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ladyofleithianDay 09 - The most believable relationship?
I'm actually not quite certain about that, as a lot of my ships are stuff that, when written down on paper alone, would probably get quite a few people going "oh, that would never work". So I think I might go by how they were executed ("least believable", on the other hand...I have a feeling I'll have a lot to say when I get there):
-Rachel/Louis in Pet Sematary. (The book because, while the movie's good, there's a lot that the movie doesn't touch on, including the character development of both these two) One of the most effective things about the book, and what honestly makes things even more wrenching, is the development of the characters -- you get to actually see stuff like Rachel and Louis' conflicts, their hopes, their fears, Rachel's issues with the matter of death (which King does really, really well. In all honesty, Rachel is one of my favorite characters that he's written), their worries about their children, and eventually, how everything goes to hell. King just really handles the small details of them, for instance, having a laugh in bed together, really well. And the larger details, such as how they cope with (or in Louis' case, entirely fail to cope with) the chaos unfolding around them. It's really stuff like this that makes the ending to Pet Sematary even more gutwrenching and horrifying than it really is.
-While we're on the subject, Molly/Mike from Storm of the Century. Prior to Molly (and the other townspeople) making the decision that ultimately sends things to hell, like with Rachel and Louis, King really devotes a lot of character buildup to the both of them, and both Debrah Farentino and Tim Daly work really well together. There's one scene after Mike helps one of her daycare pupils' head out of the stairs (long story here) and the affection between the both of them...it's brief, but very well-done, very sweet. (I'd say the general camaraderie between the townspeople is very well-done; you really feel like they're part of a community) And we kind of cut between Mike doing his work regarding Linoge, and Molly doing what she can to keep the townspeople together and functioning during the storm from hell. We see Molly's worries for Mike, in the midst of trying to keep everything together, we see Mike's sort of psychological battle with Linoge (and it says something about how good Colm Feore is that he manages to be menacing even when he's just sitting completely still in a cell, saying nothing, just staring straight ahead), we see what the both of them are good at and not so good at, and we even get a pretty unexpected moment (prior to the really big unexpected moment) of Molly suggesting to Mike to "make [Linoge] have an accident". Which, fun fact, was one of the first scenes Stephen King came up with.
And then we get to the climax of the film which...honestly, it's a pretty brave move by King on multiple levels. We see the townspeople behaving in ways that you wouldn't expect them to do and yet which tie into the theme of evil hidden in seemingly normal, upstanding citizens (let's say that part of what makes the miniseries unsettling, for me personally, is learning via Linoge what exactly the townspeople have done, and some of it is genuinely horrifying), we see a case of the bad guy actually winning and the good guy basically getting crushed, and then there's the interactions between Molly and Mike, such as his shock when she ultimately agrees to go along with handing over the kids to Linoge, his disgust towards her afterwards, and then the ensuing fallout long after Linoge leaves. It's done very believably all the while, and it's also pretty brave because it goes a sort of route that one wouldn't expect. Not to mention how the deterioration of their marriage is executed -- it's all very slow, subtle, and it makes sense.
-Eva and Weasel in the 2004 miniseries for Salem's Lot. The miniseries had its share of problems, including taking liberties with the characters that just made zero sense, but Eva and Weasel...they were not one of those problems, in my opinion. They have some very sweet, low-key moments earlier on, and the actors play off one another really well. Weasel's adoration for Eva, from the line about the two of them having "magic" between them (basically) to the scene in her bedroom after her encounter with Straker to the scene of Eva ultimately being vampirized...there's a surprising amount of love and gentleness between them for what ultimately, and tragically, happens to them both.
-Aragorn/Arwen from Lord of the Rings. Especially in the films, where Jackson really does devote time to making the viewer genuinely care about the both of them.
-Han/Leia in TFA. Abrams really did a good job directing the both of them, showing their feelings of loss, regrets, but also the leftover love and humor between the both of them. There's a lot of affection and warmth in the scenes they share, which really makes the ultimate outcome for Han even more wrenching.
-Laurie/Annie in Rob Zombie's Halloween II. (Yeah, yeah, I know, I have no taste) Honestly, for all the -- many -- faults of the film, I really did like how the aftermath of Michael's rampage, and the effects on the two of them, were handled, with Laurie reacting by being enraged a lot of the time and Annie reacting by going primarily into caretaker role and mostly trying to make sure Laurie's okay. It makes what ultimately happens to both of them in the end even more heartbreaking.
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Day 10 - The least believable relationship?
Day 11 - Your dream pairing?
Day 12 - Who had the best wedding?
Day 13 - Your favorite television pairing?
Day 14 - What is your favorite book pairing?
Day 15 - What is your favorite real life pairing?
Day 16 - What is the absolute worst pairing?
Day 17 - A pairing you thought would never work out, but did?
Day 18 - What is the cutest pairing?
Day 19 - A pairing you’ve rooted for since the beginning?
Day 20 - The 'can't stand the sexual tension anymore' pairing?
Day 21 - A pairing you like and no one else understands why?
Day 22 - A pairing you hate and no one else understands why?
Day 23 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out great?
Day 24 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out badly?
Day 25 - A pairing that was/would-be adorable, but could never work out?
Day 26 - A pairing that you hated and ended up loving?
Day 27 - A pairing that you loved and ended up hating?
Day 28 - A pairing that you will never understand?
Day 29 - What ship had the best proposal?
Day 30 - Your favorite ship forever and ever and ever!
