vf - your alternative DIC is fantastic. Funny and terrible (in an angsty way) in equal measure.
As for cyanidepill DIC - you're on your own matey.
As for cyanidepill DIC - you're on your own matey.
'Waiting for Chryed to Get it On' - Christian & Syed (Part 51)
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So again... about the hardest thing ever...!
In 2 posts....
(1)
SUPERMAN – because... well, because! I think this will always be one of my absolute favourite scenes, if not my most favourite of all. It's all in the eyes. I fell in love with the eyes in that scene. Syed's eyes glistening, the elf-tennis (I love that word!)... We know (and he's admitted it) that Syed is not the best in communicating his feelings, but here... we just KNOW that the boy is in love. “I think you're Superman”. No doubt there. It's love. He thinks of Christian, and it's butterflies all the way.... “I'll spend the night with you... All night”. When Christian asks “are you sure?” the slight nod, the little smile, the adoration in the eyes. I'm dying... Talking of killing two birds! First and foremost, he manages to get Christian to go out of the house, helps him to get over his fear – and secondly... he's getting what he's wanted for so long: spend all night with Christian!
I'd always been more of a Syed girl... and still am, but here in that scene, Christian-with-stubble stole my heart, so strong yet so vulnerable, and I've only grown to love him more since.
And we haven't even mentioned the green t-shirt!
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MUTUAL ILY – need I explain? There they are, best pals and lovers, having a stroll round the square, drinking hot chocolate, reminiscing, laughing... “sharing”. That moment in itself is brilliant already. Both smiling, happy, relaxed... the way it should be. Then Christian says – only partly joking “but you love me really”, and Syed looks up to him, and there, right there in that millisecond, something glistens in his eyes. You can see he really wants to say it right there and then, but the “good boy” still takes over, and he holds back. Again. And then Christian says it to him, open, relaxed, so self-assured, so confident. “I... love...you” Syed's heart skips a beat. Christian loves him. And the words form in his own heart, and travel to the tip of his tongue and he's dying to say them. And then he does. And I swear to you, even if he's scared, and shy about it – the utter relief in his eyes is there. He's said it. Christian heard it. The look on Christian's face is beautiful.
I still can't watch it, without holding my breath... will he say it?? I know he'll say it, I've only watched it 3000 times already.... but I can't help but wait in excitement, and then going completely bonkers when Syed actually says the words... ! and then that marvellous song in the background. Perfect setting. Perfect scene. Brilliant.
(3)
BTF – because that moment... it's pure passion, it's heart-wrenching, it's unavoidable attraction. And it hurts.
Never heard a word spoken with so much feeling as the “feelings” Christian said. Syed can't help himself. We understand it even better now that we heard him admit to CAG : I feel I cannot breathe unless I touch him. This is exactly it. He's fighting it so hard, but the love he feels and the passion that he's trying so hard to pretend isn't there, just takes over. And he just HAS to kiss Christian.
I squee internally every time I see it, even thinking about me gives me a physical reaction, my breath catches, my heart skips a beat. I love this so much. Even though the lighting is horrendous!
If anyone anywhere ever dares say again that there is no chemistry between Syed/Marc and Christian/Johnny ... well, think again, boys and girls! Watch this for proof - my chemistry-meter is going overload!
And that is then followed by Perfect Moment. Bliss. Sweetness. Love. Tenderness. One short perfect moment. We can only imagine what happened between those two moments – and my word... the imagination is indeed a very powerful thing!
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CAG – because Syed finally SAYS what he feels. We never heard him say it so clearly, so unmistakenly, so unambiguously as now. “When will I look at him and not feel my heart bursting. Not feel that I can't breathe unless I touch him” It is LOVE! The acting is absolutely superb, the agony so real, I just wanted to reach into my screen and put my arms around that poor haunted soul. This is painful and sad, but it's absolutely beautiful.
I know it's not the same scene, and thus doesn't count, but I want to take this occasion to say that Syed's little sniffles when he's praying later that day, just absolutely KILL me. Maybe more than anything, I can't believe the utter sadness that little noise demonstrates. It breaks my heart. And I can't believe that it leaves Masood so indifferent that he can't see the torment his son is going through (sorry for complete pointless rant)
In 2 posts....
(1)
SUPERMAN – because... well, because! I think this will always be one of my absolute favourite scenes, if not my most favourite of all. It's all in the eyes. I fell in love with the eyes in that scene. Syed's eyes glistening, the elf-tennis (I love that word!)... We know (and he's admitted it) that Syed is not the best in communicating his feelings, but here... we just KNOW that the boy is in love. “I think you're Superman”. No doubt there. It's love. He thinks of Christian, and it's butterflies all the way.... “I'll spend the night with you... All night”. When Christian asks “are you sure?” the slight nod, the little smile, the adoration in the eyes. I'm dying... Talking of killing two birds! First and foremost, he manages to get Christian to go out of the house, helps him to get over his fear – and secondly... he's getting what he's wanted for so long: spend all night with Christian!
I'd always been more of a Syed girl... and still am, but here in that scene, Christian-with-stubble stole my heart, so strong yet so vulnerable, and I've only grown to love him more since.
