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I am so disillusioned

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One used, and currently fandomless, Hack Writer. Has been associated with slayers, Englishmen, wizards, mutants and Tyler Durden. ISO long-term gig with benefits. Continues to be Co-owned by CEO of Lex Corp, but is willing to work on contract due to unhappiness with current situation.

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I used to write insane recaps for SV in season one. We’re talking pages long, Omar-esque recaps full of vigor and vitriol and all that other shit. I wrote them for people who couldn’t see the show when it aired, not because I had to, but because I wanted to. It was a labor or love. I’d take notes! I did it happily, and it showed in my writing. I used to get *excited* about what the hell was happening. And then season two revved up, and with some notable exceptions (Prodigal, Rosetta, Insurgence) I’ve been completed horrified.

This is not about the considerable lack of hoyay in Season Two. This is not even about Smallville: The Years of Lana Lang. This rant is about the way that the producers are going around bastardizing season one to promote the Clark/Lana in season two. If Clark and Lex are supposed to be friends, then let them be friends. Don't shit all over the friendship just for the sake of Puppy Love and because you cannot be arsed to say WHY they're acting the way they are. 'Consistency' isn't that big of word you know. If Clark is supposed to be so friggin super then why doesn't he get that relationships are temporary. Friends are what really count.

(I wouldn’t feed this shit to my dog if I had one).

Plus, I have really fucking BIG problems with the Lana-drowning, and the Lana-destiny, and now the Lana-escape to Metropolis thing (thanks to

meret for pointing that out). Since when are there only so many scenarios to go around? The PTB have huge opportunities to do great things. They don’t have to recycle. This is not a fandom with only so many ideas to go around. Superman’s died in comic canon. Superman has been cloned. Superman has married Lois Lane, had kids with Wonder Woman (Act of God JLA graphic novel), and he’s got enough knock-offs to fill Madison Square Garden (Superdog anybody?). And and. And you are making no sense, I hear you say.

Okay. Trying again. Relationships. Clark/Lex and Clark/Lana, I am wondering if by mirroring them are the PTB trying to say this is why they fail? Because Clark saves these people (that makes no sense because look at Lois)? Because he believes in this destiny stuff? Because he tries to persuade them to run off to Metropolis, does that ensure that they will fail? It doesn’t make any fucking sense does it?

Exactly.

None of this season is making any fucking sense to me!

ethrosdemon said she wanted to love SV, but she felt let down. I say I want to love SV but I feel insulted. And used. My name is not Lana Lang. If you are pissing on my intelligence, I am not going to call it rain! I am not going to forgive you for trying to marinate the same chicken we had last week and then passing it off as beef!

This diversion shit is not working for me, and what I’m attempting to ask - through the smoke coming out my ears - is it really necessary to bastardize the relationship of Lex and Clark just to build Lana and Clark up, reasonably? Why do you have to steal bricks from your neighbor’s house when you already have access to the Home Depot in your backyard?!

Fuck this, and fuck them, and I HATED CALLING! I walked out happily. I am not interested in watching them tear down everything just to try and make Clark/Lana plausible. I’m just not. If they want Clark/Lana to work, it should work on it’s own merits not because it’s copying what made/makes Clark/Lex so great.

Fuck the PTB.

Having said all that, most of which probably doesn’t even make sense, I gotta give it up for Lionel. I love Lionel. He can prance about in that poodle perm as much as he wants, because the man isn’t waylaid by jack shit. Word.

Helen. Pfft. I don't dislike her because she's involved with Lex. I dislike her because I have no investment in her. There is nothing about her that appeals to anything in me. They could replace her with a cardboard cutout of Barney and I'd still feel the same. If you want to sell me something, convince me that it's important. Convince me that I need it. I don't need Helen. She might as well be Victoria.

Chloe. Baby, I know it doesn’t seem like it right now, but he’s not worth it. Really. I’ve seen more intelligence in a sack of rice.

