Long Time No Post

Ah, it's been so long since I have posted an entry. It's good to be back. I have so many things I want to talk about, but tonight I just have some brief comments on some noteworthy stuff.

Like this. I would so buy that if it just had Fray on it, but how sweet is it that she and her scythe are front and center? Fray is so cool.

How fucking awesome was Astonishing X-Men #14? I know I am a complete Joss Whedon fangirl, but you have to admit that he has these characters down cold. You also have to admit that he is just an incredible good writer. I'll admit it, I was a bit shocked at the end, even though I know I totally shouldn't have been. Also, I love Cyclops, but sometimes people don't give him the respect he deserves as a character. (Just look at the way the X-Men movies have treated him. And I know it's been years since I read a non-Astonishing X-title, but the last time I did they certainly didn't write for the character.) Whedon totally gets how, messed up and interesting he is, so that kind of makes me love Whedon all the more. Also, I'm really looking forward to the inevitable Kittie/Emma showdown. You know it's coming, and I have a sneaky suspicion that Emma is counting on it. Remember in the first or second issue when Emma told Kittie she chose her for the team? Emma wanted someone who absolutely wouldn't trust her there.

Speaking of people I love, Drew Goddard (former Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel writer) wrote a pretty darn great 100th episode of Alias, which featured some of my favorite recurring characters: Kelly Peyton, Anna Espinoza (played by other Whedonverse alumni Amy Acker and Gina Torres respectively) and especially Will Tippen! Awww Will. I've missed you. It was so great to see Sydney and Will together again. It been so long since she's had a real friend and their friendship is just adorable. Also adorable was all the baby stuff. How is anyone going to settle for anything less than a CIA babysitter now? Anybody who has a small child needs to babyproof with explosive scanners. They need to start selling those in Babies R Us. Jack was also adorable. I loved his "You can't have sharp edged weapons lying around small children...especially young Bristow women" line. Apparently, skills with weaponry is an inborn trait with those Bristows. I'm not surprised. I'm glad we got confirmation that Jack and Sydney are behind Vaughn's Tibetan rehabilitation holiday, but it would have been nice to see Vaughn too. Lastly, the end was shocking. I really did not see that coming, even though with the title of the episode being "There's Only One Sydney Bristow" I really should have. I'm looking forward to an awesome doppleganger fight scene in the finale.

Did anyone else watch Smallville tonight? I really think the powers that be on that show want me to hate Clark. I really do. He was all mature and likeable for two weeks, but that just couldn't last. No, he's got to go back to whiney little bitch mode. Other than that, not bad for a generic freak of the week episode, and I'm actually liking Lex and Lana together. He's totally just telling her whatever she wants to hear and she's falling for it. Lex may be the first man Lana hasn't been able to completely castrate merely by association. Maybe he will turn out to be a good supervillain.

Someone else I love is J.J. Abrams. Not only did he create Alias which is back to being awesome (unfortunately just in time to end), but he's reviving the Star Trek franchise. How unbelievably cool is that? The only down side to this is that I will now be wasting hours and hours trying to think of who should play young Kirk and Spock. Seriously, I won't be able to think of anything else. Anyone got any suggestions? You'd be helping me out if you could give me some good ones.

Finally, I hate the Nets. Haaaaate! Because of them and the stupid NBA playoffs, I still have not seen Veronica Mars. And I won't get to see it until Sunday. Sunday! Was it good? Don't tell me...I'm trying to be patient.

It's not working.