And we haven't even mentioned the green t-shirt!
(2)
MUTUAL ILY – need I explain? There they are, best pals and lovers, having a stroll round the square, drinking hot chocolate, reminiscing, laughing... “sharing”. That moment in itself is brilliant already. Both smiling, happy, relaxed... the way it should be. Then Christian says – only partly joking “but you love me really”, and Syed looks up to him, and there, right there in that millisecond, something glistens in his eyes. You can see he really wants to say it right there and then, but the “good boy” still takes over, and he holds back. Again. And then Christian says it to him, open, relaxed, so self-assured, so confident. “I... love...you” Syed's heart skips a beat. Christian loves him. And the words form in his own heart, and travel to the tip of his tongue and he's dying to say them. And then he does. And I swear to you, even if he's scared, and shy about it – the utter relief in his eyes is there. He's said it. Christian heard it. The look on Christian's face is beautiful.
I still can't watch it, without holding my breath... will he say it?? I know he'll say it, I've only watched it 3000 times already.... but I can't help but wait in excitement, and then going completely bonkers when Syed actually says the words... ! and then that marvellous song in the background. Perfect setting. Perfect scene. Brilliant.
(3)
BTF – because that moment... it's pure passion, it's heart-wrenching, it's unavoidable attraction. And it hurts.
Never heard a word spoken with so much feeling as the “feelings” Christian said. Syed can't help himself. We understand it even better now that we heard him admit to CAG : I feel I cannot breathe unless I touch him. This is exactly it. He's fighting it so hard, but the love he feels and the passion that he's trying so hard to pretend isn't there, just takes over. And he just HAS to kiss Christian.
I squee internally every time I see it, even thinking about me gives me a physical reaction, my breath catches, my heart skips a beat. I love this so much. Even though the lighting is horrendous!
If anyone anywhere ever dares say again that there is no chemistry between Syed/Marc and Christian/Johnny ... well, think again, boys and girls! Watch this for proof - my chemistry-meter is going overload!
And that is then followed by Perfect Moment. Bliss. Sweetness. Love. Tenderness. One short perfect moment. We can only imagine what happened between those two moments – and my word... the imagination is indeed a very powerful thing!
(4)
CAG – because Syed finally SAYS what he feels. We never heard him say it so clearly, so unmistakenly, so unambiguously as now. “When will I look at him and not feel my heart bursting. Not feel that I can't breathe unless I touch him” It is LOVE! The acting is absolutely superb, the agony so real, I just wanted to reach into my screen and put my arms around that poor haunted soul. This is painful and sad, but it's absolutely beautiful.
I know it's not the same scene, and thus doesn't count, but I want to take this occasion to say that Syed's little sniffles when he's praying later that day, just absolutely KILL me. Maybe more than anything, I can't believe the utter sadness that little noise demonstrates. It breaks my heart. And I can't believe that it leaves Masood so indifferent that he can't see the torment his son is going through (sorry for complete pointless rant)
Quick... before I change my mind! Here's the rest...
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CAFE WEDDING DAY – that .... well.... it breaks my heart, but it's the bit of the whole wedding saga I have watched the most. Syed looking so grown up, but so vulnerable too. Trying to convince Christian he's making a well-thought-through, well-advised decision... and trying to convince himself too... but failing quite miserably if you ask me... But somehow he seems so calm, so sure here... He knows somehow that he's making the wrong decision, but he still makes it. The tragedy of the whole story is here, he has to make an impossible choice : “I'm gay and.... and I love YOU. I wish I didn't, but there you go”. Lump-in-throat sad. Wow! I still have tears in my eyes when I watch Christian reach out for his hand and say “then BE with me”. Syed pulls back his hand – rather reluctantly and quite gently I believe – and that, just that little moment, is the bit of this whole scene that absolutely grabs me by the throat. Christian asks him why he's come. And then you know that Syed is just kidding himself. His voice breaks (and so does my heart) as he says “Because I miss you... because I wanted to see you...”.
I can hardly bear it to watch it, but I can't not watch it.. over and over and over and over....
(6)
FIRST KISS – because here is where I fell in love with the story. Straightaway. Love at first sight, there and then! Christian telling Syed to go, Syed saying “I can't” - his eyes wild and he's probably asking himself what the hell he's doing... But he's clearly wanted this for so long. There's been discussion about the kiss, but it was just right. Syed is probably scared out of his mind doing this, but he's wanted it for so long, you can sense it. There's this proud “out there” guy he's slowly been growing nuts about, and he himself has been hiding his doubts and fears about his sexuality for so long. And he just can't contain himself any more, but it's still tentative, and a bit shy. I just know in my heart after that first shy kiss, they pulled back slightly, looked at each other in awe, like “what just happened?”, and then went in for a full-on highly passionate breathtaking momentous kiss... and who knows what else...
