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\\#110 Death Threat;
Janitor Two: Hi. Janitor One: Hey. Janitor Two: Hi. Janitor One: So, book? Janitor Two: So, 110. At last. Janitor One: At very long last Janitor Two: Hehe. Janitor One: I'll do the summary. Janitor Two: Ok. Janitor One: Sue has been kidnapped! Oh me, oh my! What's a girl to do when her fiance's ex-fiance whom she just caught him with has been kidnapped! In Jessica's case, it's moan about how little attention said fiance is giving her. And we finally find out what we've known all along--Jeremy's a jerk and Sue's a fake. Mr. Wakefield calls an attourney and the whole clan's under house arrest for two days. And with Todd, Lila, and Robby.... you know that old proberb that says "When you assume, you make an ass out of you and me." Well, you get the picture. Janitor Two: Hehe. Good summary. Janitor One: So, where to begin? Janitor Two: Plot thoughts? Janitor One: Sure. Janitor Two: The poor girl kidnapped and held in a "cabin the woods" [(c) The Janitors].... It sounds oddly familiar...where have I-- Oh, yes. Liz and Carl. Ok. Janitor One: Hehehe. Where he molested her hair with an impish grin.... Janitor Two: Hehe. I have to say, I love how the writer kept pointing on Liz's triste in the "cabin in the woods." Like they want to make sure everyone knows how unoriginal they're being on this one. Janitor One: I did like that though. It showed some continutity. Janitor Two: Granted, the situation is slightly differnet... Janitor One: Yeah. Carl would never have hurt Liz, but Jeremy would kill anyone who got in his way. Janitor Two: Yeppers. But, to the plot. Janitor One: I loved, loved, loved the sideplot with Lila, Robby, and Todd. I must highlight this. The scene where they jump Jeremy is priceless. Janitor Two: I thought it was a little overdone, and predictable (of course, the writer makes it clear that she knows we know what's going on). The situation humor sort of saved the day on this one. Janitor One: Yeah. Janitor Two: It was a bit annoying that they couldn't focus on the plot though. The Todd and Lila thing was obviously a filler to make up pages. Nice filler, but filler none the less. Janitor One: I know. But it was funny. Lila with a mustache. Janitor Two: Yeah. Actually, I take that back. It was a needed plot device. Without them, Jeremy would have gotten away without having to alter his plan. Janitor One: Yes, that is true. Shall we go to characters? Janitor Two: Sure. We have Liz, Jess, Sue, Jeremy, Lila, Todd, Robby.... Janitor One: Let's go Lila, Todd, and Robby, Liz, Sue, Jess, and Jermz. Janitor Two: Ok. Lila. Janitor One: Very funny in this book. Janitor Two: She was very in character in this one. I love the part where Robby storms out, then she just sighs and finishes her ice cream. Very Lila. Janitor One: Hehehe. Yeah. This mini series has kept her very in character throughout Janitor Two: Yeah. I like whoever wrote these. Janitor One: I do, too. They obviously knew the characters and had, oh, I don't know, some talent when it came to writing. They even made the cliche intros to the twins bearable. Janitor Two: I skipped it, as always. As soon as I saw the words "sun-streaked blond," I skipped two pages then started reading again. Janitor One: Hehehe. Janitor Two: Hehe. Janitor One: I skimmed it, but it was much easier to read than the normal garbage. Janitor Two: So, yeah. Todd. Janitor One: Todd "I'm gonna kill that guy!" Janitor Two: Hehe. Janitor One: Or in this case, "I'm gonna jump that guy!" Jessica "You would." Janitor Two: Heheheh!!! Todd was pretty cool in this one. He wasn't too annoying. I mean, I love Todd, but usually when he goes into "I miss Liz" whine mode, I don't like him. He was barable here. Janitor One: Yeah, I agree. He was normal in how I guess a guy would react to the notion of his girlfriend being kidnapped. Janitor Two: And the mental image of his flat on his face in his boxers with his pants around his ankles is worth at least a chuckle. Janitor One: Hehehehe. It's worth more than a chuckle to me. Janitor Two: Yeah. So, very believable, very in character. *two thumbs up* Janitor One: *three* ...Don't ask...you don't want to know.... Janitor Two: Hehe. Deathy's putting a thumb up. That's what it is... Janitor One: Yes. Exactly. [Allow me to specify that while I go by "Deathy" online, I also have a cat named Deathy. I like the name.] Janitor Two: Hehe. Umm, Robby. *pauses for the fangirl "squeee!"s* Janitor One: Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Janitor Two: Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! *pause* Ok. Janitor One: Robby is cute and cuddly as always. And he has connections! Janitor Two: Connections? To what? Janitor One: The power plant. Janitor Two: Hehehe. Yeah. Very well-connected. Between him and Lila, they have the whole town wired. Janitor One: Hehe. Janitor Two: It was nice how they cleared up that he didn't know Jeremy for very long. I was starting to think he was a jerk. Janitor One: Either it was a screw-up on the writer's part, or it just reaffirms that Jeremy's always lied to Jessica. I like to think it reaffirms it. Janitor Two: Yeah. Janitor One: Because you're led to believe they went to college together. Janitor Two: Because the SV writers never screw up.... Ah, the beauty of suspended disbelief. Janitor One: Of course, Robby's two years younger now than he was when we first met him.... Get me whatever he's using... Janitor Two: