a ramble about Victor Henriksen

[sargraf]

"Everybody’s got a sob story, but not everybody becomes a killer."Victor Henriksen was in a total of only four episodes and only three of those while he was alive. Yet even though he's been dead for going on five seasons now, I still think of him constantly, and I fill the void of his presence with headcanon that feels more real than his death. I

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[arliss]

I completely agree. Every word. Thanks for saying what I've felt, but could only make helpless gestures at, attempting to explain.

[sargraf]

Victor was such a great character. <3333

[halfshellvenus]

He isn't my favorite of the secondary characters (Rufus probably gets that title), but he was a really awesome recurring character and you stated all of the reasons why so very eloquently.

He knew what he was doing, and why. When he got new information, he re-evaluated and moved forward on the inclusive results.

One of the tropes I like in writing is when seemingly "criminal" protagonists come up against a good law&order character who is pursuing them to the best of his/her ability. I love the dichotomy of both parties doing what they know to be the right thing and having it produce conflict because both are true to themselves.

[sargraf]

That is one of my favorite tropes, too. I love it when the antagonist is as much in the right as the protagonist, to the best knowledge, and both are working to protect people from perceived threats. When it's well done, it makes such beautiful storytelling. \o/

[silverruffian]

I understand that supporting characters have to die, to provide drama and to propel the heroes forward, like you said, but SPN disposes of really good characters like Victor, Rufus, Bobby and Gordon Walker (not to mention Ellen and Jo) way too much and too often. The new characters (if any) who replace them don't seem to measure up. Thank you for sharing this.

[sargraf]

Yeah, I'm not a fan of stories set in very dangerous settings where nobody ever dies because it takes the edge out. I like the trope "anybody can die," but I like for it to stick and not just be momentary drama for the heroes. But SPN has become a little ridiculous about it, even (or especially) with Sam and Dean, and I think at this point, they need to kill characters less often and with more meaning when it happens, rather than the rotating door they have now. :/