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So, As You Know Bob, I (usually critically but) unironically read Romance Novels.  Specifically, Historical romances.  Sometimes, I read ubertawdry covers in public, if that's what the book came with As You Also Know, Bob, I have...shall we say "issues" about the automatically dismissive attitude a lot of people have regarding them.  And look, someone who is not me is doing the same.

Comments are ok so far, though I'm sure there will be "How can you think there's any merit to that garbage!" comments before long.

(Though part of the first comment seems to imply that "being happy and with people you love" is...not a valid goal for proagonists of a book?  But then, I do mostly read Historicals, most of which also have some form of adventure/conspiracy plot also going on.  But I seem to recall most contemporay romances having plots beyond "Get married!" too.)

 

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So, I'm still shunning Vampire Diaries until after the season finale so I can be properly judgmental all at once (Atually, while I am geerally a spoilerphobe, there are certain thinks people are advised to warn me of, and so between that and recent episodes of most, I'm kind of annoyed with all the US shows I'm following-including Mad Men, as NetFlix is sending me season 4 now-and have been spending the weekend watching wuxia and slightly-older BBC historical dramas.  I feel this was wise of me.) but I was advised that Caroline was cradling Tyler's naked, agonized body again, and so scampered to youtube to find this.

Well, most of the show may have become the perfect example of my issues with the depiction and romanticization of vampires an the "dark" supernatural in general in US media, but it's nice to know certain things still have the ability to reduce me to nothing but an excitable, emo-wallowing 13-year-old.

Sadly, except for Bonnie, I'm pretty sure I've now seen all the worthwhile parts of the latest episode.