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19 January 2009 @ 11:41 am
Moonlight
Hey! Let's talk about some different vampires! The Moonlight DVDs come out tomorrow (and my pre-order has shipped so THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY!) so in honor of that, let's have my thoughts on Moonlight.
In the interest of full-disclosure, I started watching the show because I heard it was going to be terrible and I thought it would be funny to laugh at it. And I did laugh at the first two episode and most of the way through the third, but by the time the fourth one was about to air, I suddenly found my Fridays dragging, and my heart getting all fluttery, and I was like OH CRAP I ACTUALLY KIND OF LOVE THIS SHOW, WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN?!
It all goes back to my ambivalence with vampires--I think they are stupid and cheesy and campy, but I also think they are kind of ridiculously awesome and I'm totally obsessed with them.
Anyway, here there be spoilers!
Top Ten Things I Hate About "Moonlight."
10. Vampires. Seriously, how lame are vampires?
9. The whole 'vamping out' thing. If you're a vampire, you're a VAMPIRE. I realize this has been done on other shows, but where exactly does this concept come from? I suppose it's a device to make it so people don't realize the characters are vampires but it's not too terribly hard to be all "So what? I'm pale" and not give toothy smiles. I'm just sayin'.
7. How they all wear coats all the time in LOS ANGELES. Wusses, vamps and humans alike.
8. In a similar vein (ha!), the male vamps have elongated CANINES but the female ones have sharp lateral INCISORS. Pick one or the other (Actually, pick canines. It's supposed to be the canines!).
6. That whole 'smell the past' thing is kinda silly.
5. The name "Mick." I realize he was born in the 1920s, but that's just too boring of a name for a vampire. Coraline (Cora-leen) on the other hand, is an awesome name. And at least Josef is spelled all Eastern Europeanly. Beth is a boring name, too, but she's human so that's okay.
4. Inconsistant with dates (first Mick's 90, then 85, then 89).
3. SHIPPERS. Of COURSE Mick and Beth are going to end up together. Stop whining every time he interacts with another woman. No, Josef and Beth wouldn't be a cute couple. No, there are no homoerotic undertones between Mick and Josef. If I hear about McBeth (Mick/Beth), Corick (Coraline/Mick), Jock (Josef/Mick), or JoBe (Josef/Beth) one more time, I'm going to strangle someone. Why do people get so worked up about whether or not two fictional characters have fictional sex with each other??
2. The vampires sleep in FREEZERS! That's just the height of ridiculous (especially since they seem to wear coats all the time. I know for a fact freezers are colder than LA!).
1. And the number one thing I hate about Moonlight is . . . that fact that in spite of everything I just mentioned, I love this stupid show.
Top Ten Things I LOVE About Moonlight.
10. Vampires. Seriously, how awesome are vampires?
9. The guest stars. The Professor of Darkness, Lee Jay Spaulding, the Rocket Scientist Sire, Leni Hayes, Lola, The Sleazy Hollywood Producer. . .
8. Coraline, the vampiric ex-wife. Mostly because her presence sends the "McBeth" shippers into epileptic fits of rage, and their denial of any chemistry or residual feelings between her and Mick amuses me. But also because she's a manipulative siren who has a sick sense of what "love" means and makes things interesting.
7. The Unnecessary Coat. Sure, he doesn't need a coat in LA (and even if it were cold, he sleeps in a freezer, so cold obviously isn't an issue), but damn does Mick look good with that coat billowing behind him all majestically while walking in slow motion through a dimly-lit alley. It's like a Dracula cape. Awesome. The coat is so cool I'd probably wear it all the time, too.
6. The Morgue Guys. Mick's vamp contacts/blood dealers Guillermo and Terence, as well as Beth's various human contacts in the LA County Morgue. They are, to a man, great. They also need more airtime.
5. Josh. You know what? I admit it: I liked Josh. The McBeth folks hated him because he was Beth's boyfriend, but I feel bad for him. He's handsome, he's thoughtful, he has a promising career, and he loves her, but she's out carousing with a sexy vampire. He doesn't have a chance. And then he died and I felt even worse.
4. LOGAN. He's great, too. Vampire computer geeks FTW. "Can my codename be Lando Calrissian?"
3. THE MUSIC. Some of this music is just amazing. The Kin, The Fray, Fauxliage, Lapush, perfect for the show and just nice to listen to all around.
2. The Snarky Vampire Friend, aka Josef. I loves me some Josef. He's too funny. "You seriously drink this stuff? What is this? Like, low-fat, soy, vegan blood?" "Are you just going to stand there all day, or are you going to help figure out who 'killed' me?"
1. Mick/Alex O'Loughlin. You know, I really didn't think he was that good-looking at first. I thought his face and hair were too long and his eyes too sad but at some point I've fallen madly in love with him and now think he's gorgeous. I love his smirks and eyerolls as much as his tortured brooding. Alex is adorable beyond words in his interviews "Am I starting to feel like a vampire? Yes. I've forgotten what the sun feels like on my skin." "I'm still tasting bloods so I'll get back to you on that, but I do very much like the O+, it's excellent." <3 Oh, and did I mention he's an Aussie? He does an American accent on the show really well, but his Aussie accent in interviews just makes him all the more adorable.
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ETA: Oops, to correct the wrong date previously.
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