Review: Once Around

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Review: Once Around

Post by missy_misery » Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:26 pm

All gussied up and ready to be looked over!

SUMMARY: Post-Fry and Leela have their second chance - the question is what they should do with it.
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Re: Review: Once Around

Post by c_nordlander » Sat Sep 20, 2014 8:31 pm

Typo check: "Leela’s single eyelid began to flutter before raising and fixing on Fry’s smile" needs fixing (it should be her eye fixing on Fry's smile, not her eyelid). Also, you spell "aeon" in two different ways ("aeon" and "eon"). Relatedly, "eons old monuments" should be "eons-old" (or "aeons-old", if that's what you prefer). "si’l’vous plait" should be "s'il vous plaît".

I enjoyed this a lot. The plot is very low-key, but the writing is excellent, both the dialogue and the descriptions: both Fry's and Leela's voices feel exactly like on the show. In fact, I'd say the writing is flawless. Fry and Leela are perfectly in character, and the chemistry between them is very sweet. Also, as I said before, I like that Leela wants to adopt children. Nice bit of continuity with "The Cyber House Rules".

I don't have anything negative to say about it. Like I said, it's a bit low on plot, but that isn't really a problem. It's well-paced, and like I said, very well written.

My score: A-
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Re: Review: Once Around

Post by missy_misery » Sun Sep 21, 2014 11:03 am

N'aww, I thought my beta caught everything; typos will get fixed soon!

Thank you, Chris :)
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