I'd really like a "Dune" icon. I could make one myself, but I'm slightly incapacitated right now. An icon with either Paul, Irulan, Jessica or Alia would be much appreciated (especially Irulan cuz she's my favorite).

I'd also like a really nice "Dexter" icon. I'm having a hard time finding one, but that's just probably cuz I'm not looking very hard.

Anyways, I did finish "Dune" the other day for the first time, can you believe it? Especially since I've already read "Dune Messiah" and parts of "Children of Dune." I'd have to say that not only is Dune far superior to its sequels but that it's probably one of my favorite books of all time. It's also my favorite sci-fi/fantasy book in which an entire world is so diligently created (i.e. Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter). I think that the world of "Dune" is so intricate and so fascinating...it was just an amazing experience to read this book. I did have some problems with some of the characters: I never did get used to Chani (although I really liked her when we first meet her). And Paul does become very alienating by the end, but I think he's meant to. All in all, I absolutely loved this book and I'm sad that none of the sequels (at least of the ones I've read) match up. My favorite section of this book, I think, was the first part, where Duke Leto was still alive and Paul was still...relatively normal. Surprisingly it was the part that took me the longest to read. I just think that total emersion into the world that Herbert was creating in such few pages is a great experience, and took a while to get used to. I also don't think any film/TV adaptation I've seen has done this book justice, although I do think the David Lynch movie should be given much more credit than it has been. 

Also, I heard there was a new adaptation in the making. I can only hope they don't completely screw it up. Who would you cast as Paul, or Jessica or Chani? I have no idea. I think Jared Leto (if he were to stop being so creepy) would be a good Feyd-Rautha, though.

"Turn Left," as I've stated before, is probably my favorite series four episode. It's not just the return of Rose, it's the entire package. Donna is also completely brilliant in this episode, and I think it's the best exploration of her character in the entire series. I did miss the Doctor, but the greatness of the episode made the fact that it was a Doctor-lite episode okay.

I also think the Rose in this episode is my favorite version of her. Nothing she did in the episode got on my nerves. She was awesome and totally cool, and a lot more grown up. I loved that. Not that I didn't love S1 or S2 Rose, but I really really love "Turn Left" Rose.

I could go into great and boring detail as to how much I completely adore this episode, but I don't actually feel like it xD. I know, it's awful, but I just wanted to put this out there:

How cool is it that Bad Wolf from S1 saw into the future and left a message for the Doctor in S4 (a Doctor that Rose at that point had never even met). How cool is that! I just love the connection, it makes me squeal fangirlishly.

Also, now that I'm thinking about it...Bad Wolf!Rose was still Rose, right? And she could see the whole of time and space, so she probably saw the events at the end of S2, and she probably saw the Doctor's death in "Turn Left." And crap, she probably saw his entire past, and the future that we haven't seen yet. And she probably saw that the Ninth Doctor was going to die within the next fifteen minutes. It's just so...poetic (that's the only word I can really use right now, I think) that she's crying. She sees all that, and more. And it's killing her.

I love that scene. (It's really inspiring me to write something...)

I just think the Bad Wolf connection between S1 and S4 is so cool.

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