(7)
LETS GO HOME – well... of course! The moment we've all been waiting for. Syed chooses Christian. Chooses happiness. That just really sums it up, doesn't it? Some have said not enough “personal” things were said in Syed's “speech”. But the thing is, he said the things that needed to be said. That he loves Christian, he knew that, he was sure of that, Christian knew it too, 100% sure, no doubt in his mind. We knew it. No doubt. That he wanted to be with Christian, spend the rest of his life with him, we knew that too. The crux of the matter was Syed getting it straight in his head, that in fact he didn't have to make this excruciating choice between his love and his faith. Between who he is and who he wants to be. He could have both, if he believed in it, if he believed in himself. He came to terms with it. He worked it out. Realization! “I'm gay and I'm Muslim.Why do I have to choose?”.
His eyes, his expression when he says to Christian “you don't have to (understand)” ... it's just beautiful, because he knows. He understands. The relief in that moment is just... breath-taking.
As is the moment Syed touches Christian, and the relief you see just oozing out of Christian. He closes his eyes, it's lump-in-throat for him – and for me! Arrgh!
Syed watches his parents, it hurts, but he doesn't waver. He's chosen! “Let's go home” says Christian, and off he goes. Syed smiles at him faintly, and follows him without hesitation. He's chosen Christian. Home is where the heart is... it's cheesy, but it's true. And his heart is with Christian. Christian is sure Syed will follow. He saw it in his eyes, heard it in his voice. He is certain. Then Syed touches Christian... and Christian just puts his arm around him (and the camera is wàààààày to far away from them!), and I'm dancing around the living room like a lunatic!
(8)
LOVE YOU FOR IT – The hardest choice. The one I am not definite about. I'll probably change my mind as I write this. I really wanted to nominate that whole episode... or rather whole Domestic Chryed week.... It's hard to choose which scene I love best in that. The bit on the bed, Christian saying ILY ... twice!! That little suprised look on Syed's face. He can still hardly believe his luck! And Christian teasing him... Syed still reeling, trying to get his head round it all... he's in a loving warm relationship with this gorgeous guy, and people aren't even batting an eyelash! It's “normal”! Wow! Eye-opener there!
Christian watching Syed reading... Syed realizing – again – what it feels like to be in this loving relationship... and cue “big smile”
Then the bit on the couch, the serious talk, Christian wanting to understand “it's important to you, which makes it important to me” Guh! Syed's eyes in that scene are so..... guh!!
Then finally Syed's anger at Christian's rash act of going to the mosque, so quickly disolving into nothingness when he realizes that Christian just simply did it.... for him. For him. And he loves him for it.
So in the end I have to choose that last bit. That scene of Syed loving Christian for doing something really stupid... for him. And for the sweet loving kiss too, of course!
Clothes
Syed.... ooh, hard one. Ended up with the white shirt he wears while talking to Mas on the swings. I love that scene. The scene, the talk ... the shirt, the eyes, the hair. Loving all of it. And his favourite jeans of course...
Christian... worse... Not a vest girl, me. But love the black t-shirt and jeans many others have mentioned. Not very original there... sorry!
Music
After much soulsearching... I just had to go with “The Nearness of You”. Because of that ILY and the eyes in that scene. Of course. It's always the eyes...
(5)
CAFE WEDDING DAY – that .... well.... it breaks my heart, but it's the bit of the whole wedding saga I have watched the most. Syed looking so grown up, but so vulnerable too. Trying to convince Christian he's making a well-thought-through, well-advised decision... and trying to convince himself too... but failing quite miserably if you ask me... But somehow he seems so calm, so sure here... He knows somehow that he's making the wrong decision, but he still makes it. The tragedy of the whole story is here, he has to make an impossible choice : “I'm gay and.... and I love YOU. I wish I didn't, but there you go”. Lump-in-throat sad. Wow! I still have tears in my eyes when I watch Christian reach out for his hand and say “then BE with me”. Syed pulls back his hand – rather reluctantly and quite gently I believe – and that, just that little moment, is the bit of this whole scene that absolutely grabs me by the throat. Christian asks him why he's come. And then you know that Syed is just kidding himself. His voice breaks (and so does my heart) as he says “Because I miss you... because I wanted to see you...”.
I can hardly bear it to watch it, but I can't not watch it.. over and over and over and over....
(6)
FIRST KISS – because here is where I fell in love with the story. Straightaway. Love at first sight, there and then! Christian telling Syed to go, Syed saying “I can't” - his eyes wild and he's probably asking himself what the hell he's doing... But he's clearly wanted this for so long. There's been discussion about the kiss, but it was just right. Syed is probably scared out of his mind doing this, but he's wanted it for so long, you can sense it. There's this proud “out there” guy he's slowly been growing nuts about, and he himself has been hiding his doubts and fears about his sexuality for so long. And he just can't contain himself any more, but it's still tentative, and a bit shy. I just know in my heart after that first shy kiss, they pulled back slightly, looked at each other in awe, like “what just happened?”, and then went in for a full-on highly passionate breathtaking momentous kiss... and who knows what else...
(7)
LETS GO HOME – well... of course! The moment we've all been waiting for. Syed chooses Christian. Chooses happiness. That just really sums it up, doesn't it? Some have said not enough “personal” things were said in Syed's “speech”. But the thing is, he said the things that needed to be said. That he loves Christian, he knew that, he was sure of that, Christian knew it too, 100% sure, no doubt in his mind. We knew it. No doubt. That he wanted to be with Christian, spend the rest of his life with him, we knew that too. The crux of the matter was Syed getting it straight in his head, that in fact he didn't have to make this excruciating choice between his love and his faith. Between who he is and who he wants to be. He could have both, if he believed in it, if he believed in himself. He came to terms with it. He worked it out. Realization! “I'm gay and I'm Muslim.Why do I have to choose?”.
