Huh.

[amelialourdes]

You know, I wasn't affected by that "I love you" scene in 510 probably because ... I knew it was happening before it happened (spoilers), I didn't want that bomb to shock Brian into saying it, I'd read so many stories about how it could happen that I just didn't think that that's the way it was going to happen, etc.

But, I just watched it last night repeatedly and I think that it finally hit me. I'm only four years too late but it did finally get to me. I'm off to watch it again.

That's all I have to contribute to your Monday morning. Carry on.

Comments

[lennongirl.livejournal.com]

This just shows again how much we are alike ;)

Same here. I watched 510 last night actually, as part of my big rewatch, which is almost done, obviously. It so got me.

[amelialourdes.livejournal.com]

I do not doubt this, my friend. :)

Ooh, you're doing a rewatch. I'm still at the beginning so I suspect it'll take several weeks if not months to make it to the very end. But, glad that you understand and that we've learned to appreciate it now. I love when Brian goes straight for Babylon and the first person he's trying to seek out is Justin. I don't know. I just kind of forgive everything and remember how much I love them together.

[lennongirl.livejournal.com]

Yes and yes again.

Maybe I'll post some own thoughts once I'm finished, we'll see;)

[rhiannonhero.livejournal.com]

That's why I have a love/hate relationship with spoilers. I think the ruin the experience when you have time to decide how you feel about it in advance. And, yet, I am currently unable to stay away from the spoilers in my current fandom...so, ya know. It's a problem for me. :)

[amelialourdes.livejournal.com]

I totally agree! Part of me always needs to/wants to know what's going to happen in advance and the other part of me wants surprise. I remember with Qaf I just broke down and downloaded most of the screener episodes, clicked some spoilers, but it was enough to spoil me for the series. It didn't help that I had a best friend who always looked at spoilers and then would tell me even if I didn't want to hear it, lol.

[sakesushimaki.livejournal.com]

Your nostalgia wave is dragging me out there with you... *iz so poetic*

I wasn't in a sane state of mind during those horrible weeks where I didn't know how the hell I would ever get hold of Seasons 2-5 with them basically being unavailable in my country (in 2006).
Of course this led to research, which lead to YouTube, which led to... weep... TEH SPOLERS. I can't deny that they did my soul good at that time but if I could take my spoilery research back (and have more trust in the weird Ebay seller keeping his part of the deal), I would.

[amelialourdes.livejournal.com]

lol! My intention is to pull as many people as I can down with me.

Yikes! That's certainly a problem. If I were a new fan I'd probably try to stay away from everything. I'm that way about series now. I gotta say that it was kind of torturous to live through Qaf as it was airing if you weren't trying to be spoiled for it. Spoilers were everywhere and now even more so because it's over and there really aren't anymore restrictions on spoilers. Even now, especially lately, people in queerasfolkfans are starting the series and hearing about the ending and wondering if they should continue. Don't finish the series because of things you heard? Why would you do that? It's better to just press on and formulate your own opinion.

[reeface.livejournal.com]

That scene single-handedly is my reason for staying as spoiler-free as I have over the years. THAT ILU REVEAL MOMENT WAS EPIC AND I WOULDN'T TRADE IT FOR ANYTHING. I remember losing my shit when it happened, hee.

If only there was a way to have it both ways; stay spoiler-free but still be a part of the spoiled section of fandom. Cos, man, you sure do miss out on a lot of discussions. :\

[amelialourdes.livejournal.com]

Oh man. I don't remember how I got spoiled for it but it happened. :|

Yes, exactly. I remember I tried going back through everyone's entries once the series was over but there was just so much there that I couldn't catch up! There were the discussions and there was also plenty of fic that I haven't even gone through because I didn't read any spoiler fic. I did read Jane's Inferno because I knew about the bombing but I'm pretty sure that that was the only one. Grrrr. No happy medium in fandom land.