. I remember when I first watched it I didn't expect it to be that great, but it really impressed me. It's a really different tone than what the show becomes, but I still love it. It reminds me that I really liked Anna, and I miss her this season. Maybe she could come back? Maybe?
It's crazy seeing Sarah flirt with Chuck. I mean, I know it's because she's trying to get the information about the Intersect and all, but it's funny to see her pursuing him and not all closed off and trying to pretend she's not interested and all. I also really love how Chuck isn't pissed off at all when he discovers Sarah's CIA. He's not like "OMG I AM SO BETRAYED I HATE YOU" or whatever, which I feel like would happen in most shows and it would be boring and predictable.
kajlfd I would kill for Sarah's hotel room. Just... so pretty! I love the pattern on the wallpaper and all the green is gorgeous and alkjdf it's just so pretty. That is totally how I would decorate my own bedroom/apartment if I lived alone and had total say over how everything looked and had unlimited money. Although I might have a little more furniture/personal items. But still, omg so gorgeous. I also really love the Orange Orange, which is weird since orange is my least favorite color, but the little bits of orange with that really beautiful blue is just awesome.
Why did Bryce have to die? I feel like I should hate him, but I really love him, and I totally want more of him and more information about his motivation for everything he's done and just... everything. Maybe he'll come back? He survived death once! It's weird, too, since everytime Bryce comes back it's just to cause drama for Chuck and Sarah, so I feel like I should hate everytime he comes back, but I really don't! And after rewatching the series, I realized he really isn't in as many episodes as I initially remembered, so I feel like he needs to come back more.
Chuck totally did deserve more explanation from Jill. She owed him that; he owed her nothing. Yet somehow she's in the right when she doesn't want to discuss the past and wants him to just forget everything that happened when she didn't believe Chuck and then let him believe that she slept with his best friend. Also, I hate when Jill finds out that Chuck still works for the BuyMore and is pissed off at him for lying. Like, what the fuck ever, Jill. Yeah, Chuck lied, but can you really blame him? Of course he wanted to avoid feeling like shit that you know he's still working at the BuyMore and hasn't done as well for himself as he would have liked. I wish he hadn't needed to go out with her and instead when she was like "We should see each other again" or whatever, he could have been like "Yeah, you can meet my girlfriend!" and then he and Sarah could act totally in love and awesome in front of her. Ugh. I just really don't like Jill. And of course it doesn't help finding out she's Fulcrum later. She doesn't even remotely deserve Chuck.
Sarah is so amazing throughout the Jill thing. Chuck is a little douchey to her at times after Jill comes back, and I feel terrible for Sarah, but I also understand why Chuck's acts like he does. He never got over her because of how things ended, and he can't be with Sarah like he wants, and so being with Jill is like... the best he can hope for or ask for or whatever. The one thing I like about the Jill arc is that Chuck finally has someone not involved in the spy crap (well... that he knows of) to talk to about it all and know that he's not really just wasting his life at the BuyMore but that he goes out and does important stuff.
Tony Hale reminds me so much of a turtle. I am very sad that he had to be killed off, too.
As much as Jill annoys me, I do love the Jill arc. The end of 2.08 is excellent, with Keep Yourself Warm (one of my favorite songs) playing and Chuck getting with Jill while Casey and Sarah watch as the computer identifies Fulcrum agents, ultimately exposing Jill as one of them. It's just heartbreaking and perfect. It's not incredibly shocking that Jill is Fulcrum, but I like that they wait until the end of the second episode and don't give any hint before that that she might be Fulcrum. It's enough to make you think that maybe this is just a wonderful second chance for Chuck, and then it's like "Oh crap."
I love how Chuck totally leads the Buy More without even really meaning to half the time. Like when Morgan asks him what they think about Employee of the Month and Chuck is distracted and says "I don't care" and then Morgan takes that to mean they should all try to be terrible employees or whatever. And how when Emmett is doing interviews, everyone says Chuck is the leader of them and the moral compass and all that. It's like, if Chuck really tried, he could be someone, but he's lazy and doesn't have the best self-esteem about his capabilities.
I miss Anna in season 3. She was my favorite Buy More employee (other than Chuck). And I liked the kind of friendship she had with Sarah in that one episode in season 2. Speaking of Sarah's friendships, I really want to see more of Sarah and Ellie. I like when they talk together, especially about Chuck, but I still really love it when they talk about anything together. I mean, Sarah really needs more friends, anyways.
