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happier_bunny (happier_bunny) wrote in qaf_retread,
@ 2008-11-17 17:48:00

Current mood:	relaxed
Entry tags:	myrna, post season 3, thanksgiving

THANKSGIVING
The end of this fic, always leaves me weak in the knees. It might, quite possibly be one of the most beautiful things written in this fandom.

THANKSGIVING by Myrna

Did you enjoy the ending as much as I always do?

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	vl_redreign 2008-11-17 05:10 pm UTC (link)
	I LOVE the ending of this. This fic is funny and heartbreaking and oh-so-Myrna. Hope. sobs (Reply to this) (Thread)

	happier_bunny 2008-11-17 05:13 pm UTC (link)
	MISTRESS!!!! Yes...what things...feel things...hope swoons (Reply to this) (Parent)

	jule1122 2008-11-17 06:00 pm UTC (link)
	The end kills me too, starting right here: I was lying on top of him and I tightened my arms around him. “Stop,” I said. Every time I read this it takes me a ridiculous amount of time to forgive Jennifer. Myrna is the only author that could make me angry at the characters outside of fic. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	happier_bunny 2008-11-17 07:54 pm UTC (link)
	I know...it just kills me. That last part is just so GUH. And yes, she makes me inexplicably mad at Jennifer too considering nothing remotely like this ever happened on the show. lol (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ex_4cupcakes771 2008-11-17 07:11 pm UTC (link)
	It might, quite possibly be one of the most beautiful things written in this fandom. I completely agree. Thank you for retreading this, Bunny. It is a magical fic. And like you, I LOVE the ending of this. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	happier_bunny 2008-11-17 08:13 pm UTC (link)
	I'm so glad so many people like the ending...it really just leaves me full of warm fuzzies. ♥ (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_4cupcakes771 2008-11-17 08:39 pm UTC (link)
	I'm reading it again (2nd time tonight) right now. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sian265 2008-11-17 07:20 pm UTC (link)
	Christ that was beautiful! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	happier_bunny 2008-11-17 08:14 pm UTC (link)
	~waves~ Haven't seen you over here in a while...I'm glad you dropped in for this one. :D (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sian265 2008-11-17 09:20 pm UTC (link)
	Just been battling time, don't know why, you can't beat it. Have picked up a specialized case load, supervising sex offenders so much more intensive work load. But I so much look forward to these retreads, sometimes they are all I make time for! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	passing_through 2008-11-17 07:45 pm UTC (link)
	The ending kills me dead every single time I read it. Fiercly protective and in love Brian is such a thing of beauty. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	happier_bunny 2008-11-17 08:14 pm UTC (link)
	GOD YES...I love him so. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	nolyana 2008-11-18 02:14 am UTC (link)
	OH. MY. GOD!!!!!!! Perfection!!! (Reply to this)

	qafmaniac 2008-11-18 05:51 am UTC (link)
	OMG! I haven't read it in a long,long time BUT it was as good as ever. This was one of the first storys I've ever read when I slowly discovered QaF fandom and fan fiction. I love Myrna's storys! (Reply to this)

Shall I make an account on IJ?
(Anonymous)
2008-11-23 08:10 am UTC (link)

She's really a great writer. Her words flow so well, her story telling is just wonderful. And her lines are killers, her Brian and Justin are so witty!

It's just, seems like Jennifer is more or less always a shitty mother in all her fics that I've read, and Justin (and Brian's love for Justin) has always been on a really high (too high) pedestal or something. As a newer QaF fan who watched the whole five seasons in one go these things just don't go so well with me. I can't help wincing when I read Jennifer being portrayed that way (not saying the notion was baseless. It's just clear to ME that Jennifer was never meant to be portrayed as a shitty mother). I adore Justin, he really is the Sunshine of the show for me, but I don't like enjoying him on the expense of other characters. That took the fun away from the fan fic, for me. Errmm but once in a while some soft, harmless jabs on Mikey can be really amusing... I kid.

Thank you for sharing.

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Re: Shall I make an account on IJ?

happier_bunny
2008-11-23 09:19 am UTC (link)

I do think it's important to sometimes take into account when a fic was written because clearly fans who watched as the show aired didn't have all the answers or complete picture. However, I agree that Myrna's Jennifer is harsh...and I didn't often approve of Jennifer's actions, in much the same way that I don't often approve of Myrna's. ;)

Yet, I'm oh so willing to ignore the over-harsh characterization of Jennifer for the ending of this fic because I think it's just gorgeous.

ABSOLUTELY make an IJ and come play with us. :)

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Re: Shall I make an account on IJ?
(Anonymous)
2008-11-23 11:42 am UTC (link)

In this case I don't think it's because of incomplete viewing or the time of writing the fic. Especially because it's written after season 3. Jennifer's character had more or less been defined as a mother who loved her son unconditionally, trying hard to accept all that was her son even though she had been weak, awkward and confused and did some mistakes. Something about Jennifer just rubbed Myrna the wrong way, I suppose. Perhaps it's because Jennifer didn't drag Justin back home and just let her husband throw Justin out of their house (that was indeed kinda lame of her. My mother would shoot my father first), or because Jennifer blamed Brian for Justin's bashing and then shoved Justin right back at Brian before taking any convincing actions to help Justin herself (but really I think that's only due to sloppy writing by QaF's writers), or because somehow she didn't pay for Justin's tuition :P It doesn't matter, Myrna just seemed to despise the character somehow and it's kinda heavy on her fics... :) I like Jennifer, I think she's adorable just like Justin. In fact she's so much like Justin, including total unawareness when people are taking a poke at her (like when Ethan insinuated about 'good parents and paying for tuition' and she didn't seem to get it. That crack me up all the time XD)

Oh thanks, perhaps I'll make an account here after all:>

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Re: Shall I make an account on IJ?

happier_bunny
2008-11-23 12:53 pm UTC (link)

I think there's still an argument to be made that Jennifer isn't quite 100% committed to the idea of Brian and Justin by the end of season 3. She loves her son though and that part of the characterization is wrong. But, while I'm not a huge fan of Myrna's writing, perhaps she merely used Jennifer as a plot device. Having said that, I'm trying to really defend her characterization...it's definitely off, I just have an easier time ignoring it. :)

like when Ethan insinuated about 'good parents and paying for tuition' and she didn't seem to get it.

Yes...yes and yes. I don't think a lot of people understand exactly what's going on there.

Yes, make an account...we have fun around here. :)

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	(Anonymous) 2008-11-25 03:46 am UTC (link)
	God, I must've read this 10 times already and it still gets to me every single time! I love it!!! Zora (Reply to this)