Because It's Not Like I'd Ever Write Stupid Crossovers Without An Invitation.

[rionaleonhart]

Regarding The Mentalist: I had no idea how much I 'shipped Cho/Summer until the end of 'At First Blush'. TURNS OUT I 'SHIP CHO/SUMMER QUITE A LOT.

I like Summer! I think she could be Santana Lopez's cousin; they have very similar faces, expressions and attitudes. After her first episode, I actually tried to find out whether Summer was played by Naya Rivera. You can't trust me on these matters, though; I'm terrible at telling faces apart. There was one point when I thought more or less every actor in North America was Neil Patrick Harris. It's entirely possible that they look absolutely nothing alike and I am a lunatic.


I thought I'd try rewatching Waterloo Road from the beginning, but it turns out that I find the early episodes really difficult to endure because I'm so distressed by what an awful person Tom is in series one and two. NOOOO TOM I'M SUPPOSED TO LOVE YOU.

So I rewatched Josh's coming-out story instead and spent the entire time brimming over with love for Josh's relationship with his father. I love it when they tease each other, and I love that, no matter how difficult Tom finds a situation, he will try to fight through it and do what's best for Josh. He doesn't always succeed, but he always tries.

I'd forgotten how jealous Finn is when Josh gets a boyfriend. 'Look, I don't care that he's gay. He can go out with every lad in the school for all I care; it's just... when you like girls, it's different 'cause you have your mate and then you have your girlfriend. If he's with another lad, then he's gonna be like his new best mate. Where do I fit in?' Bless you, Finn.

I must have completely missed this before, but Josh mentions Chlo! When Tom is reluctant to allow Nate to stay the night, Josh points out that he probably didn't make a fuss when Chlo wanted to have boyfriends over. Tom must have told Josh about her! Maybe they've met! I DEMAND FANFICTION ABOUT THEIR FIRST MEETING.

And then Tom gets over himself and goes 'yes, of course he can stay, why not?' and I just love their relationship so much, you guys. It's by no means perfect, and they both slip up sometimes, but they try so hard.




Favourite father-son duo ever. ♥!

I'm so pleased that Josh has let his curls grow back. Josh's hair is my favourite character.

I love Waterloo Road so much. It's quite possibly my favourite thing on television in all its ridiculous, melodramatic glory, and it's so strange to think I'd never have discovered it had I not, finding myself alone and without Internet access one night, turned on the television at exactly the right moment for it to catch my interest. Seriously, had I switched it on sixty seconds earlier or later, you probably wouldn't be suffering all my endless entries about it now. Sorry about that. Nobody else is posting about it! I feel the need to make up for the deficit!

(The person who has been cast as the Doctor's next companion was in Waterloo Road, incidentally. Excellent. I am going to take this as an invitation for stupid crossovers.)

Comments

[pensive]

still spamming because Cho/Summer was my EVERYTHING and I just needed to say that.

[apiphile.livejournal.com]

*ships it*

*ducks*

STILL SHIPPING IT SORRY.

[rionaleonhart]

I thought of you when I was writing this entry! Specifically, when I was typing 'When Tom is reluctant to allow Nate to stay the night, Josh points out that he probably didn't make a fuss when Chlo wanted to have boyfriends over', I wondered whether you would read it and think 'well obviously he didn't fancy Chlo'.

Also, I nearly titled this entry 'It's Not Hard, Is It?' (Josh's response when Tom comments on the fact that Josh is taller than him), but I refrained because I was concerned about what you and suzie_shooter might do with it.

[apiphile.livejournal.com]

Please, as if suzie_shooter and I need cheap innuendo to fuel our mania when Tom keeps eyefucking his son onscreen. :D

[rionaleonhart]

I have the slightest, strangest inkling that you may not really be sorry.

[apiphile.livejournal.com]

I will attempt regret when Tom attempts a platonic feeling in the vague direction of his curly-haired nubile offspring. Until then NO SHAME. And even then ONLY VERY MILD SHAME.

[ruthi.livejournal.com]

Needs Moar Pokemon.

All a show have to do to hook one is a gay teenager in love. But I squirmed off the hook and swam away.

[rionaleonhart]

Very true, but then again 'Needs Moar Pokémon' is a statement that holds true for more or less any television programme, with the possible exception of Pokémon.

I can't explain how Waterloo Road got its hooks so deeply into me. I really can't. I have to respect you for escaping, even though what I want is for everyone to fall victim so this ridiculous thing will finally have a Livejournal fandom.

[wolfy-writing.livejournal.com]

He does have nice hair.

[rionaleonhart]

And it's gone through such a tragic story arc! It was gloriously curly when it first showed up, and then it was gradually cut shorter and shorter until I feared we'd never see a curl on his head again. Now it has been restored very nearly to its former magnificence!

I notice that Josh's importance in the main Waterloo Road storyline is directly proportional to how curly his hair is. The shorter his hair became, the rarer his lines; suddenly he has both a full head of hair and a significant plotline! I hope he doesn't cut it again; it's great to see him taking centre stage, even though his current storyline is breaking my heart a bit. It is also, of course, great to see his hair as it should be.

This... this is quite a long comment, considering that it deals solely with the hair of a fictional character.

[wolfy-writing.livejournal.com]

You have the best kind of strangeness!

[justspaz.livejournal.com]

Summer! I adore her and Cho. I just want to stay optimistic but I fear this show and its track record of romantic relationships.

Also, when I heard Jenna-Louise Coleman had been on Waterloo Road, I immediately thought of you. This is probably because I've never actually heard of it outside of this context (being your LJ), being over here in Neil Patrick Harris land.

[rionaleonhart]

It's just occurred to me: if Coleman turns out to be a popular companion, maybe more people will watch Waterloo Road. She was in the first half of series five, too, which means she overlaps with Josh's introduction story! Suddenly I am really, really excited about her debut.