His eyes, his expression when he says to Christian “you don't have to (understand)” ... it's just beautiful, because he knows. He understands. The relief in that moment is just... breath-taking.
As is the moment Syed touches Christian, and the relief you see just oozing out of Christian. He closes his eyes, it's lump-in-throat for him – and for me! Arrgh!
Syed watches his parents, it hurts, but he doesn't waver. He's chosen! “Let's go home” says Christian, and off he goes. Syed smiles at him faintly, and follows him without hesitation. He's chosen Christian. Home is where the heart is... it's cheesy, but it's true. And his heart is with Christian. Christian is sure Syed will follow. He saw it in his eyes, heard it in his voice. He is certain. Then Syed touches Christian... and Christian just puts his arm around him (and the camera is wàààààày to far away from them!), and I'm dancing around the living room like a lunatic!
(8)
LOVE YOU FOR IT – The hardest choice. The one I am not definite about. I'll probably change my mind as I write this. I really wanted to nominate that whole episode... or rather whole Domestic Chryed week.... It's hard to choose which scene I love best in that. The bit on the bed, Christian saying ILY ... twice!! That little suprised look on Syed's face. He can still hardly believe his luck! And Christian teasing him... Syed still reeling, trying to get his head round it all... he's in a loving warm relationship with this gorgeous guy, and people aren't even batting an eyelash! It's “normal”! Wow! Eye-opener there!
Christian watching Syed reading... Syed realizing – again – what it feels like to be in this loving relationship... and cue “big smile”
Then the bit on the couch, the serious talk, Christian wanting to understand “it's important to you, which makes it important to me” Guh! Syed's eyes in that scene are so..... guh!!
Then finally Syed's anger at Christian's rash act of going to the mosque, so quickly disolving into nothingness when he realizes that Christian just simply did it.... for him. For him. And he loves him for it.
So in the end I have to choose that last bit. That scene of Syed loving Christian for doing something really stupid... for him. And for the sweet loving kiss too, of course!
Clothes
Syed.... ooh, hard one. Ended up with the white shirt he wears while talking to Mas on the swings. I love that scene. The scene, the talk ... the shirt, the eyes, the hair. Loving all of it. And his favourite jeans of course...
Christian... worse... Not a vest girl, me. But love the black t-shirt and jeans many others have mentioned. Not very original there... sorry!
Music
After much soulsearching... I just had to go with “The Nearness of You”. Because of that ILY and the eyes in that scene. Of course. It's always the eyes...
Originally Posted by SummerMay:
“I've uploaded Moments Part 16 this is where is gets complicated because the first edit included that CAG episode that C5 claimed copy on...WHY....
...it was blocked in the UK. Therefore rather than remove i made another copy without those scenes. Therefore those of you outside UK will get something not available here for a change...
Back Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNh1EwSz1lw
Going Back Home (UK version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf8HGqRah4w
P.S This is the last sad one...starts to get better from here in the next vid...”
“I've uploaded Moments Part 16 this is where is gets complicated because the first edit included that CAG episode that C5 claimed copy on...WHY....
...it was blocked in the UK. Therefore rather than remove i made another copy without those scenes. Therefore those of you outside UK will get something not available here for a change...Back Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNh1EwSz1lw
Going Back Home (UK version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf8HGqRah4w
P.S This is the last sad one...starts to get better from here in the next vid...
”
Thanks SummerMay, watched these eps last night, forgot how heartbreaking they were...
Bring on the happy vids
1)What list would be complete without the First Kiss?
My stomach still, even now, swoops when Christian grabs Syed’s arm, when Christian looks at Syed’s lips and Syed kisses him.
I remember my reaction when I saw the first kiss. It was surprise. Even though I’d read spoilers and knew it was going to happen, I wasn’t convinced.
My reaction on another forum when I heard about it:
I didn’t find the idea convincing at all. Then I saw the kiss. I’d be lying if I said I was hooked instantly. I was shocked, but I wasn’t very interested.
2) Then came.... SUPERMAN
That was the moment I fell in love with Chryed, hook line and sinker. (
)
Some find it cheesy but I laaaave it. I remember my first ever SQUEE coming out. That’s around the time I signed up to DS.
3) Perfect Moment.
Just beautiful and sensual and sexual and... perfect. Like there was no one else in the world but them. Even when Mas saw them, neither one seemed particularly spooked!
4)Alley Kiss- Love how they were speaking about their significant others but couldn’t resist the pull of each other. Plus Syed’s hair in the wind and hot kissage was a nice bonus!
5) Vic ILY. I do love mutual ILY but I watch the Vic one more. Why? Because I find it more beautiful that Christian couldn’t stop himself from drunkenly saying it and Syed couldn’t tear his eyes away from him. The hand hold was Syed saying I love you too without saying it. Mutual ILY doesn’t have the same romance for me because Syed pretty much had to be coached through it. It’s still beautiful and of course Syed meant it but I prefer the Vic one.
