Memorable TV
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jedibuttercup*giggles at screen* WTF, Kirk? WTF?
Every few episodes, some plot oddity or other just flies off the screen at me which can only logically be explained by the notion that JTK has got some kind of sekrit mental power. (Yeah, I know; there isn't one; the writing was simply frequently made of fail; but I can't help but reach for an in-universe explanation anyway.) Probably not anything he's consciously aware of, beyond an instinct to trust and act on whatever it's telling him no matter how bizarre, but it makes him unusually perceptive, as I've theorized before-- and a beacon for all kinds of Weird Shit that can't otherwise be explained.
What other rationale can one come up with for "Catspaw", seriously? I have a really hard time buying that the alien cat/woman being was just so flattened by the sheer raw masculinity of Kirk that she wanted to "join" with him and match their abilities together and give him everything, after effortlessly resisting and dominating several of his other crewmen (including the also attractive specimens of Scotty and Bones). She doesn't even come from a world with physical sensation, much less gender! And it took her how long to realize he was only pretending to play along? The only explanation is, there has to be something non-physically magnetic about him.
That absurity of an episode is of course followed immediately by "I, Mudd," and the great fun of Kirk once again shorting out a computer intelligence with the power of sheer illogic. And once more immediately modelling his reaction to a foe (Mudd) in perfect keeping with what that foe seems likeliest to respond to, rather that what regulations-- or even common sense-- might dictate. I've seen someone mention recently that younger Shatner was much more brilliant at the body-language aspects of acting than at line-reading, and I think I'd have to agree; he's kind of fascinating to watch in this series. Though this episode might not be the finest example of that. *stifles laughter* It's... definitely memorable.
*checks schedule* And-- looks like tonight will be the first ep of Defying Gravity I'll catch live. *goes hunting for comms*
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Every few episodes, some plot oddity or other just flies off the screen at me which can only logically be explained by the notion that JTK has got some kind of sekrit mental power. (Yeah, I know; there isn't one; the writing was simply frequently made of fail; but I can't help but reach for an in-universe explanation anyway.) Probably not anything he's consciously aware of, beyond an instinct to trust and act on whatever it's telling him no matter how bizarre, but it makes him unusually perceptive, as I've theorized before-- and a beacon for all kinds of Weird Shit that can't otherwise be explained.
What other rationale can one come up with for "Catspaw", seriously? I have a really hard time buying that the alien cat/woman being was just so flattened by the sheer raw masculinity of Kirk that she wanted to "join" with him and match their abilities together and give him everything, after effortlessly resisting and dominating several of his other crewmen (including the also attractive specimens of Scotty and Bones). She doesn't even come from a world with physical sensation, much less gender! And it took her how long to realize he was only pretending to play along? The only explanation is, there has to be something non-physically magnetic about him.
That absurity of an episode is of course followed immediately by "I, Mudd," and the great fun of Kirk once again shorting out a computer intelligence with the power of sheer illogic. And once more immediately modelling his reaction to a foe (Mudd) in perfect keeping with what that foe seems likeliest to respond to, rather that what regulations-- or even common sense-- might dictate. I've seen someone mention recently that younger Shatner was much more brilliant at the body-language aspects of acting than at line-reading, and I think I'd have to agree; he's kind of fascinating to watch in this series. Though this episode might not be the finest example of that. *stifles laughter* It's... definitely memorable.
*checks schedule* And-- looks like tonight will be the first ep of Defying Gravity I'll catch live. *goes hunting for comms*
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Hey, have fun with a new series!
Date: 2009-08-31 04:57 am (UTC)"I, Mudd" was awful, I thought at the time, but now it seems to be a part of the genre-jumping that the show did, from comedy to farce to heavy-duty moralizing.
Youngest likes "Boston Legal" and Shatner's role in that is colossally suited to him.
Re: Hey, have fun with a new series!
Date: 2009-08-31 09:31 am (UTC)I have a friend steadily purchasing all the BL DVDs, totally in love with the bromance of Shatner's character and Spader's, and says I'm due to be inflicted with it as soon as she has them all. I'm .... looking forward to it, I guess? *raises eyebrows*
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Date: 2009-08-31 05:04 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-08-31 08:15 am (UTC)ETA: OH THAT ONE. Total crack, but those are valid points!
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Date: 2009-08-31 09:36 am (UTC)I saw the entire series all the way through in random order hen I was young, it's interesting putting them into their correct chronological perspectives now, but sometimes when I hit "play" and see that first scene? *facepalm* "Great, fifty minutes of this... where's something I can distract myself with while still absorbing any potentially relevant world-details?"
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Date: 2009-11-13 01:58 am (UTC)Regardless, I think that TOS Kirk has two powers...(1) its safe to say that Kirk does have that animal magnetism power. For female character equivalents think Shane from L Word or Faith from BtVS. He just exudes a sexuality that attracts everyone.
Its yet to be seen if reboot Kirk has that same power or if he's just arrogant and cocky about his masculine wiles....
TOS Kirk and Reboot Kirk I suspect of a bit of premonition, foresight or some such. Its so subtle that he believes it to simply be "good instincts" and to others it just comes across as "lucky" but in reality, he makes decisions based on subtle informational clues. Also, because he's a genius he can process the information incredibly quickly and subconsciously so he also just "relies on his instincts"......
and clearly this fandom is eating my brains....
And I need to get some good icons...
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Date: 2009-11-14 12:17 am (UTC)