on Heat:

[aruan]

For this week, Mark Snow and Remy Zero have graciously conceded to allow *NSYNC to produce the show's soundtrack, which basically consisted of sparkly angst on Clark's part. A moment to reflect:


We are what they call a perfect match
Down to the last bone, you're my baby
Tell me, tell me, baby
How come you don't wanna love me
Now from the moment we met
I thought that I was all set
How could I be so wrong
Now I'm hearing that you're seeing someone new
But does [s]he love you love like I do?
You're my baby


I was hoping that I'd never see you wit him
But it's all good 'cause I'm glad that I met him, heh
'Cause now I the competition's very slim to none
And I can tell by lookin' that he's not the one
Come on girl
Let him go
I want you back
Say I'm trippin'
If ya feel like
But you without me ain't right
It makes me ill
To see you give
Love and attention at his will
And you can't imagine how that makes me feel
To see you with him
'Cause you know that I truly do adore ya
And that other guy can't do nothin' for ya
So baby come back to me


Girl, don't you say that it's over
Cause you are part of me
Tell me please girl that you are still feeling for me
Girl, where is the love
Yes, I'll give you all that you need
Anything that you want
I will give it to you
I will give you the best of my life
And you know, I can't live without you


I don't know
Will you believe me
After all that's said and done
All the lies
How I regret them baby now
I'm the loser
And you're shining like the sun
I'll never stop until you're mine
Baby there is no turning back
Say that I'm crazy
And I kind of understand
How I wish for this nightmare to end


It's gonna be me
You might've been hurt babe
That ain't no lie
You've seen them all come and go, oh oh
I remember you told me
That it made you believe in
No man, no cry
Maybe that's why
You don't wanna lose it again
But I'm not like them
Baby, when you finally
Get to love somebody
Guess what
It's gonna be me
You're just too blind to see
But in the end you know it's gonna be me
[with the stomps of determination]


In the middle of the night
And baby when you cry
Is he gonna stand by your side?
I got an idea
Won't you be my girlfriend
I'll treat you good
'Cuz if you were my girlfriend
I'd be your shining star
The one to show you where you are
Girl you should be my girlfriend
Ever since I saw your face
Nothing in my life has been the same
I walk around just saying your name
I've searched around this whole damn place
And everything says you were meant to be
My girlfriend (it's destiny)


Girl when we started, baby, we were friends
But that's not how this fairytale is gonna end
See I was thinking then it clicked one day
That no one else has ever made me feel this way
Next time I saw you girl I knew I had to try
To tell you everything that I was feeling deep inside
And listen good cuz what I say is from my heart
So if you're ready
You see I toss and turn when I'm alone
And I just can't wait till you get home
Waiting for your call 'cause tonight we're gonna do it all
'Cause I'm thinking bout you day and night
And I just can't get you off my mind
'Cause in a room full of people you're the only one around
And nothing in this world could ever bring us down
Baby I'll be there telling you I care this I swear
Girl it's just the two of us
The two of us
Just take a chance
Take a chance
It just gets better with each day
[duet, baby. Du-et.]

At Which Point I Carry the Episode to Its Logical Conclusion:


Letting little things come between us
All we do is fuss
When all I wanna do is show you love
So I say
Hold up!
I'm tired of all these lies
Hold up!
And if you wanna make things right
You got to
Giddy up
Giddy up, Giddy up, Giddy up now
Remembering the way we used to be
Everything was cool
And now you've gone and done all this to me
Maybe we can turn this love around
Ride it, Ride it, Ride it, Ride it,
Giddy up
[never thought I'd actually use this one anywhere, but I think Clark deserves a little sumthin' sumthin' after all that]

I thought you'd see it their way. Even if Clark does seem to want a little more conversation than we're led to believe later on.


Onward with the Play-By-Play, because attempting to analyze this for deeper meaning would just be an exercise for the Gaydar I had to return to the manufacturer after the first ten minutes of the episode. Also, people have been saying funny stuff. Highlights have been properly attributed.

How can an episode showcase so many sweaty tits and STILL be the gayest thing on television?
-lexluvsclark

New school year? No shooting aftermath? I can't even start on this.

Nelly! It's getting' Hot In Herre, ya'll! I do love it so when my worlds collide.

You can't wear that in a public school! I couldn't wear that in a public school!

You know you're watching a Canadian sex ed video when there are moose involved.

