PLL & BM

Yay, everyone is done with school and is updating.

I've been sick this week and have spent an inordinate amount of time watching all kinds of television. Kind of embarassing to say, but I have somehow gotten sucked into Pretty Little Liars. And for all intents and purposes i have no idea why. The acting is... TERRIBLE. The story line- eh. And it pretty much portrays every stereotyped "teen girl" problem.

Acting from best to worst: Mya, Hannah, Aria, Spencer, Emily, Allyson.
Dude-- I'm pretty sure Mya is 30 haha, but she is in fact the most believable character, maybe because her lines are limited to 100 words per 3 episodes. Hannah is okay, although i'm pretty sure she isn't acting and that is how she talks and acts. Aria, eh. Overacts on any emotional outbreak. Spencer- she needs to find the balance between hard and soft, the transitions are disjointed and its hard to even get what kind of person she is.. Emily- oh..emily. She is horrible, she is gorgeous, but horrible. I can't even.. smh. Allyson, no wonder you got casted as the dead girl, eek.

Story lines:
1. Hanna- her story is a bit too fragmented. So she was fat and now shes not? Her family is poor but she has all designer bags, clothes? Her bf is her long time, PK, chaste middle school crush? She steals stuff? Wha...

2. Aria- ok ew. What kind of teacher goes after their student? How in.. any way would that be okay? Also her eyebrows are very dark and I would love to know what mascara she uses.

3. Spencer- um..? So her "perfect" sister keeps having her bf/fiance (s--as in plural) getting swept away by her HIGH SCHOOL sister. That is so weird. Tell me that girl ain't gonna be in therapy for a long time. She is stressed, overachieving-- which i can in some ways relate to in my high school experience, but its a bit beyond that. So she has time for 4.0, field hockey, SGA, essay contests, dating country club workers AND maintaining overwhelming friendships with these peeps? I doubt it.

4. Emily- the classic-- who am i sexually? I have no problems with this being shown, but its just so awkwardly done-- like "look how accepting we are of gays everyone! ABC Family is hip, we're cool!" eek, makes it feel forced. Oh and the acting once again, if I couldn't stress enough.. terrible. I guess she's half asian, so props to asia dad on the show. haha

5. Allyson- this doesn't really make sense. Well i missed a few episodes in between, I only saw what was on On Demand. But is she dead, as in they found her body? Is she pulling a 2pac?


Okay enough of PLL talk.

Another random rant-
Bruno Mars would be the WORST bf ever. Just the way you are- is all about her superficial beauty. The entire song never mentions any personality feature that he likes.. not one. Like being nice or funny? Those are pretty generic you could sneak in. Sigh-- another great message to our young ppl that its all about looks. 2nd- the grenade song--why are you so out of breath? When I hear the song I imagine someone singing and extending their arm out in desperation, neck veins all popping, look of crazy in their eyes. The part when he talks about their first kiss, the exasperation as to why her eyes were open is so intense, its comical. The song makes it seem like hes this great guy who would do anything for this girl who doesn't care at all about him. But really the song is about a guy who is mad the girl won't do the same things for him as he would for her. Think 500 Days of Summer. Anyways, i would never want to be with someone who values only physical and is incapable of accepting love beyond the way he himself can love. Oh yeah, he is annoying as crap.