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ladybug_archiveSo I watched part 1 of a CHiPs saga where Ponch is training a female motorcycle officer. She is seriously irritating, so cheeky and smarmy and disobedient. She's kind of a female counterpart to Ponch in some ways, but much more annoying. Usually I like Ponch; even when he's doing something stupid, he manages to be endearing.
At the end of part 1, Ponch is yelling at her for doing something really dumb and disobeying him and getting herself into life-threatening danger (seriously, he barely rescued her from being stuck in a car that blew up seconds later), and she's enjoying watching him blow his stack and you just know she doesn't really grasp the problem that she REALLY DID A DUMB THING and then Ponch goes and kisses her and she kisses back and part 1 ends.
Yawn. I know that back in 1980, they probably couldn't think of any way to do a script of a guy and a girl working so closely together without dragging romantic attractions into the mix. But seriously? What an eye-roller. And I really wouldn't expect Ponch to fall for someone so much like himself in some ways. He has a soft spot for kids who are growing up kind of the way he did, but that's a far cry from falling in love with someone acting like him. Then again, maybe it's not such a stretch for him. But in any case, I don't like it. Maybe I wouldn't be so irritated by it if the girl was actually likable.
Her roommate is a little annoying too, but overall she's much more tolerable. I really don't tend to like female characters who are in a constant state of amusement over the fact that guys find them attractive, though. Being a little amused by that in certain situations where it comes out would be different, but a constant state of that is just irritating. It makes them seem kind of ... uppity.
Oh, and then there's some girl that Ponch was apparently seeing kind of steadily. Long before the end of the episode and the romantic nonsense, the girlfriend walked in on a situation that looked bad but was really innocent. And, as is typical of girlfriend characters in shows, she isn't really up for hearing explanations. When another related innocent problem happens later, she just walks out and refuses to hear explanations. If she'd had trouble with Ponch before, maybe it would be more understandable, but as it stood, that seemed to be the first time there was any trouble. She should have been more willing to listen. And honestly? Being so smarmy with Ponch's friend and inviting Ponch to a party that turned out to be a party Ponch was throwing is just ... ugh! Of all the gall!
So overall, totally not impressed with any of the guest-starring females in that episode. At least Bonnie, the regular female cop from season 3 on, was awesome as always.
I'll be recording part 2 later day to watch, of course. But I am totally not expecting much from it. I'll be glad when we're past this saga and we can go back to Jon and Ponch patrolling the streets, as it should be.
I'm excited to work with Dad on getting some stuff Mom will like for Christmas. I just hope we'll be able to successfully do it without Mom seeing, since she'll be right there. And I just wish Dad was as easy to buy for as Mom is. I feel terrible that we probably won't have as much for him. It's so, so very hard to find things that he really likes.
I looked at Wal-Mart's Hello Kitty again and she was much more appealing this time around. The clothes are kind of cheaply sewn on, but gosh, she's so soft and cuddly. And so much cheaper than Build-a-Bear's. So she's back in the running. JP sent some lovely gift money and a wonderful card and I'm pondering how best to spend the money.
Another possibility is that Target is running a sale on certain Equestria Girls dolls and I've had my eye on the recent Sunset Shimmer with her hair done the right way. But since I already have a Sunset Shimmer (wrong hair notwithstanding), I'm not sure I could bring myself to buy another one when I have so little spending money. It's a struggle. I would be thrilled to be gifted the second Sunset, but actually buying her when I could instead buy something I don't have in any form makes me quibble. I think there's a Rarity doll that's also part of the sale, and I don't have Rarity in doll form yet. There's also the Cutie Mark Crusader doll set, which is probably too expensive, but I couldn't even find the price on it when we were at Target last time.
I could get a DVD; I really want Maleficent. I saw that in the theatre and I adored it. Bringing out that true love isn't just romantic? And that it's not going to happen after just meeting someone once? Oh yes, please!
Or, of course, I could combine the gift money with some other money and get something at Build-a-Bear, which was my original plan. But when push comes to shove, I think I'd rather have a character I like better than Pinkie, and I'm not sure that the pure white Hello Kitty is going to be back in stock. (And I must admit, I cringe to think of how much it would cost to dress her. She would have to have clothes.)