Hehe. I'd be 21 again. Janitor One: You're not 23. Janitor Two: Oh. 20, then. It's late. Janitor One: It's 6:30 Janitor Two: It's late somewhere in the world! Janitor One: In you're.... I'll shut up now. Liz!!! Janitor Two: Yay, Liz! Janitor One: *barf* Janitor Two: She didn't completely repulse me in this one. A little "Nancy Drew" for my taste, but still not her usual. Janitor One: Yeah, she was all right. She was definitely a step up from her sister. Janitor Two: A dozen steps. Janitor One: At least she's putting the peices together. Which makes her a little smarter than the rest of them. Janitor Two: I think the Liz in this book is the Liz the writers pretend she is throughout the series. Janitor One: Yeah. I agree. Janitor Two: Really, all the characters were very in characer, even the twins. Janitor One: Yes, they were. Janitor Two: If the writers wrote Liz as THE Liz, I think I could like her. But they don't. Janitor One: Yes, exactly. We usually are bombarded with self-righteous-bitch, morally-perfect, slut-Liz. Janitor Two: Yeah. So, we like Liz. Woo-hoo! Next... Janitor One: Susie Z Janitor Two: ....................... Janitor One: ...Because I didn't feel like typing a "Q." Janitor Two: Sure. Janitor One: She's very naive, but beleivable to me. Janitor Two: I don't like her. I don't think I ever did after 109. Janitor One: She's 18, orphaned, alone in the world with no one except Jeremy. He's the only stable thing she has to cling to, so she wants to keep him happy by going along with his stupid plan to get her money. I can understand that. Janitor Two: In this book she's right there in all her cardboard cut-out glory with Todd from "In Love Again." Janitor One: All you ever see her as is tied up in an attic, though. She does have much room to burst free. Janitor Two: I do like the scene when she realizes that Jeremy isn't coming to get her and she goes back in the house and just sits down. Janitor One: Yeah, I do too. And when she smiles when she finds out the money's not real. Janitor Two: It's not just that she has no action. Her thoughtful scenes are just blank. No emotion. At least, I wasn't particularly moved or inspired. Yeah, she has her moments, but overall, I think the writer could have gotten into her head a little bit more. Janitor One: Yeah, that would've helped bring out more empathetic feelings towards her, but I don't dislike her. Janitor Two: I don't hate her. She was just the cardboard tree in the back right of the stage. The only time the audience notices her is when one of the actors accidently knocks her over. Janitor One: Hehehe. So...Jessica? Janitor Two: Jessica.............. I hate Jessica in most of the books, and in those she's very out of character. In this one, where she's completely in character (as described in the "twintros"), I hate her even more. Janitor One: Yes. I hate her in this book. She's a whiny, spoiled little brat. When Sue's kidnapped all she's thinking about is herself and getting to be alone with Jeremy. I don't think her thoughts of Sue making the whole thing up are any kind of insight; just her being mad and blaming Sue for Jeremy not being with her. Janitor Two: She's extremely selfish. I wish I could kick her. Janitor One: Me, too. Janitor Two: So yeah. Jess sucks. Janitor One: We hate her!!!!! Jermz. Janitor Two: Yeah!!!! Germs. Eww. Janitor One: Hehehe. Janitor Two: Hehe. Janitor One: Ok, I like Jeremy. I like him because he's smart Janitor Two: As a character, yes. I like him very much. Janitor One: He's one of my favorite "psychos." Janitor Two: I like him the same way I liked John from "A Starnger in the House." Janitor One: Yeah. Jeremy is smart, and he easily adapts his plans to fit new situations. I like that about him. With most psycho's in these books, one thing goes wrong and everything falls apart. Janitor Two: Yeah. He's very cool about his situation. Part of me hopes he gets away, but then we couldn't have the Scooby-Doo ending. Janitor One: Hehehe. Janitor Two: Actually, we already had our Scooby-Doo ending.... Todd, Lila, and Robby unmasking him after they jumped him. Janitor One: Hehehe. Janitor Two: So, bests and worsts? Janitor One: Worst: Jessica whining about Jeremy. About half the book.... Janitor Two: Hehehe. Worst: Jessica giving Jeremy Steven's ring. Important plot point, but still sad (in a bad way), and very corny, and not slightly desperate. Janitor One: Heheh. Yeah. I thought that was kind of...anyways... Janitor Two: Yeah. Janitor One: Best: at the end, when Jessica's sitting in front of the TV realizing it was Jeremy who was the kidnapper. I just loved how the last few paragraphs were written. Janitor Two: Yeah, they were good. Best: Todd on his face (for best humor) and Sue realizing Jeremy ditched her (best drama). Janitor One: Heheheh. So all in all...I give Death Threat three and half Bruce heads. Better than average, but it could been better.... Janitor Two: Well, I have to say, for the record, that this is the only book that has ever put me to sleep, and that includes school textbooks. And when I read the end and realized there was still another book in the series, I really almost cried. Two Todd heads and one Todd butt sticking up in the air. The heads for Jeremy and the butt for the fun of it and because I can. Janitor One: Hehe. Next up: #111 A Deadly Christmas: Could it be any more deadly than when Margo tried to kill them? Janitor Two: Hehehe. |
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