Honestly, I was so excited about the concept of Bela. I think she could have been such an awesome character, and it really hurts me to see such great potential go to waste, but the writers screwed up completely. :-/
I don't read Bela fic but I guess your fanon Bela is the kind of character I was hoping for us that never got delivered.
The beauty about SPN was that you didn't need the fanfic because it was all on the show.
I honestly think Bela could have been awesome if they'd toned her down a bit from the beginning. You know, let her be scared once in a while, get conned by the boys for once. Give her some damn flaws, and don't let her get away with everything. Part of why Bad Day At Black Rock works so well for me because Dean is just as smart as Bela is, and they play cat and mouse and in the end, they're even.
I think if the boys and Bela were portrayed more as equals when it comes to wit and flaws, she would have worked far better.
Sadly I think the character is too far gone to tone her down now...
See I think the flaws are there in the way Lauren plays her. To me Bela isn't always in charge, she definitely doesn't come across to me as 'better' than the boys. She's good at what she does, and what she does is rip people off. Because we're seeing her rip off the boys that hurts - and I'm not in the slightest bit saying she's in the right in anything she's done. But the reactions Lauren puts into her portrayal of the character seem to show to me that she is flawed, deeply.
And she will (as my mum would have said) be getting her comeuppance any day soon. Pride goes before a fall they say, Bela's heading for a massive fall - I'm just still hoping there's something to salvage when she hits the ground.
Unfortunately not this time around - I'm trying to talk myself out of going to the BSG con in November this year because I've already hit my quota of cons per year...
I think there are a couple of others on my flist who are going though - I'll put out some feelers to see who is!
I cant wait to meet her either! Im not crazy about the accent but gosh, its gonna rock having both Katie and Lauren there and I dont care what people say! ha! :)
I love the fact that here is this woman on the show who every time she meets up with the Winchesters, she ends up coming out on top. *g*
Also, I agree. I'm very intrigued by her enigmatic nature and her amazing capitalism. I think there's definitely something going on there (which I've touched upon a bit trying to play her in an online RPG . . . my Bela's background involves what I think is probably a sibling (sister, most likely) getting possessed and then summarily dying when a couple of hunters show up to "save" her).
Personally, I have a couple of theories on Bela and why she nabbed the Colt, both character-wise and story structure-wise. I'm trying to work them out for a fic, in fact. . . .
But, yes. There is Bela love. Ruby, now. . . . Her I mostly dislike because I live in fear of her being on the level. Also, some of the actress's early timing on some of her lines seemed off to me.
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I don't read Bela fic but I guess your fanon Bela is the kind of character I was hoping for us that never got delivered.
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And if it doesn't? That's what fanfic's for, right?
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I honestly think Bela could have been awesome if they'd toned her down a bit from the beginning. You know, let her be scared once in a while, get conned by the boys for once. Give her some damn flaws, and don't let her get away with everything. Part of why Bad Day At Black Rock works so well for me because Dean is just as smart as Bela is, and they play cat and mouse and in the end, they're even.
I think if the boys and Bela were portrayed more as equals when it comes to wit and flaws, she would have worked far better.
Sadly I think the character is too far gone to tone her down now...
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And she will (as my mum would have said) be getting her comeuppance any day soon. Pride goes before a fall they say, Bela's heading for a massive fall - I'm just still hoping there's something to salvage when she hits the ground.
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Also YAY for Bela! I like Bela too and you gave such excellent reasons why!
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That fic has been sitting unfinished for weeks now - I'm so glad to finally get it out there!
Bela has such awesome potential, I really hope they don't abandon any story line they had for her in favour of finishing the season quickly.
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I think there are a couple of others on my flist who are going though - I'll put out some feelers to see who is!
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Also, I agree. I'm very intrigued by her enigmatic nature and her amazing capitalism. I think there's definitely something going on there (which I've touched upon a bit trying to play her in an online RPG . . . my Bela's background involves what I think is probably a sibling (sister, most likely) getting possessed and then summarily dying when a couple of hunters show up to "save" her).
Personally, I have a couple of theories on Bela and why she nabbed the Colt, both character-wise and story structure-wise. I'm trying to work them out for a fic, in fact. . . .
But, yes. There is Bela love. Ruby, now. . . . Her I mostly dislike because I live in fear of her being on the level. Also, some of the actress's early timing on some of her lines seemed off to me.
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