So I have FINALLY finished watching this season of TVD and The Originals, which I think speaks to how unlikely me giving a damn next season is. But I will at least write up my thoughts on the last third of the seasons.

( Through TO s1 and TVD s5 )

Okay, so their back and I guess it’s time I had things to say again. But not that many even though I haven’t really talked about it in several episodes.

( The Originals 1x14 )

So here’s the thing, my B5 rewatch has continued but as expected a reached a point where I no longer felt like doing reviews and just wanted to watch the show. And I think being back in that world has sapped a lot of my energy for the TVD/TO verse. I should have thoughts and feelings about this episode but my reaction is kind of an uninvested meh. Not even a passionate meh like I sometimes get when things just don’t connect with me.

Maybe when TVD rolls around I’ll feel like talking about both shows.

Okay maybe I want to comment on ONE thing (you probably know which thing *I* need to discuss): ( yeah, that thing )

So because I feel incapable of watching TO/TVD without doing a reaction post, it kept getting put off, but I’m finally getting to it.

( Short rl update )

Okay, on with the shows.

( The Originals 1x09 )

( TVD 5x09 )

Well, our run of good luck had to run out at some point...

( The Originals 1x07 unhappy reactions )

So I’ve been rewatching The Originals, and as I consider five episodes to be the right amount of time to get the pulse of a new show so I think I should write up some thoughts.

( In case I don't say it enough, I love this show )

It’s about time.

( The Originals 1x04 )

So to round out the what I've been watching portion of posting, baseball. Then we'll get into my TVD-verse reactions of the week.

( Baseball round 1 reactions: )

( TVD 5x02 )

( TO 1x02 )

So, with TVD coming back and The Originals about to premier, I'm wondering how my TVD-verse viewing friends feel about the coming seasons.

[Poll #1936851]

As for the only new show I've had so far this week
SHEILD was a bit better this week than last, I'm still readjusting my hopes for the series but this was a definite improvement. I actually know a couple things about the characters now and we started getting them as a team.


The biggest amusement though? I may have mentioned my DW/SG-1 crossover headcanon a time or two, and this mission to find an alien artifact in South America was one I had in mind for Torchwood in that verse and running against various other nationalistic organizations who want it too. So yeah, SHIELD is basically Torchwood to me now (as in more or less the Torchwood we say in AoG/Doomsday rather than the show TW). I do think Phil is a better team leader than Jack I suppose - Jack would totally have been making out with an enemy agent instead of spotting a trap - so there's that at least.

So in place of doing one for the review project, I managed to watch the director’s cut of the Originals pilot and somehow I think my feelings on this are even more mixed. Oh I’m going to be watching it, but I think I was hoping this would be a noticeable improvement and it wasn’t really.

( The Originals:...some number...b )