VID REC: Due South - Lord, I Have Made You a Place in My Heart

[blacksquirrel.livejournal.com]

Vidder: Laura Shapiro
Musical artist: Greg Brown and Cry, Cry, Cry
Pairing: Fraser/RayV, Fraser/Thatcher, Fraser/Victoria, Fraser/RayK
Vidder on LJ:
Vidder's website: http://www.netwiz.net/~laurasha/vanity/
Why this vid kicks ass:

This isn't a new vid, but it's still one of my favorites. Although the vid's narrative leads to Fraser/Ray K, Laura has treated all of Fraser's relationships seriously, including Ray V, Thatcher, and Victoria, stringing them all together by highlighting the underlying tragic elements of Fraser's life. The third season of Due South feels thematically different to me because I felt the balance shifted a bit further toward comedy. This vid reminds me of just how socially isolated Fraser was when he first arrived, and how often the people he cared about most had a tendency to leave his life, often suddenly and violently. Thus, Laura sketches a clever narrative arc through a series of relationships ending in loneliness and loss, leading up to the third season, and the possibility that Ray K may transform Fraser's heart, if he's still brave enough to open that door. Delicate narrative construction, unique character development, and a song that aches in just the right way make this vid a classic.


Vanity Project This link will take you to a page with instructions for getting the password to Laura's vids.

Comments

[tingler.livejournal.com]

OMG!

Greg Brown!!

Nobody around here knows who he is, but we loves him.

Next time I'm around a fast connection, I'll dl this.

[blacksquirrel.livejournal.com]

This vid was the first time I heard his music. Can you suggest an album?

[tingler.livejournal.com]

One of my personal favorites is "The Live One", with "Further In" and "One Last Goodnight Kiss" close seconds. He has many, but those are the ones I find most accessible.

[blacksquirrel.livejournal.com]

Thanks - I'll check those out!

Luvluvluv your icons, btw.

[laurashapiro.livejournal.com]

Just saw this recommendation, and I have to thank you very much for it. I was wondering where all those password requests were coming from. (:

I'm especially squeeful that you got, but exactly, what I was trying to do with the vid. Absolutely nailed it. I've always thought of this vid as fairly personal and inaccessible, but I keep being proved wrong about that.

::has Sally Field moment::

[blacksquirrel.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm so happy to rec this vid because I always come back to it, years after the show. The tragic pathos of Fraser's life was probably my favorite aspect of Due South - I enjoyed the quirky humor as well, but I stayed for the angst. Thank you so much for a vid that reminds me of why I fell in love with the show in the first place :D

[laurashapiro.livejournal.com]

I see you and I are really of a mind on this. I'm the same way -- the angst is the reason I stayed, too. Up until VS I was thinking, "Well, this is all fun, and the guys are hot and all, but it's not really fannish material for me." Then all the bad came crashing down, and knocked me on my ass with appreciative burbly teary joy. I settled in for a good long stretch of adoration after that. (:

[blacksquirrel.livejournal.com]

Well, I was into the angst right away - the scenes in the pilot when Fraser reads his father's journals alone in the diner just ached to me.

Yes, them Victoria's Secret which completely turned the show on its head. "Letting Go" was pre-empted for baseball in my city and I thought that VS was the season finale - and presumed Fraser dead. Big, huge angst. But I loved it.