I really like that there was enough tension played in how Caroline and Aeryn interacted that there was the potential for... anything, really. And it was fun to notice Aeryn's vulnerability at the same time you were aware that she could break you with her pinky finger (which is where part of my glee that she kicks ass with the alien assassin plays in too.) I loved, though, that both those women were brutally honest with each other, and that they really revealed a lot in a simple conversation, but it was earned--they started with simple truths and built into something near confidences, which is really something.
I watched the extended scenes of the first meeting with the delegation from Earth and it made a lot more sense to me why people were seeing so much reaction from John about Aeryn, since they actually had a moment of breathing each other's air and standing too close as John gets paranoid. Most of the final cut you just have to take on faith that John and Aeryn are around each other enough that people see it, not just the 'does the cat talk' moment, cute as that was.
TS is already starting to niggle at me a bit... I can see where fanfic would be the answer. Do you have any recommendations? I loved that payoff, but it was a surprise. What we really need is for the individual episodes to be longer, I feel.
also, since I seem to be answering here and not where you originally asked the question (lo, I am lame) yes, this is Crichton, not Mitchell. There's something to the weight in his expression that bouncy!puppy!Mitchell rarely has.
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Date: 2008-06-02 04:41 pm (UTC)I watched the extended scenes of the first meeting with the delegation from Earth and it made a lot more sense to me why people were seeing so much reaction from John about Aeryn, since they actually had a moment of breathing each other's air and standing too close as John gets paranoid. Most of the final cut you just have to take on faith that John and Aeryn are around each other enough that people see it, not just the 'does the cat talk' moment, cute as that was.
TS is already starting to niggle at me a bit... I can see where fanfic would be the answer. Do you have any recommendations? I loved that payoff, but it was a surprise. What we really need is for the individual episodes to be longer, I feel.
also, since I seem to be answering here and not where you originally asked the question (lo, I am lame) yes, this is Crichton, not Mitchell. There's something to the weight in his expression that bouncy!puppy!Mitchell rarely has.