Jack & Bobby - Tom/Grace Appreciation Thread #8: They're not going down without a fight.

MissCongeniality · 02-23-2005, 05:03 PM

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Welcome to the appreciation thread for the coupling of Grace McCallister and Tom Wexler Graham. Tom entered the scene as Grace's new teaching assistant, and what started out as an appreciation for their fast friendship has grown into an obsession, er, admiration for their blossoming romance. These two share a chemistry that cannot be denied, and they are just getting started.

Previous Thread Titles:
Tom/Grace Appreciation Thread #8: They're not going down without a fight.
Tom/Grace Appreciation Thread #7: She'd rather have him on the table than dinner.
Tom/Grace Appreciation Thread #6: The course of true love never did run smooth.
Tom/Grace Appreciation Thread #5: Because she's going to keep on seeing him.
Tom/Grace Appreciation Thread #4: They epitomize sexy and sophisticated.
Tom/Grace Appreciation Thread #3: They keep each other off balance.
Tom/Grace Appreciation Thread #2: He's not even close to done with her yet.
Tom/Grace Appreciation Thread #1: Because perfectionists rock!

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Honorary Supporter
Merle Horstadt

Tom and Grace are about to shake things up in a big way, and have already made some enemies. Enemies that have become ours as well. These people threaten the awesomeness that is T/G and will suffer as a result. Now we're not violent people, but we will throw the following people off a bridge, if they mess with us again:
The Hit List
Roger Hennessy
Peter Benedict
Natalie Schultz

Our Reasons
* Because the chemistry has been there since day one.
* Because they epitomize sexy and sophisticated.
* Because they are both perfectionists.
* Because he told her that she was beautiful, and it unraveled her.
* Because he's off-balance when he's around her.
* Because on election night, they were engaged in illicit behavior in his car.
* Because he dumped Leslie for her.
* Because he's not even close to done with her yet.
* Because he's the only person who can shut her up.
* Because she can always go to him.
* Because it's hard to hold back, even when you know better.
* Because Grace McCallister-Graham has a nice ring to it.
* Because they're happy!
* Because she doesn't despise sexy, funny guys.
* Because, um, have you seen them together?!
* Because Grace finally softened up.
* Because Bradley has a crush on Christine, and thinks she's sexy as hell.
* Because she's in his head every second and he can't get her out.
* Because they're passionately in love with each other.
* Because she exceeds his imagination in every way.
* Because he sees her as more than a teacher.
* Because she has complete confidence in him.
* Because she makes up for her lack of irresponsibilty in other areas.
* Because he encouraged her not to be intimidated by Natalie.
* Because doing what is right, instead of what is practical is one thing that he loves about her.
* Because it's official: she's his girlfriend.
* Because she likes him.
* Because she's going to keep on seeing him.
* Because he wants to have dinner with her at a real restaurant and walk down the street hand-in-hand.
* Because forgiveness comes naturally to them.
* Because it's not some meaningless fling.
* Because sometimes people just fall for each other.
* Because he's crazy about her.
* Because she has developed feelings of romantic affection again.
* Because she has wagered everything.
* Because he'd risk anything for her.
* Because he didn't want her to go.

Our Songs
The Weakness In Me- Joan Armatrading
You Set Me Free- Michelle Branch
Slave to the Beauty- Mary Chapin Carpenter
Colorblind- Counting Crows
As Lovers Go- Dashboard Confessional
Follow Through- Gavin DeGraw
More Than Anyone- Gavin DeGraw
Take Me Away- Fefe Dobson
This Year's Love- David Gray
Feels Like Home- Chantal Kreviazuk
Breathing- Lifehouse
Bent- Matchbox Twenty
Love Soon- John Mayer
Come In From The Cold- Joni Mitchell
Nothing Can Be Done- Joni Mitchell
Hands Clean- Alanis Morissette
Wonderwall- Oasis
Run- Snow Patrol
Learning to Breathe- Switchfoot
Miracle Drug- U2

Tom/Grace Quotes:
Into The Woods:
Tom: Let's create a memory. Come on, we're going to look back on this in years and we're going to think. We're going to think, and we'll just smile because, in the end, it's all we've got.
Grace: Why?
Tom: Cause I like you.
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Grace: What if I, uh, what if I am? In love? No, no, no, I mean, is it selfish to want to be happy?

Time Out of Life:
Grace: I have been completely banned from the second story of my own house.
Tom: Well, with a dozen 13 year old boys there, it's almost hard to believe he doesn't want his mom around.
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Tom: Don't worry about Bobby. He hasn't completely descended into adolescence. I mean, he's not the McCallister who's steaming up car windows making out with a member of the opposite sex.