6)Forehead kiss. I love Christian selflessly letting Syed go, despite them both wanting to be together. I hate how they’re both broken. Christian’s little smile when Syed says ‘It’s an Asian thing’ then Syed ditching the pretence of small talk and trying to apolpgise. That forehead kiss never ceases to make me cry. There’s nothing sexual in it at all, it’s pure love.
7) Let’s go home. I love everything about this scene. I love how Syed tells Christian he wants to be proud of himself as a gay man, the way Christian lovingly says ‘I can do that’. The tentative way Syed touches Christian’s face. The way Christian’s eyes close in bliss. The way Syed says ‘I don’t think you can go to hell for having loved’ (my favourite Chryed line of all time).
I think this scene encapsulates the core values of the storyline, Syed’s love for his faith, his equal love for Christian. The reticence to give up any part of who he is after trying for so long to suppress his sexuality, the disapproval from Masood and Zainab mimicking the disapproval from the rest of the community. The way Christian is just THERE, not touching Syed, not doing anything but being a steady presence. Then the walking away. The way Christian doesn’t take Syed hand, knowing it should be Syed’s desicion to ‘go home’ and somehow knowing he’ll follow him. The way Syed nervously puts his hand on Christian’s back and without any words, Christian embracing him. Then JULIA’S THEME. Everything about this scene, from the tangent about wide hips and stringy meat, to Christian’s understated, almost sombre expression is perfect IMO.
8) Finally, ‘Love you for it’ + kiss. Beautiful and tender and sweet. Syed realising how much Christian loves him and also how much he loves Christian FOR loving him unconditionally. I love the way it sort of mimics the first kiss, in terms of them having an argument and Syed kissing him, except this time there is no hesitation, only pure love. It’s just a gorgeous scene. I love how Christian is willing to do anything to understand Syed.
Perfect song: ‘Stand by Me.’ Always makes me think of CHRYED not Syed and Amira, because the boys must have had a similar moment to that song and so it is THEIR song.
Perfect clothes: Christian in the suit he wore for Syed and Amira’s wedding, Syed in leather jacket, jealousy shirt and jeans or the sort of Asian type shirt he wore during the first kiss ep OR the clothes he wore for his wedding where he looked like a prince. Except this time for his civil partnership with Christian!
There. *goes to watch scenes again*
My stomach still, even now, swoops when Christian grabs Syed’s arm, when Christian looks at Syed’s lips and Syed kisses him.
I remember my reaction when I saw the first kiss. It was surprise. Even though I’d read spoilers and knew it was going to happen, I wasn’t convinced.
My reaction on another forum when I heard about it:
Originally Posted by Diamonddust:
“How is he even gay? I mean if he really does love/fancy Amira then isn't he bisexual? Or is Amira secretly a man? Ooh now THAT would be a plot twist! Maybe he hired Amira to act like his girlfriend?
And the number of complaints are going to be mental...
I think Masood will be ok with Syed being gay. It's just Zainab's reaction I'm worried about.
I always thought Tamwar was going to come out.”
“How is he even gay? I mean if he really does love/fancy Amira then isn't he bisexual? Or is Amira secretly a man? Ooh now THAT would be a plot twist! Maybe he hired Amira to act like his girlfriend?
And the number of complaints are going to be mental...
I think Masood will be ok with Syed being gay. It's just Zainab's reaction I'm worried about.
I always thought Tamwar was going to come out.”
I didn’t find the idea convincing at all. Then I saw the kiss. I’d be lying if I said I was hooked instantly. I was shocked, but I wasn’t very interested.
2) Then came.... SUPERMAN
That was the moment I fell in love with Chryed, hook line and sinker. (
)Some find it cheesy but I laaaave it. I remember my first ever SQUEE coming out. That’s around the time I signed up to DS.
3) Perfect Moment.
Just beautiful and sensual and sexual and... perfect. Like there was no one else in the world but them. Even when Mas saw them, neither one seemed particularly spooked!
4)Alley Kiss- Love how they were speaking about their significant others but couldn’t resist the pull of each other. Plus Syed’s hair in the wind and hot kissage was a nice bonus!
5) Vic ILY. I do love mutual ILY but I watch the Vic one more. Why? Because I find it more beautiful that Christian couldn’t stop himself from drunkenly saying it and Syed couldn’t tear his eyes away from him. The hand hold was Syed saying I love you too without saying it. Mutual ILY doesn’t have the same romance for me because Syed pretty much had to be coached through it. It’s still beautiful and of course Syed meant it but I prefer the Vic one.
6)Forehead kiss. I love Christian selflessly letting Syed go, despite them both wanting to be together. I hate how they’re both broken. Christian’s little smile when Syed says ‘It’s an Asian thing’ then Syed ditching the pretence of small talk and trying to apolpgise. That forehead kiss never ceases to make me cry. There’s nothing sexual in it at all, it’s pure love.
