thoughtfulNot to bash Gale Harold's acting, but Brian has seemed slightly off to me.
Does anyone else think he has, sort of, lost the flow of Brian's character within these first two episodes? What I mean is that compared to the last episode of season three and the first episode of season four, his personality has changed quite dramatically for the small amount of time that was supposed to have passed. A bit of rudeness shines through here and there (when Ted returned from rehab Brian made an effort to hurt his feelings, and when Michael returned his car in its wrecked state Brian was pretty angry), but overall he seems like a much nicer guy; and I think that is unbelievable.
Particularly toward Justin, Brian is being very sweet. I don't buy the "He's in Love" excuse. Brian obviously loved Justin before this season, but he wasn't nearly as lovey-dovey as he was now. And he was able to show that he cared for Justin while maintaining the bastard within. While it would be believable if applied over time, I don't think the change works at the moment.
On the bright side, I have been enjoying Brian's independent launch back into the advertising world. He has proved himself very creative and the same cunning, manipulative fellow by beating out his own campaign. I'm sure he will be successful---he always has!
"Rhymes with..." Brian held up his coffee cup.
"Up!" Teddy said.
It made me cackle.
Just the same, it disappoints me that he is so different; and I don't know whether I should be disapointed in Gale's acting or in the director or the writers.
But! Nothing I can do about it. :)
And, hee, though Gale is good-looking, if all I wanted from a show was pretty guys I'd download
moregay porn. ;)i notice that whenever you write characters such a brian you think 'oh i'll never change him, he's always be uncompromising' but when the character falls in love and what not they do end up changing.
so i guess it's his thing for justin that made him this way. i think it'll be interesting to see this new side of him.
but i agree that the change does seem a bit drastic for supposedly however much time had passed from s3 to s4
i mean i like the show and all but it's turned into a glorified soap opera at this point and i can't take it seriously anymore @.@;
the only reason i keep watching is 'cuase of the brian x justin thing.
~*Cristi*~
Perhaps the director, though, could do some explaining! :)
example: running his hands sweetly through Justin's hair, etc
I say that's just Gale's love for Randy! >:D lol. j/k.
Perhaps the director, though, could do some explaining!
They better! ;)
~*Cristi*~
Yeah, I wish. :D! Would be very cute. I think Gale is straight, though. :)
So, he says...hehe. ;D
Secondly, I completely agree that the show has taken on a completely different spin. I believe that if they had a longer period of time, the show would be written in a more constructive and well thought out manner. But, with a show like this, it's difficult to shove substance into 14 episodes. Brian had to speed it up in order to get wherever he'll be going in a future.
I personally enjoy seeing Brian more affectionate to Justin but they still haven't reached the stage of ... conversation. Every confrontation just, ends. There's no resolution. Justin usually walks away. Brian and Justin are by far my favorite characters, Gale and Randy are brilliant actors but unfortunately because of the pace of the show, it seems like they've had to speed up the maturation process. It's supposed to be a few days after 314 but it seems more like months.
And finally, you're a Northern California-close-to-Sacramento QaF fan? That's unheard of, lol.
I agree with what you said about resolutions. It makes sense for the two of them if you think about it: Brian is, well, Brian---he doesn't express his feelings a whole lot, for fear of damaging his pride. And Justin is very romantic, so I don't think he quite wants to talk about his and Brian's confrontations any more than he absolutely has to; he wants to get right back to the cuddling and smooching and happiness. Though, if they keep that up, I don't think their relationship will turn out as smooth as it's looking right now.
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Remember early season 2 Brian and what he turned out to be. Remember early season 3 Brian and how much he changed. Part of Cowlip's take on Brian is that he seesaws back and forth between the man inside and the face he puts on for the public.
Lots of little things that add up and make a person sit back and *really* weigh what's important in their lives. Personally, this growth in Brian's character is very refreshing.