Three Happy Things

[feldman]

1. Last week's "Bones". Although I missed what Booth says at the very end, after "As much as any good dog could hope for" which I think might have made me cry, considering what they were also talking about.


I want to buy a drink for the writer, Lyla Oliver. Dialogue like Pop Rocks. Character ramifications. Possums! Puppies! Misanthropy as a healthy response to stress! Mr. Starret, the Oldest Grad Student! I want him back, if only to compare resumes with him.

Did I mention the thematic and heartbreaking use of the masculine endearment 'buddy'? We are responsible for those we guide and train, we owe them to do right by them, to demand that they not hurt others, to straighten them when they begin to twist--we can raise them up to be Parkers and Schatzis, or we can turn them into Ripleys.

We are all capable of great violence. Growing up means owning up to that, and knowing that you are your own Master. You can deny that responsibility, and let yourself be a killer dog unleashed by someone of stronger will--or you can use your will and live the life you value despite the hate in your heart.

For a straightfoward ep, there are many variations of parenthood, responsibility, mentorship: guidance and discipline of those who are learning, who don't have enough control yet to check the amount of damage they can do. Gentle correction for those who *do* have that control, but are slacking.

Yes, those with more awareness and control are responsible for guiding those with less--but only to a certain point. With children. With animals who look to us for leadership. An adult human is and must be responsible for themselves. Zack was used as a tool by someone stronger--but ultimately, he chose to let himself be. As Starret chides Hodgins, there's only so much you can do with a wayward twenty-year-old, then they have to suck it up and lie in the bed they've made.

Also? Mr. F and I concur that Dr. Sweets IS TBUTS--The Boy Under the Stairs, our former roommate from a few years back and now adoptive younger brother.


2. The second cover here (spoilers for Farscape comic). Crichton rocking the mei tai! Mr. F noticed it first, the peeky baby over the shoulder. I SO CALLED THAT ONE!!! Plus, now that I've actually had to accomplish things with a kid in tow, nothing beats being able to just strap the baby on and let 'em gawk at the world from your level while both your hands are free.

3. Cmonkey starts swim school today!

Comments

[lomer.livejournal.com]

Is it sad that when I visited the mei tai website I designed a mei tai for my hypothetical "someday" baby? What a cool site!

And the comic looks AWESOME.

[rubberneck.livejournal.com]

I highly recommend babywearing in general, and a mei tai in particular. Within a day I could strap Cmonkey on myself *by* myself, and it's secure, non-fiddly, and a great place for a babe to hang out and absorb the world.

It's also priceless to have both arms free and still be holding the baby. We still occasionally use it now that she's two, at the end of long outings where she's too pooped to run, walk, or ride on my shoulders.

[kernezelda]

That was an excellent episode. I had to go immediately afterward and hug Rory, until he squirmed to get away, and then we walked outside and played for about five minutes, and now that I've stopped crying, I have to go make something to eat.

I'm hopeful, but not excited about the comic. Did you see Searose's post the other day?

Aww, Cmonkey in water wings?

[rubberneck.livejournal.com]

I thought it was a good ep when I saw it, but I rewatched today (very unusual for me lately with tv) and was floored with how it all centered around the ramifications of Zack and how deftly it was done.

And I'm getting peeved with Angela, because honestly, Hodgins may have trust issues with her but they aren't about her at all are they? They're about how shaken he is at what Zack turned out to be capable of--how can he know what anyone is capable of at this point? She has her own baggage to work through, but still. I thought it was a telling moment when he said it had all become dirt, echoing back to being buried alive.

I may check out the comic--but only after Thea and I hammer out the last of the John Hughes AU. Then I'll be happy to read other post-PKW adventures.

No water wings for Cmonkey--we sang songs, splashed, kicked and scooped at the water, and worked toward getting her head wet. She's already excited about next week.

[kernezelda]

The season premiere annoyed me immensely, not just because of the Zack storyline, but because the Angela/Hodgins break-up seemed entirely artificial.

Since I can't wish away the Zack storyline, it's good to see the ramifications, with Hodgins' 'king of the lab' reference, his shortness with everyone, his misanthropy. That feels real.

Unrelated, I've noted in watching Bones that it feels female-majority, when in fact the numbers are the same, 3 to 3. I remember reading something somewhere about how because television is typically male-heavy, increasing female numbers 'feels' like a show is overwhelmingly female. Which is what I felt, so that I had to sit back and say, "Huh." I'm a statistic!

[thassalia.livejournal.com]

I loved this episode. For all the reasons you just stated and now I want to write something about Hodges, about how there's nothing left to trust and he'd just figured out how to do it.

And yeah, I can't even begin to think of reading the comics until we're done;) And my guess is that they'll still feel like an AU as opposed to the Hughes 'verse which just feels real at this point for me:)

[rebism.livejournal.com]

There's a Farscape comic?! How come nobody tells me these things?! (Thank you for bringing it to my attention now - you shall get bonus poins. *gives bonus points*)