Lex. I don’t even know what to say to you. Helen probably does love you, and you probably love her too, but you know what? I don’t think y’all like each other very much, and you sure as hell don’t trust each other. I suppose that won’t matter if she has her wing of the house and you have yours and you get your heir and spare.

Pete. Only two more years before you can move someplace where you can make some new friends. Ones that pay attention to you.

Lord. I’d forgotten how self-involved teenagers are. It makes me so happy to be a jaded twenty-something.

Now if you'll excuse me I have to go find some over the counter drugs because I'm not feeling well. If you couldn't already tell.

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Supes has a kid with WW in The Dark Knight books, too.

I am not going to call it rain! I am not going to forgive you for trying to marinate the same chicken we had last week and then passing it off as beef!

Oh. Hahahaha! How about if I called it Superchicken?

Why do you have to steal bricks from your neighbor’s house when you already have access to the Home Depot in your backyard?!

Because I'm EEEvil?

They could replace her with a cardboard cutout of Barney and I'd still feel the same.

First, you are on a roll, and I am laughing my ass off. Secondly: Lex marrying a cardboard Barney is *more* interesting than Helen. (even though she kind of almost seemed to get a personality last night. Maybe. If you squint. And don't look at her TEETH her huge maw of a mouth...*dazed*) Ok. So, Lex marries a cardboard Barney and Clark is all "Lex, have you seen Death To Smoochy?" And Lex is all "Clark! What do you think of Barney McCardboard? I love her." "Lex, seriously. Is this a plea for attention? I've been busy insulting Chloe, blowing off Pete, and staring lovingly at Lana, sorry." "Clark, this is the cut-out of my life! This the cardboard of DESTINY." "Um. Did you hit your head again?"

I will stop.

Chloe. Baby, I know it doesn’t seem like it right now, but he’s not worth it. Really. I’ve seen more intelligence in a sack of rice.

And Chloe is going to be Lex's new stepmom, and she's going to be all bitter and disillusioned, and HATE Chark so so much when she finds out his secrets. Hee. No. Ok, that's a fic. DAMN IT! I can hope.
Plus, I ain't never seen no rice with a mouth that red nor such cute dimples. *sigh*

Just remember: Lex is a buddy criminal mastermind. He will do *great* things. Just remember that.
He will also MAKE CLARK PAY. I have to content myself with that. Oh, and TW's ASS.

First, you are on a roll, and I am laughing my ass off. Secondly: Lex marrying a cardboard Barney is *more* interesting than Helen. (even though she kind of almost seemed to get a personality last night. Maybe. If you squint. And don't look at her TEETH her huge maw of a mouth...*dazed*) Ok. So, Lex marries a cardboard Barney and Clark is all "Lex, have you seen Death To Smoochy?" And Lex is all "Clark! What do you think of Barney McCardboard? I love her." "Lex, seriously. Is this a plea for attention? I've been busy insulting Chloe, blowing off Pete, and staring lovingly at Lana, sorry." "Clark, this is the cut-out of my life! This the cardboard of DESTINY." "Um. Did you hit your head again?"

I know my POV is all jacked cos I'm sick and cranky like a mother but last night? I'd fucking had it. Really.

Lana. Fluttering your eyelashes and wearing lots of goopy lipstick is not acting. And Lana, really not that cute in comparison to Chloe. I'm thinking those glasses aren't just a disguise. Also I am beginning to loathe the color pink in all new and improved ways.

Clark? Somebody slap him. And yes, I understand that the girls are interchangable while Clark and Lex are 4eva, but really, I don't like anvils. Plus, can we get some new sets too, cos if I get one more fucking shot of the outside of that barn I'm going to hurl.

Just a ::pat pat:: dearie. X

Just a ::pat pat:: dearie. X

*clings to trog's leg*

it was awful! i began to dry heave!

So tell me...
How do you feel about sexually ambiguous space cowboys?

