GIP

[out_there]

oxoniensis made some great YA screencaps, and I couldn't resist. You can't see the goofy smiles as clearly as I would have liked, but it does sum up the appeal of Young Americans.

Am not pleased that Angel got bumped to tomorrow because of the Wog Boy. (And, for others who have seen that film, am I the only one who finds his miraculous pick-up line highly cringeworthy? I would not be impressed by someone saying that to me.)

And, because I obviously needed an angsty Josh fic, I read when we weren't speaking. It's a post-ITSOTG fic, Josh/Kenny, that makes the pairing seem ridiculously obvious. (I mean that in a good way. It's one of those fics that makes you wonder why you never thought of that pairing before.)

Still, this is the reason why SN is my fandom of hope. Right from S1, WW is all about disillusionment. Even before people get shot, before people get lied to, it's all about trying to be the good guys and finding out that it just doesn't work. It's all about wanting to do what's right, and compromising yourself to do what's smart. It starts in S1 and it just goes downhill from there. Sure, there's the occasional optimistic episode where what's right and what's smart coincide, but generally the motto is "No good deed goes unpunished".

Man that's a depressing thought to go to bed on. It's downright heartbreaking, but it does explain the sense of subtle doom attached to that fandom. I'm going to cheer myself up by listening to newly downloaded music and folding up my clean laundry.

ETA: The link to the screencaps.

Comments

[oxoniensis.livejournal.com]

Are you calling Young Americans cheesy!!

The caps are up - http://oxoniensis.popullus.net/screencaps.htm I managed to cut them down to 100 exactly, which wasn't easy! All those pretty pictures of Will I had to leave off. *pouts*

[out-there.livejournal.com]

Are you calling Young Americans cheesy!!

Bwahahahaa! Yeah, because YA is all about the (lack of) quality!