Xander: Well, uh, maybe I’ll see you around… maybe at school… since we… both… go there.
Buffy: Great! It was nice to meet you.
Xander: We both go to school. Very suave. Very not pathetic.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 1: Episode 1 – “Welcome to the Hellmouth”
There is a loud clink! noise that a sword makes when it hits another sword–or, in this case, a tooth–and whenever I hear it I am reminded of a swordfight I was forced to have with a television repairman not long ago.
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Miserable Mill – Lemony Snicket
Jadzia Dax: If I were in your shoes, I would be looking for someone a little more entertaining, a little more fun and maybe even a little more attainable.
Worf: You are not in my shoes.
Jadzia Dax: Too bad. You’d be amazed at what I can do in a pair of size 18 boots.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 5: Episode 3 – “Looking for par’Mach in All the Wrong Places”
I had come to believe that I’d never get to see The Philosophers. The trailer came out almost a year ago and I quickly became obsessed with it, but it seemed like the film itself would never materialize. It made the film festival rounds in 2013 but after that I heard no more about it. On a whim last week I decided to dig through the internet to see if there was any news about the movie and discovered two surprising pieces of information. First, The Philosophers had received a new name and was now called After the Dark. Second, After the Dark had actually received a limited release in theaters last month and was right this second available on demand on my TV. Needless to say, I jumped at the opportunity to watch the film that had hung steadily at the back of my mind for a year, like an itch I couldn’t scratch, and what I found was something unique and beautiful, that both lived up to my every expectation while subverting them at the same time.
After the Dark tells the story of a philosophy class at an international school in Jakarta, on the seniors’ last day before heading to college. Continue reading
“But for heaven’s sake — you’re wizards! You can do magic! Surely you can sort out — well — anything!”
Scrimgeour turned slowly on the spot and exchanged an incredulous look with Fudge, who really did manage a smile this time as he said kindly, “The trouble is, the other side can do magic too, Prime Minister.”
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – J. K. Rowling
Xander: Willow! You’re so very much the person that I wanted to see!
Willow: Oh, really?
Xander: Yeah. You know, I kinda had a problem with the math.
Willow: Uh, which part?
Xander: The math. Can you help me out tonight, pleeeease, be my study buddy?
Willow: Well, what’s in it for me?
Xander: A shiny nickel!
Willow: Okay. Do you have ‘Theories in Trig’? You should check it out.
Xander: Check it out?
Willow: From the library? Where the books live.
Xander: Right, I’m there! See, I wanna change…
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 1: Episode 1 – “Welcome to the Hellmouth”
If you are allergic to a thing, it is best not to put that thing in your mouth, particularly if the thing is cats.
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Wide Window – Lemony Snicket
Trigger Warning: This post discusses rape and issues of consent.
In my recap of last night’s Agents of SHIELD I made an inexcusable mistake Continue reading
Coulson and crew are back again, in an action packed, exciting episode that also shook up our show’s characters all while giving us a healthy dose of humor to go along with it. Also, we got the show’s biggest tie-in to the larger film world of the Marvel Cinematic Universe yet, with two visitors to Earth from Asgard. Last week’s episode gave us some answers to some of the show’s biggest mysteries, including what actually happened in Tahiti, but raised even more questions in the process. And while we didn’t get any real new revelations, the show still has some major momentum going into the rest of the season and I can’t wait to see what comes next. So without further ado, let’s jump into “Yes Men,” written by Shalisha Francis and directed by John Terlesky.
The Love Pirate 