Reviews for Work in Progress: Study of an Evil Genius |
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Reader101w chapter 61 . 10/1/2010 Great chapter, well fitting for an ending of a very good set of short stories. Drakken's life seems to have come to the greatness he always wanted. You left a lot of possibilities for added stories though. You didn't want to take it to the 'Disney 65'? and then pull out some more as an extra season ;) I hope you will write many more stories. keep up the good writing, reader101w |
MaceEcam chapter 61 . 10/1/2010 NO! Not finished! Now where am I supposed to get my almost daily dose of Drakken? Hmm...I suppose I could always kidnap you, tie you to a bed, and break your knee caps to force you to write more...no wait, sorry. Stephen King marathon on. Anyway, it was a great fic and I loved being along for the ride. Here's hoping to read whatever you put out next. |
Sailor Swifty chapter 61 . 9/30/2010 happy ending, the little girl sound so cute, can i babysit her someday lol, any futue stoires in mind? |
CajunBear73 chapter 61 . 9/30/2010 Nice 'closure' there. A niece in all but blood, but much closer than if she was. As for Daddy names, how about Jason? So besides her colorful uncles, does she get visits from Aunt Kim and Uncle Ron too.. ? LOL! Very good exposition of your favorite character from the World of Kim Possible. See ya. CB73 |
Naerhaella chapter 61 . 9/30/2010 Hi purplegirl! You know, seeing a new chapter in this story usually makes my day, it makes all the stupid people in my life fly away from my mind. Guess now it won’t because it’s…over. But everything in life doesn’t lasts forever and I have the honor to say that I enjoyed every chapter of this story and I can read them again and feel the same emotion as the first time I read them. And I loved the way portrayal of Shego and Drakken it was like some of the writers from the actual show were writing this! You made me laugh a lot through all this, though it didn’t end like I’ve expected, I loved it! BTW you should really figure a daddy for Shego’s daughter and the name well… Emily, or Samantha, Nicole… I don’t know lol Thanks for an amazing story! |
Slipgate chapter 61 . 9/30/2010 Even though eventually you would've stopped adding chapters, it's so surprising to actually see you mark this story as complete. I haven't nearly reviewed every single chapter - I hate to say that's not realistically within my capability (case in point, right now I shouldn't even really be on a computer because I hurt all over from burning the candle at both ends and I've failed to do so in the past when healthier and with more time on my hands) but I'd like to at least say this to the story as a whole... While it's hard to imagine, as you do in this story, that Drakken never really was intentionally sinister when he came face to face with the consequences, and it is odd how a "shippy" ending of the series didn't get interpreted in a shippy way for you (it was kind of an awkward note to say "my... employer" in the second to last chapter), I have to say that the chapter where you had Drakken reflecting that maybe people go a little loony for a goal the closer they get to it (when he referenced not wanting to hurt people anymore and going straight from that to trying to drain the world's atmosphere) does quite a lot for painting a more credible portrayal of the series Drakken as possibly being the Drakken you portray. This is praise, don't get me wrong - it's interesting that you accomplished presenting someone I had no question was a villain as NOT being a villain and had me accepting it. This story was a massive undertaking, and was incredible as an undertaking. You know how every TV show a person likes might have at least some episodes that are kind of duds or low points compared to what they "usually" like about the series? It can be "Sub Rosa" of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Episode 7 of Evangelion, "Shredder's Mom" for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, what have you, I'd say there weren't that many chapters to this massive tale that didn't seem to add to the overall richness of the work for me. It's hard to fathom that I even read all 61 chapters (it helped that they were brief and separated out, so that by the time I finish noticing that you've written one via the notice I receive I've read it). Being such a massive story and having relatively few chapters that didn't feel like "Hey, that's nice" or add to the overall richness of the work is an even more monumental accomplishment than writing 61 chapters regardless of their quality is. I must give special, very special nods to the chapter in which Drakken is at Kim's wedding. And I will admit that the two to three parter where Drakken's loyalty to Global Justice was in question was something I didn't really read right away, but that had more to do with what was going on for