Meme time!
I am totally squandering away my day off. I have done nothing today. Nothing! My attention span is too short today to watch k-dramas and/or movies, apparently, so, MEME IT IS.
Meme #1
Pick any character from a fandom of mine and I'll answer the following questions ( Read more... )
Meme #1
Pick any character from a fandom of mine and I'll answer the following questions ( Read more... )
He is kind of a major jerk, but I love him anyway. It's probably partly because I've grown up watching and loving Chevy Chase (had a crush on him when I was younger), but it's also because he's such an offensive, flawed character who tries SO HARD to be someone else. He is in desperate need of acceptance and love and he rarely gets it, but he still keeps on going. He still tries no matter how many times he fails, because he truly believes that he is worthy of love and acceptance.
2) Is he/she important to the general plot?
Yes! He is often what motivates Jeff to be better. Jeff sees Pierce's life and how alone and pathetic he is, and Jeff realizes that his own life could be on that same path, so it wakes him up and makes him take a sharp turn onto a different path. Pierce is definitely used as a mirror for Jeff, what he'll look like in the future, and that scares him. YEAH, I JUST VALIDATED PIERCE'S EXISTENCE, FANDOM. HA!
3) Can you relate to this character at all? Does he/she grip you emotionally?
YES. Too much, actually. It is scary how much I can relate to Pierce, and how much I feel for him despite the fact that he can be so awful. He's basically on the peripheral of the group. He's there, but he's not really a part of them (which is the source of much of his angst this season). He doesn't feel appreciated, he doesn't quite understand why he's having so much trouble relating to these people, and he just wants to be one of them. He wants to really be a part of something for once in his life.
4) How much do you like the fandom that this character comes from?
You know, I used to adore this fandom. It was fun and welcoming and full of awesome discussion, but then the season 1 finale happened and the fandom became very polarized, and you can really feel the tension between certain factions. The J/B shippers feel oppressed, the non-shippers feel superior to everyone, and the J/A shippers feel like everyone else is trying to piss in their sandbox and why can't they leave us alone? So, yeah. Still though, the discussions that happen are pretty awesome and wank is usually full of hilarious snark, so, it's not really bad at all. I think I just miss the days when everyone got along. And I really miss the days when the fandom didn't pit the women against each other (Britta vs Annie. Shirley doesn't seem to get much love)
5) Do you ship this character with any other character? Or, are you particularly intrigued by his/her relationship with any other character(s)?
Ahahahaha, I do, I do. PIERCE/BRITTA 4EVR!!!1!11! I just find their dynamic delightful, and I feel like he's extra obsessed with her and she's the only person who ever tries to take him seriously. Also, she's the only person that he's ever successful at zinging. Which is a weird reason to love them together, but I love that they are kind of on even footing with each other. I also enjoy the Pierce/Annie dynamic on a completely platonic level. She's basically the daughter that he wishes he had, and his feelings for her seem to be very genuine. He also seems to be the one who notices when Annie is missing or something is up with her, and he was touched that she believes in him, and they are just so darn sweet.
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