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*waves*

I have absolutely nothing exciting to report, but when I get out of the habit of posting it gets harder to start again.

Hrm...what should I tell you? I started watching Homeland last week thanks to kudwora's talking about it...and then went through the entire thing so far in 2 days and am now chomping at the bit for the season finale. I kind of even already started a vid. In a way I'm glad I didn't discover it until the week before the finale on account of I may have had a nervous breakdown if I'd been watching week to week. It's more intense and much, much darker than tv shows that grab me this hard usually are. The two day marathon left me wandering around in a daze feeling like I'd been repeatedly punched hard in the gut. And glad for it. Daaamn.

The big problem with vidding it is that it is so layered and complex with intersecting plot points that literally anything I put down on the timeline, any decision I make about the direction of the vid by necessity means ditching a/b/c/d in favor of e. There is literally no way to fit everything in one vid. Hell, it probably couldn't be done in a 9 minute vid...much less the 3 and 1/2 minutes I have (the song is *perfect* even if I wish it was a minute longer). But I think I'm finally getting somewhere with it.

What are y'all up to?

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So now I'm kind of spamming. Just, I am on forced break from vidding on account of window glare...and it's probably a good thing because I was getting super frustrated anyway.

But can we talk for a second about Damian Lewis, friends (waves to AJ)? See, the thing is I have been a fan of Claire Danes for years and years, ever since My So Called Life. I went into Homeland anticipating and expecting that I would dig her performance. Which, she hasn't just met but exceeded my expectations with Carrie and OMG, AMAZING. And, like, you always know you're going to get a solid performance out of Mandy Patinkin, the only real question being how long before he throws a tantrum and abandons your show. And the rest of the cast is turning in solid shit all over.

But see, I was not familiar with Damian Lewis, and I gotta tell you guys...he is blowing my mind. Like, how do you take what is already a deeply complex and layered character just on paper alone and kick it up to HOLY SHITBALLS level? Cast this guy, apparently. Because he will take your complex layers and add a level of emotional nuance that takes my goddamn breath away. Well done, casting department. WELL DONE.