Franklin &amp; Bash

I know your pain of not being able to ramble to anybody. We should have a weekly watch party! ...Even though the finale is next week. But even more reason to have a party post!

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I was thinking the same thing! We definitely should.

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I totally agree. I'm another with no one to ramble to so a party post would be epic.

Also, this episode was all kinds of adorable. I especially loved jealous!Jared and caring!Peter (with Jared and Janie/Nathan; that boy just has so much love to give :p) and I totally agree that they should never leave the diner. Granted there have only been two, but I have never been in a fandom where the characters hug so much (in non-life threatening situations)

I just love this show :)

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jekesta

Jared being jealous of basically EVERYTHING NEAR PETER was so lovely. I love that he sort of just was casually jealous of Nathan on a low level all the way through and everyone accepted it as perfectly normal. I really like that they didn't make Nathan awful, either.

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This. And I totally didn't dislike Nathan like I thought I was gonna. Good times all round, though I missed Hanna :(

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YES. They should just have like, diner-arrest. ...I'm pretty sure that's not a real thing, but I doubt real lawyers shotgun beers during court too... Heh.

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jekesta

Diner-arrest! ♥ THAT WOULD NOT MAKE ME SAD. It makes more sense than house arrest! The diner maybe wouldn't let them have parties, so it would be more punishing. And they would have to stay in the cold at night and would be uncomfortable and cuddle for warmth. She was a rubbish judge not to think of diner arrest.

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I love the diner! I imagine one of them will propose to the other in that diner some day.

"Uhh, Jared? I think someone dropped their ring in my burger..."

And oh, I loved Jared's little moment of regression to teen-angst, and if it was any other show I would've been shouting at the screen 'hug him, HUG HIM!' but of course I didn't need to because it was Peter and Peter knows what to do.

And the fact that Peter was all 'yeah, good for you!' about Jared having sex with teacher lady made it sound like Jared needs encouragement to connect with other people or something, like maybe he has major trust issues. And Peter's okay with encouraging him to have one night (day?) stands, because it means Jared still comes home to him. They're not exclusive, they just make sure the actual loving and snuggling part only involves each other!

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jekesta

I think someone dropped their ring in my burger...

♥ OH. WHY AREN'T THEY MARRIED YET? OH.

I think next season we might totally get an episode where someone tries to close the diner down and they panic and flail about someone trying to take away their memories and love and fight like anything to keep it and to mend it, and stroke bits of it and talk more about ALL THEIR LOVE THEY HAVE SHARED THERE while trying not to really address their love in any meaningful way. Because this seems like an obvious plot line to me, and it will make me happy. I am kind of assuming that F&B's only wish in life is to make me happy, it's what they spend all their time doing.

I really really like it when they are happy about each other having sex so long as it doesn't MEAN ANYTHING.

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Those images are making me squee. JARED WOULD DO THAT. And I really hope they reveal more of their teenage lives in season 2. I'm dying for more details on Jared's high school days.

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Perhaps not, but it would make jury duty a lot more fun. Especially if said lawyers were actually these two :)

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jekesta

I have sort of got used to their hooker obsession thing and barely notice it. It's awful how much I don't notice about FaB because I just notice Peter and Jared and their stunning love.

Rambling is absolutely fine, I basically feel the need to email everyone I know after every episode and tell them all EXACTLY HOW AMAZING IT WAS.

I loved jared being so openly jealous. And I love how he apparently had sex with the school teacher and then left her to go and have dinner with Peter. I mean it's kind of terrible but I assume she was okay with it, and I just love them.

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I don't even register the hookers anymore either. I just look for any guest stars and of course Jared and Peter, and other characters now and then.

I WAS THINKING THAT TOO. He just totally left her to go have dinner with Peter which made me chuckle.

And yeah, we definitely need a post for episodes so we can all ramble and comment during it xD

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jekesta

I like that he'd left her to go and have dinner with Peter but Peter didn't even think that was an indication that the date had gone badly, he was aware that even if it had gone brilliantly Jared would still be there, WITH HIM, because OBVIOUSLY THAT'S NORMAL.

