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May. 3rd, 2003
Day the Third
May. 3rd, 2003 10:00 pmToday, we take a look at a fascinating phenomenon within popslash fandom.
This is something I initially found interesting, then amusing, then oddly perverse, then downright bizarre - the Lance as calculating, shamelessly manipulating, dispassionate snarky bitch characterization. Now, obviously I still haven't watched my fair share of footage because this must come from somewhere. The worst I've seen is a few fleeting facial expressions and some overly diplomatic answers. I suppose I can see how some would call his features reptilian - the cool eyes, the calculated smile, the ("perpetually sarcastic") arch of his left eyebrow.
[None of this, of course, is to say that his personality is something anyone who doesn't know him personally (duh) can know definitively. So the best we can do is "canon" (fanon? I don't think I mean that though) Lance, who isn't a matter of right or wrong (by canon, I only mean the character that exists for those involved in the fandom, not Lance himself.)]
His almost total inability to act is a testament to his earnestness - I'm as sarcastic as they come, yet when it comes to acting, there's just too much that's me in everything I do.
Yeah, they all say he's the biggest liar. He *will* give you an "Are you really asking me that?" look he does so well if you deserve it. But I've never come across articles about Lance throwing diva fits, hassling crew, or the like (to indicate that his real personality is something he keeps strictly under wraps for the cameras). I just don't *get* that from him.
However, I hope this recommendation will reflect my strange affection for this choice of portrayal regardless of the aforementioned. Forgivably non-canonical hotness in my book.
Don't by Tiffany Rawlins
Lance is going to have fun, he's going to find something fun to do with his night if he breaks his jaw smiling. He is twenty-two years old and he has a good body. Hell, he almost has a certifiably great body by now, and he may not be sure how much he likes the pants their stylist picked for him but he is still going to get laid. He can get laid. He's good at getting laid. If his jaw's gonna hurt tomorrow it might as well be because it got used proper.
Hers is a name that will come up more than once as the month goes on. Here, Lance decides he's not having enough organized fun and decides to corral some of his own. It's sharp and hard-edged and lets just say Lance gets more than what he bargains for with that cavalier attitude.
This is something I initially found interesting, then amusing, then oddly perverse, then downright bizarre - the Lance as calculating, shamelessly manipulating, dispassionate snarky bitch characterization. Now, obviously I still haven't watched my fair share of footage because this must come from somewhere. The worst I've seen is a few fleeting facial expressions and some overly diplomatic answers. I suppose I can see how some would call his features reptilian - the cool eyes, the calculated smile, the ("perpetually sarcastic") arch of his left eyebrow.
[None of this, of course, is to say that his personality is something anyone who doesn't know him personally (duh) can know definitively. So the best we can do is "canon" (fanon? I don't think I mean that though) Lance, who isn't a matter of right or wrong (by canon, I only mean the character that exists for those involved in the fandom, not Lance himself.)]
His almost total inability to act is a testament to his earnestness - I'm as sarcastic as they come, yet when it comes to acting, there's just too much that's me in everything I do.
Yeah, they all say he's the biggest liar. He *will* give you an "Are you really asking me that?" look he does so well if you deserve it. But I've never come across articles about Lance throwing diva fits, hassling crew, or the like (to indicate that his real personality is something he keeps strictly under wraps for the cameras). I just don't *get* that from him.
However, I hope this recommendation will reflect my strange affection for this choice of portrayal regardless of the aforementioned. Forgivably non-canonical hotness in my book.
Don't by Tiffany Rawlins
Lance is going to have fun, he's going to find something fun to do with his night if he breaks his jaw smiling. He is twenty-two years old and he has a good body. Hell, he almost has a certifiably great body by now, and he may not be sure how much he likes the pants their stylist picked for him but he is still going to get laid. He can get laid. He's good at getting laid. If his jaw's gonna hurt tomorrow it might as well be because it got used proper.
Hers is a name that will come up more than once as the month goes on. Here, Lance decides he's not having enough organized fun and decides to corral some of his own. It's sharp and hard-edged and lets just say Lance gets more than what he bargains for with that cavalier attitude.
Spoiler-free squeeage
May. 3rd, 2003 11:57 pmSo glad I let ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
xalxuffasch talk me into going out with him tonight instead of wallowing in my post-packing/loading/driving stupor.
I *liked* X2. Not great snark fodder liked, not amused liked, but yow that was good liked. Though the writers really should stick to plot because the relationship stuff was just drippy. A little sap on my sleeve, there. But wow was Ian McKellen cool as Magneto. The cape! The voice! Right up there as one of the badassest bad guys evah. Really though, the whole movie - the fight sequences were awesome. The ideas were original. The jokes were funny. Hugh Jackman is a very, very attractive man - big big fan of the Wolverine hair, too. Mystique didn't wow me in the first movie, but she definitely made up for it in spades here. The beginning sequence with Nightcrawler totally stole the show though, no contest. Also, I would be onboard with the Logan/Scott, but I found the latter to be rather insipid.
Matrix Reloaded preview! Those twins are hella cool, and I will make a concerted effort not to snicker whenever Agent Elrond makes an appearance. Nestle's TollHouse chocolate chip cookie sandwiches are amaaaazing. And my back doesn't hurt nearly as much as it did even before sitting in those heinous theater seats for two and a half hours in further thanks to Jon. Hope you're prepared to take on what that started.
[ETA: Dude! I've been trying to figure out a name for my pairing OTP in this movie and I finally got it! Magique it is, and I might be a colossal dork for thinking it up.]
xalxuffasch talk me into going out with him tonight instead of wallowing in my post-packing/loading/driving stupor.I *liked* X2. Not great snark fodder liked, not amused liked, but yow that was good liked. Though the writers really should stick to plot because the relationship stuff was just drippy. A little sap on my sleeve, there. But wow was Ian McKellen cool as Magneto. The cape! The voice! Right up there as one of the badassest bad guys evah. Really though, the whole movie - the fight sequences were awesome. The ideas were original. The jokes were funny. Hugh Jackman is a very, very attractive man - big big fan of the Wolverine hair, too. Mystique didn't wow me in the first movie, but she definitely made up for it in spades here. The beginning sequence with Nightcrawler totally stole the show though, no contest. Also, I would be onboard with the Logan/Scott, but I found the latter to be rather insipid.
Matrix Reloaded preview! Those twins are hella cool, and I will make a concerted effort not to snicker whenever Agent Elrond makes an appearance. Nestle's TollHouse chocolate chip cookie sandwiches are amaaaazing. And my back doesn't hurt nearly as much as it did even before sitting in those heinous theater seats for two and a half hours in further thanks to Jon. Hope you're prepared to take on what that started.
[ETA: Dude! I've been trying to figure out a name for my pairing OTP in this movie and I finally got it! Magique it is, and I might be a colossal dork for thinking it up.]
