shallowness

In contrast to the news, The West Wing - 7.20 The Last Hurrah

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7.21 Institutional Memory

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There’s no point in doing the fic writing meme separately. The only fanfiction that I posted last year can be found here. ( About that. )

My version of the fandom meme

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Het fanfiction recs in the following fandoms: Gilmore Girls, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Once Upon a Time, The Rings of Power and The West Wing.

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I should be posting at least one more batch of recs before the year's end.

I watched these two episodes last week and would have posted this over the weekend, before You Know What happened, but I was posting about Strictly. I will say I absolutely blew up out of all proportion when It Takes Two announced the return of the Danceathon on the show. I think it’s a terrible idea, I can tell you right now that Aljiaz and Tasha will get full marks and Chris and Dianne will get the lowest marks, but that’s just five minutes of ‘chaos as entertainment’. I was not really angry about it. I haven't felt able to comment on the sad and angry posts appearing on my friends page as someone who is not from the USA.

The West Wing - 7.13 The Cold

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7.14 Two Weeks Out

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The West Wing - 7.9 The Wedding

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7.10 Running Mates

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More fanfiction recs for the following fandoms: Man of Steel, Marvel Cinematic Universe/The West Wing, The Memoirs of Lady Trent, The Night Manager and an original fic rec.

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Been a while, hasn't it? First, I’m giving up on Fallout (just as it gets nominated for an Emmy! Typical.) I basically forced myself to watch the fourth episode, and the balance between gore (and squick) versus plucky survivor Lucy’s journey/quest wasn’t working for me. Not even with the sardonic humour.

Secondly, the recent Strictly news has been dismaying. Graziano is the latest to go, following Giovanni. There may be more. Er, weren’t the producers watching the footage at the time? Presumably through ‘This show is too big to rock the boat’ goggles. Will chaperones (and bringing Aljiaz back) be enough? I feel torn, I have a lot invested in the show, not least the sparkle it brings as autumn settles and turns into winter. I can also grasp that people of different temperaments and backgrounds can take tough talk and treatment from competitive perfectionists differently. So there may be some grey areas. But kicking is not on, and ‘that’s the way I was taught’ is not an argument in favour of abuse, which can be psychological and behavioural. And proper safeguarding is non-negotiable, not even on the most popular show on British TV.

The West Wing

I came across a season 7 DVD boxset cheaply in a charity shop, so I’ll be watching from that from now on.

7.4 Mr Frost

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The West Wing

Please note, I’m rewatching these episodes, so there are vague references to things that will happen later in the series. (Although I only remember the big stuff for sure, and then random stuff, which leaves a lot that I’ve forgotten.)

7.01 The Ticket

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7.2 The Mommy Problem

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The West Wing - 6.20 In God We Trust

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6.21 Things Fall Apart

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The West Wing - 6.16 Drought Conditions

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6.17 A Good Day

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