Aaw. Clark thought Lex apparated in a particularly flashy roadster to cuddle him in style and wipe the soot smudges from his cheek. Maybe buy him a lolli, or just find something convenient to occupy his own worried mouth. But alas, t'was not to be in the crowded parking lot of Smallville High. Lex is a businessman now, Clark. Times and places. He really did look all "Aaw, Lex, you big worrywart, you didn't have to drop everything and come all the way out here just for little ole me."

Clark's jealous that Lex is getting married. Not happy for his best friend, not supportive of his sudden newfound happiness but rather sulky that he seemed out of its sphere of influence. Lex asking him to be his best man - did anyone else see how pained that made the poor kid? It was all he could do not to drag Lex behind a random pickup truck (heh) and persuade some sense back into him.

In any other episode, we'd have a pregnant pause here before asking Lex just how grateful he is for Clark's heroic efforts at protecting his ass. Ets.

Two words: Lex's.Lips. Because smirking is only the second best thing he does with them. They don't need to coax me down to sit through another hour of this if it means more of sweaty, gravel-voiced Lex.

We can't have too many Clark Is Jealous episodes. Why does he constantly look surprised when Lex shows up with girls? Every time.
-jenn

"Hello? Hi, I'm Clark, I'm the kid who can lift up tractors and see through walls." Oh to hear and see this in living color. ::wipes a tear:: The writers love us, they surely do.

Clark's worries at developing into a "firestarter." I guess Lex is not a talker.

Pause for the wedding, which happens so fast it's hard not to remember our rutting lion king.
-Thamiris

Stately Luthor Manor has a pool! Stately Luthor Manor has a good-sized outdoor pool, and I'm so far gone to joyous wet places it'd be far past the point of indecent to drag me back.

Oy with the writing. That Chloe/Clark exchange about the "hunky dory" sounded like it was written by a 13-year-old fanfic writer trying to make with the snarky. And utterly failing.
-plum_evil

The writers spent their summer reading fic, and will now attempt an entire season of trying to turn our tricks for the het camp. I await their best efforts, and if sheening, half-naked women aren't making these boys switch sides, I think the teams have been well-established.

I like Giddy-in-love!Lex. I do. I like sappy romantic, you-know-when-it's-right and love-is-grand and best-thing-to-ever-happen-to-me spouting!Lex. I like Happy!Lex. Always knew it was there, that he could be that relaxed, and not necessarily drugged.

He has a pretty good idea what's causing this and suggests mounting a scarecrow on a stake and setting it on fire? Manly pats and throaty 'that's my boy' laughter? I can't start, or I won't be able to stop laughing this time.

"A little less conversation, a little more action please." Not that The King should even have to ask.

The exploding popcorn thing? Comedy gold.

Clark really is completely adorable when he smiles. More, please.

Then the sweet boy, still reeling from his rejection, learns how to light candles, filling the barn like a scene from a Celine Dion video or a porno film, obviously expecting his most frequent loft-visitor, his naughty boyfriend.
-Thamiris

Naked teacher from fantasy life throws self at you. Something like naked girl from fantasy life in another episode throws self at you. It's like this pop quiz, what do you do? Nine out of ten respondents would throw party. Clark's answer seems to be panic. Panic, panic, panic. It's adorable.
-jenn

"The light was on. Actually I came to see you. What they lack in experience they make up for in passion." She's quoting fanfic at us!

"Clark, she just married Lex, why would she be interested in you?" Word, Chloe. Word.

"She's got a strange hold on him."
"Gee, I wonder what that could be." The episode's officially been surtitled "How Chloe Got Her Snark Back." (TM - walkingshadow)

"I don't know what you're doing to Lex, but I'm not dropping this." HoYay!

Chloe and Lana are going to form a girls' club! No boys allowed! "Thanks for the quid pro quo. Sometimes a little distance can give you a new perspective. I don't want Clark to come between our friendship. So what are we going to do about that?" They said it, not me.

"My faith in Clark evaporated along with my enthusiasm for the coffeeshop business." Now we know he's possessed. Also, his singular motive for drinking the dismal lattes has been, err, outed, as it were.

He won't back off even after threats made to his friends and family. And he doesn't believe Lex would do the same for him because...?

Jonathan insisting that a Luthor isn't all spiteful whimsy? Must be CampVille.

