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Seen over at thefruitbat's journal, an AMA-meme.

Ask me anything!

(Can, but does not have be fannish-related questions. Like if you're burning to know my favorite noodle shape, fire away.)

As brightknightie noted in her journal, this past week was the 30 year anniversary of Last Knight, the series finale Forever Knight.

I'm still not over it lol

Last Knight is one of only two episodes of Forever Knight that I hate (the other being The Human Factor. There are other episodes that I don't care for, but these two are the only episodes that I actively despise).

When I saw LK, I definitely saw the closing scene for what it appeared to be: Nick kills Nat and LaCroix kills Nick. (Ugh, the season 3 body count of regulars. What a bloodbath. The only death I think that was well done was Screed. And even then, I wish they'd retained him for flashbacks.)

Only once I discovered online fandom and fan fiction did I become aware of and entertain alternative scenarios to the apparent deaths in Last Knight.

While I do find it plausible for Nick to fall into a deep, dark despair, that doesn't make for a satisfying ending. I don't find it plausible for Natalie to do the same or to goad Nick into doing vampire things in the circumstances presented. 'cause she's having a midlife crisis and Nick is about to skip town? I mean, REALLY?? (Contrast with the more believable circumstances of I Will Repay and A More Permanent Hell, both extreme outliers with life or death stakes.) I also don't find it plausible that LaCroix would stake Nick (I do find it plausible that LaCroix would be about to move on, but killing Nick on his way out? NO.)

I would have preferred if Ashes to Ashes had been the series finale because, despite the deaths of Urs and Vachon and the episode's giant plot holes, it ends on a hopeful note for Nick. It would not have been entirely satisfying as an ending because there's zero resolution vis-à-vis Natalie (but I'd have taken the annoyance of zero resolution over the both the literal and figurative assassinations of her character in Last Knight!)

Ashes to Ashes would have bookended well with the series premiere, Dark Knight, when it comes to Nick and LaCroix. Nick tries to kill LaCroix in DK, but saves him in LK. LaCroix goes from trying to thwart Nick's mortal quest in DK to admitting in LK, "For once, I'm glad of your incessant search for your humanity." So maybe Nick was freer to pursue his quest than we had seen previously.

What do you all think?

Happy Easter to those who celebrate religiously and/or culturally.

The spouse and I are going to a screening of the 1970s Jesus Christ Superstar movie today, a movie of Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera. The movie is kind of a trip if you haven't seen it.

The fun part is that Ted Neeley, who played Jesus in the movie, will be there in person introducing the movie and doing a meet and greet after the show.

It's one of my favorite musicals (I love musicals!) and I saw Ted Neeley perform the role on stage a couple of times in the 90s, including once with Carl Anderson, who played Judas in the movie.

I have seen the stage musical many, MANY times. But not so much the movie. I think this will be fun!



Edited to add: It was AWESOME. I'm putting a few addition remarks and pictures in the comments.

Last night, wawamouse, trillingstar, and I were discussing what we thought of the term "lover" because of this scene from Heated Rivalry when Ilya met Shane's parents after Shane's dad accidentally discovered they were Together (and poor Shane is a nervous wreck):



I think of it as a dated term. Mostly because I have never heard anyone in my entire life refer to their romantic partner as their lover. (Though I have heard it used as a descriptor by third parties. IDK how to explain it. Like, Oh, she ran away with her lover.)

Anyhoo, this morning, I woke up and was like, LOL, that would have been funny on Grantchester when Leonard (also a bundle of nerves) was set to meet Daniel's parents. Therefore:



The actual scene from Grantchester is also pretty funny:



And then, of course, I was like, that would be funny adapted to Heated Rivalry. So here we are:



MAYBE I'M UNHINGED BUT I CRACK MYSELF UP!!!

From snowflake_challenge:

Make an appreciation post to those who enhance your fandom life. Appreciate them in bullet points, prose, poetry, a moodboard, a song... whatever moves you!

This is such a nice one!

Shout out to the little slice of "Forever Knight" fandom here on DW and on AO3! I was so delighted to stumble my way back into the fandom a couple years ago after, well, decades. I surely do love chatting about the show and reading/writing the fic with y'all!

But an especially big shoutout to thefruitbat, who has beta read soooo much of what I've written, not just for "Forever Knight," but also "Grantchester." Can't even say how much having that second set of eyes and added support helps!

"I said, brrrrrrrr, it's cold in here! There must be some trillingstar in the atmosphere!" I'm quite confident I would not have written so much fic these past couple of years if I hadn't found my way to trillingstar's Discord server and started doing writing sprints with her and others, mainly wawamouse, whose emoji game cannot be beat (thanks forever for 🥩🔨). Are we all writing in the same fandom? No. Am I even writing for the fandom the Discord server is focused on? Again, no. Are we still showing up to sprint, cheer each other on, and talk through any challenges? YES. It's awesome.

Happy New Year! 🎊

Time for one of my favorite fannish events, the Fandom Snowflake Challenge (snowflake_challenge), running through January!

Challenge #1

The Icebreaker Challenge: Introduce yourself. Tell us why you're doing the challenge, and what you hope to gain from it.

Hello there! I enjoy writing fan fiction and chatting about fannish interests.

I only participate in low/no pressure fandom events and the Fandom Snowflake Challenge meets that requirement. 😁 I particularly love it because it provides a great opportunity to see what fun, creative, and interesting stuff folks are doing across all kinds of fandoms.

While I have a lot of interests, I only participate actively in a couple of very tiny fandoms (at present, mainly Forever Knight and Grantchester).

But I enjoy reading about what other people are doing fannishly even if I'm not otherwise involved in fan fiction or communities related to other fandoms. So what I hope to gain is learning about and exploring other people's fannish interests as well as sharing my own. 😊

From thefridayfive:

1. If you had to participate in one Olympic event, what would it be and why?

Well, considering I would absolutely lose any Olympic event, I have to base this on how fun it looks. Slalom kayak looks fun and unhinged. No idea what's going on when I watch it, but I'd have a good time.

2. What is the one song you always sing along to?

It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine), the slalom kayak of songs.

3. Do you wear a seatbelt in the car?

Of course.

4. Car, SUV or truck and why?

Kayak. Cooler. Zero emissions. Super fun. Granted, not convenient for commuting or going to the grocery store though.

5. Are you a good/bad driver? Explain.

Good. Not sure what there is to explain. I pay attention and obey traffic rules. I do not treat the roads like I'm in the slalom kayak event at the Olympics.

The last two Forever Knight episodes I went through were fairly meh. So I found myself pleased to get to "The Fix," a much better episode (on the vampire side of the story, at least; the cop side, not so much).

A cure! At last! But... not really. Ups and downs. And Nick eats another guy's lunch. Rude!

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Posting my spook_me fic a little early, mostly because today is October 11th and the story is set on October 11th (though 70 years ago). My prompts were "ghost" and "graveyard."

The death of fifteen year old Abigail Redmond cast a long, long shadow across the whole of "Grantchester" season 2. The tragedies of her life, her death, and all that that followed spoke to the failures of the adults in the community.

One such adult was Daniel Marlowe.

Maybe that stayed with him. Maybe that stayed with her.

11 October 1955 (rated T; nothing above "show level," but be mindful that Abigail's story was a distressing one)