Re: To me, Patinkin will always be Inigo Montoyalynnez59December 5 2010, 18:07:55 UTC
I get possessive about my Reid and my Goren,
I get that -- I mean you see how stumbly and "butbutbut" I get when defending myEames...so I get it. But I also like talking about this stuff and hearing how/why (there has to be why) other people see these same characters differently because we all place parts of ourselves in them when we write them and the fact that we want to write them at all I think would speak to the fact that we identify with these characters for reason or another, though what this is may be completely different.
For instance, I was thinking and I think why the Haley thing bothered me is because I come from a single mother home and Haley has essentialy been a single mom (Hotch even admits as much in that episode) and I just would have been so utterly lost without my mom growing up and I think I'm just imagining a little too much what Jack would be going through. Though Hotch has put more considerable effort than my dad would but that's a different conversation.
I do really like that episode "Revelations" -- who knew Dawson could actually act.
And I don't eat anything with 4 legs so, no jumbo rats for me, please.
4-legged animals are tastygoddessdsterDecember 5 2010, 20:24:31 UTC
Oh, I think it's an interesting discussion to have. I mean, squeeing is fun, but unproductive. Thing is, if identifying with a character is a prerequisite for writing them (and I agree with you there), then I don't know why I want to write Reid. As much as I love him, I don't see parts of myself in him. But I do think he's the most complex character on a show filled with complex characters. He's also the most emotionally cut-off, which may be something I DO actually identify with, so there is something.
But mostly, I was happy just loving CM the same way I love Bones and NCIS, no need to write more stories. I believe my desire to write in it is partly because the fandom is filled with crappy writers, and I want to write something I would want to read, and partly because Reid is a fascinating character to me, and I guess I want to get to know my Reid better. Through his hair.
I get that -- I mean you see how stumbly and "butbutbut" I get when defending myEames...so I get it. But I also like talking about this stuff and hearing how/why (there has to be why) other people see these same characters differently because we all place parts of ourselves in them when we write them and the fact that we want to write them at all I think would speak to the fact that we identify with these characters for reason or another, though what this is may be completely different.
For instance, I was thinking and I think why the Haley thing bothered me is because I come from a single mother home and Haley has essentialy been a single mom (Hotch even admits as much in that episode) and I just would have been so utterly lost without my mom growing up and I think I'm just imagining a little too much what Jack would be going through. Though Hotch has put more considerable effort than my dad would but that's a different conversation.
I do really like that episode "Revelations" -- who knew Dawson could actually act.
And I don't eat anything with 4 legs so, no jumbo rats for me, please.
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But mostly, I was happy just loving CM the same way I love Bones and NCIS, no need to write more stories. I believe my desire to write in it is partly because the fandom is filled with crappy writers, and I want to write something I would want to read, and partly because Reid is a fascinating character to me, and I guess I want to get to know my Reid better. Through his hair.
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