My 10 Favorite Television Characters
This is my first picspam ever. I hope someone enjoys. I know I enjoyed making it. Picking 10 was surprisingly easy. Here they are, comments are Y.
Listed in no particular order because I love them all equally.
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1. aeryn sun
John Crichton: I must be smarter than I look.
Aeryn Sun: That would be easy.
Aeryn Sun is the female lead all shows w/ a "kickass" heroine should aspire to. An absolute flawless combination of strength and vulnerability, she made loving her so very easy.
2. alec mc dowell
Max: What's that?
Alec: It's a hole in my body made by a bullet.
Oh, Alec. You were on a kind of silly show w/ increasingly silly writing and a lead who was kind of a betch. You were supposed to suck, too, but I'm glad you never got the memo. Here's to a shining star in a season of black hole; a steal-the-show character with suprising depth those writers never had the chance to plumb. I'm sorry your story was never told, but if the amount of fanfiction out there is any indication, the fans took care of that on their own.
3. temperance brennan
Brennan: I've noticed that very few people are scary once they've been poked in the eye.
I love this character. Highly-intelligent, controlling, and competent coating w/ a clueless, socially inept candy center. She's not the quintissential "kickass" female lead, she has issues, she questions everything even when it might be best not to, she can be cold, seemingly unfeeling, but with the best of intentions. Definitely not your cookie cutter television female. And that's a good thing.
4. sydney bristow
Sydney: I just wanted to rip his finger right off again. Does that make me a bad person?
She was the All-American Girl Next Door who could give James Bond insecurity issues. Did she keep all that awesome in her dimples? The world may never know.
5. lee adama
Lee Adama:I swore an oath... to defend the articles. The articles say there's an election in seven months. Now, if you're telling me we're throwing out the law, then I'm not a Captain, you're not a Commander and you are not the President. And I don't owe either of you a damned explanation for anything.
On a television show full of characters so good they should make emmy winners cry in undeserving shame, it's hard to choose a favorite. But here he is. The one I hope to see get his happy ending the most. The one who always does the right thing even if its wrong. The soldier-son-pilot-lover-hater-leader-politician-hero that I love.
6. veronica mars
Veronica: You're here for your looks. Why don't you leave the heavy thinking to me, sugarpants? Now go make yourself pretty.
Veronica Mars. You were, without a doubt, my home girl. How could one tiny girl be so impossibly full of all the world's fabulous? Your quippy one liners and unstoppable wit, smarts, charm and loyalty gave blondes everywhere a good name. If Nancy Drew was vanilla, Veronica Mars was chocolate chunk cherry w/ whip and sprinkles...served in a bowl crafted from pure epic win. I miss you.
7. ephram brown
Ephram: I'm sorry, I don't speak Dumbass.
Ephram Brown, how do I love thee? I could never count the ways. Just choosing a quote for this character is an undertaking. Was there anything he ever said that was not hilarious, insightful, sweet, raw, honest...or all of the above? He was bitter and sarcastic and sweet and sincere. He was great TV. Why do all the good ones get cancelled? Thanks for the memories.
8. felicity porter
Meghan:Man, I had you pegged as this uptight, no-fun, like, follow-the-rules kiss-ass bore.
Felicity :Well, actually that's much closer to my personality.
She was fickle, and real, and naive, and clueless, and wonderful. I blushed for her even while I admired her ability to be so open and honest. She was the good girl who actually got the guy, realized the dream is far from the reality, and matured because of it. What's not to love?
9. jim halpert
Jim: You know what? I would save the receptionist. Just wanted to clear that up.
Jim Halpert. The man I want to marry. Somewhere out there is a real-life downtrodden, floppy-haired, sincere guy finding excuses not to work by tormenting his co-workers w/ practical jokes and honing his dry wit. Someday, my prince will come.
10. kara thrace
Tyrol: What do you want to do now, Captain?
Starbuck: The same thing we always do. Fight them until we can't.
She's the most frakked up person on a television show of about 40,000 seriously frakked up people. That's impressive. She's a broken doll masquerading as an action hero. If Aeryn Sun is everything bright about a sci-fi kickass heroine, Kara Thrace is her shadow. She's everything you want in a strong female lead that you wished you'd never asked for. And no matter how I try, I can't stop loving her.
honorable mentions
john chrichton- love his crazy ass
ben covington- boy next door frakked up and beautiful
chloe sullivan- cooler than any other canon chick ever could be
seeley booth-strong character w/ a stong faith and great humour
juliet burke- she owns you, you just don't know it
dana scully- the first lady of kickass television females