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flowrs4opheliaSo I...started watching Supernatural...? It feels hilarious to write that because I'd been starting to feel like kind of a freak for never having seen a single episode of it, LOL. I can't say exactly why, but I was just stubbornly resisting it for a long time, even though I always thought it was something I might try watching someday in the far future when I'm no longer seeing it everywhere (often preceded by the unsavory reputation the fandom has gotten). I don't think I was annoyed by the mass popularity, but for some reason I had these snotty doubts about Supernatural being completely worth the time and got over it, maybe mostly because I was just sick of feeling left out. Haha.
Well, I'm now through all of the second season and can easily say it's a lot better than I expected. And based on what I knew about it I did honestly expect to like it, but maybe in more of a guilty-pleasure way. Of course it does have an element of cheesiness (as if that ever stopped me from liking Smallville or various anime), but Jared and Jensen are pretty capable actors who can usually sell anything the script throws at them really well, and the heavily character-oriented storytelling means everything else kind of takes care of itself and the series never feels constrained by the "monster of the week" formula that so easily gets cumbersome and boring in other shows.
I'm prepared to see how long that lasts, of course. But already I've found it one of the most impressive shows of its type I've seen as far as keeping strong continuity with everything from the established rules of its fantasy world to the characters' motivations, nuances, and overall development. So much that it's kind of feels too good to be true and I'm not sure I'll be too crushed if/when it loses a lot of that later because it does have much farther to fall than to rise (and I've seen other shows burn out in quality after much less time than this one has now stayed on TV, after all).
I've never been especially into the horror genre at all, but I've enjoyed seeing the explorations of certain urban legends that I can remember seriously freaking me out when I was a kid (forget not being able to say "Bloody Mary" out loud — I sometimes got scared of just going into the bathroom at night because of that myth). And I'm definitely a sucker for how it's all done with this dirty-bluesy-southern-gothic style with lots of classic rock usage that isn't just essential to Dean's character but fitting as part of that whole mise-en-scène. In fact, one thing that finally pushed me to check out the show sooner than later was finding out that one episode builds on the legend about Robert Johnson selling his soul to the devil. I'm finding myself having fun making a mental checklist of superstitions, rumors, and lore they could still use or make reference to in later episodes, from changelings to Jim Morrison's claims that he was haunted all his life by the spirits of some Native Americans he saw dead from a car accident when he was a kid.
The gorgeous Impala is wasted until they work in more badass car chase scenes, though. XD Which is the only kind of eye candy I will comment on, because um, of course I watch solely for the plot, are the Winchesters considered attractive or something, hadn't heard....
On with ze meme.
Every day for thirty days you post about an awesome female character. Pictures! Recs! Squee! What's not to love?
Day 1: Pepper Potts
Day 2: Martha Jones
Day 3: Toph Bei Fong
PROFESSOR MINERVA McGONAGALL
Harry Potter
It took me a while to warm up to McGonagall, but she became one of my favorite background characters in the series. She's usually so strict and by-the-book and I guess it took Order of the Phoenix to show that she can definitely disregard the rules when the rules are wrong. And in all likelihood had a crazy wild side in her youth that I bet can probably still come out after enough butterbeer.
Crowning Moments of Awesome: "It unscrews the other way." / Pretty much any time she's in Umbridge's presence and gets to pwn her and remain classy while doing so
NUMBER SIX
Battlestar Galactica
Virtually every Six we get to know in the series is fascinatingly unique, showing as a whole that a primary distinguishing trait of the model seems to be, ironically, their fierce individuality (they're the only model line that don't share one common name, after all). But even narrowing it down to just the original Caprica Six we were first introduced to, I think she stands out as one of BSG's greatest characters. She can be believably scary one moment and believably vulnerable the next, approaching human experience with such unfamiliarity and innocence that she makes the most ridiculous and unreasonable emotions look like the finest point in the masterpiece that is human nature instead of a weakness that takes away from any of her complexity.
