Haters to the Left
Day Three: A female character you hated but grew to love
This one is tough. First off, I don't generally bother to waste my emotional energy enough to hate on anyone, real or fictional. Just ain't worth it. And second, what sort of fictional character is the type you ought to hate, anyways? Villains? They're often the ones who make a show worth watching. Poorly written, stereotypical characters? Blame the writers, not the written, I say. Boring characters? I'm too apathetic about them to muster up hate.
So I'll cheat a little and name a character I have strong, very mixed feelings about:
Buffy Summers from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
I'm pretty sure my feelings about Buffy have way more to do with me than her. While her character certainly changed quite a bit as the show progressed (we were all meant to dislike her a bit in Season Six, right?), my character was changing as well. Oh, the teenage years... So sometimes I'd come home from high school, flip on the TV, and then get irritated at ditzy, wannabe-cheerleader Buffy because she reminded me of my annoying lab partner. Depressed!Buffy angered me like no other because I (like so many teenagers) was a mess of emotions, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer was suppose to be my escapist television, damnit! But kickass!Buffy was, well, kickass, and that's what Buffy always returned to being when she save the world yet again. I love kickass Buffy.
And here are the rest of the days for this meme:
Day One: Favorite lead female character: Veronica Palmer from Better Off Ted
Day Two: Favorite supporting female character: Natalie Hurley from Sports Night
Day Four: A female character you relate to:
Day Five: Favorite female character on a male-driven show:
Day Six: Favorite female-driven show:
Day Seven: A female character that needs more screen time:
Day Eight: Favorite female character in a comedy show:
Day Nine: Favorite female character in a drama show:
Day Ten: Favorite female character in a scifi/supernatural show:
Day Eleven: Favorite female character in a children’s show:
Day Twelve: Favorite female character in a movie:
Day Thirteen: Favorite female character in a book:
Day Fourteen: Favorite older female character:
Day Fifteen: Favorite female character growth arc:
Day Sixteen: Favorite mother character:
Day Seventeen: Favorite warrior female character:
Day Eighteen: Favorite non-warrior female character:
Day Nineteen: Favorite non-human female character:
Day Twenty: Favorite female antagonist:
Day Twenty-One: Favorite female character screwed over by canon:
Day Twenty-Two: Favorite female character you love but everyone else hates:
Day Twenty-Three: Favorite female platonic relationship:
Day Twenty-Four: Favorite female romantic relationship:
Day Twenty-Five: Favorite mother/daughter and/or sister relationship:
Day Twenty-Six: Favorite classical female character (from pre-20th century literature or mythology or the like):
Day Twenty-Seven: A female character you have extensive personal canon for:
Day Twenty-Eight: Favorite female writer (television, books, movies, etc.):
Day Twenty-Nine: A female-centric fic rec:
Day Thirty: Whatever you’d like!:
This one is tough. First off, I don't generally bother to waste my emotional energy enough to hate on anyone, real or fictional. Just ain't worth it. And second, what sort of fictional character is the type you ought to hate, anyways? Villains? They're often the ones who make a show worth watching. Poorly written, stereotypical characters? Blame the writers, not the written, I say. Boring characters? I'm too apathetic about them to muster up hate.
So I'll cheat a little and name a character I have strong, very mixed feelings about:
Buffy Summers from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
I'm pretty sure my feelings about Buffy have way more to do with me than her. While her character certainly changed quite a bit as the show progressed (we were all meant to dislike her a bit in Season Six, right?), my character was changing as well. Oh, the teenage years... So sometimes I'd come home from high school, flip on the TV, and then get irritated at ditzy, wannabe-cheerleader Buffy because she reminded me of my annoying lab partner. Depressed!Buffy angered me like no other because I (like so many teenagers) was a mess of emotions, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer was suppose to be my escapist television, damnit! But kickass!Buffy was, well, kickass, and that's what Buffy always returned to being when she save the world yet again. I love kickass Buffy.
And here are the rest of the days for this meme:
Day One: Favorite lead female character: Veronica Palmer from Better Off Ted
Day Two: Favorite supporting female character: Natalie Hurley from Sports Night
Day Four: A female character you relate to:
Day Five: Favorite female character on a male-driven show:
Day Six: Favorite female-driven show:
Day Seven: A female character that needs more screen time:
Day Eight: Favorite female character in a comedy show:
Day Nine: Favorite female character in a drama show:
Day Ten: Favorite female character in a scifi/supernatural show:
Day Eleven: Favorite female character in a children’s show:
Day Twelve: Favorite female character in a movie:
Day Thirteen: Favorite female character in a book:
Day Fourteen: Favorite older female character:
Day Fifteen: Favorite female character growth arc:
Day Sixteen: Favorite mother character:
Day Seventeen: Favorite warrior female character:
Day Eighteen: Favorite non-warrior female character:
Day Nineteen: Favorite non-human female character:
Day Twenty: Favorite female antagonist:
Day Twenty-One: Favorite female character screwed over by canon:
Day Twenty-Two: Favorite female character you love but everyone else hates:
Day Twenty-Three: Favorite female platonic relationship:
Day Twenty-Four: Favorite female romantic relationship:
Day Twenty-Five: Favorite mother/daughter and/or sister relationship:
Day Twenty-Six: Favorite classical female character (from pre-20th century literature or mythology or the like):
Day Twenty-Seven: A female character you have extensive personal canon for:
Day Twenty-Eight: Favorite female writer (television, books, movies, etc.):
Day Twenty-Nine: A female-centric fic rec:
Day Thirty: Whatever you’d like!: