some love for the ladies...

[inkandfakefurs]

Sort of prompted by this secret on fandomsecrets . As a slasher, I tend to spend a lot of time squeeing over the boys - but this post is all about the ladies.

Some of the female characters I've adored over the years (and I do mean years - Uhura might have been my first crush). In some cases I might have problems with the storylines they were given or the way

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[narie]

Oh Scully. When I was 14 and conflicted, my highest aspiration was to wear knit jumpers like the ones she wore. Consequently, I do not like looking at photos of my young self. But I still like Scully. Save for the fact that she never learned anything from episode to episode, and despite the twenty billion times that Mulder's cracktastic explanation for the monster of the week was right, she always held her to her 'well, OBVIOUSLY it cannot be aliens, Mulder, don't be ridiculous!' but this something to take up with the screen writers, not with Gillian Anderson, I suspect.

Also, I submit the following awesome characters for your consideration:
Tsukino Usagi, from the live action version of Sailor Moon
Tenjou Utena from Shoujo Kakumei Utena (this is a show I think you would like, actually. It's dastardly difficult to get a hold of because the DVDs have been discontinued, but if you ever come across it as downloadable fansubs, omg go for it. And send me the link.)
Pretty much the entire female cast of Battlestar Galactica

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Heh, I totally agree with you about Scully! She was definitely one of the characters I was thinking of when I said I didn't necessary like how they were used in the text! But I loved her so much back then - and I still do. Fortunately I was too young to wear shoulder-padded pant-suits (I think that's the right word), or I'd be cringing even more at old photos of me (they're bad enough!).

I've never seen the new BSG, but I've heard quite a lot of squeeing about it? And the opposite of squeeing about the finale. ;) Is it worth checking out?

Ah - I thought this rang a bell, but I'm more used to it being referred to as Revolutionary Girl Utena. I've never seen it, but I thought it sounded interesting. Hmm - I'll have to keep an eye out. I've only recently got into manga & anime and it's just like when I first started to explore 'older' music - total kid in a sweet shop time. ;D

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[narie]

Well, I did draw the line at the knit jumpers, but let me tell you, they did feature predominantly in my wardrobe. I was completely

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[inkandfakefurs]

That's high recommendation! ;D I know what you mean, though - I have so many series that I love that I could tear to pieces on an objective level

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[narie]

Yeah, exactly. But totally worth it. Just make sure you start at the miniseries and set aside a healthy chunk of time, because it is engrossing