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Shiny
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« Reply #362 on: 08-12-2006 15:02 »
« Last Edit on: 08-13-2006 00:00 »
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Originally posted by Xanfor: Shiny, I'm disappointed in you. You haven't read my two latest fics. Hmph.
I have now...and I liked them, especially the very sweet and nicely done Turanga segment, but I can't really comment further at the moment, for which I apologize profusely. But I enjoyed them. ~~~ Edit (quite some time later): Okay, I have a little more time now... 1) Turanga segment. Very nice, I loved reading it. Though one thing bothers me a little.... I know Turanga didn't really kill millions of people, thanks to Phillip's cleverness, but she DID do some pretty awful things before that that can't quite be chalked up to "product of her environment" ...like the death of their universe's Amy. Don't get me wrong, I WANT her to be redeemed and be okay, but I think she'll have to (if you'll excuse the Catholic terminology) perform some act of contrition or something; redemption can't be TOO easy or it feels un-genuine
And if you have already planned such a thing in the upcoming 'movies,' feel free to slap me around with a large trout for doubting you. But if not, I think some further gesture, regret, apology, etc. to our Amy (as proxy) and (especially) to Phillip is needed. But other than that small niggling feeling of unfinishedness, which may be only because it's a "bridge" piece, it was lovely. The writing was beautiful and involving and I totally got into it. Turanga's a neat character, I love the way you've handled her. She feels like Leela but not too much, she's a different person but still fascinating. More later on the other story. (Will someone please post so I don't have to edit this thing AGAIN? )
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Xanfor
DOOP Secretary
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Ok, I'll post then. Sorry if I sounded impatient in the earlier post. I didn't realize how incriminating it sounded until today. So sorry. Eh-hem, now, down to business. Ahh, that Bender's a devious rascal, ain't he? And he might just have a plan... More goes on behind those panels than meets the eye... Anyway, he's gonna do something, I know. Something to do with the 'Ship. Yes, yes, of course, indeed. 'Cause when you and I are together, baby, time will stand still. I can see that Fry's not the only one who's going to be getting a black eye...[Shiny, watch this space for a reply to your most helpful critique ]
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Xanfor
DOOP Secretary
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Sorry I never got around to responding to your critique, Shiny. It's just that I started to write my reply, and then I finished, and then I looked back over it, and then I said 'OMG, that's it!' and I got caught up in writing again. Thank you, thank you! (And yes, it's supposed to leave you expecting more. ) Now, just to make this thread even more conversationy... Commence discussion!
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Shiny
Professor
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It's not weird. Hair tends to fall into the patterns it's used to being in. Plus, she uses futuristic super-strength hair spray. And the salt water question is easy to answer, too: the pressure pills keep fluids from moving easily back and forth through the bodily membranes. (Of course, they can be pushed out by other means...and the water isn't getting warmer, you're just imagining things! ) Heh-heh...the Shinester out-geeks 'em again...
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Shiny
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This is a job for...Shiny J. Fangirl! (But I'd like Xanfor to come back, too... )
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KitKatBar-Fry
Liquid Emperor
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now i know your complete PEEL name. cool. wow...Fry seems to be standing at a very weird angle in this pic. and his legs look funny. and Leela is...smiling?
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Shiny
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They're not leaning, they're in the act of backing fearfully away from Robot Santa in the first Xmas episode. Leela's not smiling, she's explaining desperately why he shouldn't kill them.
What I like the most is, even though Leela's the action half of the pair, and she has just saved Fry's life in a heroically physical way, Fry is trying to protect her from Robot Santa's arsenal by shielding her with his body. It's not that Fry is being sexist - he's always willing to let Leela kick ass to save him - it's just that Santa is so powerful that even Leela doesn't stand a chance against him. So, Fry tries to protect her in the only way he has available.
It's so very sweet, and a lovely inadvertant foreshadowing of "The Sting." :hopelessly romantic *sigh*:
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Shiny
Professor
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Wha-hat?! Okay, "Tale of Two Santas" was a "B" level, but "Xmas Story" is a great big shippy "A"...surely!
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Shiny
Professor
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Originally posted by Venus: you think that's geeky? I frame-by-frame through shippy parts of eps so i can see every detail of their expressions. Devil's hands and the sting are the main ones i do that with. Also guilty! But there are favorite frames where I just let it sit on "pause", and that's one of them.
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