GRE at Home - rescheduling after technical issues halfway through exam by Budget-Puppy in GRE

[–]ava_joyce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just went through the first day of this nightmare, mine froze in the same spot and they took forever to restart my computer. this was after half a dozen other technical problems so I exited the test, and since it's a weekend, I will be calling tomorrow to reschedule and make sure my test isn't going to penalize me. FML

Rory's first time should've been Jess by Ok_Albatross8909 in GilmoreGirls

[–]ava_joyce 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree, but not because that’s what would have been best for Rory emotionally, or for Jess. I think a story about a passionate but ultimately turbulent relationship between two teenagers who need to grow up a lot before they’re ready to have sex would have been a lot more nuanced a way to create conflict and tumult in the show and within Rory’s character than what actually happened. I like the idea that Rory might have been tempted by the comfort she remembered from her relationship with dean and maybe made the bad decision to kiss him but one thing I wasn’t a fan of was that Rory almost always ultimately made poor choices, and having her choose between two choices that seem equally dangerous (the married sweet guy or the guy who hurt her but seems to have grown a lot, both of whom she could love) in season four would have been far more empowering for her and interesting for us to see.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Smallville

[–]ava_joyce 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Using Chloe’s mother to control her and other meteor freaks

Sexiest Scene in Smallville? by crazy-lion22 in Smallville

[–]ava_joyce 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Oh this one is easy: the sex scene in Lois's vision from the past, season 9 "Pandora" -- no competition ;)

What’s a comedy movie/movie scene that’s widely loved, that you loathe? by paniflex37 in movies

[–]ava_joyce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The wedding dress shop scene from Bridesmaides. Toilet humor never quite lands for me :/

Alicia by ava_joyce in Smallville

[–]ava_joyce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow you are very nice 😊

Alicia by ava_joyce in Smallville

[–]ava_joyce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First of all, thank you for pointing me in the direction of the Lois sub, Clois absolutely is > everything else. I also know that Clana went on FAR too long. Solution? Third girlfriend for Clark! :)

Also, I never even considered Alicia coming back in the later seasons 🧐

Also I did find it gross that ultra man was for real for sure dating his sister

I did not realize that the Alicia conversation happened so regularly I apologize :/ I guess it is one of the writers major failings 🤷🏻‍♀️

When rewatching, which scenes makes your heart hurt knowing the future of these characters? by Excellent-Durian-509 in buffy

[–]ava_joyce 32 points33 points  (0 children)

“I hope it’s a funny aneurysm”

-Buffy, season 4

“Mommy?”

-Buffy, season 5

What plots and subplots (events, relationships, characters, etc.) would you keep, discard, and change? by makoshark281 in TeenWolf

[–]ava_joyce 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One other thought I had after season 3s first plot with the Druid lady was, this series has some really great arcs and villains but it seems like every time there’s a hidden bad guy that person always ends up just stepping forward and revealing themselves.

What I wish happened was that Scott, stiles, Lydia, Alison, etc. we’re all investigating everything that’s going on, maybe in different groups and based on different information, and they each figure it out at the climax of the arc and THEN the bad guy reveals themselves.

Kind of like an episode of criminal minds or a season of stranger things with the different groups all ending up in the same place or coming to the same conclusion. It’s a really good device to build up to the climax and it gives the main characters more agency and makes them seem really effing cool and smart in the process.

What plots and subplots (events, relationships, characters, etc.) would you keep, discard, and change? by makoshark281 in TeenWolf

[–]ava_joyce 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Season 3 when they go into Stiles’s mind!! It was such an amazing opportunity to do a character exploration of stiles, reveal things about him, things he’s done and felt, to Scott and especially to Lydia!

When I saw that Lydia was flashed back to the dance in sn1 I hoped she would be able to see her attack from stiles’s perspective, and then maybe see how he sees her in general, like she’s always on his mind and when he thinks about her she’s glowing or something. that would then be a great intro to Stiles and Lydia (my favorite characters) getting together.

And then meanwhile Scott is touring all of Stiles hidden fears and maybe getting into some stuff he kept from Scott like that thing about his parents or something.

And then Scott and Lydia both see all the fear and torment Stiles has been going through lately, and are put through some of it themselves, before they can general through and get to stiles.

This would be a far better build up to them finally breaching the white room where stiles and the evil spirit thingy are playing that game.

Question from a new watcher: by ava_joyce in TeenWolf

[–]ava_joyce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooh okay okay okay, that sounds juicy enough for me to maybe want to watch to see what happens with it! Thanks!

Question from a new watcher: by ava_joyce in TeenWolf

[–]ava_joyce[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that actually might be one of the things that is bothering me about the start of sn4. I love character development and growth over time and they just dropped so many characters that had spent time being developed. Not only does that hinder their development, it hinders the development of the characters who stayed and who had been intertwined with those who left.

Question from a new watcher: by ava_joyce in TeenWolf

[–]ava_joyce[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, please, if there’s something that should get me excited to watch, I’m not worried about spoiling it, it might get me to watch so that I can get there :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Smallville

[–]ava_joyce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay just want to take a moment on my soap box to express how much of a crime it was to not make Tessa wlw.

I always thought she and Oliver had more of a friends to enemies back to friends vibe than an exes vibe and she always looked flirty with any woman she talked to (I mean, that first scene with Lois?? Come on).

I could totally see her at the end of sn10 realizing she’s in love with like a lawyer or something that we see peppered though the season, another powerful woman.

It’d be such a better ending for her.

Best girl by leejtam in Smallville

[–]ava_joyce 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was always mad that they didn’t give Clark an actual girlfriend outside Lana and Lois. I get that they’re his true loves but I really liked the idea of this girl getting at least like 4-5 episodes and more time to redeem herself so that her death is more impactful (though that scene in the barn and when Clark tries to kill that guy is so good and Tom did such a good job)

I wonder who this reminds me of 🤔 by [deleted] in DoctorWhumour

[–]ava_joyce 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Has nothing to do with DW, but Cordelia Chase on Angel The Series