Crowning Moments of Awesome: Turning against D'Anna and letting Anders go on Caprica / Clocking Boomer in the face when she's about to hurt Hera
Well, I'm now through all of the second season and can easily say it's a lot better than I expected. And based on what I knew about it I did honestly expect to like it, but maybe in more of a guilty-pleasure way. Of course it does have an element of cheesiness (as if that ever stopped me from liking Smallville or various anime), but Jared and Jensen are pretty capable actors who can usually sell anything the script throws at them really well, and the heavily character-oriented storytelling means everything else kind of takes care of itself and the series never feels constrained by the "monster of the week" formula that so easily gets cumbersome and boring in other shows.
I'm prepared to see how long that lasts, of course. But already I've found it one of the most impressive shows of its type I've seen as far as keeping strong continuity with everything from the established rules of its fantasy world to the characters' motivations, nuances, and overall development. So much that it's kind of feels too good to be true and I'm not sure I'll be too crushed if/when it loses a lot of that later because it does have much farther to fall than to rise (and I've seen other shows burn out in quality after much less time than this one has now stayed on TV, after all).
I've never been especially into the horror genre at all, but I've enjoyed seeing the explorations of certain urban legends that I can remember seriously freaking me out when I was a kid (forget not being able to say "Bloody Mary" out loud — I sometimes got scared of just going into the bathroom at night because of that myth). And I'm definitely a sucker for how it's all done with this dirty-bluesy-southern-gothic style with lots of classic rock usage that isn't just essential to Dean's character but fitting as part of that whole mise-en-scène. In fact, one thing that finally pushed me to check out the show sooner than later was finding out that one episode builds on the legend about Robert Johnson selling his soul to the devil. I'm finding myself having fun making a mental checklist of superstitions, rumors, and lore they could still use or make reference to in later episodes, from changelings to Jim Morrison's claims that he was haunted all his life by the spirits of some Native Americans he saw dead from a car accident when he was a kid.
The gorgeous Impala is wasted until they work in more badass car chase scenes, though. XD Which is the only kind of eye candy I will comment on, because um, of course I watch solely for the plot, are the Winchesters considered attractive or something, hadn't heard....
On with ze meme.
Every day for thirty days you post about an awesome female character. Pictures! Recs! Squee! What's not to love?
Day 1: Pepper Potts
Day 2: Martha Jones
Day 3: Toph Bei Fong
PROFESSOR MINERVA McGONAGALL
Harry Potter
It took me a while to warm up to McGonagall, but she became one of my favorite background characters in the series. She's usually so strict and by-the-book and I guess it took Order of the Phoenix to show that she can definitely disregard the rules when the rules are wrong. And in all likelihood had a crazy wild side in her youth that I bet can probably still come out after enough butterbeer.
Crowning Moments of Awesome: "It unscrews the other way." / Pretty much any time she's in Umbridge's presence and gets to pwn her and remain classy while doing so
NUMBER SIX
Battlestar Galactica
Virtually every Six we get to know in the series is fascinatingly unique, showing as a whole that a primary distinguishing trait of the model seems to be, ironically, their fierce individuality (they're the only model line that don't share one common name, after all). But even narrowing it down to just the original Caprica Six we were first introduced to, I think she stands out as one of BSG's greatest characters. She can be believably scary one moment and believably vulnerable the next, approaching human experience with such unfamiliarity and innocence that she makes the most ridiculous and unreasonable emotions look like the finest point in the masterpiece that is human nature instead of a weakness that takes away from any of her complexity.
Crowning Moments of Awesome: Turning against D'Anna and letting Anders go on Caprica / Clocking Boomer in the face when she's about to hurt Hera
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Date: 2010-11-19 11:38 am (UTC)So much! At this point, I can't even picture Supernatural without him which is weird because it used to be just to brothers and that was amazing, but when Cas came on, it was like a breath of fresh air. I actually get disappointed when he's not in an episode.
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Date: 2010-11-18 09:43 pm (UTC)McGonagall = ♥
So far I've loved four out of the five female characters you've picked, and the only reason I can't say I love Toph is the fact that I've only ever watched 2,5 episodes (the first ones) of Avatar:)
*none of my icons feature female characters at all, but I do love several on Charmed so Cole icon it is*