Bernice Summerfield: "The Extinction Event"

[lizbee]

This was a really frustrating audio.  Not because it was bad -- it was exceptionally good, in fact, although I kept wanting to slap Braxiatel for his "Genocide?  That's bad ... I guess ... hey, shiny collectables!" routine.  Which I guess was foreshadowing, at least.

No, it was frustrating because "Brax takes Benny to a posh auction house to evaluate a mysterious artefact; shenanigans ensue" should lead to a zany heist, not SRS BZNS!  And now I'm fanging for a heist fic, and the universe is not obliging. 

If anyone needs me, I'll be sulking.

(Also, for some reason I am inordinately amused by Braxiatel's lemon-yellow personal shuttle.  I don't know.)

Comments

[amaresu]

I found TEE just kinda weird really. It was a bit predictable and it didn't seem like enough people cared about much of anything really.

Grand Theft Cosmos would be a good cure if you can't find fic.

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

ITA on the predictability; I was about three steps ahead of the script at all times. But I didn't mind; I was mostly concentrating on my cross stitch, and it was restful.

(But it can't be any old heist, it has to have Braxiatel. IT'S LIKE A DISEASE.)

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

That audio made me SOOO angry. The hypocrisy of everyone's attitude toward the survivor just made me insane. His entire planet was wiped out but that wasn't a good enough reason to take revenge on the beings responsible? Are you SHITTING ME!?!?!?

Ugh. Brax was awesome, but this was one audio where I really wanted to smack Benny. And considering how much I worship her...

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

I could see where she was coming from, in a "murder doesn't justify murder" sort of way, but it simply wasn't convincing. Probably because the villain was not only unrepentant, but wholly unpleasant with no shades of gray.

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

Exactly. She, he wasn't right, but he also wasn't wrong. Why wouldn't he try to revenge his species? This was genocide for profit and there was absolutely no grey area ANYWHERE. If they were going for some kind of morality play, they did it all wrong. Still, what a fabulous intro to Brax. I'm not sure he and Benny were ever creepier together.

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

I just want endless stories where they go to posh places and cause chaos.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Is this the one with Moriarty in it? Because I've heard an ad for that and it sounded interesting, but I'm not going to get it if it's going to make me crazy.