Fred: Still Not Impressed
Alrighty, for those who wanted to see some AtS snarkage from me, here ya go. It's probably not gonna be a regular occurrence because, really, AtS doesn't inspire me to write much anyway. But watching Fredless again sparked a rant
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...so he couldn't save her.
As for the damsel thing--two points make a line, not a pattern.
Key point: I'm going off vague recollections of my previous viewing. In those recollections, I can't remember many instances of Fred actually doing anything, besides in the Jasmine arc. Yeah, she thinks. But she's also often put in peril to be rescued by the guys (I recall her being taken hostage on a few occasions). Very, very rarely does she actually save herself.
And, yeah, her death her as a damsel because it has the men getting together to grunt and rescue her in manly fashion. Which is pretty much par for the course for her character.
When the signatory episode for a character has an unsubtle set up for her being the damsel who will not be a damsel anymore...and then doesn't really follow through...well, that's just a muddled mess. Especially when you bookend it with her final episode having her struggle to find a cure while protesting that she's not a damsel in distress, right before Wesley sweeps her up and takes her back to her death bed while the menfolk try to save her.
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And yeah, we're just gonna have to agree to disagree on the Fred bit. Though I'm sure I'm in the minority here, which isn't new ;)
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You're ruining my fun!
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I totally would indulge you. However, I plan on passing out in the next five minutes. Already way pass my bed time :P
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Sleep well, then. I'll just try to pick a fight with the next commenter. :)
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