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[brokenrecord]

During econ this week:

Girl #1: Luxembourg had the highest GDP that year? Where's Luxembourg?
Girl #2: I think it's in Russia.
Girl #1: Oh! I think you're right!

[headdesk]

Only 2 weeks left. sigh.


Ah, I love this show. I'm so glad I finally got to watch the second half of it.

Let me just say, I love Ricky. He is totally my favorite character. I mean, I love all the characters for the most part, but Ricky just... sigh.

Ok, so I haven't read anyone else's opinions on the show (I mean other than knowing that people really like it and all) so I don't know whether people are more into Angela/Jordan or Angela/Brian. And the thing is, I feel like I'm supposed to like Angela/Brian. Like, I mean, that's who I should like. The whole... friend pining from afar and her finally realizing his feelings while this other guy hurt her and she sees this first guy in a whole new light now and I should want them to get together. But, I just... don't. I really, really love Angela and Jordan together, and I don't know why.

Part of it is I think because I just don't like Brian much. He's kind of creepy sometimes, and he's really irritating other times, and I like him when he's being friends with Ricky, but I just don't like him with Angela. And Jordan is totally not perfect. I know this. And he did a shitty thing sleeping with Rayanne, and I don't excuse that or anything. But I do think he really does care for her. And I love how in the pilot she's the one all into him and he doesn't have much of a clue who she is, and now in the finale she's trying to ignore him while he's the one pursuing her. I just... I don't know. I love that.

Also, on a more totally superficial note, the first place I ever saw Jared Leto was as Jordan, while the first place I ever saw Devon Gummersall (the actor who plays Brian) was as the guy who date-raped Julie on Felicity. So, you know. First impressions and all.

Mostly, though, I just don't really have a reason, I guess. I just like Jordan better. And so part of me is kind of glad, honestly, that the show ended where it did, so I can pretend that Angela and Jordan get to date happily for a little while. Because I'm like 99% sure if it had continued, Angela and Brian would get together at some point, and they could even like end up together. So at least this way I can just ignore that and choose to believe Angela and Jordan stay together.

I kind of hated the whole Cyrano storyline in the finale. Just because I could totally see what was coming. And because man... if Jordan had just said what he said to her mom to her, he wouldn't need Brian. That would've been enough, I think (along with telling her how sorry he was). Which, by the way, those scenes between Jordan and Angela's mom might've just been my favorite scenes in the entire series, because those were awesome.

Anyways, so as I said I'm not much of a fan of Brian. I also don't really like Danielle, because she just doesn't seem to have any purpose. But I love everyone else. And it really was an excellent show. Just, yeah. Awesome.

So yeah, I guess I just really wanted to talk about Angela/Jordan and Angela/Brian. I have absolutely no idea if I'm in the majority or minority with this, but I'm guessing minority. Because, I mean, I can definitely see why people would prefer Brian with Angela. I'm just not one of them.


Anyways, while I work on getting Strangers With Candy, I think I'm going to rewatch all 5 seasons of Queer as Folk, since I've been meaning to do that since December and I've only seen all the episodes once (except for 122, I guess) and I've had the urge to watch them again recently. So, yeah.

Comments

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I just finished the last episode or MSCL (literally - just this minute) and I've been waiting to read your reactions until then. I personally wanted Angela and Brian to end up together, but my personal shipping preferences pretty much changed with every episode and there were many when I liked her with Jordan. I just want to imagine that they got to the end of the block and she said "Stop the car" and got out and ran back. *is a hopeless romantic* I can see *why* you find Brian creepy and annoying sometimes, but I like him. I tend to root for the underdog, so. I don't know.

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I can totally see why anyone might like Angela and Brian together. Normally I think I would go for that kind of pairing, I just happened not to like Brian. But there were some episodes where I did like him more, like in the episode where he did the voiceover and the season finale. And I always liked him a lot more when he was being friends with Ricky. So yeah, while I prefer Angela/Jordan, I can totally see how you could like Angela and Brian.