Minor Character Appreciation Fest - Part 1 - Who's your favourite?
Brace yourselves, Toccoans, because it's time for the clunkily-named celebration of all things underappreciated that we call (for lack of a snappier phrase) -
Minor Character Appreciation Fest!
Several months back, when I was first appointed a moderator, several people suggested to me that they'd quite like some kind of event centred around the characters and pairings who don't get the lion's share of the fandom love.
I thought this was such a great idea, that I've lined up a whole series of posts over the next two weeks based around just that.
To kick us off, I'll be simply asking you: Who are your favourite minor characters, and why? Feel free to elaborate with essays, pictures, heartfelt sonnets - as the mood strikes you.
I'd also like to ask you all what counts as a minor character? Since obviously, we're going to have to get that clear near the start, and BoB has such a massive cast that it's not exactly easy.
I think we can all agree that characters that appear in only one episode, like Jackson or Renee, are minor, but some of the others are a bit borderline. Blithe doesn't have much screentime, but he does have an entire episode centred around him; does he count? Luz actually gets quite a lot of screentime, but there isn't much fic or art about him; does he count? There's countless similar examples, so we'd better work something out.
This was meant to go up yesterday, but LJ always picks the perfect moment to stop working...
Minor Character Appreciation Fest!
Several months back, when I was first appointed a moderator, several people suggested to me that they'd quite like some kind of event centred around the characters and pairings who don't get the lion's share of the fandom love.
I thought this was such a great idea, that I've lined up a whole series of posts over the next two weeks based around just that.
To kick us off, I'll be simply asking you: Who are your favourite minor characters, and why? Feel free to elaborate with essays, pictures, heartfelt sonnets - as the mood strikes you.
I'd also like to ask you all what counts as a minor character? Since obviously, we're going to have to get that clear near the start, and BoB has such a massive cast that it's not exactly easy.
I think we can all agree that characters that appear in only one episode, like Jackson or Renee, are minor, but some of the others are a bit borderline. Blithe doesn't have much screentime, but he does have an entire episode centred around him; does he count? Luz actually gets quite a lot of screentime, but there isn't much fic or art about him; does he count? There's countless similar examples, so we'd better work something out.
This was meant to go up yesterday, but LJ always picks the perfect moment to stop working...