Question meme

[lokifan]

Nabbed this off ginger_veela, since I share her need for a distraction.

Pick any character from the Harry Potter, BTVS/Angel, Doctor Who/Torchwood, White Collar, or Misfits universes and I'll answer the following questions:1) What is your opinion of this character? If you like, explain why you like him/her

Comments

[lokifan]

1) What is your opinion of this character? If you like, explain why you like him/her.

I like her; she's introduced as a bookworm, and younger sister to the Slayer. Her sister really is more special, and that sucks. She is totally messed up all through series six and nobody realises except Giles and Tara, who both leave (and Tara has to, after what Willow does). Everybody leaves her! :( I like how she develops: from the girl with a crush on Spike, utterly intrigued by him, to the girl who refuses to be friends with someone who tried to rape her sister. From the girl who feels perpetually left out and incompetent to the Watcher-in-training and HBIC of s7. She deals far more elegantly than Xander with being dismissed by the narrative.

2) Is he/she important to the general plot?

She's the McGuffin in s5, but never beyond that.

3) Can you relate to this character at all? Does he/she grip you emotionally?

I definitely feel for her a lot, even if I don't relate to her exactly.

4) How much do you like the fandom that this character comes from?

Like the fandom, love the source material :)

5) Do you ship this character with any other character? Or, are you particularly intrigued by his/her relationship with any other character(s)? (romance-wise or platonic)

I think her relationship with Spike is interesting - how she thinks he's great and actually sees him pretty clearly despite the hero-worship/crush, how he appoints himself her white knight, how they connect and comfort each other as the not-Scoobs who loved her best after Buffy's death, how Buffy and the affair keeps them apart then (and why they don't fight for each other), and how she chooses Buffy over him unequivocally. Which I think is great :) I missed their friendship, but I like that she didn't think the soul thing mattered that much and therefore won't forgive his souled self for older sins.

6) Is there anything about the character you would change?

Nope; I like it when she's whiny and bitchy to Buffy. I'd love to see her relationship with Faith back in the day.

7) If you were in the fandom with this character or knew this character in real life, how would you see yourself interacting with him/her? Would you get along well? Fall in love with him/her? Dislike? Have a friendly rivalry?

She's a bookworm type, gets up to naughty things, and she's very hot :) I reckon we'd get on.

8) Does this character make the cut as one of your all time favorites (if you like) or least favorites?

Yep! In my top five, anyway.

9) Would you hype up this character (if you like) or warn about this character (if you dislike) to someone new to fandom?

I'd tell them she gets better :)

10) Is this character popular with the fanbase?

Nope! Fans initially hated her for being whiny, and there's still not much in the way of fanworks about her - not even meta.