The Greens of Jericho

Reviewer: Shadowflame Signed [Report This]
Date: 08 Aug 2013 8:22:31 AM Title: Part 14B

Awwww... Stanley... you really gave me goosebumps and made me cry reading how his parents died and how the Greens were there for him... *sniffs*

Maggie... I really was annoyed when Jake at the show responded to her, somehow connected to her... but I like her... ;)

Loved the scenes with Jake and Heather's sisters-in-law, especially the "withhold something if need to" and Jake with Hannah on his lap!

You made me really squeal with that one:

"Oh, take it," Leslie advised.  She hadn't said anything for awhile, but she'd been following the conversation closely all the same.  "For all of us stuck back here in Buffalo who will just have to make do with memories of our 'My Little Pony' collections," she joked.

My little Pony!!!! *laughs at that*

You can't know it... but I'm actually a collector of those ones... have more than 700 of them here... *snickers*

And in another fan base for another great show I had been known as "the german Pony Doctor" because I can restore those old lovely ponies, give 'em new hair and eyes and so on... *laughs*

Now you connected my beloved Ponies with Jericho, that's so fab!!!! *jumps up and down* :)

And I'm glad that Jake finally opened up to Heather... he needs to tell her, about that attack... and about so much more...

Loved it, good chapter! :)

Reviewer: Penny Lane Signed [Report This]
Date: 08 Dec 2009 8:56:03 PM Title: Part 14B

Nice chapter, Marzee! It seemed very approriate for this wintery day, for some reason, as I'm watching a winter storm move in, and this chapter was a nice snowy evening read.

I enjoyed the scene at the hockey rink, in the past, as Jake had a quick introduction by fire to the family, being left holding the baby in what, the first twenty minutes? Very humorous and fun dynamic to the scene, with the sisters-in-law triple threat added to by the cousin and family friend. As someone who grew up with a large extended family with a lot more boys than girls, I can only imagine how phase two of this introduction will go.

I liked Maggie's appearance here. I think you've captured her wry survivor-sense-of-humour in her expressions and reactions to things, and have just the right combination of that humour and hints at more going on underneath Maggie's survivor's shield of armour. The interaction between her and Mikey was interesting, they do have certain things in common, but this part really amused me:

 Bill had scrounged a couple of tool kits - one with a soldering iron that still worked - from the storeroom and had brought them into the office, blushing and stammering as he'd presented them to Maggie, much to her amusement.  "Well, thank you, Deputy," she's acknowledged as he'd nearly tripped over a chair, backing out of the room.

Looks like Corporal Mullin's got herself an admirer. In seriousness, though, I have a soft spot for this character, she was so interesting and vulnerable, and so I liked her inclusion here, and was happy to see she now has a category on this site!

I also have to mention I liked the little backstory into the Richmonds here, and their friendship with the Greens. I so felt for poor Stanley as I heard about what was the worst night of his young life.

As always it was interesting to see the contrast between Jake and Heather of the past, dealing with what probably seem trivial issues in the present, uncomfortable encounters with ex's relatives and overwhelming introductions to sisters-in-law and infants, but still, those things are significant at the time, and so valid, but also in this case, funny. The present scene was poignant and I really felt for Jake, trying to deal with difficult, traumatic experiences in a time and place where, in a sense, he doesn't really get to deal because he has so much expected (or thinks he's got so much expected) of him. Not that people don't understand and want to help him, just that he's always, out of necessity, got to move on to the next thing. And though they do want to help him and understand, I think in a way they are depending on him to be strong for them, as he usually is. It was good that him and Heather did take a moment then, to talk about how they felt instead of trying to brave through it.

The chapter had a good balance of humorous and more serious present moments. I enjoyed it and look forward to the next!