7) Let’s go home. I love everything about this scene. I love how Syed tells Christian he wants to be proud of himself as a gay man, the way Christian lovingly says ‘I can do that’. The tentative way Syed touches Christian’s face. The way Christian’s eyes close in bliss. The way Syed says ‘I don’t think you can go to hell for having loved’ (my favourite Chryed line of all time).
I think this scene encapsulates the core values of the storyline, Syed’s love for his faith, his equal love for Christian. The reticence to give up any part of who he is after trying for so long to suppress his sexuality, the disapproval from Masood and Zainab mimicking the disapproval from the rest of the community. The way Christian is just THERE, not touching Syed, not doing anything but being a steady presence. Then the walking away. The way Christian doesn’t take Syed hand, knowing it should be Syed’s desicion to ‘go home’ and somehow knowing he’ll follow him. The way Syed nervously puts his hand on Christian’s back and without any words, Christian embracing him. Then JULIA’S THEME. Everything about this scene, from the tangent about wide hips and stringy meat, to Christian’s understated, almost sombre expression is perfect IMO.
8) Finally, ‘Love you for it’ + kiss. Beautiful and tender and sweet. Syed realising how much Christian loves him and also how much he loves Christian FOR loving him unconditionally. I love the way it sort of mimics the first kiss, in terms of them having an argument and Syed kissing him, except this time there is no hesitation, only pure love. It’s just a gorgeous scene. I love how Christian is willing to do anything to understand Syed.
Perfect song: ‘Stand by Me.’ Always makes me think of CHRYED not Syed and Amira, because the boys must have had a similar moment to that song and so it is THEIR song.
Perfect clothes: Christian in the suit he wore for Syed and Amira’s wedding, Syed in leather jacket, jealousy shirt and jeans or the sort of Asian type shirt he wore during the first kiss ep OR the clothes he wore for his wedding where he looked like a prince. Except this time for his civil partnership with Christian!
There. *goes to watch scenes again*
Originally Posted by violentfemme:
“Thanks and a big hats off to everyone who taken up the Desert Island Chryed challenge over the past week!
I’ve really enjoyed reading everyone’s lists and have found myself rediscovering my love of all the old clips through reading the attached commentaries. Just what we all need to get us through the current blackhole! Well, that, plus the EE webcam, apparently. Anyway, thanks again…hope you enjoyed doing it and that it didn’t take you away too much from work/ looking after children/ other vaguely important r/l things. I know a few people are still putting theirs together – if you can get them posted today, I’ll collate and post the results at some point over the weekend.
I realised I hadn’t actually gotten around to doing my own Desert Island Chryed – shame on me. Looking at everyone else’s lists I found myself nodding in complete agreement, awwing and squeeing at the descriptions…and yet it’s also so sad because so many great scenes have had to be omitted. So I decided to do my very own Alternative Desert Island Chryed – a list which is compiled using only scenes which no-one else has mentioned, but which still succeeds in representing the story, I think (although no kissage – you biatches have already nabbed all the kisses). Hopefully my desert island will have at least one other WFCTGIO member stranded on there as well, in which case we can trade from time to time...
ALTERNATIVE DESERT ISLAND CHRYED
7. "I can’t not love him. Christian"
This gives me the double pleasure of a Syed love declaration and the most quoted line in the history of WFCTGIO - this will be a constant reminder of our lovely thread as I sit on my lonesome on my desert island. This is such a powerful scene, showing Syed at his most vulnerable, after months of torment unable at last to keep up the pretence in front of his family. I had to have a scene including Tam and this one showcases the brotherly bond really well: Syed able to confide in Tam in a way he cannot with anyone else in his life; Tam being all awkward but still caring for and protecting Syed, taking on the role more traditionally allocated to the older brother. Seeing, or rather hearing Syed weeping as he prays is one of the single most moving moments in the whole storyline for me – this is Syed at his lowest, his most desperate and this is the turning point; from here, we see him move definitively towards a life with Christian. We’ll never know for sure, but it’s suggested that it’s this moment, as he prays with his brother and father on either side of him, that he finds the answers he’s looking for, or at least manages to reach kind of peace with himself.
”
“Thanks and a big hats off to everyone who taken up the Desert Island Chryed challenge over the past week!
I’ve really enjoyed reading everyone’s lists and have found myself rediscovering my love of all the old clips through reading the attached commentaries. Just what we all need to get us through the current blackhole! Well, that, plus the EE webcam, apparently. Anyway, thanks again…hope you enjoyed doing it and that it didn’t take you away too much from work/ looking after children/ other vaguely important r/l things. I know a few people are still putting theirs together – if you can get them posted today, I’ll collate and post the results at some point over the weekend.
I realised I hadn’t actually gotten around to doing my own Desert Island Chryed – shame on me. Looking at everyone else’s lists I found myself nodding in complete agreement, awwing and squeeing at the descriptions…and yet it’s also so sad because so many great scenes have had to be omitted. So I decided to do my very own Alternative Desert Island Chryed – a list which is compiled using only scenes which no-one else has mentioned, but which still succeeds in representing the story, I think (although no kissage – you biatches have already nabbed all the kisses). Hopefully my desert island will have at least one other WFCTGIO member stranded on there as well, in which case we can trade from time to time...