I think an episode watchalong thing would be very very but I'm in the UK, so I can't be there because I have to wait for downloads and it sucks and I am sad. But hopefully, because we've not had episode posts for all the rest, we can have a rewatch in a little bit, and maybe make the times workable for everyone. That would be awesome.

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Ahhh I didn't even think of that! /Is stupid and insensitive of me.

But a rewatch party eventually would be even better because we can have a set time still, include everybody, and it'll tide us over for a bit while we have to wait for season 2!

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jekesta

It's totally not insensitive of you, there's no reason you should keep track of where everyone is. And it's a sadness we have learned to live with in our fannish lives for the most part, it is just a SHAME.

I am dreading the wait for season 2 and we haven't even finished this one yet. A rewatch will definitely help.

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You know, I didn't even think of it like that (I must need my slash goggle re-tightened) but now you've said it, I can't help thinking how it reminds me of Holmes/Watson. Throughout the books/films/tv shows, Watson is constantly abandoning his wife to go gallivanting off with Holmes, most of the time not even waiting to tell her face to face, just leaving a quick note. (I imagine they go something like Off with Holmes. Don't wait up :p) And whilst the diner scene is like that in miniature form, I think it almost definitely used to happen when Peter & Janie were still together and almost certainly contributed to the break-up. Or so I like to think :)

Apologies for the minor Holmes ramble. Yes, I'm a bit of a Sherlock geek.

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And whilst the diner scene is like that in miniature form, I think it almost definitely used to happen when Peter & Janie were still together and almost certainly contributed to the break-up. Or so I like to think :)

TOTALLY MY FANON. I think at one point Janie just realized she'd never ever win against Jared in the competition for Peter's love and gave up.

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BONUS POINTS FOR RELATING IT TO SHERLOCK IN MY HEAD. I'm working my way through all the classic stories right now and I'm loving it.

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They're awesome, aren't they? To me, Holmes & Watson is the original bromance :) This is getting slightly OT but which story are you up to?

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THEY ARE. And never apologize for being OT! I am a master of OT. But I'm on The Adventure of the Copper Beeches right now! I have the Barnes and Nobles volumes, so they look crazy huge, but they're really not that bad.

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I'll admit some episodes put me off in some parts, but this one was fabulous all the way through. I feel like the dialogue was better in this episode and all of Jared's ~moments~ made me laugh. Like when he was alone (and totally jelly of Nathan and Peter), the "She's my mom." line, and when Peter said "I am now his bitch." ...And the hug at the end :3

This episode also made me wonder about the canon more too... Jared and Peter went to different high schools, so were they friends before? How did they react to the split? I'm filling these gaps in with my own headcanon for now, I guess. ...It's very bromantic and fluffy.

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This episode also made me wonder about the canon more too... Jared and Peter went to different high schools, so were they friends before? How did they react to the split? I'm filling these gaps in with my own headcanon for now, I guess. ...It's very bromantic and fluffy.

As much as I love this episode, the fact that they didn't attend the same High School TOTALLY screwed with my backstory!fanon. I was like "WHUT?!?". But if you think about it, it only makes their epic bromance/gay love even more epic. That Peter knows all these stuff about Jared and vice versa means that they had to talk about that time a great deal. So now I imagine them going to Junior High together (also because I won't rewrite that part of my backstory!ff *cough*), and then Leonard got fed up with their co-dependency and decided to send Jared to a private school. However, he only succeed in making Jared act up 'cause he missed Peter and having gigantic telephone bills 'cause the boys called each other every single day.

Edited Date: 2011-07-29 06:05 am (UTC)

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I like your version of events. Permission to steal and add to my own canon?

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Go ahead! ^^

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jekesta

I thought of you! But I think it being Junior High and then them being purposefully split up makes total sense, and I totally agree with how lovely it is that they're still THAT CLOSE when they could easily have been making other friends who they would spend all their time with. And they probably both got teased and stuff for liking someone from the posh/unposh school, and clearly didn't care. I LOVE THEIR LOVE.

