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

- - -
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

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

1. The character I first fell in love with

IIRC, on my first read I was sort of fascinated by Maedhros (first by the sound of his name, and then the awesome rescue story); but I only "fell in love" very late in the book -- with Eärendil. I'm still very fond of him (even though I want to slap him, too). Every now and then, my brain returns into Eärendil fangirl modus. It probably needs that to recover from the overwhelming Fëanorian presence ;)

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

Fëanor and his sons. On my first read, I pretty much followed the book's bias, so they were very clever and brilliant people but mostly villains. Needless to say, by now I'm firmly in the Fëanorian camp and not likely to leave it again...

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

Again, "everyone else" is saying too much. But I know Ecthelion, Glorfindel and Erestor are hugely popular, and I really can't get myself interested in them.

4. The character I love that everyone else hates

"Everyone else" is... anyway, I have a soft spot for Elwing, and I know she's despised by many others. I find this vaguely funny, because the biggest argument against her always seems to be "... she abandoned her children!!!". And it always comes from the same people who complain that Tolkien's female characters always only get to do stereotypically female stuff, or if they don't (like Aredhel), they're vilified and die messy deaths. Then there's Elwing, who gets to do something very un-female (putting a cause higher than her children) and YET is not vilified in the books - and everyone (including the feminists) pile on her. It amuses me, but it also makes me kind of sad.
(I do think Elwing makes some grave mistakes. But I don't think she deserves the hatred she seems to get from many fans.)
I also like Lúthien. And Caranthir.

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

"Love" is saying to much. But in the beginning, I really found all the Valar quite nice and capable, and now I have serious doubts about them. Manwë in particular I really, really dislike. HOW CAN YOU PUT A GUY WHO DOESN'T COMPREHEND EVIL IN CHARGE OF THE WORLD. THAT'S IDIOTIC.

6. The character I would totally smooch

They'd all kill me if I got too close, so none of 'em! If I were Nerdanel, I would smooch Fëanor, and if I were Fingon, I'd smooch Maedhros. :P

7. The character I’d want to be like

Nerdanel, or maybe Haleth.

8. The character I’d slap

Ahahahah! This is the Silmarillion. As much as I love everyone, it's easier to list those who don't need a good slapping! That would be... *ponders* *ponders* *ponders* *ponders* ... I guess Eluréd and Elurín? They never had a chance to do anything stupid :P

9. A pairing that I love

Míriel/Indis, Fëanor/Nerdanel, Maedhros/Fingon, Aredhel/Celegorm (AND YOU CAN'T STOP ME), Haleth/Caranthir, Beren/Lúthien (YES, I LIKE THEM, DEAL WITH IT), Elwing/Eärendil

10. A pairing that I despise

Aredhel/Eöl. I'm not overly excited about Dior/Nimloth, either, but that's mostly because Dior is boooooring and Nimloth always reminds me of a failed roleplaying experiment. :(