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NotEverything (noteverything) wrote in qaf_marathons,
@ 2009-07-29 13:07:00

*Marathons Gone Wild, 507*

Again, a HUGE thanks to qafmaniac for this exceptionally beautiful banner and for icons for our Marathons Gone Wild. &hearts

Now that Insane Journal seems to be back to "normal" and I can finally access the site, it's time to dig deep and delve into the disaster that is 507. Actually, I'm not as nervous about it as I was, thanks to some great insight from 505 and 506 from all of you! I think 506 is at the TOP of my most-reviled episodes now and I'm glad to have that one out of the way...

Ready? I am. Let's get things going...

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	*I'm not Rage* noteverything 2009-07-29 07:34 pm UTC (link)
	I can't really think of anything to say, but I don't feel nearly as bad after that exchange between them than I did at the end of 506. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: I'm not Rage besamislabios 2009-07-29 07:36 pm UTC (link)
	"...please don't take my sunshine away" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: I'm not Rage noteverything 2009-07-29 07:55 pm UTC (link)
	Do you know (without looking...I can do that if you don't) who made this icon? I feel the need to snag it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: I'm not Rage besamislabios 2009-07-29 07:57 pm UTC (link)
	brianslave68 :) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: I'm not Rage noteverything 2009-07-29 08:01 pm UTC (link)
	But of course! I think that might be from a batch of hers I saved and then never downloaded. I need to go check. (Reply to this) (Parent)

Re: *I'm not Rage*

suze_y
2009-07-29 09:19 pm UTC (link)

This is one of the scenes that made me sob - hard - on first watching, and helped set up that early S5 aversion. Not so much now - it's bittersweet. The look on Brian's face - pure love, tenderness - and appreciation for this poised and beautiful man who was, and will be again, his partner. And Justin - suddenly, seems to have finished growing up in this episode. Or at least he's passed an important milestone towards truly meeting Brian on equal terms.

Hey - when I first came here all upset about S5, you (Tweedy, that's you) told me you thought it was all good when you first watched it, and you had no hate for this season. Which is part of the reason why I sallied forth all brave-like to learn to love it like you and the other Big Girl fans. What happened? (Actually -- maybe don't tell me ... I don't want to go back to fearing this season LOL)

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	Re: I'm not Rage suze_y 2009-07-29 09:32 pm UTC (link)
	LOL - editor me was going to backtrack on using the strong word "hate" up there, and revise it to "you had no fear of / aversion to" this season. But then I saw your intro to this marathon and the word "reviled" jumped out, so maybe "hate" isn't too strong a word after all :) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Re: *I'm not Rage*

noteverything
2009-07-29 09:44 pm UTC (link)

I won't make you hate it, I promise.

And right now, after getting through 507 again for the first time in less than a month, I'm better than I was yesterday after 506. There's just something about that episode that triggers every kind of negative emotion available in me and I'm pretty sure that when I've talked about loving S5 in the past, I wasn't remembering *those* moments. I think there are a lot of things there that I relate to on a much more personal basis than I generally do with the relationship between Brian and Justin, if that makes sense.

After this scene, there is really nothing that makes me feel this way and I can move forward, even grudgingly accept that those things had to happen and find many things to love about the rest of this season.

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	Re: I'm not Rage noteverything 2009-07-29 10:08 pm UTC (link)
	AND...I enjoy the beginning of S5, too. (Reply to this) (Parent)

Re: *I'm not Rage*

ahaw9913
2009-07-31 05:59 am UTC (link)

The look on Brian's face - pure love, tenderness - and appreciation for this poised and beautiful man who was, and will be again, his partner. And Justin - suddenly, seems to have finished growing up in this episode. Or at least he's passed an important milestone towards truly meeting Brian on equal terms.

Yeah! What you said!!!! Awesomely put! I think Brian has for some reason, maybe Michael yelling in his face, realized that Justin is being his own man, just as Brian wanted him to be, but forgot for a while.

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Re: *I'm not Rage*

suze_y
2009-07-31 11:03 am UTC (link)

realized that Justin is being his own man, just as Brian wanted him to be, but forgot for a while

Good point! Brian's been stuck in his own drama for awhile, and not even really seeing Justin for a long time, it seems. But when he has some distance again he can start to see and appreciate him again. I saw something similar in the returning-the-bracelet scene in S3. (I'm going to assume the lesson sticks this time :D)

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	Re: I'm not Rage ahaw9913 2009-07-31 05:55 am UTC (link)
	All I can see is love here, almost completely free of the ugly shroud of 506ishness! They are back to saying "hey" to each other when they meet. Brian has to make sure that Justin is doing okay. Justin manages to talk to Brian without a look of disgust on his face. And when they leave Brian just HAD to look over his shoulder at him! (Reply to this) (Parent)

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