Sentinel 1x5 Cypher

[zelempa]

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1x5 CYPHER "Kiss ends, and [Blair's love interest] says, 'From now on, be straight with me, okay?' and I laugh and laugh."

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[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

I adore this episode and have watched it many, many times. I could have done with the bit they CUT FROM THE FREAKING SCRIPT where Jim and Blair share a 'manly hug' after the rescue with Blair all groggy and scared; we had the hurt; I want my comfort, dammit.

Cut to Jim in the gym.

But... but... he's all sweaty and pumping iron and then topless! Come on; drool with me here :-)

The nipple ring, from the way Blair gestures, is on his left one, so it could be there; don't we see more of his right side in the Christine shots? It's not there in Iceman, but he'd have taken it off to put the Kevlar on, I guess.

I think what I'm saying here is that I believe in the ring :;claps hard::

[zelempa.livejournal.com]

It KIND OF seems like they were joking around about the nipple ring. But I really want to believe in it, too. You're right that we mainly see his right side in that scene. Still, I wonder why Blair was all feigning surprise that Jim knew about his nipple ring since he was open-shirted in front of him, like, two nights ago. Yet the implication that Jim has been sneaking looks at him naked is delightful.

Sorry, I forgot to stop to drool. :( I blame vidding. I gratuitously used that shot in my vid, so it was like it had already been done!

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

I think you could totally make a case for it being an ad-libbed joke by RB and GM playing off it ::pets them lovingly; oh, boys:: but I get off on the nipple ring and all the interesting smutty possibilities and after all IT'S CANON, BAYBEE. ::beams happily:;

[t-verano.livejournal.com]

Blair is just so the kind of guy who would have a nipple ring. I always feel disoriented when I read fic that specifically *doesn't* have it (not as in he took it out for some reason, but as in Never Had It In The First Place).

I do love the idea of it being an RB ad-lib to GM, though. (If they'd just been allowed to ad-lib 90% of the time... ::moans::)

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

Imagine the pet names RB would have used based on the canon and blooper evidence! Imagine the hugs, groping, smooching, rolling around on Jim's Giant Bed!

And Jim would've wandered around the loft naked ALL THE TIME :;faints:;

[t-verano.livejournal.com]

........

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... ::wants for Christmas:: ...

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

David and I were wandering around the shops and he asked what I wanted for Christmas and then added, 'No, wait, you want a blow-up Richard Burgi, right?'

It's possible I squee too much about RB in front of him... ;-)

[t-verano.livejournal.com]

David is obviously a very cool guy. (But 'squee too much' -- is that possible? Over either RB or GM? ::raises eyebrows in disbelief and feels Jane's forehead for a fever::)

:-)

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

You're so right; what was I thinking?

SQUEEEEEEEE!!!!! :-)

[t-verano.livejournal.com]

The nipple ring exists. It does. It does.

"Hey, Jim. Last night when you said I did everything right, did you mean that?" HA. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Ha. HAAAA.

omgIcan'tbelieveIneverthoughtofitthatwaybefore ::turns in slasher card in embarrassment::

Blair following Jim around like a duckling

Beautiful!

[zelempa.livejournal.com]

To be fair, in the context of the episode, it is pretty clear he is talking about the adventure, but he seriously does the shifty look-around first, and lowers his voice like it's a big secret! Any time that happens and the first words out of his mouth are "Last night..." what am I supposed to think?

[t-verano.livejournal.com]

You're so right about the shifty look... ::pets TS lovingly::

[zelempa.livejournal.com]

ETA: HOW COULD THEY CUT A MANLY HUG

HOW

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

There should be a law, dammit!

You can read about it here:

http://community.livejournal.com/ts_talk/82920.html

and this is the hug bit:

Ellison, bleeding, takes another bead on Lash, seeing a sad, distant smile on the killer's face. Then Lash dies. Eyes and mouth open. Like his victims.

75 INT. SHRINE ROOM - MOMENTS LATER

Ellison, SNAPS Sandburg's chain shackles with a crowbar, freeing him. Sandburg staggers to his feet, laughing, crying, can't believe he's alive.

He gives Ellison a manly hug.

DISSOLVE TO:

76 INT. CASCADE P.D. - BULLPEN - DAY

THEY ACTUALLY SAY 'MANLY HUG'.

[zelempa.livejournal.com]

The phrase 'manly hug' pretty much encapsulates everything I love about TS in two convenient words.

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

If only we'd ever seen one between Jim and Blair :;mourns:: Danny got one and um, Veronica's husband, forget his name, and numerous women, but what about Blair, his little guppy?

:;pouts::

[zelempa.livejournal.com]

Jim mostly hugs people he hasn't seen in a long time in greeting. He's always just seen Blair two minutes ago.

*rationalizes fervently*

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

Hello? Blair spends HOURS AND HOURS at Rainier doing things that aren't licking Jim's ear and nibbling on his... er, observing, I mean.

Hours and hours rates a hug!

(It's possible I'm refusing to be comforted here).

[zelempa.livejournal.com]

I think we can assume that the post-Lash hug *happened*, but it was just cut from *what we saw*.

Actually that rationale can cover a lot.

They made out in the elevator after the doors closed at the end of this episode. I decree it to be so!

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

I bow to your decree and will now picture the doors opening and them springing apart quickly, and guiltily wiping their lips before remembering they're men and don't wear lipstick at work.