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Re: The Good Wife
Apr. 7th, 2011 02:53 amSo, I'm loving this show to pieces, I've been rambling about how good it is on my main blog for months now (not very eloquently, but still). It's the best show I've seen in years and I can hardly believe it's on a network, much less it's on CBS (as much as I love CBS shows, it seems just way too smart and, should I say, daring for them). The character development is done brilliantly. They don't preach on problematic issues (which they're totally not afraid to touch upon) and still somehow manage to get their point across. It's pure joy to watch every week, the reason Wednesday is always a good day (well, technically it airs on Tuesdays, but it's actually Wednesday this side of the ocean when it's on and when I can watch).
But well, I'm a fangirl. And as well as loving it for the smarts, I'm loving it for the shipps, which is, actually, the point here. Because, with all these recent developments, I'm once again wondering, just what way I'd like the show to go.
My ship of the show is, of course, Alicia/Kalinda, but I don't see how it may actually play out on screen, and not because they wouldn't dare to add a major queer subplot for their main character, like with the most other shows, no, I can see them doing this. There's still an opening for Kalinda having a crush on Alicia to be written in. But I just can't see Alicia reciprocating, not in that way. Which leaves us with the two men in Alicia's life.
Tbh, I'm on Will's side in this rivalry... mostly. Strangely, I can't say that I don't trust Peter, but I don't really like him. And it's not really his infidelity that bugs me, it's bad but it happens, and people work these things out one way or another. No, it's not that, it's the scandal and the public humiliation for his wife that I can't get over. I know it must be some kind of personal trigger because I'm a very private person and I hate to have any part of my personal life in public, especially if it's that hurtful. In any case, that's what makes Peter's come-back to the family this much harder for me to accept.
On the other hand, there's Will, and my feelings regarding him are just the opposite: I like him, but I don't trust him. He's got all these smiles and genuine expressions, but he's a lawyer and a good one at that, which means looking friendly and genuine is basically his job requirement. I can believe that he was a really decent guy once and somewhere deep inside he still is, probably, but I also sense a lot of cynicism in him and I believe what Stern told Alicia about Will in the beginning of the 1st season, that Will won't hesitate to stab her in the back if the need comes. Will may seem to be a good guy, but he's really not, not that good at least.
All of which doesn't stop me from reading Alicia/Will fics and enjoying them, of course, but fics are one matter and the show is a completely different one. And after watching yesterdays episode where both of my ships got yet another blow and complaining about it, I thought... well, okay, so how do I want it to turn out on the show? I gave it some thought while watching season 1, when the issue had come up for the first time but it was different then, less complicated. And the funny thing is I realized I don't really want the show to go with Alicia/Will. It just wouldn't feel right. She did take Peter back, not so much in word as in action, and even if I can't say I like it, I'd like it even less if she just turned around for Will's sake. (And actually when I say I don't like Alicia taking Peter back, I mean it personally, on the trivial, "in real life", level; on a watcher's, "character representation and development" level, I really like it a lot).
I wonder how this latest twist with Kalinda and Peter having a one-night stand would play out. I'm almost sure it'll blow up in everyone's faces somewhere between now and season finale. The thing I want to know most about it is how it's going to affect Alicia's relationship with Kalinda. I don't give that much shit about Peter. And the more I think about the way I'd like Alicia's marriage storyline to go, the more I come to realize I'd like her to leave them both, Peter and Will. She doesn't have to go from one man to another, that's what so great about this show - she's in no way defined by men in her life or even by having one in it. The next best thing would probably be her staying with Peter and making the marriage work despite all odds. Her ending up with Will is the least favorite possibility of mine, at least from where I'm standing right now. And this brings us to the real point of this entry (I mean besides rambling at length about TGW), which is: what kind of shipper am I, anyway, if my pairing ending up together on the show is the worst case scenario for me? XD
P.S. I wonder if I should ramble here about my possible participation in Russian multifandom Big Bang that's being started, too. I definitely want to ramble about it and get some things off my chest and mind, but I feel like I need a discussion more than a monologue. And the matter being sensitive, I'm not sure @diary is the best place to have this discussion. Hmm.
But well, I'm a fangirl. And as well as loving it for the smarts, I'm loving it for the shipps, which is, actually, the point here. Because, with all these recent developments, I'm once again wondering, just what way I'd like the show to go.
My ship of the show is, of course, Alicia/Kalinda, but I don't see how it may actually play out on screen, and not because they wouldn't dare to add a major queer subplot for their main character, like with the most other shows, no, I can see them doing this. There's still an opening for Kalinda having a crush on Alicia to be written in. But I just can't see Alicia reciprocating, not in that way. Which leaves us with the two men in Alicia's life.
Tbh, I'm on Will's side in this rivalry... mostly. Strangely, I can't say that I don't trust Peter, but I don't really like him. And it's not really his infidelity that bugs me, it's bad but it happens, and people work these things out one way or another. No, it's not that, it's the scandal and the public humiliation for his wife that I can't get over. I know it must be some kind of personal trigger because I'm a very private person and I hate to have any part of my personal life in public, especially if it's that hurtful. In any case, that's what makes Peter's come-back to the family this much harder for me to accept.
On the other hand, there's Will, and my feelings regarding him are just the opposite: I like him, but I don't trust him. He's got all these smiles and genuine expressions, but he's a lawyer and a good one at that, which means looking friendly and genuine is basically his job requirement. I can believe that he was a really decent guy once and somewhere deep inside he still is, probably, but I also sense a lot of cynicism in him and I believe what Stern told Alicia about Will in the beginning of the 1st season, that Will won't hesitate to stab her in the back if the need comes. Will may seem to be a good guy, but he's really not, not that good at least.
All of which doesn't stop me from reading Alicia/Will fics and enjoying them, of course, but fics are one matter and the show is a completely different one. And after watching yesterdays episode where both of my ships got yet another blow and complaining about it, I thought... well, okay, so how do I want it to turn out on the show? I gave it some thought while watching season 1, when the issue had come up for the first time but it was different then, less complicated. And the funny thing is I realized I don't really want the show to go with Alicia/Will. It just wouldn't feel right. She did take Peter back, not so much in word as in action, and even if I can't say I like it, I'd like it even less if she just turned around for Will's sake. (And actually when I say I don't like Alicia taking Peter back, I mean it personally, on the trivial, "in real life", level; on a watcher's, "character representation and development" level, I really like it a lot).
I wonder how this latest twist with Kalinda and Peter having a one-night stand would play out. I'm almost sure it'll blow up in everyone's faces somewhere between now and season finale. The thing I want to know most about it is how it's going to affect Alicia's relationship with Kalinda. I don't give that much shit about Peter. And the more I think about the way I'd like Alicia's marriage storyline to go, the more I come to realize I'd like her to leave them both, Peter and Will. She doesn't have to go from one man to another, that's what so great about this show - she's in no way defined by men in her life or even by having one in it. The next best thing would probably be her staying with Peter and making the marriage work despite all odds. Her ending up with Will is the least favorite possibility of mine, at least from where I'm standing right now. And this brings us to the real point of this entry (I mean besides rambling at length about TGW), which is: what kind of shipper am I, anyway, if my pairing ending up together on the show is the worst case scenario for me? XD
P.S. I wonder if I should ramble here about my possible participation in Russian multifandom Big Bang that's being started, too. I definitely want to ramble about it and get some things off my chest and mind, but I feel like I need a discussion more than a monologue. And the matter being sensitive, I'm not sure @diary is the best place to have this discussion. Hmm.