So tell me...
How do you feel about sexually ambiguous space cowboys?

When *you're* writing them, I am all over them. I never did tell you how much I loved that Kaylee piece you did - the one about her telling her dad about her new job. I loved that one, Tara. Really.

*blush* thanks so much for letting me know! I've been writing gobs of Kaylee and her family in the current story I'm working on (which at this rate, won't be posted for at least anotehr month) and I am madly in love with the Ephram Frye in my head.

So... what woudl it take to maybe convince you that *I* would be all over *you* writing them? ;)

I can bribe. I'm good at bribery. Also, I can threaten, cajole, wheedle, beg, plead, debase myself publically, and reward with chocolate.

now I want to see him marry cut-out Barney. *g*

ANd huzzah! Someone else who's not in love with this ep, as everyone else seems to be.

ANd huzzah! Someone else who's not in love with this ep, as everyone else seems to be.

I thought it was ghastly. Okay, no, the week before was ghastly, but I suspect that I keep trying to measure it against other *good* programmes, and SV, it's not a good programme. Entertaining, yes. Good, not so much so. I keep forgetting I'm not supposed to have expectations.

Exactly! I just posted that I should be watching it the way I used to watch Passions...I think it will be much more enjoyable with the lowered expectations of quality.

Someone else who wasn't happy with last night's ep. Hey, misery loves company! ;)

If Clark is supposed to be so friggin super then why doesn't he get that relationships are temporary. Friends are what really count.

Lana needs to remember this too. I can't beleive how she's terating the girl who took her into her home.

Someone else who wasn't happy with last night's ep. Hey, misery loves company! ;)

If Clark is supposed to be so friggin super then why doesn't he get that relationships are temporary. Friends are what really count.

Lana needs to remember this too. I can't beleive how she's terating the girl who took her into her home.

A lot of people liked it. I'd rather sit and watch paint dry. And Lana's treatment of Chloe is appalling, but then again, Lana's treatment of everybody is appalling. Her rationalization and narcissism are amazing, and you know what, she is right. She isn't perfect. She's an egocentric, self-contained (Nell, The Smalls) bitch. Her people skills are abhorent (Chloe), and I can't believe that this makes me so upset, but it does.

I don't get upset because she is this way, but that M&G are so obviously trying to pretend that she's not. This is the pissing on my head and calling it rain thing all over again. I hate this sort of blind adoration. Clark really does need glasses, and so do M&G. This is some sort of extension of whatever leftover cheerleader adoration they had in high school, well you know what? Kiss my ass. I don't share it. *blinks*

Sorry, sweetie, that wasn't directed at you. I just seem to have a lot of vitriol today. Normally, I just pass this off, but today, not happening. Most people would say, well, obviously I have high school issues to which I'd say, 'yeah, who doesn't?' I was an editor of the school paper, VP in student government, played sports, had the boyfriend, the friends, the clubs, the grades, the after school job, and was also severely unhinged. I wouldn't do it again for all the gold in fort knox and the promise of Jude Law/Billy Boyd/Lex when I graduate. IMO high school is generally not an enjoyable time. Don't glamorize it like it is, that's all I'm trying to say.

Okay. I'm going to go take a sedative now.

WTF!! I know it's totally like me to disappear off the face of the planet for months at a time, but damn it I think about you and give a wild shit about how you are. I am uber upset that I'm reading this and you are so unhappy! Fuck it, I can't trust anybody to look after friends while I'm gone on another bipolar retreat.

If there was anything I could do I would. You want a fandom that has the boys really relating you have to see Stargate SG1. Daniel is descending and touching moments are reproducing like mice... warm and fuzzy and lots of them.

I'm going to check your blogger to see how your life has been treating you. ((HUGS))

And honestly, all those people that just hang around because of what you give them re fandom, can just fuck off if they can't be genuine.