I'm actually not quite certain about that, as a lot of my ships are stuff that, when written down on paper alone, would probably get quite a few people going "oh, that would never work". So I think I might go by how they were executed ("least believable", on the other hand...I have a feeling I'll have a lot to say when I get there):
-Rachel/Louis in Pet Sematary. (The book because, while the movie's good, there's a lot that the movie doesn't touch on, including the character development of both these two) One of the most effective things about the book, and what honestly makes things even more wrenching, is the development of the characters -- you get to actually see stuff like Rachel and Louis' conflicts, their hopes, their fears, Rachel's issues with the matter of death (which King does really, really well. In all honesty, Rachel is one of my favorite characters that he's written), their worries about their children, and eventually, how everything goes to hell. King just really handles the small details of them, for instance, having a laugh in bed together, really well. And the larger details, such as how they cope with (or in Louis' case, entirely fail to cope with) the chaos unfolding around them. It's really stuff like this that makes the ending to Pet Sematary even more gutwrenching and horrifying than it really is.
-While we're on the subject, Molly/Mike from Storm of the Century. Prior to Molly (and the other townspeople) making the decision that ultimately sends things to hell, like with Rachel and Louis, King really devotes a lot of character buildup to the both of them, and both Debrah Farentino and Tim Daly work really well together. There's one scene after Mike helps one of her daycare pupils' head out of the stairs (long story here) and the affection between the both of them...it's brief, but very well-done, very sweet. (I'd say the general camaraderie between the townspeople is very well-done; you really feel like they're part of a community) And we kind of cut between Mike doing his work regarding Linoge, and Molly doing what she can to keep the townspeople together and functioning during the storm from hell. We see Molly's worries for Mike, in the midst of trying to keep everything together, we see Mike's sort of psychological battle with Linoge (and it says something about how good Colm Feore is that he manages to be menacing even when he's just sitting completely still in a cell, saying nothing, just staring straight ahead), we see what the both of them are good at and not so good at, and we even get a pretty unexpected moment (prior to the really big unexpected moment) of Molly suggesting to Mike to "make [Linoge] have an accident". Which, fun fact, was one of the first scenes Stephen King came up with.
And then we get to the climax of the film which...honestly, it's a pretty brave move by King on multiple levels. We see the townspeople behaving in ways that you wouldn't expect them to do and yet which tie into the theme of evil hidden in seemingly normal, upstanding citizens (let's say that part of what makes the miniseries unsettling, for me personally, is learning via Linoge what exactly the townspeople have done, and some of it is genuinely horrifying), we see a case of the bad guy actually winning and the good guy basically getting crushed, and then there's the interactions between Molly and Mike, such as his shock when she ultimately agrees to go along with handing over the kids to Linoge, his disgust towards her afterwards, and then the ensuing fallout long after Linoge leaves. It's done very believably all the while, and it's also pretty brave because it goes a sort of route that one wouldn't expect. Not to mention how the deterioration of their marriage is executed -- it's all very slow, subtle, and it makes sense.
-Eva and Weasel in the 2004 miniseries for Salem's Lot. The miniseries had its share of problems, including taking liberties with the characters that just made zero sense, but Eva and Weasel...they were not one of those problems, in my opinion. They have some very sweet, low-key moments earlier on, and the actors play off one another really well. Weasel's adoration for Eva, from the line about the two of them having "magic" between them (basically) to the scene in her bedroom after her encounter with Straker to the scene of Eva ultimately being vampirized...there's a surprising amount of love and gentleness between them for what ultimately, and tragically, happens to them both.
-Aragorn/Arwen from Lord of the Rings. Especially in the films, where Jackson really does devote time to making the viewer genuinely care about the both of them.
-Han/Leia in TFA. Abrams really did a good job directing the both of them, showing their feelings of loss, regrets, but also the leftover love and humor between the both of them. There's a lot of affection and warmth in the scenes they share, which really makes the ultimate outcome for Han even more wrenching.
-Laurie/Annie in Rob Zombie's Halloween II. (Yeah, yeah, I know, I have no taste) Honestly, for all the -- many -- faults of the film, I really did like how the aftermath of Michael's rampage, and the effects on the two of them, were handled, with Laurie reacting by being enraged a lot of the time and Annie reacting by going primarily into caretaker role and mostly trying to make sure Laurie's okay. It makes what ultimately happens to both of them in the end even more heartbreaking.
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Day 10 - The least believable relationship?
Day 11 - Your dream pairing?
Day 12 - Who had the best wedding?
Day 13 - Your favorite television pairing?
Day 14 - What is your favorite book pairing?
Day 15 - What is your favorite real life pairing?
Day 16 - What is the absolute worst pairing?
Day 17 - A pairing you thought would never work out, but did?
Day 18 - What is the cutest pairing?
Day 19 - A pairing you’ve rooted for since the beginning?
Day 20 - The 'can't stand the sexual tension anymore' pairing?
Day 21 - A pairing you like and no one else understands why?
Day 22 - A pairing you hate and no one else understands why?
Day 23 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out great?
Day 24 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out badly?
Day 25 - A pairing that was/would-be adorable, but could never work out?
Day 26 - A pairing that you hated and ended up loving?
Day 27 - A pairing that you loved and ended up hating?
Day 28 - A pairing that you will never understand?
Day 29 - What ship had the best proposal?
Day 30 - Your favorite ship forever and ever and ever!
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Date: 2016-08-14 08:14 pm (UTC)Lol, it's funny because supposedly Carrie and Harrison really didn't like each other at the time of filming ROTJ. So their acting just made it so interesting.
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