I guess this is better?

Season five of Eureka is up on Netflix now, so I've finally gotten to resolve that bloody cliffhanger from last season. Not before a detour through a random Christmas episode (who do they think they are, Doctor Who?) that I pretty much could have done without, but hey, one episode, then we're back to actual continuity.

Spoiler-cut for my thoughts on a pair of tropes.

( Read more... )

Anyway, I'm only one (real) episode in so far, so no spoilers beyond that. But feel free to discuss the tropes in the comments.

Dear Brain, WTF.

The revised draft of this novel is due in to my editor in about a week and a half. Plus, due to problems with my financial institution, I'm going to have to do all my tax-related work in the same span of time.

So, naturally, my brain is trying to write three short stories at once.

Argh.