by one.zebra » Wed Feb 04, 2009 6:36 pm
Hmm, and hmm, and hmm,,,
no way I can comment on everyones posts..
...but Francis, I burst out laughing when you described Sarah staying home and 'mending' the kids!
'Minding' would fit better if that's what you meant, but as a mother of three (now grown), accident prone kids, 'Mending' happened a lot in our family! I needed stock in Band-Aids and many trips to ER for stitches...ahh, /wipes tear from eye/ thanks for the laugh..
[I wonder how different my view on life is...I met hubby when we were 12 and was never was a single adult, being married and a mother at 21...now grandmother coming up on 33rd anniversary this year. I know, it sounds bazzar even to me..]
So, Josef's hedonism seems like a very long time single person trying to fill his life up...
(Since Cat posted her index, the stories have fallen much more into an order that makes sense...I'm definately up to speed with the most recent stuff.)
The Josef we see now is finally finding peace and a deep connection (w Shane and Shane/Sara A) that I think he's been trying to fill all along.
He obviously has the capacity for love and loving.
He's probably been trying on some level to find that for a long time...
I agree that Vamps must adjust to whatever current time they are passing through.
When we meet him in Season 1, revealing Sara W to Mick/Beth through the NY visit, and brief flashback, he seemed to be very taken with Sarah W, (and she him) and perhaps thought he might have actually found the love of his life...
Switching back to Cat's story, he and Shane were still at odds with each other...
Sarah had caught his attention, a woman ahead of her time and probably much more like her dad than her mom who accepted her (comfortable) lot in life. Had the Turning gone as planned, I think they could have been a very dynamic couple. She strong enough to balance/challenge and hold his interest, he able to give her the freedom to reach her potential.
Now, 50 years later I do not see that happening. Josef's 'relationship' with Sarah is now colored with 50 years of guilt. He has moved on and no longer is madly 'in love' with her. This is completely understandable.
She could adjust, after some time to the current culture, but being a product of her time, I don't ever see her ever becoming part of a foursome or sharing Josef with Shane.
Even I cannot suspend disbelief to that extent.
So, wake her up or pull the plug?
Pulling the plug and finally saying goodbye would be the most simple closure.
But Cat has the most interesting Muses...can't wait to see where this story goes...
Oh, and I've joined all the boards, as the moonlight family is now so spread out and I wish to stay in touch with all of you....the 'old' board is adjusting and doing well, no longer a 'ghost town'....
Each board has it's own flavor....with such a diverse goup, it seems natural that things would have spread out as they have...
If we were knee deep in Season 2, with season 3 and 4 in planning, and minus the 'recent unplesantness on the other board' we might have been able to stay more cohesive, but that is all water under the bridge now..so we move on and adjust...
Hugs to you all,
Mary

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