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Smaaaallville
In preparation of the new season of Smallville, I have acquired two new icons. Yes, my dirty 'secret' is that Lex and Lana are the characters on the show I'd most like to throw to the ground and ravish. Woe.
SV isn't a great show. Objectively, I can say with confidence that the writing is poor, the acting mediocre and the special effects uninspired. My subjective opinion of the show is a different matter entirely.
I love that it's stupid and corny and that the actors are all very, very pretty. It's like a super-saccharine candy that assaults you with its sugary goodness and then quickly fades away, leaving a slightly bitter, slightly sour aftertaste. You can't help but tonguing your teeth, trying to uncover another layer of flavour.
It's fun and always passionate about itself, which I can't fault and it leaves me wondering about it afterward, despite that it shouldn't be able to. I like that I can rant about The Dumb, but still enjoy watching it. I like that there are things for me to rant about.
While I sometimes hate the direction of the story arcs, I stick around, because it's always going to be a fascinating ride. Your passions are supposed to frustrate you and Smallville does just that for the majority of its fans. It's very good at giving no one exactly what they want and everyone exactly what they didn't, but the subtext and the potential of it, keep us around. We're learning to be satisfied with what we can have and always wary about the things we want. Do we want the right things? Is it possible to have them? Will we even want them, once we've got them?
It's fun.
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SV isn't a great show. Objectively, I can say with confidence that the writing is poor, the acting mediocre and the special effects uninspired. My subjective opinion of the show is a different matter entirely.
I love that it's stupid and corny and that the actors are all very, very pretty. It's like a super-saccharine candy that assaults you with its sugary goodness and then quickly fades away, leaving a slightly bitter, slightly sour aftertaste. You can't help but tonguing your teeth, trying to uncover another layer of flavour.
It's fun and always passionate about itself, which I can't fault and it leaves me wondering about it afterward, despite that it shouldn't be able to. I like that I can rant about The Dumb, but still enjoy watching it. I like that there are things for me to rant about.
While I sometimes hate the direction of the story arcs, I stick around, because it's always going to be a fascinating ride. Your passions are supposed to frustrate you and Smallville does just that for the majority of its fans. It's very good at giving no one exactly what they want and everyone exactly what they didn't, but the subtext and the potential of it, keep us around. We're learning to be satisfied with what we can have and always wary about the things we want. Do we want the right things? Is it possible to have them? Will we even want them, once we've got them?
It's fun.
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Ok, I'm getting way too metaphoric now. *smacks self*
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Huh. Though just plain teasing might work. *muses*
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I want to get Lana into a short kilt, with knee high, patent-leather, platform, stiletto boots. A little chain hanging from a leather belt. Black tank with black mesh, 3/4 shirt on top. *nods*
Then? I want her to let me get to my knees.
Yeah that was probably TMI.
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