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waltzmatildahIt is highly likely that this post will make very little coherent sense. I only finished watching a few minutes ago.
I think I am in shock. Actual, clinical shock.
Did you know it is possible to develop PTSD and Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) from watching televised tragedies? True Fact. This may be important to remember in about a months time when we all wind up in therapy.
Alex and Lexie? Alex and Lexie.
Mark? Promising to eat more bacon. Mark, I take back every last nasty thing I've ever said about you. Every last goddamn syllable.
Alex and Izzie? SHIT man. Way to punch me in the gut just when I thought I was over you...
Meredith and Cristina? You girls are fucking rockstars. Don't ever let anyone tell you differently.
April? You, you made me BAWL. I was fine 'til you started up with your personal facts!!! I was a snivelling wreck from that point onwards.
Bailey and Percy and Mary? I sobbed. Noisy, snotty, ugly sobbed. Had to press stop for a while to regain my composure. Bailey telling him that yes, he's gonna die now? Oh Bailey. Usually I am not a fan of you when you're all angsty and crying. Not tonight. No siree. Tonight, the way you composed yourself before going back to Charles to tell him? That was you being awesome.
Percy and Reed? Percy, I was ambivalent about you until tonight. I didn't think I cared if you lived or died. You were brave. Reed did indeed miss out (too bad she copped one between the eyes and will never know... shame). RIP.
Derek? You were good tonight. And trust me, that is a compliment.
Richard? That was actually a pretty great ending. The booze and the bullets. I liked it. It was kinda obvious and I knew you weren't gonna die, but the writers gave you some good stuff. Say thank you to them.
Teddy? I respect you and your diversonary tactics. You were the bigger person in that situation. Go make babies with Mark Sloan so he stays away from Lexie.
Owen? Blah. Whatever.
Arizona and Callie? Blah. Whatever.
And last but not least?
Mr. Clark? Thank you. Thank you and thank your superstore purchased handgun and box of 'ammo'. Thank you for creating carnage that tore people apart and superglued them back together in the span of two hours. It made for fucking awesome television so... thank you.
I think I am in shock. Actual, clinical shock.
Did you know it is possible to develop PTSD and Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) from watching televised tragedies? True Fact. This may be important to remember in about a months time when we all wind up in therapy.
Alex and Lexie? Alex and Lexie.
Mark? Promising to eat more bacon. Mark, I take back every last nasty thing I've ever said about you. Every last goddamn syllable.
Alex and Izzie? SHIT man. Way to punch me in the gut just when I thought I was over you...
Meredith and Cristina? You girls are fucking rockstars. Don't ever let anyone tell you differently.
April? You, you made me BAWL. I was fine 'til you started up with your personal facts!!! I was a snivelling wreck from that point onwards.
Bailey and Percy and Mary? I sobbed. Noisy, snotty, ugly sobbed. Had to press stop for a while to regain my composure. Bailey telling him that yes, he's gonna die now? Oh Bailey. Usually I am not a fan of you when you're all angsty and crying. Not tonight. No siree. Tonight, the way you composed yourself before going back to Charles to tell him? That was you being awesome.
Percy and Reed? Percy, I was ambivalent about you until tonight. I didn't think I cared if you lived or died. You were brave. Reed did indeed miss out (too bad she copped one between the eyes and will never know... shame). RIP.
Derek? You were good tonight. And trust me, that is a compliment.
Richard? That was actually a pretty great ending. The booze and the bullets. I liked it. It was kinda obvious and I knew you weren't gonna die, but the writers gave you some good stuff. Say thank you to them.
Teddy? I respect you and your diversonary tactics. You were the bigger person in that situation. Go make babies with Mark Sloan so he stays away from Lexie.
Owen? Blah. Whatever.
Arizona and Callie? Blah. Whatever.
And last but not least?
Mr. Clark? Thank you. Thank you and thank your superstore purchased handgun and box of 'ammo'. Thank you for creating carnage that tore people apart and superglued them back together in the span of two hours. It made for fucking awesome television so... thank you.
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Date: 2010-05-21 01:46 pm (UTC)Also,
Oh, Alex.
THIS!
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Date: 2010-05-21 03:18 pm (UTC)Oh, Alex. I just think Chambers doesn't really get enough credit-he's really, really good.
I keep thinking of so many more things, like I could talk about this episode forever (and probably will)-how great Sarah Drew was throughout (I've always loved her and kept wishing the show would do more with her) and just...a million things.
I need there to be fic post haste, so much fic.
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Date: 2010-05-21 03:27 pm (UTC)(haha! I am so sad.)
I could also talk about it for days (only breaking to read and write about it!) so feel free to keep mentioning stuff...
I agree with your comments about Sarah Drew. She really had me tonight. I've not really been invested one way or the other with her until now. NOw I'm all in! I'm also all in Percy/Reed! Never thought I'd say that!
Justin Chambers is a genius. I've loved Alex to bits since day one.
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Date: 2010-05-21 03:48 pm (UTC)I actually think the fact that some the actiony parts were kind of predictable made the episode work for me-it felt like there was less focus on the actual action and more on the emotional fallout of all of it, and that's the part I care about anyway.
My only investment comes from the fact that I've loved her in a lot of stuff before (Everwood, and then Mad Men) and she likes to go around breaking my heart. That first scene in Derek's office when she's babbling and covered in blood just killed me, and I knew what she was doing with the personal details thing, but the moment she broke over the no one's ever loved me line killed me.
I've loved Alex from day 1 too, and I think that if it wasn't Chambers-he kind of does the same thing Sandra Oh does for me, takes a character that on paper could come off pretty unlikable and somehow manages to make even the unlikable things they can do come off if not exactly likable at least sympathetic (to me, anyway). Like, if Alex wasn't him, I'm not sure the character would work, but Alex is him, so it does, and it's entirely because of how good he is.