WTF!! I know it's totally like me to disappear off the face of the planet for months at a time, but damn it I think about you and give a wild shit about how you are. I am uber upset that I'm reading this and you are so unhappy! Fuck it, I can't trust anybody to look after friends while I'm gone on another bipolar retreat.

It's okay, sweetie I'm cool. Don't worry about me, really. I was just venting because SV made me want to dry heave. You know normally I'm like fuck it, whatever, but I just kinda broke the other night. I was having the painters in as well so that probably didn't help.

I'm going to check your blogger to see how your life has been treating you. ((HUGS))

And honestly, all those people that just hang around because of what you give them re fandom, can just fuck off if they can't be genuine.

{{{{HUGS}}}}

If I didn’t know any better I’d swear the WB was trying to fuck with us. Maybe SV is now nothing more than an experiment to see just how much shit we’ll put up with? From where I’m sitting there seems to be very little of anything even vaguely resembling a redeeming quality when it comes to the “writers” of this show.

We should complain about M&G’s cruelty to animals, because I swear it shouldn’t be illegal to chain Chimpanzees to typewriters and expect them to churn out page after page of this drivel.

Fuck, That. Shit.

Oh and btw, I have no excuse, as I’m not sick like you are, this is just my personality, but you already know that *BG*

We should complain about M&G’s cruelty to animals, because I swear it shouldn’t be illegal to chain Chimpanzees to typewriters and expect them to churn out page after page of this drivel.

*cracks up*

Hmm. I have a lot of fandoms over here in anime-land if you're game. Or some really deserted book fandoms. Lots of space, no close neighbors--turn your stereo up as loud as you want.

*pets* I didn't really like Calling either. Lionel and Lex are great, and I want to be interested in this whole "Clark fights his destiny as evil Kryptonian warlord" thing, but the CLana plus the butchering of Chloe's character sucks so much it's getting hard to focus on the good points.

Blech.

*pets* I didn't really like Calling either. Lionel and Lex are great, and I want to be interested in this whole "Clark fights his destiny as evil Kryptonian warlord" thing, but the CLana plus the butchering of Chloe's character sucks so much it's getting hard to focus on the good points.

Yes! Yes! If you want me to buy something, sell it on it's own merits. Don't detract from one thing just to sell the other. It won't fucking work, plus that's just jacked up.

Helen. Pfft. I don't dislike her because she's involved with Lex. I dislike her because I have no investment in her. There is nothing about her that appeals to anything in me.

Agree with everything you said, but especially that. The writers could at least have the decency to make her interesting enough to hate with a fiery passion.

Agree with everything you said, but especially that. The writers could at least have the decency to make her interesting enough to hate with a fiery passion.

Well, yes, that too. *grins*

You amuse me. Greatly. I've added you to my friends list. Feel free to add me back. ^_^
<3Kat

*waves bill*

What will a dollar get me?

*waves bill*

What will a dollar get me?

I don't know what a dollar will get you, but I know what a bill will get you if he's scottish. *leers*

Ahahaha.

But I meant could I buy any of you with a Bill.. er.. dollar?

to be honest, i didn't even read it, not because i'm not interested, but because i'm here for a specific purpose--to rave and wave my arms wildly and generally make a ranting fangirl of myself.

i've just finished your 'contract' series, and loved it enough that i had to say something. not that there's anything particular that i have to say, except...um...well, mostly just incoherent noises, actually.

so...thank you for making my evening an ENTIRELY pleasant one.

i've just finished your 'contract' series, and loved it enough that i had to say something. not that there's anything particular that i have to say, except...um...well, mostly just incoherent noises, actually.

so...thank you for making my evening an ENTIRELY pleasant one.

*laughs* I'm glad I could give you a little entertainment. Thank you so much for letting me know that you enjoyed the series.

Might I suggest the Ultraviolet fandom (http://elke.slashcity.org/uv.html)?

Canon is small and available on DVD for relatively cheap, there are plenty of pairings, lotsa angst...

*grin*

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