Tom/Grace Eye Candy:
Time Out of Life:

And Justice For All:

Decisions, decisions...
Shipper names
-Academics
-The Forbidden Love
-Perfectionists
-Overachievers
-Footnotes

Future thread titles
-He sees her as more than a teacher
-Perfectionists are better in pairs
-Because he needs to 'discuss his thesis with her'
-Please don't go

Post away!

deathofacat · 02-23-2005, 05:04 PM

New thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thegreenlight · 02-23-2005, 05:08 PM

New thread.. swweeett..

own worst enemy · 02-23-2005, 05:10 PM

New thread! I feel this is the beginning of a beautiful thing ...

deathofacat · 02-23-2005, 05:11 PM

Do we have new pics or quotes? We could use some of Esther's pics from the last thread. (Or the one before that.)

MissCongeniality · 02-23-2005, 05:16 PM

As much as I loved the dining table pic, I had to edit a new one in.

We can change the quotes too.

Tom: Let's create a memory. Come on, we're going to look back on this in years and we're going to think. We're going to think, and we'll just smile because, in the end, it's all we've got.
Grace: Why?
Tom: Cause I like you.

Grace: What if I, uh, what if I am? In love? No, no, no, I mean, is it selfish to want to be happy?

Those are my votes, but I'm sure that there are more.

deathofacat · 02-23-2005, 05:17 PM

Oooh, I love those!

Hmmmmmm......oh, there's that one from TOOL, when Tom makes that comment about 13 year olds and mothers....trying to think of other ones....

Oh, Candace, the one in your sig is one of my favs!

MissCongeniality · 02-23-2005, 05:19 PM

Okey dokey, editing them in now.

deathofacat · 02-23-2005, 05:20 PM

Thanks, Candace!

MissCongeniality · 02-23-2005, 05:58 PM

No problem.

Academics - 3
The Forbidden Love
Perfectionists - 2
Overachievers
Footnotes - 2

Jury's still out on this one...See you all after the big show.

deathofacat · 02-23-2005, 06:19 PM

See you too!

thegreenlight · 02-23-2005, 07:54 PM

WOW!
In that one scene I really thought they were going to break up.. Tom was kinda being a jerk.
I feel bad for Merle, he should go off the hit list..haha.
I hate the Roger dude, he needs to die..
OK, Grace is being really weird, but I understand because she is losing a lot for Tom and he doesn't really understand where she's coming from...

deathofacat · 02-23-2005, 07:56 PM

OK, Merle goes off the list!!

Tom was, I think, feeling a bit selfish, but hey, we all have our moments. Grace....poor Grace. Everything sucks for her right now.

MissCongeniality · 02-23-2005, 08:00 PM

Ok, my heart is pretty much still pounding out of my chest.

First off, Merle seemed like such a different person tonight. The whole time I was feeling bad for having him on our list considering he was trying to protect Grace. That was so unexpected. I was really upset when I found out that he got fired.

Roger can go jump off a cliff.

I loved how vehemently Grace defended her relationship with Tom. All their scenes together were great, and I was shaking and on the verge of tears during the second scene at his apartment after the committee meeting. Bradley and Christine did an excellent job. Glad we finally got to see Tom worked up about something.
We got a lot of great lines. I will definitely have to watch this one again!

Peter was just wow! The stuff he said...I just don't know if he and Grace will ever speak to each other again.

Of course, the blissful discovery that they will be allowed to stay together was wrecked by their little tiff in Peter's office. I figured before Roger said it, that Peter had adjourned the committee, but I thought it was for Grace...then when Roger said it was to protect the investment that is Tom Wexler Graham, I think Grace got hit with a reality check...This is definitely going to affect some things.

So intense. I can't wait to hear what everyone else thought.

deathofacat · 02-23-2005, 08:05 PM

Ok, thoughts are settling better now, but the panic still remains.

OK, all the early T/G scenes were great. Tom saying he cared for her, etc., was wonderful. The tiff in his apartment was pretty bad, but he stopped her before she left, which is what counts.

Peter.....I also thought he adjourned it for her, but because of Tom...Grace and probabley Tom himself are going to have some things to say about this....

Merle, I love you. I take back every bad thing I ever said.

The tiff at the end--Grace was stressed, and Tom's an optimistic guy, so I can understand him being happy-go-lucky. But, I do think he should have realized how Grace was feeling.

As for Henessey.......

I HATE him!!!!!!!!!!!!!