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posted by [personal profile] azdak at 11:26am on 23/10/2025 under ,
I was listening to Cabin Pressure this morning and got to the bit where Douglas is so jealous of Herc that he starts shouting “I am the supreme commander of this vessel!” and suddenly realises he’s turning into Martin. And it struck me, like a bolt of transcendental lightning, that the person who should be charged with writing the Nirvana in Fire sequels is … John Finnemore! Infinitely complex plotting? Check! (see Souvenir Programme 9 if Cabin Pressure doesn't convince you). Profound psychological insight? Check! Expert trolling? Check!

It's lucky there’s only Zurich left to go as I'm now stuck with the mental image of Douglas as Mei Changsu.
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posted by [personal profile] nnozomi at 11:14am on 23/10/2025
I only know Nirvana in Fire by osmosis (it's one of those fandoms where I've read quite a bit of fic but never consumed the original canon...), but now I am picturing what would happen if you put Carolyn Knapp-Shappey and Lin Chen in one place. ;)
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posted by [personal profile] azdak at 03:17pm on 23/10/2025
If Lin Chen met Carolyn, I honestly don't think he would know what had hit him! (I find it fascinating that fandom osmosis means your mind leaps directly to Lin Chen, even though he's in hardly any episodes. He certainly has a disproportionate impact in those few episodes, but you wouldn't guess from his fandom presence that he's technically a minor character).
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posted by [personal profile] hilarita at 04:08pm on 23/10/2025
I will also cite The Researcher's First Murder as evidence of his plotting acumen.
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posted by [personal profile] azdak at 05:10pm on 23/10/2025
Ooh, then you've read it? Would it be entertaining for people who aren't good at puzzles? Asking for a friend...
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posted by [personal profile] hilarita at 06:01pm on 23/10/2025
Read it, and helped to solve it (my partner did most of the solving). It doesn't read that well until you solve it, though, as it's just a confusing mess at first that only makes sense much later on. But the plotting is immaculate.
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