Oh god me too, Violet. That's why we're not parents, probably.

I'm actually pretty new to the fandom! I only read Outlander about eight months ago after I read the LJG books. Of course then I read the next six books in about three months. Just devoured them. But I never had to wait except for a couple months between finishing 7 and 8 being published. So I can't pretend to…

Jack is literally a sexual Sadist. It's written into his character. Not sure which book or character calls him that, but that's his motivation. That and he's ashamed of his latent homosexuality/fear of impotence.

Great point about Gabaldon not making her characters too much like her. And yeah, I agree about her LJG sex scenes - they're fantastic.

The spinoff books I recommended, about Lord John Grey, are awesome because they are about a gay man (title character) during the time period as the later Outlander books. They are heart-wrenching, sensitive, insightful, beautiful, interesting, and totally what caused me to not so much be a huge fan of Jamie. They…

It was a trick question. Of course I'll bring wine.

Spoilers? Maybe? Sort of. Noting anyway.

As one of the people on that conversation thread a few days ago, yay! I'm happy to hear this! Are you going to continue with the series?

What can I bring?

True artists are called upon to make sacrifices for their art. Cf. EGR's exposé of the MRA/PUA chatroom.

I got them.

THANK YOU. I don't get all the Violet adoration. Technically, she's a "strong independent female" but when you spell that correctly, she's an obsessive, controlling, abusive, psychopathic rapist.

Fuck depression.

Lindy, please review this movie when it comes out. One single ticket for Lindy, one giant article for all Jezkind. http://onegenerationawaymovie.com/feature/santor…

That's a splendid metaphor! Love it.

I <3 Lord John. Can't wait til he can join the cast.

They're pretty sturdy books, but the narrative thread is easier to maintain than it is in ASOIAF.

I have zero complaints about this premiere. Zero.

So they're the "crisis pregnancy centers" of adoption agencies? Yuck.

Whenever "common sense" gets trotted out by religious organizations, my brain figuratively runs screaming for the hills.