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sff: Covert Affairs 2x01 - Begin the Begin
Tosh would make an excellent spy. Well. Mostly.
Ok, seriously, that is a stupid title.
The episode opens by teasing us with Ben being fridged. I WOULD NOT HAVE MINDED. Sigh.
But then he's all right and then Annie saves his rather useless ass (and is awesome, like, seriously, her first moment of awesome and I was all settled back in--yay for unlocked-down revival equipment).
Thank god we're not subjected to much more "let's be in love at each other", although there's that adorable bit with Jai (HI, JAI, YOU ARE HOT) and the puzzlebooks. AW.ot3, y/y?
Auggie!
And then Joan crashes the chitchat party, and, and, show, I love you Joan sits Annie down and makes sure she's all right. I'm telling you, on some level, Joan is like "this is me twenty years ago" about Annie, and it's freaking her out (LIKE, that conversation they have on Joan's stoop, and I was all "OMG, Joan, is that what Arthur used to do?" about it)
I am ridiculously O.o about how often this show is about women and women have conversations. Like, seriously, at the end, where Arthur and Ben talk? I was SO confused about why it felt off. But it makes sense!
I am disappointed that Arthur didn't set Ben on Liza Hearne and her source, though. I'm saddened at the lack of Liza, really (and her legs)
Joan was amusing when she was at home. In her camisole and robe. I have to wonder if she's been strictly adhering to a 9-5 thing or something? Also! Arthur took her advice! He's a smart man, I knew he would in the end.
And, well, I really sort of loved the subversion of the whole "battered girlfriend" thing, because assassins are more fun. (I was actually kinda eye-rolly about it, especially Annie running into the warehouse and nearly blowing everything--btw, those are some shitty bodyguards, since they didn't see her).
Anyway. YAY MY SHOW OF WOMEN HITTING AND SHOOTING THINGS IS BACK.
Ok, seriously, that is a stupid title.
The episode opens by teasing us with Ben being fridged. I WOULD NOT HAVE MINDED. Sigh.
But then he's all right and then Annie saves his rather useless ass (and is awesome, like, seriously, her first moment of awesome and I was all settled back in--yay for unlocked-down revival equipment).
Thank god we're not subjected to much more "let's be in love at each other", although there's that adorable bit with Jai (HI, JAI, YOU ARE HOT) and the puzzlebooks. AW.
Auggie!
And then Joan crashes the chitchat party, and, and, show, I love you Joan sits Annie down and makes sure she's all right. I'm telling you, on some level, Joan is like "this is me twenty years ago" about Annie, and it's freaking her out (LIKE, that conversation they have on Joan's stoop, and I was all "OMG, Joan, is that what Arthur used to do?" about it)
I am ridiculously O.o about how often this show is about women and women have conversations. Like, seriously, at the end, where Arthur and Ben talk? I was SO confused about why it felt off. But it makes sense!
I am disappointed that Arthur didn't set Ben on Liza Hearne and her source, though. I'm saddened at the lack of Liza, really (and her legs)
Joan was amusing when she was at home. In her camisole and robe. I have to wonder if she's been strictly adhering to a 9-5 thing or something? Also! Arthur took her advice! He's a smart man, I knew he would in the end.
And, well, I really sort of loved the subversion of the whole "battered girlfriend" thing, because assassins are more fun. (I was actually kinda eye-rolly about it, especially Annie running into the warehouse and nearly blowing everything--btw, those are some shitty bodyguards, since they didn't see her).
Anyway. YAY MY SHOW OF WOMEN HITTING AND SHOOTING THINGS IS BACK.
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That and Joan/Artur.
The problem with Ben is that we don't know him. We barely even see him. We are told of Annie/Ben great love but never really shown it. So it feels fake and uninteresting. I wish it wasn't because I'd like to feel as bad about their separation as the show tells us they feel but I'm like whatever.
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Besides, it's not like there aren't a billion male spy movies where the women are one-dimensional.
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LOVED the Annie/Joan scene. Even though I femslash them, I also just like their friendship and the fact that Joan is so oddly protective of Annie because, as you said, Annie reminds her of herself.
I too missed Liza. I was hoping her practical non-existence on Lost Girl was due to her CA schedule but...maybe not...I'm hoping they just couldn't find a way to work her into the opener and we'll see plenty of her in the rest of the episodes.
Annie kicking ass and shooting things is never not awesome.
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Annie and Joan just make me want to draw hearts a lot. Also, because it's two competent women getting their jobs done. I just love it.
And I loved that scene at the end with Annie and Nadia (er,was that her name?)--and I just like that Annie sort of devious and good at reading people like that.
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