In 3.01 I'm pretty sure Casey shows Chuck where to find his and Sarah's mission on purpose. I mean, come on, Casey's good at his job. He knows better than to tell Chuck there's a mission including Sarah going on that night and then show him where it is and not expect Chuck to show up, especially when all Chuck wants is to get the team back together and help with the mission. I think Casey secretly ships Chuck and Sarah. He even asks what happened between Chuck and Sarah!
I like Agent Shaw a million times more than I thought I would when I first heard he was going to show up. I'm actually really interested in where his storyline is going to go, even if he does end up getting with Sarah temporarily because it's so obvious that Chuck/Sarah is OTP for the show. Plus, I think Sarah really deserves to be with someone for a little while, even if it's only to make Chuck jealous.
On Saturday I saw The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus with some friends. It was... not great. Not really good, even. I'd recommend it only if you're a huge fan of Heath Ledger and absolutely have to see his last film. Otherwise, it's not worth it. The acting is good, but that's about it. I'll probably post a longer review soon, along with reviews for the other movies I've seen this month. For the first 2 weeks of the month, I only saw like 2 movies, but all of a sudden I'm at 9 movies this month. I guess I've been watching a lot of movies the past few days.
Today I'm going to see A Single Man with my mom. It's my last day here; tomorrow I'm flying back to St. Paul, and classes begin on Monday. I can't believe I have class on Monday. I don't feel like I'm going back tomorrow. ugh, I still have to start packing. I was kind of dreading going back to school most of winter break because last semester was so busy and stressful and obviously being at home and being able to do what I want without having other obligations is much preferable. But I realized that if I act so negative towards it, I'm going to be miserable for at least a week before I get back into the hang of things, and that's not fun. So I'm trying to be more positive about it. I mean, for one thing, I'm way more excited about my classes this semester. The semester shouldn't be quite as stressful as the last two, and I have no 8 AM classes this time, thank god. I also don't have Wind Ensemble, which will definitely help me feel less stressed since I'll have more time to do schoolwork. I'm going to try to be on top of things this semester and go to the library for at least an hour or so a day so I will actually have time to read and watch TV and movies on the weekends or even on weeknights. I also shouldn't have as many homework assignments theoretically (definitely nothing as bad as the Discrete Math homework assignments that took over 5 hours each), so that should hopefully free up some time. And I'm taking a class with my favorite psych professor and one with my favorite German professor. I don't know, I think it should be fine. So I'll be positive and hope for the best for this semester.
l;aksjf I LOVE CHUCK. I forgot how absolutely amazing the pilot is. I remember when I first watched it I didn't expect it to be that great, but it really impressed me. It's a really different tone than what the show becomes, but I still love it. It reminds me that I really liked Anna, and I miss her this season. Maybe she could come back? Maybe?
It's crazy seeing Sarah flirt with Chuck. I mean, I know it's because she's trying to get the information about the Intersect and all, but it's funny to see her pursuing him and not all closed off and trying to pretend she's not interested and all. I also really love how Chuck isn't pissed off at all when he discovers Sarah's CIA. He's not like "OMG I AM SO BETRAYED I HATE YOU" or whatever, which I feel like would happen in most shows and it would be boring and predictable.
kajlfd I would kill for Sarah's hotel room. Just... so pretty! I love the pattern on the wallpaper and all the green is gorgeous and alkjdf it's just so pretty. That is totally how I would decorate my own bedroom/apartment if I lived alone and had total say over how everything looked and had unlimited money. Although I might have a little more furniture/personal items. But still, omg so gorgeous. I also really love the Orange Orange, which is weird since orange is my least favorite color, but the little bits of orange with that really beautiful blue is just awesome.
Why did Bryce have to die? I feel like I should hate him, but I really love him, and I totally want more of him and more information about his motivation for everything he's done and just... everything. Maybe he'll come back? He survived death once! It's weird, too, since everytime Bryce comes back it's just to cause drama for Chuck and Sarah, so I feel like I should hate everytime he comes back, but I really don't! And after rewatching the series, I realized he really isn't in as many episodes as I initially remembered, so I feel like he needs to come back more.
Chuck totally did deserve more explanation from Jill. She owed him that; he owed her nothing. Yet somehow she's in the right when she doesn't want to discuss the past and wants him to just forget everything that happened when she didn't believe Chuck and then let him believe that she slept with his best friend. Also, I hate when Jill finds out that Chuck still works for the BuyMore and is pissed off at him for lying. Like, what the fuck ever, Jill. Yeah, Chuck lied, but can you really blame him? Of course he wanted to avoid feeling like shit that you know he's still working at the BuyMore and hasn't done as well for himself as he would have liked. I wish he hadn't needed to go out with her and instead when she was like "We should see each other again" or whatever, he could have been like "Yeah, you can meet my girlfriend!" and then he and Sarah could act totally in love and awesome in front of her. Ugh. I just really don't like Jill. And of course it doesn't help finding out she's Fulcrum later. She doesn't even remotely deserve Chuck.