me at the time and not wanting the emotional downer note where Drakken was so scared about his future... I did read those three chapters a few days later. I must also thank you for helping me understand something in the episode "Mad Dogs and Aliens" - I'd thought the "Shego Rocks!" was part of the normal decor of the lair that we either had or hadn't seen before. It wasn't until your fic that I realized it might be intended as Shego having trashed the lair, done graffiti, and departed. (Drakken lair architecture looks messy anyway, as seen in Mind Games when they're looking for the brainswitch machine) Once, when I noted that you didn't have Shego/Drakken shipping going on, you described how you didn't subscribe to that so much and apologized if I was a fan of the pairing. I have nothing against the pairing, certainly, but it wasn't something I ever really thought about or worried about. With Kim and Ron seasons 1-3 had moments and body language almost engineered to tease the fans or make the fans think about the possibility, but based on seasons 1-3, with the exception of Emotion Sickness, I saw nothing saying "Drakken/Shego" to me - it would be like Monique/Felix - pairing them up because they're there. And in season 4 the only one I really saw other than the aforementioned Emotion Sickness was Graduation. I accepted that Graduation implied possible shippiness in their future, but overall I felt that the amount of shipping you could see in evidence was probably overall less than if the only K/R shippiness was Ron's statement in 'Crush' that he and Kim used to always go to dances together would be evidence for them. I accept the pairing given Graduation (I accept Felix/Zita too) but I don't have any strong feelings on it, so I was rather able to accept what you wrote in this regard. My only question mark was what was represented by Shego's desire to save Drakken, and that question mark was neatly sidestepped until your second to last chapter anyway. I'm going on and on here, spacing out as I type, so I'll end by saying that overall you did great work (like I said, very few of your "chapters" would be the "episodes I wouldn't go ahead and watch in a pinch" - an almost negligible number) and it was a great ride and a magnificent accomplishment for you. And - whether anyone thinks these are the Drakken and Shego of the show or not, this story as a writing exercise has proven that you are EXCELLENT at characterization, making me feel like dripping buttery fudge sometimes and heartbroken other times. Thanks for this story. I look forward to whatever you have in the future. Slipgate P.S. Why would the last chapter have to be a "what if"? At first I thought the reference to green eyes might be a Drakken/Kim pairing, but I don't see a way in which this chapter couldn't reconcile with the others you've written without being a what-if, since you never did ship Shego/Drakken anyway. Would be interested in hearing your thoughts. Cheers! |
Old Soldier chapter 61 . 9/30/2010 Mommmmy! *sniffles miserably* It's ovvvverrr! *sniffles again* *pdp* I don't think Ron can even come close to the array of dysfunctions demonstrated by Drakken; very inmaginative.*thumbsup* My favourite though was your exquisite portrayal of Shego; you had,in my humble opinion, her mannerisms down so well they could've come from an episode. I could easily imagine her voice speaking as I read along. :D *salute* |
Gomro Morskopp chapter 60 . 9/30/2010 Beautiful! Something along those lines must have been in her head... |
Reader101w chapter 60 . 9/28/2010 Really good chapter, Great work on Shego's POV and how she feels after Drakken was abducted. "her - uh - her employer" That one really cracked me up, I could just see Shego's expression when she thought that. keep up the good writing, reader101w |
Sailor Swifty chapter 60 . 9/28/2010 write more |
CajunBear73 chapter 60 . 9/28/2010 Epiphany. |
Sailor Swifty chapter 59 . 9/26/2010 will there is some D/S shipping in a futrue chapter? drakken singing other villias song, hehe, write more |
Reader101w chapter 59 . 9/26/2010 Funny chapter, Nice interaction between Drakken and Shego, good combination of sarcasm and niceness from Shego, confusing Drakken all the while. I hope to read more on this soon. keep up the good writing, reader101w |
Reader101w chapter 58 . 9/25/2010 Cool chapter, Showing a bit of an affectionate side of Shego here, nice work. Drakken really has it hard with the remains of the spirit of Black Eye Brown, it's a good thing Shego does want to take care of him. I hope to read more on this soon, keep up the good writing, reader101w |
Reader101w chapter 57 . 9/25/2010 Great work, I would have never thought about the shampoo commercial like that. Nicely done how Drakken slowly get more and more uncomfortable while Shego keeps teasing him. Not to mention the funny commercial director character. Keep up the good writing, reader101w |