ALTERNATIVE DESERT ISLAND CHRYED
7. "I can’t not love him. Christian"
This gives me the double pleasure of a Syed love declaration and the most quoted line in the history of WFCTGIO - this will be a constant reminder of our lovely thread as I sit on my lonesome on my desert island. This is such a powerful scene, showing Syed at his most vulnerable, after months of torment unable at last to keep up the pretence in front of his family. I had to have a scene including Tam and this one showcases the brotherly bond really well: Syed able to confide in Tam in a way he cannot with anyone else in his life; Tam being all awkward but still caring for and protecting Syed, taking on the role more traditionally allocated to the older brother. Seeing, or rather hearing Syed weeping as he prays is one of the single most moving moments in the whole storyline for me – this is Syed at his lowest, his most desperate and this is the turning point; from here, we see him move definitively towards a life with Christian. We’ll never know for sure, but it’s suggested that it’s this moment, as he prays with his brother and father on either side of him, that he finds the answers he’s looking for, or at least manages to reach kind of peace with himself.
”
OMG, I'm just now reading this properly, and these are exactly my feelings about that moment.... I can't believe you just wrote exactly that!!! I'm so glad.... This moment just grabs me by the throat every time!
Love your list diamonddust...and your early thoughts on the storyline...lol at thinking Tam was going to come out
My iplayer downloads of last weeks episodes are expiring today, 
anyone know how I can keep them on my pc forever?? I've tried, but failed miserably.
I have 9 hours to save them or lose them forever.
anyone know how I can keep them on my pc forever?? I've tried, but failed miserably. I have 9 hours to save them or lose them forever.
Watching SummerMay moments vid part 4....how exactly had I forgotten about Sy/Christian argument after Sy confronts Lucy(crap cap) and takes his top off........I am a bad Chryedian
) and takes his top off........I am a bad Chryedian
Back again
wow I just went parrasailing with my twin and then me my mum and 2 sisters went on this thing where you lie down on this big circular thing with material handles to hold onto and get pulled along by a boat and the big round thing jumps miles into the air because of the waves that the boat makes! So nearly fell in but didn't
have I missed anything since Tuesday? Any trips to ellstree, any sightings?
the only thing about neing ony iPod is that 1) it takes ages to reply and 2) for some reason it won't let me on YouTube it comes up with some Turkish writing that obviously I can't read but I've had my chryed playlist on the whole time
wow I just went parrasailing with my twin and then me my mum and 2 sisters went on this thing where you lie down on this big circular thing with material handles to hold onto and get pulled along by a boat and the big round thing jumps miles into the air because of the waves that the boat makes! So nearly fell in but didn't
have I missed anything since Tuesday? Any trips to ellstree, any sightings?
the only thing about neing ony iPod is that 1) it takes ages to reply and 2) for some reason it won't let me on YouTube
it comes up with some Turkish writing that obviously I can't read but I've had my chryed playlist on the whole time
Originally Posted by Stunty:
“My iplayer downloads of last weeks episodes are expiring today, anyone know how I can keep them on my pc forever?? I've tried, but failed miserably.
I have 9 hours to save them or lose them forever.”
“My iplayer downloads of last weeks episodes are expiring today,
anyone know how I can keep them on my pc forever?? I've tried, but failed miserably. I have 9 hours to save them or lose them forever.
”
I downloaded the omnibus giving me an extra week! But I think somebody said you can download them onto windows media player which stays for a month but I dont know how to do it
hello all! I think chryed have slowly taken over my life...yesterday i stayed up ridiculously long watching chryed on my ipod and listening to songs from the chryed playlist (as you do) so i got out of bed reallllyyy late today and have been meaning to get in the shower for 2 hours now but instead i've been catching up on here!
I'm really going now..!
*must not refresh*
I think chryed have slowly taken over my life...yesterday i stayed up ridiculously long watching chryed on my ipod and listening to songs from the chryed playlist (as you do) so i got out of bed reallllyyy late today and have been meaning to get in the shower for 2 hours now but instead i've been catching up on here!I'm really going now..!
*must not refresh*
Originally Posted by xchryedforeverx:
“hello all!I think chryed have slowly taken over my life...yesterday i stayed up ridiculously long watching chryed on my ipod and listening to songs from the chryed playlist (as you do) so i got out of bed reallllyyy late today and have been meaning to get in the shower for 2 hours now but instead i've been catching up on here!
I'm really going now..!
*must not refresh*
”
“hello all!
I think chryed have slowly taken over my life...yesterday i stayed up ridiculously long watching chryed on my ipod and listening to songs from the chryed playlist (as you do) so i got out of bed reallllyyy late today and have been meaning to get in the shower for 2 hours now but instead i've been catching up on here!I'm really going now..!
*must not refresh*
”
This all sounds perfectly normal to me
afternoon all havent been on since wednesday spent yesterday at a football match and didnt get back till 1 this morning.
Welcome back caz
congrats to those who passed a milestone
and enjoying reading the desert island list
Welcome back caz
congrats to those who passed a milestone
and enjoying reading the desert island list
I once found something on the internet about ripping programs from iPlayer to keep them permanently, but I've never tried it myself. You could probably find something on Google, it is very slightly illegal though.
