Gotham continues to intrigue me. I'm a little lost when it comes to Leigh and
what's going on with her, but I'm in for the ride. The double Bruce's are
definitely interesting so here's hoping that story pays off in a good way.
Still behind on Agents of SHIELD. Gotta try and catch up
before the new episode.
The Flash kicked butt. I'll be disappointed if the whole resetting of the
timeline keeps happening though. That said, it seems like there are some solid
repercussions, which I'm totally down with.
Arrow also rocked. I'm thrilled to have the Russian storyline for the
flashbacks. According to the scuttlebutt, this is the last year for flashbacks
so I plan to enjoy. Moving forward, I'll be interested to see how things play
out. Maybe they'll do futurescapes or something.
In all honesty, Van Helsing isn't quite doing it for me.
I'll give it the rest of the season to see if the storyline improves. I'd
really like to fall for this show.
MacGyver is seriously not bad. I do love the callbacks to the original but also
the updated vibe of the new. I'm interested in the whole father thing, because
the impression is Mac's is still living. That should be a fun twist.
Not sure I'm
looking forward to The Walking Dead's
premiere. I may skip the opener and watch The
Talking Dead instead. I've got the same feeling I had during season two,
which I ended up skipping.
Supergirl and Legends of Tomorrow are
up next. We've had football airing on our local CW channel so I might be
playing catch up again.
And that's it for
television this week. Tonight's post is from Order of Aggression, a novella
based on the idea one character has to get another to do something (in this
case follow an order) they don't want to do and they have to get physical to
make it happen.
Here's the
mini-blurb:
When Ames Braddock is ordered to take out an
enemy outpost with possible civilian casualties, he calls on Parker Hart to be
his second, but Parker balks at the idea. Ames isn't thrilled with the mission,
but he needs Parker and he's not above using aggression to bring her in line,
which gets the job done, but also backfires when she demands satisfaction.
And preview
snippet…
Ames Braddock met the gaze of his
superior. "You know what you're asking me to do, right?" Jamen Lane
also happened to be an old friend. "The repercussions could bite you
seriously hard on the ass." Not to mention haunt Ames for the rest of his
days.
Jamen gave a terse nod. "I'm
more than aware, Ames. It took a lot to get to this decision." He got up
and paced back and forth behind the desk. "We can't afford to lose anyone
else."
Except Ames and whoever he chose
to be his number two for the mission. Sometimes it sucked to be good at his
job. Pulling this off, even at his skill level, would be a nightmare.
Ames heaved a sigh. "Just to
be straight. You're ordering me to take out the outpost, also known as the
Fifth Street Saloon. It's heavily fortified, fiercely guarded, and a haven for
normals that live on the edge." In other words, a massive cluster fuck
from beginning to end.
Jamen lifted a shoulder.
"Yeah, that's the order." He stopped pacing. "The good news? The
surrounding buildings are empty." He managed to keep a straight face when
delivering the supposed bonus.
Ames rolled his eyes. "Well,
whoop-di-fucking-do. You know there's a greater than eighty percent chance
they're full of traps, pitfalls, and seriously dangerous shit, right?" Of
course, Jamen had the probability figured already.
His boss shot Ames a hard stare.
"Why do you think I'm sending you?" His mouth thinned to a slash
across his face.
Ames shook his head.
"Because everyone else would say no goddamn way, tell you to fuck off, and
walk away." He gave Jamen a level look. "You know I won't refuse and
I'm the only one with the balls to maybe
pull this off." But he couldn't do it alone.
A lot of relief and hint of humor
crept into Jamen's gaze. "Speaking of your balls, how are you gonna keep
them intact when you ask her?" The fact he left the 'her' nameless spoke
volumes.
And Ames had no idea how he'd
approach the prickly situation. Probably make the request an order and play
hardball. Wouldn't that go over like a brick shithouse?
He shrugged. "I have no
goddamned clue." He turned and started for the exit.
Jamen called out a parting shot.
"Wanna borrow my cup?" A snicker followed the pithy comment.
Ames didn't respond vocally.
Instead, he let his middle finger do the talking.
He left the room to the sound of
Jamen's laughter.
This one is going
to be a lot of fun. Here's hoping the sage keep feeding me good material.
That's it for this
week.
Cheers!
Skye
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