Nailing Ripley's sorry ass...

[fajrdrako]

I sat down this morning to watch the sixth and final episode of Blackpool and discovered that I don't have it. I had episodes 1 to 5. Episode 6 was another copy of episode 5.

Aaargh.

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[scarlettgirl.livejournal.com]

I might be able to help you out. I'm just sayin'.

[kikibug13.livejournal.com]

www.tv-links.co.uk

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I love you for coming to my rescue - ! Thank you, but I think I have solved the problem. So to speak. Burning a copy as we speak.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Now, of course, having had a visit from Squeaker and her family, I am about to dash off to the cinema to see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix properly on a big screen (hopefully with a middle and an end as well as a beginning), so there's no time to watch episode 6 today.

And I'm dying of suspense here!

I love this show. I love the goofy songs (and what they do with the voices), I love the oscillating ambiguities of Ripley and Carlisle (though I have my preferences!). I'm almost sorry to see the last episode and then it will All Be Over.

My only objection: I'd like to see more onscreen time for Carlisle.

[kikibug13.livejournal.com]

AAh. Enjoy the watching :) this time.

One of my online friends has developed an unexpected crush on Tonks. It's very amusing to observe, in a way. (Well... at least according to his family it may be a relief from his obsession with David Tennant. Which is, I must admit, also very amusing to watch ;) And unlikely to end so soon.)

Of course we have our preference!! But I love the fact that Ripley is not all-black; and Carlisle is not all-white. (bullying witnesses? GAAAH!!!)

Overall, Blackpool was a great surprise for me, much, much better than I expected. And by the end of the fourth episode, I was eager to just watch on, to learn WTH happens next...

Oh yes. More onscreen time for him would be nice. That would be lovely.
Then again, DT gets a HUGE chunk of onscreen time in DW... and I still would love more ;)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Enjoy the watching :) this time.

Thank you. I did. Very much so.

One of my online friends has developed an unexpected crush on Tonks

LOL - I can understand that. I like her style.

according to his family it may be a relief from his obsession with David Tennant

Huh? Perfectly normal, my dear. All the best people have an obsession with David Tennant. You, me, Captain Jack...

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<i>Enjoy the watching :) this time. </i>

Thank you. I did. Very much so.

<i>One of my online friends has developed an unexpected crush on Tonks</i>

LOL - I can understand that. I like her style.

<i>according to his family it may be a relief from his obsession with David Tennant</i>

Huh? Perfectly normal, my dear. All the best people have an obsession with David Tennant. You, me, Captain Jack...

<i.I love the fact that Ripley is not all-black; and Carlisle is not all-white. (bullying witnesses? GAAAH!!!</i>

Or worse, trying to force them to lie. But then, I was appalled from the beginning that he slept with Natalie without telling her who he was. That was bound to go badly! So while at first I was inclined to think that he went bad in his frustration over the case and was mildly unhinged by his passion for Natalie, I thought there were plenty of clues that this was his normal means of operation, lying to get what he wants. Now, I may hate lying and liars, but I also have a fair number of heroes who lie and fabricate and prevaricate all the time - Captain Jack could be counted as one of them! and Gwen Cooper too). Plotwise, it's fascinating.

Makes me want to consider doing fanfic to explain or reconcile this.

Or not.

<i>Blackpool was a great surprise for me, much, much better than I expected</i>

I agree! Not really characters I could love - well, I loved Carlisle but I never trusted him - but fascinating and well written, except for the qualms I've expressed - I certainly kept wanting to know what comes next, and best of all, I couldn't guess. I had no clue whether Natalie would have ended up with Carlisle or Ripley, or who really killed Houley, or what would happen to Ripley's business.

<i>DT gets a HUGE chunk of onscreen time in DW... and I still would love more</i>

Never enough. Never, never enough.

[walkingowl.livejournal.com]

"Nailing Ripley's sorry ass" --???!!!!

Who are you, and what have you done with Elizabeth Holden?

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I was (ahem) quoting the inestimable gentleman in my icon here, DI Carlisle. (Bad Cop, Bon Cop, Blackpool style?)

[walkingowl.livejournal.com]

Good story. Stick to it!

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I will!