ext_8854 ([identity profile] msdaccxx.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2004-03-06 03:08 am
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Poetic Justice by Maverick

Fandom: Oz
Pairing: genfic - B/K mentioned
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] maverick4oz
Author Website: Oz Stories (by Maverick and Catheights
Why this must be read:

Ah, yes! PG Ozfic. Not merely PG Ozfic, but PG comedy Ozfic - and the whole damn cell-block says "What gives? Where's the angst we were promised?" Well, see, I'm out on parole going on holiday in a few hours and I don't want to be reading that depressing shit before I get on the plane. You got something to say about that, prags?

Also, this fic is a gem. Set in an alt Season 5, Keller's back home in Em City and Ryan's filling him in on a recent McManus initiative that is seriously bizarre even by Timbo's sterling standards. The Ryan and K-Boy double-act of season 4 was more than a masterclass in the art of manipulation (and the piling up of bodies)- it was totally hilarious as well. They have this great rapport, wonderful gallows humour (much like the fandom) and a gleeful, almost schoolboyish delight in yanking everyone's chain and getting away with it. That's what I like about this fic - even though it's a comedic parody of the show, the Ryan and Keller voices are authentic, reflecting aspects of the characters that I've always enjoyed on the show but rarely see reflected in fic.

poetic justice