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I LOVE THEIR LOVE AS WELL! In fact, that's the thing I love most about this show: that they're so close and comfortable with each other. It just makes me smile stupidly all the time.

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I LIKE THIS. A LOT. But ahhhhhh! You're the one writing the epic backstory! I know it may sound a bit silly asking, but would it be alright if I were to do a version of my own as well? I do love kid!fic ^^;

But I look forward to your next installment :3

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As much as I'd like to tell you noooo because my evil secret masterplan is to make you all believe in my version of their pre-pilot story ... no, I'm only kidding. XD

The more fanfiction we have in our little fandom the better! And who am I to deny any of us more of F&B fanfiction? So, in conclusion: I can't wait to see what your take on their childhood is!

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jekesta

Peter's 'I am now his bitch' was HEAVENLY. I really loved that whole scene.

I loved Jared saying that sometimes lies get traction and you get to be a different person, because if his whole thing is a front he learned in high school then . . . lkdsahdfkjasdf, I don't know. I just love it. I love that Peter hugged him when he had a moment of confusion. I love that Peter was okay with him sleeping with a woman because straight afterwards he came to dinner with Peter and not her.

And I *LOVE* that they didn't go to the same high school. That they are so close, much closer than people they actually spent all their school time with, makes me gleeful. Everything about them makes me gleeful.

I will stop telling you things I love now yes.

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DON'T STOP (Belieeevinngggg). Sorry, I had to. But guh, I saw Breckin Meyer on Craig Ferguson on July 20th, and they showed a clip of that scene and I had to replay it over to make sure I was hearing correctly. (Fabulous interview too!)

I feel like he was picked on a lot probably in high school, but did have his friends, but none as close as Peter despite the fact they attended different schools. AND THE HUG. Peter got all protective when he saw Jared thinking of the tough times from high school.

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jekesta

Oh, I totally missed that Craig Ferguson clip when I was watching the whole of youtube the other day. I saw him when he was on in April, but had missed that one. He is quite lovely. Breckin, I mean. I am kind of surprised by not hating him. I know that might sound weird but still.

Peter was totally insanely beautiful when Jared suddenly became his teenage self again right in front of his eyes. And also he was maybe still feeling a bit wrong from man-hugging Nathan and needed to put it right and had been ITCHING to hug Jared from the moment he saw him and took a great opportunity. I love that they hugged, it was so ridiculous and so obvious and yet I can't really stop watching it. I love Jared's face afterwards. Also Peter's face. Also EVERYTHING.

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I love Jared's face afterwards.

Me too! It, like, went from 'yeah, okay I'm cool. I'm rolling with it' to 'I HAD HUG! IT WAS AWESOME!!'. I don't know how Breckin can express all that in half a second, but he does.

Though, I don't know what was up with MPG's face after his hug with Van Der Beek. Was the director just calling out emotions for him to express? 'Relieved! Confused! Horny! Confused again! Sad! Angry!' idk. Janie angst, I suppose.

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jekesta

'I HAD HUG! IT WAS AWESOME!!

HE IS ALMOST THE CUTEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN. He has a stunning range of facial expressions, all of which seem to mean 'I AM REALLY OKAY ABOUT THE WEIRD WAY PETER MAKES ME FEEL INSIDE'. They're just like heaven.

I think a lot of MPG's face was trying to go 'wow, hugging other men is WEIRD AND WRONG, WHERE IS JARED????' but probably it was meant to be the Janie thing, so he was getting confused and kind of flailing between het and bromance and GAY GAY LOVE.

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HE"S SO ADORABLE! I had no idea Breckin was so expressful. It's his eyes. ~~They always say 'I'm in love with Peter Bash~~

'wow, hugging other men is WEIRD AND WRONG, WHERE IS JARED????'

lols. I totally thought that too! And then I was like 'wait... it's probably about the girl. :('

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