I'm finally getting around to watching Teen Wolf season 3, and... it's surprisingly good. O.o I say that because the first two seasons were pretty silly. The only thing worth watching about the show (and why I was watching season 3) is Dylan O'Brien as Stiles. But this season is actually good. I can't get over it, especially since they killed off one of my favorite characters at the beginning of the season. I mean, some things are still silly, but there are honest-to-goodness eps that actually rivet me, whereas before the only thing getting me through episodes was the Stiles. Possibly the best episode this season was 3x06, "Motel California," which is like a little standalone movie, almost. I also liked 3x06, "Visionary," mostly the Derek backstory stuff and the explanation of why he has blue werewolf eyes.
I find that for most teen dramas like this (I'm including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, The Vampire Diaries and Roswell), I tend to UC ship. That's no different with Teen Wolf. I don't really ship any of the canon ships, but they seem to be teasing us with a few UC ships and those I could actually get into. ( This gets a bit spoilery, so I'm cutting. )
Have gotten a number of cool new boardgames that I can't wait to try out.![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
adelagia and I have been playing the latest Pandemic expansion, Pandemic: In the Lab. It's fun, but really hard. At least, for us. >.> We haven't won a single game yet, and we've been playing with only four Epidemics! There must be some rhythm to using the lab that we're not getting yet. Plus there are new Roles that we're not used to (so far, my favorite of the new roles is the Field Director). I'm sure I've mentioned this before, but it's awesome that one of the game designers is a regular participant at Boardgamegeek. Whenever we have a question about a rule or Role ability, I just ask over there and Tom Lehmann answers, usually within hours! It's awesome.
( More boardgame nerdiness. )
I've been trying to read Legend by Marie Lu, but it's slow going. Despite all the accolades it's gotten, it's really not very well written, and so far the protagonists haven't really hooked me in any way. The only thing that's keeping me on board so far is that it's set in a dystopian universe, and as that's a favorite trope? genre? of mine, I can bear it awhile longer.
I find that for most teen dramas like this (I'm including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, The Vampire Diaries and Roswell), I tend to UC ship. That's no different with Teen Wolf. I don't really ship any of the canon ships, but they seem to be teasing us with a few UC ships and those I could actually get into. ( This gets a bit spoilery, so I'm cutting. )
Have gotten a number of cool new boardgames that I can't wait to try out.
adelagia and I have been playing the latest Pandemic expansion, Pandemic: In the Lab. It's fun, but really hard. At least, for us. >.> We haven't won a single game yet, and we've been playing with only four Epidemics! There must be some rhythm to using the lab that we're not getting yet. Plus there are new Roles that we're not used to (so far, my favorite of the new roles is the Field Director). I'm sure I've mentioned this before, but it's awesome that one of the game designers is a regular participant at Boardgamegeek. Whenever we have a question about a rule or Role ability, I just ask over there and Tom Lehmann answers, usually within hours! It's awesome.( More boardgame nerdiness. )
I've been trying to read Legend by Marie Lu, but it's slow going. Despite all the accolades it's gotten, it's really not very well written, and so far the protagonists haven't really hooked me in any way. The only thing that's keeping me on board so far is that it's set in a dystopian universe, and as that's a favorite trope? genre? of mine, I can bear it awhile longer.
