Skins post!
Jan. 30th, 2009 09:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hardparadeOkaaay so I just finished watching 3x02 of Skins.
I'm not sure how I feel about it. It was just kind of...idk, there was something MISSING up until the last like, 15-20 minutes or so. It didn't feel like a second episode, it felt more like a third or fourth if that makes sense...maybe just because the first one was such a good start and it really felt like a BEGINNING, or maybe because there was no real transition/explanation in terms of the kids all hanging out together.
Cook still DISGUSTS ME TO MY VERY CORE. Ughh. I did like a few of his lines, like when he walked in on JJ and the prostitute and he was like "Sorry if you're fucking, sorry if you're fucking, sorry if you're fucking!" XD and "You're supposed to be banging her, not canoodling," although that one might've just been because I find the word 'canoodling' hilarious in pretty much any context.
Anyway, just, all-round UGH to him and his character and I DO NOT GET why people are comparing him to Chris and saying he's trying to be the new Chris or whatever. I don't see the similarities! Chris was like a million times more likeable! And more sane!
Also, from the second it started, I was already bored by the whole good-boy!Freddie vs. bad-boy!Cook thing. It's so obvious and cliché and dull. Freddie always having to bail him out of trouble, and eventually saying he's 'done with it'. It's just...so blah. Like Freddie's character in general, tbh. I still see nothing interesting there.
And yet, in spite of all that, I think I ship Cook/Freddie. LIKE MAYBE QUITE A LOT, OKAY. :/ I don't get it either. But I guess there must be SOMETHING that intrigues me about their characters and this whole storyline. And the bit in the shed with the "I fucking love you"? That's kind of all a slasher needs, I suppose. At that point, I paused the video, and went to find a Cook/Freddie community to join. (Psst.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
cookfreddie.)
As for other people, Effy is still amazing and gorgeous and I love her. It's very, very weird to see her like, in a group of friends, though. I mean, I know they're not really 'friends' yet but seeing her out with a consistent gang felt odd. I think it's going to be a struggle for me to see her start really caring about people, hahaha. I'm really liking the idea of Effy/Pandora at the moment though, I love the way she sort of looks after her. Like, it's not REALLY 'looking after her' but I liked how when Pandora collapsed Effy was like "Pandora, wake up you silly cow." And when she led her off home. It's sweet.
Speaking of Pandora, I hope she becomes something other than comic relief? I mean, I like her being comic relief, but I want there to be more to her character otherwise it's going to wear a bit thin, I think.
JJ is quickly becoming my favourite out of the new characters. He's just...AWWW. ♥ He only wanted to kiss the prostitute!! And he'd never kissed anyone before. It was so sweet, I love him. I hope he gets to keep a little bit of his innocence. :/
EMILY/NAOMI is going to be interesting, too. I'm excited for that. I want to see more of the twins, I was just thinking it seems like they (and Naomi) didn't have much to do this episode.
So, overall, not hugely impressed, but then, it was a Cook-based episode and I hate him, so I guess that was to be expected. XD
Is that all I had to say? I guess so!
I'm not sure how I feel about it. It was just kind of...idk, there was something MISSING up until the last like, 15-20 minutes or so. It didn't feel like a second episode, it felt more like a third or fourth if that makes sense...maybe just because the first one was such a good start and it really felt like a BEGINNING, or maybe because there was no real transition/explanation in terms of the kids all hanging out together.
Cook still DISGUSTS ME TO MY VERY CORE. Ughh. I did like a few of his lines, like when he walked in on JJ and the prostitute and he was like "Sorry if you're fucking, sorry if you're fucking, sorry if you're fucking!" XD and "You're supposed to be banging her, not canoodling," although that one might've just been because I find the word 'canoodling' hilarious in pretty much any context.
Anyway, just, all-round UGH to him and his character and I DO NOT GET why people are comparing him to Chris and saying he's trying to be the new Chris or whatever. I don't see the similarities! Chris was like a million times more likeable! And more sane!
Also, from the second it started, I was already bored by the whole good-boy!Freddie vs. bad-boy!Cook thing. It's so obvious and cliché and dull. Freddie always having to bail him out of trouble, and eventually saying he's 'done with it'. It's just...so blah. Like Freddie's character in general, tbh. I still see nothing interesting there.
And yet, in spite of all that, I think I ship Cook/Freddie. LIKE MAYBE QUITE A LOT, OKAY. :/ I don't get it either. But I guess there must be SOMETHING that intrigues me about their characters and this whole storyline. And the bit in the shed with the "I fucking love you"? That's kind of all a slasher needs, I suppose. At that point, I paused the video, and went to find a Cook/Freddie community to join. (Psst.
cookfreddie.)As for other people, Effy is still amazing and gorgeous and I love her. It's very, very weird to see her like, in a group of friends, though. I mean, I know they're not really 'friends' yet but seeing her out with a consistent gang felt odd. I think it's going to be a struggle for me to see her start really caring about people, hahaha. I'm really liking the idea of Effy/Pandora at the moment though, I love the way she sort of looks after her. Like, it's not REALLY 'looking after her' but I liked how when Pandora collapsed Effy was like "Pandora, wake up you silly cow." And when she led her off home. It's sweet.
Speaking of Pandora, I hope she becomes something other than comic relief? I mean, I like her being comic relief, but I want there to be more to her character otherwise it's going to wear a bit thin, I think.
JJ is quickly becoming my favourite out of the new characters. He's just...AWWW. ♥ He only wanted to kiss the prostitute!! And he'd never kissed anyone before. It was so sweet, I love him. I hope he gets to keep a little bit of his innocence. :/
EMILY/NAOMI is going to be interesting, too. I'm excited for that. I want to see more of the twins, I was just thinking it seems like they (and Naomi) didn't have much to do this episode.
So, overall, not hugely impressed, but then, it was a Cook-based episode and I hate him, so I guess that was to be expected. XD
Is that all I had to say? I guess so!
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Date: 2009-01-30 10:57 pm (UTC)You're the first person to mention twincest I think, and I totally agree. I think it could sort of work, maybe, in quite an angsty way rather than a we're-twins-we-do-everything-together way. I've been thinking about it, I want to see more of them so I have a better idea of their characters/family and stuff though. And I agree about Effy/Emily, too!! Definitely.
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Date: 2009-01-30 11:24 pm (UTC)I'm glad I'm not the only one seeing Effy/Emily. ^_^ Effy/Katie and Naomi/Katie have been mentioned, but not Effy/Emily. Strange...
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Date: 2009-01-30 11:34 pm (UTC)Effy/Katie seems a bit random to me, Effy/Emily seems way more obvious.
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Date: 2009-01-30 11:41 pm (UTC)And Effy/Emily would be gorgeous! ^_^ I'm usually not into blondes, and Naomi clearly doesn't do it for me. Plus, she's not of the butch type, but she gives off butch-y vibes in a way. I can't explain it well.