As the next commenters specified the HoME and the Silmarillion, respectively, I'll pretend you said "LotR" ;)
1. The character I first fell in love with
Where to I start? Gandalf, Strider, Galadriel, Éomer, Éowyn, Faramir, Sam, Ioreth. I think that's about right.
2. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now
Sam. I felt pretty indifferent about him in the beginning, but as the story went on, he grew on me for obvious reasons. Now, I think he rocks the whole story and did all along. Even Sean Astin's sometimes hamfisted acting couldn't change that.
3. The character everyone else loves that I don’t
"Everyone else" is such a big word. But I really don't give a damn about either Legolas or Glorfindel, and I know that many people adore those two. Ok, let's be honest. Glorfindel I mostly just don't care about. But Legolas? Due to over-exposure in the movies, stupid oliphaunt stunts etc., and the really rabid sort of fangirl, I hate the poor fellow - even in the books, where he hasn't actually done anything wrong.
Not counting those who made it into the published Sil... Eriol comes to mind first, so we'll let him be it.
2. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now
Hm. Did the HoME make me change my mind about anyone? If we include the Unfinished Tales, then I definitely wouldn't have expected to love Númenor as much as I do now, but that's not a character.
3. The character everyone else loves that I don’t
Another "not a character, but a place" thing - I really don't feel particularly inspired by Gondolin. Shameful, I know! But I can't muster more than a half-hearted interest in the Rolling Stone Singing Rock. :P
4. The character I love that everyone else hates
I still like Beren and Lúthien. :P
5. The character I used to love but don’t any longer
*ponders* Can't think of any. Aldarion if we include the Unfinished Tales - I loved him in the beginning but grew to dislike him along with Erendis, so to say.
IIRC, on my first read I was sort of fascinated by Maedhros (first by the sound of his name, and then the awesome rescue story); but I only "fell in love" very late in the book -- with Eärendil. I'm still very fond of him (even though I want to slap him, too). Every now and then, my brain returns into Eärendil fangirl modus. It probably needs that to recover from the overwhelming Fëanorian presence ;)
2. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now
Fëanor and his sons. On my first read, I pretty much followed the book's bias, so they were very clever and brilliant people but mostly villains. Needless to say, by now I'm firmly in the Fëanorian camp and not likely to leave it again...
3. The character everyone else loves that I don’t
Again, "everyone else" is saying too much. But I know Ecthelion, Glorfindel and Erestor are hugely popular, and I really can't get myself interested in them.
4. The character I love that everyone else hates"Everyone else" is... anyway, I have a
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GoT vs. Bechdel entry? Sounds intriguing, do post!
1. The character I first fell in love with
KAYLEEEEEEEE
2. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now
River. Initially, I just found her really annoying and weird? I only realised by and by how awesome she is underneath all the trauma.
3. The character everyone else loves that I don’t
I... can't think of any universally beloved Firefly character that I don't like, I think. I'm not all that excited about Simon, I guess; he's trying too hard. I know where it's coming from, but I know if I had to be around him in real life, I wouldn't be able to stop rolling my eyes.
4. The character I love that everyone else hates
I don't think that applies. I mean, I kinda like Jayne, but it's not like everybody else hates him.
5. The character I used to love but don’t any longer
Saffron, I guess? I liked her when I was still buying into her innocent backwater maiden spiel (yes, it was OTT, but some things in Firefly are that and still are played straight), and still kinda
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1. The character I first fell in love with
Where to I start? Gandalf, Strider, Galadriel, Éomer, Éowyn, Faramir, Sam, Ioreth. I think that's about right.
2. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now
Sam. I felt pretty indifferent about him in the beginning, but as the story went on, he grew on me for obvious reasons. Now, I think he rocks the whole story and did all along. Even Sean Astin's sometimes hamfisted acting couldn't change that.
3. The character everyone else loves that I don’t
"Everyone else" is such a big word. But I really don't give a damn about either Legolas or Glorfindel, and I know that many people adore those two. Ok, let's be honest. Glorfindel I mostly just don't care about. But Legolas? Due to over-exposure in the movies, stupid oliphaunt stunts etc., and the really rabid sort of fangirl, I hate the poor fellow - even in the books, where he hasn't actually done anything wrong.
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1. The character I first fell in love with
Not counting those who made it into the published Sil... Eriol comes to mind first, so we'll let him be it.
2. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now
Hm. Did the HoME make me change my mind about anyone? If we include the Unfinished Tales, then I definitely wouldn't have expected to love Númenor as much as I do now, but that's not a character.
3. The character everyone else loves that I don’t
Another "not a character, but a place" thing - I really don't feel particularly inspired by Gondolin. Shameful, I know! But I can't muster more than a half-hearted interest in the Rolling Stone Singing Rock. :P
4. The character I love that everyone else hates
I still like Beren and Lúthien. :P
5. The character I used to love but don’t any longer
*ponders* Can't think of any. Aldarion if we include the Unfinished Tales - I loved him in the beginning but grew to dislike him along with Erendis, so to say.
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IIRC, on my first read I was sort of fascinated by Maedhros (first by the sound of his name, and then the awesome rescue story); but I only "fell in love" very late in the book -- with Eärendil. I'm still very fond of him (even though I want to slap him, too). Every now and then, my brain returns into Eärendil fangirl modus. It probably needs that to recover from the overwhelming Fëanorian presence ;)
2. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now
Fëanor and his sons. On my first read, I pretty much followed the book's bias, so they were very clever and brilliant people but mostly villains. Needless to say, by now I'm firmly in the Fëanorian camp and not likely to leave it again...
3. The character everyone else loves that I don’t
Again, "everyone else" is saying too much. But I know Ecthelion, Glorfindel and Erestor are hugely popular, and I really can't get myself interested in them.
4. The character I love that everyone else hates"Everyone else" is... anyway, I have a ( ... )
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(I should do this one. It's not like people are waiting for my GoT-vs-Bechdel-entry. Nope. More filler! :D)
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1. The character I first fell in love with
KAYLEEEEEEEE
2. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now
River. Initially, I just found her really annoying and weird? I only realised by and by how awesome she is underneath all the trauma.
3. The character everyone else loves that I don’t
I... can't think of any universally beloved Firefly character that I don't like, I think. I'm not all that excited about Simon, I guess; he's trying too hard. I know where it's coming from, but I know if I had to be around him in real life, I wouldn't be able to stop rolling my eyes.
4. The character I love that everyone else hates
I don't think that applies. I mean, I kinda like Jayne, but it's not like everybody else hates him.
5. The character I used to love but don’t any longer
Saffron, I guess? I liked her when I was still buying into her innocent backwater maiden spiel (yes, it was OTT, but some things in Firefly are that and still are played straight), and still kinda ( ... )
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