Disclaimer: I've read both the Les Miserables and the Phantom of the Opera novels. I've seen both musicals and respect both adaptations. Fantine is my favorite female character from Les Miserables. I could care less who Marius ends up with, and I do not sing On My Own to console my unrequited feelings for some cute guy in class. While Erik is my ( Read more... )

This has been something I've bottled up for ages, but today after reading a terrible fanfiction I can no longer contain it. Why does everybody seem to hate Raoul from Phantom of the Opera? He was a nice guy who cared about Christine, and to be honest as much as I like Christine paired with Erik I also like her with Raoul as well.

Category: Phantom of the Opera

Firstly, I haven't seen the new POTO film but I have read the novel and seen the musical. One thing that has been really bothering me is how many people out there hate Raoul. And when I mean hate, I mean HATE in such a way that only a fangirl can. Why is Raoul despised so?

( ERIKERIKERIK - where's Raoul? )