[Time = 7.12pm]

"Renaissance Man", of which I have heard some things (some 7/D things, to be precise) is on in *looks* 46 minutes! I don't know if I want to grin or cry, my stomach is tying itself in knots and I think I'm going to DIE from the tension. This is precisely why I wanted to remain spoiler free, but in the end, the shock would probably have killed me instead!

This morning I sat and re-watched all of Season 7 of Voyager, minus "Author Author", darnit. Productive, huh? Actually, I was just trying to place exactly when the J/C and 7/D things went wrong. It seems 7/D was immensely promising immediately prior to "Human Error" (what a surprise!), Seven was being nice to him, it looked like there was hope for them... and then, suddenly, with no explanation, she was like an ice queen around him. As for J/C, it seems like he just gave up hope right after "Shattered", which I REALLY don't understand since the ending was so promising! *sigh* I hate hormones... no, more appropriately, I HATE Berman and Braga with a passion for smashing my dreams for this show to pieces! There will no doubt be a further rant next week after "Endgame" (hehe, yup!) to do with this, so be warned...

Anyway, thanks to them, I was nearly in tears this afternoon during my viewing session, just saying a mantra of "why why why why you bastards why why why?" I'm going to have to dig out "Resolutions", "Coda" and "Someone to Watch Over Me", I think... the good old days. *sniff*

[Time=7.29pm] 31 minutes to go!

Geez, I haven't felt like this for ages, since those three times in X-Files:

1) Before "Triangle", cos I knew what happened in it. I did a countdown throughout the hour, driving people nuts.

2) "Millennium" - in the last break I was sitting there talking to myself, saying "In 10 minutes time, after a seven year wait, it's ACTUALLY gonna happen!" *sigh* Pity I know I can't say the same about this one...

3. Waiting for the end of "Existence", hehehe... the ep was crap, but for those 2 seconds at the end, it was SO worth the eight year wait!

But I digress a tad…

[Time=7.33pm]

ACK! 27 minutes to go! I'm gonna start twitching in a minute! HURRY UP! *anticipatory tingle* ACK! Hmm, d'you think I'll cry. I think I will, for more than one reason, probably...

[Time=7.38pm]

*sigh* 22 minutes.

*random pause to watch interesting moment on television, or perhaps a glitch in concentration…*

[Time=7.46]

14 minutes to go…

Okay, okay, nearly the end of "The Simpsons"... so... I'll be back with my opinion in an hour! *double tingle* ACK!

YAY! Simpsons credits! *twitches* I told you... *chants* OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG! Going, going... START, damn you! It's 8 o'clock! You're late! *twitches again* Oh, finally! *presses record* See y'all later... *big idiot grin, gulp*

[Time = 8.45ish pm]

And NOW is when I start to panic! it's the last break! Doc destabilising! ACK! I'm gonna die. Of tingle-itis! or something!

SUSPENCE! I hate it! *dies* *resurrects* *presses pause and squeezes cushion to death*

[Time = 9.00pm]

*incredibly pissed off and generally disgruntled look on face* Okay, definitely not impressed! I killed myself for THAT!? I will rant when I can get my brain to stop repeating "What the FRELL was that?"

*grunt*

Not. Impressed.

They ruined it. I waited 3 sodding years and all i got was that - and they didn't even give the Doc another scene with Seven. Don't they understand about tension!? And it looks suspiciously like they're unconsciously putting the Doc and Janeway into that 'dating' situation as a decoy for when they drop the bombshell of C/7 on us next week! Idiots. Grrr.

I mean, I was expecting something a little less... well.. I was expecting SOMETHING! I was EXPECTING them to be alone for a start! And it was supposed to be a heartfelt confession of undying adoration, not just a blurted out "I-love-you-Seven!". They had the potential, with the Doc's character, and his love of opera, and, well, the type of person he IS, to make it so much more than that! But no, they tried to inject humour... and she didn't even frelling believe him! Not even *I* can make anything shippy out of that! Well, maybe if I was drunk (oooh, bottle of Vodka Ice in the fridge... nah, not worth it...) And to top that off, she'll probably never speak to him again after this, since he managed to embarrass her (and everyone else for that matter) in public, and in front of B'ELANNA of all people!

Why the hell did Jeri Taylor leave? I demand a re-write, and I'm going out tomorrow to buy the novelisation of "Endgame", which apparently has a far more J/C ending, and even potential for D/7 instead of the shambolic travesty that awaits me next week...

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On the plus side, there were some good points - the Doc leaping through the sickbay window, multiple holograms (freaky!), 'B'elanna's' little backflippy thingy over Tuvok... Janeway's "No, it's all right, 15 minutes sleep is really all I need..." Oh, and enough with the P/T already! It's been done! It's boring now! *deep breath, avoids other rant*

I get the distinct impression this rant may get longer as time progresses. When I've waited this long for something and the show doesn't deliver, my un-impressed-ness lasts more than one rant. Be warned. More is on the way…

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