Sarah is so amazing throughout the Jill thing. Chuck is a little douchey to her at times after Jill comes back, and I feel terrible for Sarah, but I also understand why Chuck's acts like he does. He never got over her because of how things ended, and he can't be with Sarah like he wants, and so being with Jill is like... the best he can hope for or ask for or whatever. The one thing I like about the Jill arc is that Chuck finally has someone not involved in the spy crap (well... that he knows of) to talk to about it all and know that he's not really just wasting his life at the BuyMore but that he goes out and does important stuff.
Tony Hale reminds me so much of a turtle. I am very sad that he had to be killed off, too.
As much as Jill annoys me, I do love the Jill arc. The end of 2.08 is excellent, with Keep Yourself Warm (one of my favorite songs) playing and Chuck getting with Jill while Casey and Sarah watch as the computer identifies Fulcrum agents, ultimately exposing Jill as one of them. It's just heartbreaking and perfect. It's not incredibly shocking that Jill is Fulcrum, but I like that they wait until the end of the second episode and don't give any hint before that that she might be Fulcrum. It's enough to make you think that maybe this is just a wonderful second chance for Chuck, and then it's like "Oh crap."
I love how Chuck totally leads the Buy More without even really meaning to half the time. Like when Morgan asks him what they think about Employee of the Month and Chuck is distracted and says "I don't care" and then Morgan takes that to mean they should all try to be terrible employees or whatever. And how when Emmett is doing interviews, everyone says Chuck is the leader of them and the moral compass and all that. It's like, if Chuck really tried, he could be someone, but he's lazy and doesn't have the best self-esteem about his capabilities.
I miss Anna in season 3. She was my favorite Buy More employee (other than Chuck). And I liked the kind of friendship she had with Sarah in that one episode in season 2. Speaking of Sarah's friendships, I really want to see more of Sarah and Ellie. I like when they talk together, especially about Chuck, but I still really love it when they talk about anything together. I mean, Sarah really needs more friends, anyways.
In 3.01 I'm pretty sure Casey shows Chuck where to find his and Sarah's mission on purpose. I mean, come on, Casey's good at his job. He knows better than to tell Chuck there's a mission including Sarah going on that night and then show him where it is and not expect Chuck to show up, especially when all Chuck wants is to get the team back together and help with the mission. I think Casey secretly ships Chuck and Sarah. He even asks what happened between Chuck and Sarah!
I like Agent Shaw a million times more than I thought I would when I first heard he was going to show up. I'm actually really interested in where his storyline is going to go, even if he does end up getting with Sarah temporarily because it's so obvious that Chuck/Sarah is OTP for the show. Plus, I think Sarah really deserves to be with someone for a little while, even if it's only to make Chuck jealous.
On Saturday I saw The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus with some friends. It was... not great. Not really good, even. I'd recommend it only if you're a huge fan of Heath Ledger and absolutely have to see his last film. Otherwise, it's not worth it. The acting is good, but that's about it. I'll probably post a longer review soon, along with reviews for the other movies I've seen this month. For the first 2 weeks of the month, I only saw like 2 movies, but all of a sudden I'm at 9 movies this month. I guess I've been watching a lot of movies the past few days.
Today I'm going to see A Single Man with my mom. It's my last day here; tomorrow I'm flying back to St. Paul, and classes begin on Monday. I can't believe I have class on Monday. I don't feel like I'm going back tomorrow. ugh, I still have to start packing. I was kind of dreading going back to school most of winter break because last semester was so busy and stressful and obviously being at home and being able to do what I want without having other obligations is much preferable. But I realized that if I act so negative towards it, I'm going to be miserable for at least a week before I get back into the hang of things, and that's not fun. So I'm trying to be more positive about it. I mean, for one thing, I'm way more excited about my classes this semester. The semester shouldn't be quite as stressful as the last two, and I have no 8 AM classes this time, thank god. I also don't have Wind Ensemble, which will definitely help me feel less stressed since I'll have more time to do schoolwork. I'm going to try to be on top of things this semester and go to the library for at least an hour or so a day so I will actually have time to read and watch TV and movies on the weekends or even on weeknights. I also shouldn't have as many homework assignments theoretically (definitely nothing as bad as the Discrete Math homework assignments that took over 5 hours each), so that should hopefully free up some time. And I'm taking a class with my favorite psych professor and one with my favorite German professor. I don't know, I think it should be fine. So I'll be positive and hope for the best for this semester.
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