Bring Them Together
Hi everyone, happy Tuesday! I'm awake, so I'll go ahead and post this now.
One of the wonderful things about BSG is that it has such a great ensemble cast, but as with any show, inevitably you wind up liking some characters more than others. Today I'd like to do a small thought experiment: Everyone pick a character that you are not fond of (can be a main character, secondary character, super minor character, they're all open.) Then, think of how you could do a scene, episode, or fic between that character and Kara or Lee. Lock the two of them in a room together, send them on a dangerous mission, get them drunk, whatever you want. But the goal here is to see if you can use Kara and/or Lee to "raise the game" of the character who normally doesn't work for you. How could throwing them in with Kara or Lee help develop an underdeveloped side of the character, make them interesting where they usually bore you, or create conflict that shows their deeper side? How would you handle them to make them shine brighter than they did on the show? What storyline would make you want this character around?
Obviously you can change canon around all you want, or go totally AU. Also, even though this is asking about people's least favorite characters, it's not meant to be about character bashing so much as character salvaging :)
One of the wonderful things about BSG is that it has such a great ensemble cast, but as with any show, inevitably you wind up liking some characters more than others. Today I'd like to do a small thought experiment: Everyone pick a character that you are not fond of (can be a main character, secondary character, super minor character, they're all open.) Then, think of how you could do a scene, episode, or fic between that character and Kara or Lee. Lock the two of them in a room together, send them on a dangerous mission, get them drunk, whatever you want. But the goal here is to see if you can use Kara and/or Lee to "raise the game" of the character who normally doesn't work for you. How could throwing them in with Kara or Lee help develop an underdeveloped side of the character, make them interesting where they usually bore you, or create conflict that shows their deeper side? How would you handle them to make them shine brighter than they did on the show? What storyline would make you want this character around?
Obviously you can change canon around all you want, or go totally AU. Also, even though this is asking about people's least favorite characters, it's not meant to be about character bashing so much as character salvaging :)