Lost question + stuff

[janie_tangerine]

Lost question because I can't re-watch any of S2 right now and I can't find the information anywhere.. does anyone remember whether the regular hatch door (not the one they blew up, the back one) could be opened from the outside or from the inside only? It doesn't change what I'm planning with it either way but I just can't remember and if I have to write a bunny which shouldn't even exist I figure I can do it properly ;)

So I've started with that Hume paper. I hope to get a decent draft out of it this weekend. And I think May-June is my cheesy phase since it happens that I end up listening to random songs with godawful cheesy lyrics. *puts up some Earle in order not to fall back into the cheesy country pit again*

Though tomorrow I'm probably seeing Indiana Jones, and in English! How do I love the two cinemas for tourists they have here where they have subtitled movies, how do I love those.

I've randomly re-read some of The Stand because I was feeling like it these days and have drawn some conclusions (completely at random):
- I really need to get myself an English copy of it because while actually the translation doesn't suck as much as King translations do, I'd really need to have a look at it in original. Why did it have to be the last King book I tried in Italian?
- I had seriously understimated Stu. I mean, it's not that I didn't like the guy because I did like him (I didn't like his girl though, which was pretty much a trouble), but after two years of not touching that book I have to say I really wasn't as fair to him as I should've been. He's way more awesome than I remembered. Why didn't I notice it then? If I had read it now he would've probably ranked third or fourth in my chart or in the first five anyway, while he wasn't before. Well, never too late to re-discover literary characters.
- Larry Underwood still is one of the best King characters ever and still owns my heart. ♥
- Meh, in the last two or three Dark Tower books Flagg sucked in comparison to the original one. In the first four he was more or less the same but reading it now after finishing TDT, the hell was he in five, six and seven? I didn't realize Stand Flagg was so much more awesome than late DT Flagg. Well, late DT Flagg was still good, but in comparison..... and Flagg still > Abagail. Sorry. No match.
- Actually I could stand Frannie more, this round. Though it might be because I was skipping pieces. The first time when I read all in a row the more time it passed the less I could stand her.
- Overall, almost everyone actually stands the test. I still loved the ones I loved and the ones I liked less, now I liked better. Guess that's why it's one of his best ones, it didn't lose anything even when I read it for the first time five years ago and hadn't picked it up in almost three.
- God, how much did I love Nick? And Tom? *sighs*
- And for how much I might hate one thing in the ending, I stand by my opinion that this is the only long King novel I've read apart from The Green Mile (not talking about Misery or Dolores Claiborne and under 400 pages books anyway) whose end actually worked all the way. While re-reading the last part before Mr Redman gets very lucky didn't make me any less fed up than first time, it had its sense.
- In the introduction, sadly written in 1989, King said he'd have seen Springsteen playing Larry and that his videos showed that he could act. While this says much about King's judgment of acting abilities since Springsteen's videos, for how much I love him, show exactly that he can't act for the life of him, that sentence made me ridiculously happy. Because if he ever did that (now he couldn't, too old) it'd have been the most awesome thing ever.
- Also, Glen and Ralph were awesomeness at first round, but now? Even more. Also, I didn't get half of the implications at the time. There was some pretty chilling stuff.
- I think that even in the babies/antichrists/plagues matters Darlton & co. have completely taken from Uncle Steve here. God, I didn't remember so many pregnant women and so many babies altogether. And so many pregnancy issues. *eyes Darlton badly*

Overall, it definitely stood the test of time. Even in translation. And just to reiterate, Larry Underwood = ♥.

Uhm, okay, guess I finished blathering.

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_chica02/]

I'm quite certain it could be opened from the outside. People would come and go without always having to be let in. :)

[janie-tangerine.livejournal.com]

Thank you! That's what I was thinking, too, but wanted to make sure. Well, even better. I can write my absolutely cracktastic pairing now! ;)

[sassynach.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it could open from outside...isn't that the door Kelvin would use when he went out (and came back in presumably) and Des too after he cracked Kelvin's head open on the rocks? ;) I'm going with a big YES. :)

[janie-tangerine.livejournal.com]

Good, exactly what I needed ;) thank you!

[wandersfound.livejournal.com]

I'd say yes, but I haven't watched it in quite a while, so idk.

Larry Underwood is one of my favorites of all of King's characters. And I loved The Stand, I can't believe it was one of the last of King's books that I read. What took me so long?

[janie-tangerine.livejournal.com]

I think I'll go with yes. Makes my life easier ;)

Larry is just... ♥. The Stand was one of my first, but in retrospective I regret it because I read it in Italian and next came It which I read in English. If only I had read It first I wouldn't have bothered with buying the Italian Stand translation. *sigh* But Larry OMG. I so love him.

[elliotsmelliot.livejournal.com]

I'm listening to Earle right now! Oxycontin Blues is on and I'm thinking of Jack and co.

I can't picture the outside of the door and if it had one of those huge spinning handles on it. I imagine the door could be opened from both sides, but I also imagine there was a lock to prevent it from randomly being opened from the outside. But maybe Des was slack at locking up this post-Kelvin.

Hearing your reflections on The Stand makes me want to read it again for like the 10th time. There isn't a character I don't like but Stu, Nick, Tom and Glen are my favourites. I remember what King said about Larry and Springsteen and that's always how I pictured him.

Now I'm onto Lonelier Than This. I really like this voice. He has a great soft voice.

Good luck with your Mr. Hume paper. Have a great weekend.

[janie-tangerine.livejournal.com]

The Earle makes me glad! Oxycontin Blues is one of my favorites and I so love Lonelier Than This. It's great that you're liking him so far.

But maybe Des was slack at locking up this post-Kelvin.

Exactly what I'm going to go for. *nods*

Picturing Larry with Springsteen's face is a total threat to me. And after the re-read I'll go with your same choice plus Larry. Mr. Redman really did gain points with me this round.

Thanks and have a great weekend, yourself!

[falafel-musings.livejournal.com]

I couldn't stand Fran on my first read either. I really disliked the way she treated Harold, even though he was admittedly creepy. But I remember liking Fran a little more towards the end of the novel. I liked that she angrily objected to Mother Abagail basically sending Stu and co. to their deaths in Vegas. Stu Redman is cool, but not nearly as engaging as Larry Underwood. I also adore the Nick and Tom friendship! Their chapters on the road together are probably my favourite part of the book. Grr, I always felt Nick's death was very jarring and frustrating, but I love how afterwards he spoke to Tom in his dreams.

I'm seeing Indy tomorrow with my mum and brother. Family movie nostalgia time!

[janie-tangerine.livejournal.com]

Indy is great! I hope you have a good time ;)

I never was Harold's biggest fangirl but I could see where he came from. Also because he was a little older than my age then and so meh, I didn't like her much. I remember being constantly frustrated with her and by the end I already ignored her some, but at this round I appreciated her better and loved her objecting to Abby. I was never Abby's biggest fan *nods*. The Nick/Tom was just aawww. Nick dying completely killed me too (though I cried at Larry. Damnit.), but when they spoke in dreams.. aawww. I loved them. Also, at the time I was so enraged with Larry & co. dying that I didn't get how really good was the last part where Stu and Tom went back together to Boulder. I thought it was great at this read (and the main reason Mr Redman got a lot of his points back with me. Larry definitely was the best thing about it though. *sighs*

[mrslinus17.livejournal.com]

I haven't read it yet (although I plan too) but I heard that Charlie Pace was inspired by Larry Underwood's character. =]

[janie-tangerine.livejournal.com]

Oh, he was, I read that too. I personally gave my heart to Larry years ago so it's his, but with he definitely was an awesome inspiration ;)