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2. I will give you a letter.
3. Post the names of five fictional characters whose names begin with that letter, and your thoughts on each. The characters can be from books, movies, or TV shows.
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goldenusagi gave me a C
The Corinthian
A nightmare that likes to eat the eyes of pretty boys - you know, he wouldn't be out of place in a Supernatural episode. Except Sam or Dean without eyes would probably be an unfortunate development in the long run. Besides, I enjoy his not-quite-friendship with Matthew the Raven - I was reading that trade paperback of the comic book series The Dreaming that has the story about Matthew becoming his old human self and I was very sorry that the Corinthian didn't get to even appear there - he should have been the one to venture to the waking world to retrive the guy - it would have been interesting to see the changes in their not-buddy-relationship when Matthew wouldn't have the choice to just fly away if the Corinthian got a bit too interested in his pretty eyes. Anyway...
Crowley (of Supernatural)
I loved season 5 Crowley - the sneaky demon choosing to help the Winchester out of enlightened self-interest, making him a kind of dark mirror of Castiel (also: his hound!). Season 6 - not so much - and the whole reveal of how and when and why he sold his soul was kind of a let down. And now season 7 Crowley - well, his rare appearances are enjoyable, definitely some of the most enjoyable parts of a season that has a bit of a tendency to cut away all the fun stuff and focus completely on the W-brothers (not that they can't be fun, but dammit, I watch for all the other stuff, too, you know?). All in all, Crowley strikes me a survivor, someone willing to play the long game and come out on top. I hope we do get to see more of him before the end. As long as they don't give him a horrible death - I'm getting tired of characters dying horrible deaths in this show...
Emerson Cod
Emerson Cod - private detective, knitter, pop-up-book maker, a father searching for his lost daughter. Admittedly, his tendency to blackmail the guy he discovered can temporarily ressurrect the dead into making murder victims give clues to their own case is, well, quite amoral when you think about it. Still, he's fun - and a delightfully no-nonsense sort of character, which frankly, the bunch at the Pie Hole sometimes need.
Ciaphas Cain
The lady does protest too much, methinks. Charging giant space-bug-monsters isn't usually my definition of cowardice, though I suppose Ciaphas is sort of like Rincewind - "I don't want to volunteer", as Rincewind puts it in The Last Hero - except he knows that inevitably, he will be volunteered. Of course, Ciaphas has managed to stumble his way into an (actually reasonably deserved) reputation as a great hero of the Imperium, but quite frankly, I think he should be read as an unrealiable narrator to say the least. I'm just not certain if he really thinks himself as great a coward as he writes himself, or if he has some clever reason for writing himself like that.
Colin Gunderson
I was predisposed to liking Colin, I suppose, what with him being Loki and The Almighty Johnsons being generally awesome. It's just - he's so cheerful - most of the time. He always seems to be laughing at something - mostly other people, and he's got a mean streak a mile wide, but still, it's hard not to enjoy that - watch episode two of the new season if you want to know what I mean - Colin as guest teacher is just brilliant. Theatrical streak a mile wide, that one, some unpleasant tendencies, true, but then, he is, to quote Grandpa Olaf, "the god of tricky fuckers", not to mention mostly an antagonist - except when he's not, or when he's being gracious and letting Mike drag him into a bet, which of course Colin looses, because who could ever win a bet against Mike?
2. I will give you a letter.
3. Post the names of five fictional characters whose names begin with that letter, and your thoughts on each. The characters can be from books, movies, or TV shows.
goldenusagi gave me a CThe Corinthian
A nightmare that likes to eat the eyes of pretty boys - you know, he wouldn't be out of place in a Supernatural episode. Except Sam or Dean without eyes would probably be an unfortunate development in the long run. Besides, I enjoy his not-quite-friendship with Matthew the Raven - I was reading that trade paperback of the comic book series The Dreaming that has the story about Matthew becoming his old human self and I was very sorry that the Corinthian didn't get to even appear there - he should have been the one to venture to the waking world to retrive the guy - it would have been interesting to see the changes in their not-buddy-relationship when Matthew wouldn't have the choice to just fly away if the Corinthian got a bit too interested in his pretty eyes. Anyway...
Crowley (of Supernatural)
I loved season 5 Crowley - the sneaky demon choosing to help the Winchester out of enlightened self-interest, making him a kind of dark mirror of Castiel (also: his hound!). Season 6 - not so much - and the whole reveal of how and when and why he sold his soul was kind of a let down. And now season 7 Crowley - well, his rare appearances are enjoyable, definitely some of the most enjoyable parts of a season that has a bit of a tendency to cut away all the fun stuff and focus completely on the W-brothers (not that they can't be fun, but dammit, I watch for all the other stuff, too, you know?). All in all, Crowley strikes me a survivor, someone willing to play the long game and come out on top. I hope we do get to see more of him before the end. As long as they don't give him a horrible death - I'm getting tired of characters dying horrible deaths in this show...
Emerson Cod
Emerson Cod - private detective, knitter, pop-up-book maker, a father searching for his lost daughter. Admittedly, his tendency to blackmail the guy he discovered can temporarily ressurrect the dead into making murder victims give clues to their own case is, well, quite amoral when you think about it. Still, he's fun - and a delightfully no-nonsense sort of character, which frankly, the bunch at the Pie Hole sometimes need.
Ciaphas Cain
The lady does protest too much, methinks. Charging giant space-bug-monsters isn't usually my definition of cowardice, though I suppose Ciaphas is sort of like Rincewind - "I don't want to volunteer", as Rincewind puts it in The Last Hero - except he knows that inevitably, he will be volunteered. Of course, Ciaphas has managed to stumble his way into an (actually reasonably deserved) reputation as a great hero of the Imperium, but quite frankly, I think he should be read as an unrealiable narrator to say the least. I'm just not certain if he really thinks himself as great a coward as he writes himself, or if he has some clever reason for writing himself like that.
Colin Gunderson
I was predisposed to liking Colin, I suppose, what with him being Loki and The Almighty Johnsons being generally awesome. It's just - he's so cheerful - most of the time. He always seems to be laughing at something - mostly other people, and he's got a mean streak a mile wide, but still, it's hard not to enjoy that - watch episode two of the new season if you want to know what I mean - Colin as guest teacher is just brilliant. Theatrical streak a mile wide, that one, some unpleasant tendencies, true, but then, he is, to quote Grandpa Olaf, "the god of tricky fuckers", not to mention mostly an antagonist - except when he's not, or when he's being gracious and letting Mike drag him into a bet, which of course Colin looses, because who could ever win a bet against Mike?
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See you tomorrow, though :) !
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What, not even Crowley?
And yes, see you tomorrow. Entire weekend of fannishness! Yay!
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Wait, I only have ½ weekend of fannishness to look forward to, so I just realized: see you Saturday :)
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ETA: Though I have to admit I always read the name and think of Good Omens, but at least SPN Crowley is an enjoyable character. (Also, I need to catch up on this show. I'm 3-4 eps behind.)
Do give me a letter :)
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And for you I see: a G!