ANGEL • The first character I fell in love with: This is hard because I watched a episodes from S4 first, then I went back and watched it from the beginning. So from my watch from the beginning Cordelia. She is so my character type and loved her bluntness and wonderfulness and the way she tried to be tactful and failed. And all the ways she grew, but still remained true to herself. Cordelia was always about telling the truth, about being honest, but as the show continued we saw her learn how to be honest without it coming bubbling out, and instead able to have conversations with people that were understanding and she was able to empathize with the other person. And of course I loved her and the visions and how at first she wants nothing to do with them, and then they become part of who she is and how she will do anything to keep them. How she grows in general. • The character who is my ‘baby’: Fred. Oh, I have so much love for Fred. Slightly crazy, vengeful, scary, badass, super smart, timid, beautiful Fred. My Fred who never considered herself a champion (“I walk with heroes”) but was one. Who was constantly searching for her place on the team and in the world, but not sure where she fit in, having others trying to put her into roles that did not belong to her. Who died fighting for every last breathe because she was a survivor. She had always been a survivor. And I just don’t understand why so much of the fandom hates her. She was beautiful. • The character who I do not understand: I recently re-watched S1, and I spent a lot of time thinking about Lindsay in his episodes and how I just didn’t really understand him/what they were trying to do with him. Sometimes he was evil and ambitious and other times he cared more about doing the right thing. And it’s just, it was like they were trying to give us a bad guy with a conscious, and show us how he got there. But all they really showed us was a guy who couldn’t decide who he wanted to be. • The character that I think the show ruined: Oh, I don’t know if I actually have an answer for this. I know a lot of people think they ruined Cordelia in S4 but knowing that it wasn’t Cordelia and bringing her back in S5 and reminding us of who she really was, it fixes it for me. Cordelia never changed. Cordelia always was. • The most attractive male and female character: Tie; Cordelia and Fred. They just win at the prettiness. They beat all the boys. • The character death that was the worst for me: Tie again between Cordelia and Fred. I loved them both so much and their deaths were so close together it’s like a sucker punch. I swear that no matter how many times I see ”You’re Welcome” I’m still caught off guard when Angel gets the phone call. And I cry. And then Fred’s death is so slow and so heartbreaking as she asks “why can’t I stay?” right before she dies. And I just. S5 kicks you in the teeth man, it kicks you hard. • The character that is the most like me: A bit of Cordelia with her lack of filter, a bit of Fred and her searching for her place (though none of her smarts), and the same with Wesley. • The character I think the writer(s) love: Ummm…I don’t know. There were characters I think the writers failed at times, but none that I thought you could see specifically they LOVED way more than the others. Maybe Angel, but it was his show so you know, if they didn’t love him, then well, what kind of show would that be? • The character that I just want to be happy: Wesley. Poor Wesley could just never catch a break and all the hints of his horrible childhood. And as much as I love S4 angsty/badass Wesley, I still want him to be happy. • My four favorite characters, past or present: Cordelia, Fred, Angel, Wesley (And also Gunn, this should be five. So I can include all of them. And I haven’t gotten to mention Lilah or Lorne or lots of other characters I love.) • My four least favorite characters, past or present: Lindsay has gone way down on my list (which is sad because Christian Kane), Holtz, Eve, and maybe Connor, though I certainly don’t hate him just never connected well with him. I understood him and his storyline just couldn’t connect with him.
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Date: 2014-06-13 11:41 pm (UTC)• The first character I fell in love with: This is hard because I watched a episodes from S4 first, then I went back and watched it from the beginning. So from my watch from the beginning Cordelia. She is so my character type and loved her bluntness and wonderfulness and the way she tried to be tactful and failed. And all the ways she grew, but still remained true to herself. Cordelia was always about telling the truth, about being honest, but as the show continued we saw her learn how to be honest without it coming bubbling out, and instead able to have conversations with people that were understanding and she was able to empathize with the other person. And of course I loved her and the visions and how at first she wants nothing to do with them, and then they become part of who she is and how she will do anything to keep them. How she grows in general.
• The character who is my ‘baby’: Fred. Oh, I have so much love for Fred. Slightly crazy, vengeful, scary, badass, super smart, timid, beautiful Fred. My Fred who never considered herself a champion (“I walk with heroes”) but was one. Who was constantly searching for her place on the team and in the world, but not sure where she fit in, having others trying to put her into roles that did not belong to her. Who died fighting for every last breathe because she was a survivor. She had always been a survivor. And I just don’t understand why so much of the fandom hates her. She was beautiful.
• The character who I do not understand: I recently re-watched S1, and I spent a lot of time thinking about Lindsay in his episodes and how I just didn’t really understand him/what they were trying to do with him. Sometimes he was evil and ambitious and other times he cared more about doing the right thing. And it’s just, it was like they were trying to give us a bad guy with a conscious, and show us how he got there. But all they really showed us was a guy who couldn’t decide who he wanted to be.
• The character that I think the show ruined: Oh, I don’t know if I actually have an answer for this. I know a lot of people think they ruined Cordelia in S4 but knowing that it wasn’t Cordelia and bringing her back in S5 and reminding us of who she really was, it fixes it for me. Cordelia never changed. Cordelia always was.
• The most attractive male and female character: Tie; Cordelia and Fred. They just win at the prettiness. They beat all the boys.
• The character death that was the worst for me: Tie again between Cordelia and Fred. I loved them both so much and their deaths were so close together it’s like a sucker punch. I swear that no matter how many times I see ”You’re Welcome” I’m still caught off guard when Angel gets the phone call. And I cry. And then Fred’s death is so slow and so heartbreaking as she asks “why can’t I stay?” right before she dies. And I just. S5 kicks you in the teeth man, it kicks you hard.
• The character that is the most like me: A bit of Cordelia with her lack of filter, a bit of Fred and her searching for her place (though none of her smarts), and the same with Wesley.
• The character I think the writer(s) love: Ummm…I don’t know. There were characters I think the writers failed at times, but none that I thought you could see specifically they LOVED way more than the others. Maybe Angel, but it was his show so you know, if they didn’t love him, then well, what kind of show would that be?
• The character that I just want to be happy: Wesley. Poor Wesley could just never catch a break and all the hints of his horrible childhood. And as much as I love S4 angsty/badass Wesley, I still want him to be happy.
• My four favorite characters, past or present: Cordelia, Fred, Angel, Wesley (And also Gunn, this should be five. So I can include all of them. And I haven’t gotten to mention Lilah or Lorne or lots of other characters I love.)
• My four least favorite characters, past or present: Lindsay has gone way down on my list (which is sad because Christian Kane), Holtz, Eve, and maybe Connor, though I certainly don’t hate him just never connected well with him. I understood him and his storyline just couldn’t connect with him.