LINES OF THE DAY

". . . But the past does not exist independently from the present. Indeed, the past is only past because there is a present, just as I can point to something over there only because I am here. But nothing is inherently over there or here. In that sense, the past has no content. The past -- or more accurately, pastness -- is a position. Thus, in no way can we identify the past as past." p. 15

". . . But we may want to keep in mind that deeds and words are not as distinguishable as often we presume. History does not belong only to its narrators, professional or amateur. While some of us debate what history is or was, others take it into their own hands." p. 153

Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History (1995) by Michel-Rolph Trouillot

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

The Originals - Season 1; ep 13 "Crescent City"

It's done again.  The Originals finally show us the werewolves as humans who aren't somehow shambling, malnourished and mentally deficient, Hayley's own line -- an original line! no less.  And what do we get?  Shambling muscle-bounds, with shoulders so huge their heads are pinny.

Good Grief.

Jason -- destined Werewolf King to Hayley Werewolf Queen: A Marriage Pact Arranged Before Hayley Was Born!
Also following the werewolve tradition it seems, these guys are extraordinarily unattractive. At least the males are. But then it seems its only the males in which we're interested. Honestly, do you believe that Hayley would find this guy remotely attractive?

This Man-Wolf Is Of So Little Consquence He Rates No Name, Though He Mates With Original Vamp Rebekah
Do you believe that within minutes of laying eyes on this man-wolf mass, Original Vampire Rebekah was up against a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g?

Now This Vamp Is Masculine Eye Candy!
Slipping effortlessly from her passion for the suave and smooth Marcel to -- the above sort?

The thing I've liked best so far about The Originals is that the writers allowed that a pregnant woman, who is young, single, healthy and attractive, could be a romantic interest and be interested in romance herself.  It's hard to dredge up any novel, movie or television program that has done this, with the exception of soap operas.  Which The Originals is, a telenovela, a soap opera, which we should not forget for otherwise we shall be disappointed by season 3 and stop watching. Which is what happened here with The Vampire Diaries because I stupidly hadn't recognized it for the telenovela it is.\

Nevermind, the point of this is how tireseome it is that male werewolves always shown massively, brutishly muscled and of little brain.  Hayley's a werewolf, but she's lovely, sleek and smart, thank goodness.

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