Originally Posted by LoveWillPrevail:
“I downloaded the omnibus giving me an extra week! But I think somebody said you can download them onto windows media player which stays for a month but I dont know how to do it”
“I downloaded the omnibus giving me an extra week! But I think somebody said you can download them onto windows media player which stays for a month but I dont know how to do it
”
If the omnibus is still available perhaps I should download that just to give me more time!!
Thanks for that good idea LWP.
edit: The omnibus is not available to download.
Originally Posted by xchryedforeverx:
“hello all!I think chryed have slowly taken over my life...yesterday i stayed up ridiculously long watching chryed on my ipod and listening to songs from the chryed playlist (as you do) so i got out of bed reallllyyy late today and have been meaning to get in the shower for 2 hours now but instead i've been catching up on here!
I'm really going now..!
*must not refresh*
”
“hello all!
I think chryed have slowly taken over my life...yesterday i stayed up ridiculously long watching chryed on my ipod and listening to songs from the chryed playlist (as you do) so i got out of bed reallllyyy late today and have been meaning to get in the shower for 2 hours now but instead i've been catching up on here!I'm really going now..!
*must not refresh*
”
BIB - only now?
Love your alternative list, VF - lovely idea to rescue some of the scenes that the rest of us have been forced to throw in the sea because we couldn't let go of domestic chryed or NYE kiss or superman or... all the hundreds of other perfect scenes. It just reminds me how many truly brilliant scenes there have been in the course of the s/l (and need to rewatch...). I have loved reading the scene descriptions in everyone's DIC, and these ones were a special treat because they're scenes that (well ok with one exception!) haven't been mentioned so far.
Just had to quote this one, because this 'No I wouldn't' was one of my favourite bits of the reveal, and it compensates for any amount of screaming banshee for me. Your description of it is perfect. I know there was disagreement at the time about what the line was meant to signify, and it does have several layers of meaning, but I choose to see it exactly as you describe it here.
Parallel Universe DIC? La la la la la la la *fingers in ears* Definitely didn't hear that
Just had to quote this one, because this 'No I wouldn't' was one of my favourite bits of the reveal, and it compensates for any amount of screaming banshee for me. Your description of it is perfect. I know there was disagreement at the time about what the line was meant to signify, and it does have several layers of meaning, but I choose to see it exactly as you describe it here.
Originally Posted by violentfemme:
“
5. The Writing’s On The Wall…THESE LIES
The ‘love triangle’ becomes a straight line. OK, OK…the screeching banshee might be slightly off-putting, but this is a huge moment in the Chryed storyline. ATO finds out that her husband and BFF have been sharing a bed and Syed admits that he’s G.A.Y., as wifey turns hysterical and his gorgeous lover sits under the ‘Syed loves Christian’ graffiti with tears of relief pouring down his face. It’s made of win, especially as we know it was the last scene ever filmed by PK. It’s only fair that ATO should appear at least once in the list and what better way to remember her than for the lol/ cringe factor of “THESE LIES” and desperate leg/ crotch grab. This scene also gave us one of the best ever lines from Syed to Christian: “No, I wouldn’t” is the equivalent of saying, “You’re The One” and much, much more besides. It’s all the more gorgeous for the fact that it comes as a quiet statement of fact amongst the shrieking and that, despite the hideous (and slightly inappropriate) circumstances, he can’t stop himself from affirming his feelings and reassuring he man he loves.”
“
5. The Writing’s On The Wall…THESE LIES
The ‘love triangle’ becomes a straight line. OK, OK…the screeching banshee might be slightly off-putting, but this is a huge moment in the Chryed storyline. ATO finds out that her husband and BFF have been sharing a bed and Syed admits that he’s G.A.Y., as wifey turns hysterical and his gorgeous lover sits under the ‘Syed loves Christian’ graffiti with tears of relief pouring down his face. It’s made of win, especially as we know it was the last scene ever filmed by PK. It’s only fair that ATO should appear at least once in the list and what better way to remember her than for the lol/ cringe factor of “THESE LIES” and desperate leg/ crotch grab. This scene also gave us one of the best ever lines from Syed to Christian: “No, I wouldn’t” is the equivalent of saying, “You’re The One” and much, much more besides. It’s all the more gorgeous for the fact that it comes as a quiet statement of fact amongst the shrieking and that, despite the hideous (and slightly inappropriate) circumstances, he can’t stop himself from affirming his feelings and reassuring he man he loves.”
Parallel Universe DIC? La la la la la la la *fingers in ears* Definitely didn't hear that
Originally Posted by elphaba7589:
“Watching SummerMay moments vid part 4....how exactly had I forgotten about Sy/Christian argument after Sy confronts Lucy(crap cap) and takes his top off........I am a bad Chryedian”
“Watching SummerMay moments vid part 4....how exactly had I forgotten about Sy/Christian argument after Sy confronts Lucy(crap cap
) and takes his top off........I am a bad Chryedian”
I'd forgotten too! Watched it last night and laughed at the gratituous nakedness! And I LOVE the argument where Syed accuses Christian of being the blackmailer for the sexual tension! OMG...
But 'I'm not your boyfriend' still makes me
. You are now Syed!
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