Mama Kent is officially back and batting for the home team. And wow but I wouldn't want her anywhere but firmly in my corner.

Gratuitous groping is always good fun. Lex's features can never ever be described as stoic or inexpressive again.

Clark's reading Bradbury in the loft! Bradbury in the hammock in the loft! Oh man. Oh maaaaaaaaaaaan. They do it all for us, I swear they do.

"Don't wait too long." Yeah, Lex is hip to Clark's less than subtle attempts at advocating properly-channeled passion. I wonder if it translates to "Carpe Lex."

Also, was it just me, or was it Clark coming out distinctly the gayer, all things considered?

"It's funny how she managed to seduce everyone but you."
"Hey, I guess she just wasn't my type."
Because she's got girl parts, see...
-musesfool

And Smallville's perennial source of wit and wisdom takes us out with:

Last night, the show flashed its campy drawers, and I'm here to tuck money in its g-string.
-Thamiris


Miranda: how you feeling?
Jules: eh
Jules: the day is done, the fic is good, I like the icon, you and Jon are saints
Jules: it'll be all right

Comments

*snerk*

[plumsnickety.livejournal.com]

Hee! Are you going to do this with every ep or just the Amazingly Gay ones? And I've got a *perfect* place for your music picks - meteor_rock. So I'm sorta self-pimping, but I'd love to see your ep music picks posted there every week, add a bit of variety if you will. *g*

Re: *snerk*

[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

You mean doing some kind of post-episode synopsis? I can't make any promises, university life being what it is, but that's the plan. You'll note that this week was a lot more random fun than last week's expository essay on Lex' psyche and Clark's denseness. Whatever the episode lends itself to.

If you meant the soundtrack, that's just something that came to mind as I was editing the entry. I listen to a lot of music and just came into a bunch more, and it was just playing in the background as I typed when a few caught my ear. It actually started out nice and diversified (Duran Duran, Hootie and the Blowfish, Outkast, Frank Sinatra) but when two *NSYNC songs (first Tell Me, Tell Me, Baby then Giddy Up) just happened to come up and fit perfectly I went to a Web site that had lyrics to all of their songs and it just worked out. But angsty, sparkly gay boys singing about their own kind's lamentable woes? It's always hard when your boyfriend has a crisis of faith. I thought it went well with the zaniness of the episode.

Pimp away! The community's a great idea, I'll see if I can't post something un*Sync-centric even. I really do have a surprisingly wide variety of tastes in music - I collect movie scores as well as Nine Inch Nail albums. The pop music is totally new, and popslash has me something fierce. The last couple of months aren't entirely representative of me. ;)

Re: *snerk*

[plumsnickety.livejournal.com]

You mean doing some kind of post-episode synopsis? I can't make any promises, university life being what it is, but that's the plan. You'll note that this week was a lot more random fun than last week's expository essay on Lex' psyche and Clark's denseness. Whatever the episode lends itself to.

True, uni life does tend to kill off any remaining "Hey! I've got a good ideas!" type brain cells. Personally, I liked this "Best o' the Web" thing that you did this week - it's like a one stop shop for snark.

As for the soundtrack, it's all cool. The *Sync is fine. *whisper* I actually have quite a weakness for the boys. I blame cute gay boy influence on this one, but it's stuck. Hee. Hell, I even rec'ed "Welcome to the Jungle" for Lex in Zero one day in meteor_rock, boybands couldn't be that far behind in most people's evolutionary speak.

As for wide musical tastes...how 'bout pop, punk, emo, new wave, and Dwight freaking Yokum. Broad enough for you? :)

Re: *snerk*

[gjstruthseeker.livejournal.com]

I went searching for others' attempts at reconciling Heat because I took its events at face value, which was plain silly in hindsight, but there you have it.

Musical tastes? I'll never own up to Britney, Save Ferris peacefully coexist next to NOFX, Dashboard Confessional and the Get Up Kids rock my socks hardcore, the new British invasion kids make me smile and nostalgic for a time I never knew, and Dwight Yokum's been the man ever since that Gap khakis commercial with his remake of Crazy Little Thing Called Love.

Our egalitarian good tastes are not entirely unlike the very nature of *Nslash, which always makes me smile - five boys, ten pairing possibilities, and there's a surprisingly even distribution of fic through it all. Even people who have an OTP write outside of it! It's guilt-free good fun.