Fannish meme

[oloriel]

Because why write entries I should've written weeks ago when I can waste time on a meme?

Name a fandom you know (or you think) I might know, and I will tell you these things.

1. The character I first fell in love with
2. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now
3. The character everyone else loves that I don’t
4. The character I love that everyone else hates
5. The character I used to love but don’t any longer
6. The character I would totally smooch
7. The character I’d want to be like
8. The character I’d slap
9. A pairing that I love
10. A pairing that I despise

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Actually, there are not many fandoms for which I can answer these questions. While there are a few fandoms and series that I'm at least vaguely familiar with, in most of them I'm not emotionally invested enough to have favourite characters or know about common pairings or so. But hey, we can try!

Done:
- The Lord of the Rings (requested by samtyr)
- The History of Middle-earth (requested by shadowbrides)
- The Silmarillion (requested by elenbarathi)
- Firefly (requested by lainvess)

You gals are almost as predictable as I am. ;)

Comments

[samtyr.livejournal.com]

Tolkien. :)

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

As the next commenters specified the HoME and the Silmarillion, respectively, I'll pretend you said "LotR" ;)

1. The character I first fell in love with

Where to I start? Gandalf, Strider, Galadriel, Éomer, Éowyn, Faramir, Sam, Ioreth. I think that's about right.

2. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now

Sam. I felt pretty indifferent about him in the beginning, but as the story went on, he grew on me for obvious reasons. Now, I think he rocks the whole story and did all along. Even Sean Astin's sometimes hamfisted acting couldn't change that.

3. The character everyone else loves that I don’t

"Everyone else" is such a big word. But I really don't give a damn about either Legolas or Glorfindel, and I know that many people adore those two. Ok, let's be honest. Glorfindel I mostly just don't care about. But Legolas? Due to over-exposure in the movies, stupid oliphaunt stunts etc., and the really rabid sort of fangirl, I hate the poor fellow - even in the books, where he hasn't actually done anything wrong.

4. The character I love that everyone else hates

Hm. Do I love anyone whom everyone else hates? I can't think of anyone. Well, I don't know whether Ioreth has many fans, and I really like her. So we'll let her count.

5. The character I used to love but don’t any longer

*ponders* I don't think my feelings about the LotR characters have changed that much, really. I don't like Arwen, but I never did, so she doesn't work here, either. I can give you a character I used to dislike, but don't any longer: Aunty Lobelia!

6. The character I would totally smooch

Faramir. Book!Faramir for character, but while movie!Faramir doesn't actually look like Faramir, I still think David Wenham is a pretty attractive fellow, so either Faramir for looks.

7. The character I’d want to be like

I know I'd always chafe against the constraints of society and modesty and blah, so I wouldn't be happy as Samwise. Galadriel, then?

8. The character I’d slap

Saruman. Gríma. And movie!Elrond.

9. A pairing that I love

Éowyn/Faramir; Aragorn/Faramir (with or without Éomer)

10. A pairing that I despise

"Despise" is too hard a word. But I really don't particularly care about Aragorn/Arwen. Or just about Arwen, really. It's unfair, I know, but I never got to like her, and her over-kitsched pouty scenes in the movies have ruined her for me entirely.