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fabrisseThere are so many. Seriously.
"Two Cathedrals" from The West Wing still gives me a visceral thrill when Bartlett yells at God in National Cathedral... in Latin. It's probably wrong that I think it's sexy.
The final three episodes of season 2 of The 4400 where Diana and Tom rope Marco in to take out a government conspiracy that's killing The 4400. Even as I understand the "threat to national security" that makes it possible, I am deeply liberal and these people are still citizens with full rights until or unless they commit a crime. There are other shades in there, of course. Each of them is making the choice for a different reason and the interpersonal relationships of those three characters are a huge part of it. Tom's nephew and his son are effected by the plot, in the case of his son tangentially; Diana's daughter is a trigger for much of what happens. I love those episodes. They're political and emotional comfort food.
Stargate SG-1... "The Serpent's Lair," "Secrets," "A Matter of Time" (that one just makes me tingle with the black hole time distortion actually being a key plot point), "Serpent's Song" and that's just season 2. My two favorites are "Scorched Earth," which prompted an essay on military ethics from me, and "The First Ones" which actually has Daniel being a linguist ("Don't say 'ka' till you've tried it."). I know there are others I've seen multiple times and there are always nuances that I missed on prior viewings. Of course, there are also parts I fast forward through, too. *G*
I would say my very favorite episodes, the ones I'm afraid I might wear out in the DVD player are from Criminal Minds. They are all Reid-centric to a greater or lesser extent. "Derailed" which was the first "show not tell" example of his genius for me was an early favorite. It made meeting his mother in "The Fisher King" episodes resonate. I felt the hair on the back of my neck rise as I made the connection when he drops off the book for her in "The Fisher King, part 1." Those two, I'll throw in occasionally as well. "Sex, Birth, and Death," "The Big Game," "Revelations," and "Elephant's Memory" are biggies. "Empty Planet." "Elephant's Memory." "Minimal Loss," "The Instincts," "Memoriam," and "Amplification" are all episodes I revel in. There are others. I love this show and this character. (Okay, there's also lots of hotness in the cast.)
"Two Cathedrals" from The West Wing still gives me a visceral thrill when Bartlett yells at God in National Cathedral... in Latin. It's probably wrong that I think it's sexy.
The final three episodes of season 2 of The 4400 where Diana and Tom rope Marco in to take out a government conspiracy that's killing The 4400. Even as I understand the "threat to national security" that makes it possible, I am deeply liberal and these people are still citizens with full rights until or unless they commit a crime. There are other shades in there, of course. Each of them is making the choice for a different reason and the interpersonal relationships of those three characters are a huge part of it. Tom's nephew and his son are effected by the plot, in the case of his son tangentially; Diana's daughter is a trigger for much of what happens. I love those episodes. They're political and emotional comfort food.
Stargate SG-1... "The Serpent's Lair," "Secrets," "A Matter of Time" (that one just makes me tingle with the black hole time distortion actually being a key plot point), "Serpent's Song" and that's just season 2. My two favorites are "Scorched Earth," which prompted an essay on military ethics from me, and "The First Ones" which actually has Daniel being a linguist ("Don't say 'ka' till you've tried it."). I know there are others I've seen multiple times and there are always nuances that I missed on prior viewings. Of course, there are also parts I fast forward through, too. *G*
I would say my very favorite episodes, the ones I'm afraid I might wear out in the DVD player are from Criminal Minds. They are all Reid-centric to a greater or lesser extent. "Derailed" which was the first "show not tell" example of his genius for me was an early favorite. It made meeting his mother in "The Fisher King" episodes resonate. I felt the hair on the back of my neck rise as I made the connection when he drops off the book for her in "The Fisher King, part 1." Those two, I'll throw in occasionally as well. "Sex, Birth, and Death," "The Big Game," "Revelations," and "Elephant's Memory" are biggies. "Empty Planet." "Elephant's Memory." "Minimal Loss," "The Instincts," "Memoriam," and "Amplification" are all episodes I revel in. There are others. I love this show and this character. (Okay, there's also lots of hotness in the cast.)
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Date: 2010-07-04 02:27 am (UTC)"You know, if you don't want to run again, I respect that. But if you don't run 'cause you think it's gonna be too hard or you think you're gonna lose - well, God, Jed, I don't even want to know you."
And the rain and the door and *Charlie.*
It's so, amazingly good.
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Date: 2010-07-04 05:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-07-04 10:06 am (UTC)I did like "Two Cathedrals" when I watched it - I've been enjoying the West Wing so far (borrowed the DVDs from a friend) but I'm now stalled in Season 5 and losing interest.
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Date: 2010-07-04 05:53 pm (UTC)