a conspiracy of cartographers

( North, Vault, & Witness: In which Fraser gets hit on the head, nearly drowns, and goes to prison; talk of the evolution of Fraser's character, and lots of fondness for Frannie and Thatcher. )

...Oh god, I just made the horrible mistake of curiously opening the due South page on TV Tropes. I have five extra tabs already. GOOD JOB, SELF.

I am going to finish s1 today! Unless my parents watch the rest of the BSG pilot with me. But, um, I love watching homages to Rear Window at midnight! so that's okay.

( The Deal & Heaven and Earth: In which Ray is awesome if a little worrying, and Fraser believes a homeless man's visions; mostly a whole heap of Vecchio family love. )

Due South trivia of the day, provided by one of the making-ofs I tracked down on YouTube: Camilla Scott, the actress who plays Thatcher, originally auditioned in the pilot for the part of Ray. It is pretty great that they were considering making Ray a woman; a small part of me is wildly sad I cannot sneakily take a vacation in an alternate universe and watch the nutty adventures of Fraser and girl!Ray. I would be so willing to ship them, too, because they have great chemistry but I never know what to do with Thatcher, since she's Fraser's boss, and neither she nor Fraser seem to know what to do with it either -- if they are buddy cops that solves that problem! I mean, it also raises new ones, but I am apparently quite prepared to happily ship Fraser with any Ray at all, even the ones who only live in alternate universes.

Only two episodes; there is no way I am actually going to get through all of due South before WisCon, but I can't actually bring myself to care, especially since You Must Remember This broke my writer's block and I spent all of yesterday writing fic.

( You Must Remember This & A Hawk and a Handsaw: In which Ray falls in love and Fraser gets committed; talk of Victoria, Ray's understanding of the world, a slightly horrifying fic idea, and yet more reasons I really love Fraser. )

Awesome link du jour: roadrunner made me some due South gifs. Both of them are Ray Kowalski in the Riv in Burning Down the House, yelling at Dief for makin' intimate with him, and I love those gifs to the depths of my soul.

I'm doing about an average of three episodes a day, which ain't bad. And now I sleep.

( Chinatown & Chicago Holiday: In which Fraser eats Chinese food, hides in closets, and goes clubbing; lots of talk about Ray, and also how due South sometimes gives good PSAs. )

I should probably sleep now, but I did two more episodes, so here is more of the due South rewatch. (It occurs to me belatedly that this is a bigger project than the Doctor Who version was: that was two seasons of thirteen episodes each, and I believe all of dS is somewhere in the realm of 66 total. Well played, self.) It's a good thing I really like this show.

( Free Willie & Diefenbaker's Day Off: In which Fraser finds an apartment, procures a wolf license, and makes the world a better place for children; includes thoughts on due South's women, a Theory of Fraser's Sexuality, and lots of Vecchio love. )