I will be highly amused if I end up deciding to stick to the original plan and get Pinkie anyway. If she entrances me as much as she did last year, it could happen.
At the end of part 1, Ponch is yelling at her for doing something really dumb and disobeying him and getting herself into life-threatening danger (seriously, he barely rescued her from being stuck in a car that blew up seconds later), and she's enjoying watching him blow his stack and you just know she doesn't really grasp the problem that she REALLY DID A DUMB THING and then Ponch goes and kisses her and she kisses back and part 1 ends.
Yawn. I know that back in 1980, they probably couldn't think of any way to do a script of a guy and a girl working so closely together without dragging romantic attractions into the mix. But seriously? What an eye-roller. And I really wouldn't expect Ponch to fall for someone so much like himself in some ways. He has a soft spot for kids who are growing up kind of the way he did, but that's a far cry from falling in love with someone acting like him. Then again, maybe it's not such a stretch for him. But in any case, I don't like it. Maybe I wouldn't be so irritated by it if the girl was actually likable.
Her roommate is a little annoying too, but overall she's much more tolerable. I really don't tend to like female characters who are in a constant state of amusement over the fact that guys find them attractive, though. Being a little amused by that in certain situations where it comes out would be different, but a constant state of that is just irritating. It makes them seem kind of ... uppity.
Oh, and then there's some girl that Ponch was apparently seeing kind of steadily. Long before the end of the episode and the romantic nonsense, the girlfriend walked in on a situation that looked bad but was really innocent. And, as is typical of girlfriend characters in shows, she isn't really up for hearing explanations. When another related innocent problem happens later, she just walks out and refuses to hear explanations. If she'd had trouble with Ponch before, maybe it would be more understandable, but as it stood, that seemed to be the first time there was any trouble. She should have been more willing to listen. And honestly? Being so smarmy with Ponch's friend and inviting Ponch to a party that turned out to be a party Ponch was throwing is just ... ugh! Of all the gall!
So overall, totally not impressed with any of the guest-starring females in that episode. At least Bonnie, the regular female cop from season 3 on, was awesome as always.
I'll be recording part 2 later day to watch, of course. But I am totally not expecting much from it. I'll be glad when we're past this saga and we can go back to Jon and Ponch patrolling the streets, as it should be.
I'm excited to work with Dad on getting some stuff Mom will like for Christmas. I just hope we'll be able to successfully do it without Mom seeing, since she'll be right there. And I just wish Dad was as easy to buy for as Mom is. I feel terrible that we probably won't have as much for him. It's so, so very hard to find things that he really likes.
I looked at Wal-Mart's Hello Kitty again and she was much more appealing this time around. The clothes are kind of cheaply sewn on, but gosh, she's so soft and cuddly. And so much cheaper than Build-a-Bear's. So she's back in the running. JP sent some lovely gift money and a wonderful card and I'm pondering how best to spend the money.
Another possibility is that Target is running a sale on certain Equestria Girls dolls and I've had my eye on the recent Sunset Shimmer with her hair done the right way. But since I already have a Sunset Shimmer (wrong hair notwithstanding), I'm not sure I could bring myself to buy another one when I have so little spending money. It's a struggle. I would be thrilled to be gifted the second Sunset, but actually buying her when I could instead buy something I don't have in any form makes me quibble. I think there's a Rarity doll that's also part of the sale, and I don't have Rarity in doll form yet. There's also the Cutie Mark Crusader doll set, which is probably too expensive, but I couldn't even find the price on it when we were at Target last time.
I could get a DVD; I really want Maleficent. I saw that in the theatre and I adored it. Bringing out that true love isn't just romantic? And that it's not going to happen after just meeting someone once? Oh yes, please!
Or, of course, I could combine the gift money with some other money and get something at Build-a-Bear, which was my original plan. But when push comes to shove, I think I'd rather have a character I like better than Pinkie, and I'm not sure that the pure white Hello Kitty is going to be back in stock. (And I must admit, I cringe to think of how much it would cost to dress her. She would have to have clothes.)
I will be highly amused if I end up deciding to stick to the original plan and get Pinkie anyway. If she entrances me as much as she did last year, it could happen.
