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May 26 2012, 08:20:25 UTC 5 years ago
1. That kiss! Oh, you guys know what I’m talking about. The KISS. The “Prove it, right now” kiss. ASDFSDKJFSDFN. I have no words to say how satisfied and happy I am with that kiss. I mean, come on. In Feed, I thought I was just reading too much into things (while also secretly hoping that Shaun and George were an item). Deadline confirmed their relationship, but there was practically no room for a romantic moment there, what with George being dead and living as a voice in Shaun’s head and all. So when that moment finally came in Blackout, I was like… FINALLY! It happened. *throws confetti*
2. Shaun’s reaction when he finally got reacquainted with Clone George. He went from “Oh, you can see her too?” to "If you so much as look at her funny, I'll blow your fucking face off". Oh Shaun! <3 You will forever be one of my favorite male characters ever. Thank goodness he never went all the way crazy. And, yay, "Hail to the King" is back! :D
3. Alaric fainting at the sight of George. Seriously, that was like one of the highlights of Blackout for me :))
4. Mahir's blog entry, the one that says "I hope they take physical labor in exchange" and "Nan will shout when she finds out I've become an indentured servant in America". I laughed so hard when I read that! :))
5. The HAPPY ENDING. I never actually thought Clone Georgia would survive, to be quite honest. I had this nagging suspicion at the back of my head that at some point, she was gonna sacrifice herself or die saving Shaun and the others. So imagine my surprise when I read the last few chapters of Blackout. Clone Georgia and Shaun managed to ride off in the sunset after all. Oh, and they occasionally send Mahir postcards too, signed "S & G". How cute.
June 3 2012, 19:34:18 UTC 5 years ago
It took me three readings to realise that it was Shaun who'd been hit by the pen. I hadn't realised, until misreading those few paragraphs, that Georgia couldn't die. Up until then, I'd been expecting it to end badly that way. I was so pleased when it didn't.
Seanan definitely rocks. Hard.