I like Bela too, or at least the idea of Bela. She was great in Bad Day, and she was swesome in Fresh Blood, simply because she really was freaked out by Gordon and played it cool. And I do think she believed the boys could handle Gordon, because she did seem mildly taken aback when she found out that Gordon had an accomplice. (Two against one? Easy. Two against two? Uh oh.)
I like Lauren Cohen too, if only because she does come across as intelligent in her few interviews. And she is/was a theater actress, which I respect anyway.
*phew* That being said, I can see why Bela isn't working right now. Ironically, I think if it wasn't for Red Sky, I don't think as many people would be upset.
I really like the idea of Bela, I just haven't seen anything on screen to make me like the reality. I don't actually hate her, I just feel frustrated by her character.
I am hoping they can pull something off to change my mind though (but I think that Red Sky really messed up their chances). I do hope it isn't as straightforward as "shattered under a glossy surface", that feels too...easy? Too cheap? Or maybe just too familiar. Part of me really hopes she isn't broken, that there's something else at play. Something that would actually surprise me.
Edited to remove excessive use of the word "really".
I'm going to sit down next to this post, and say encouraging things. :D
I like Bela -- I hope they don't go the route of redeeming her, or making her overly sympathetic, too quickly. But I think she's got layers and reasons for what she does. I'm fascinated by how she doesn't fit and yet is a perfectly logical sort of person to exist in the SPN 'verse. Why NOT someone who is in this for mercenary reasons? It's another facet. She has no powers (that we can see), she's smart and resourceful and manipulative and practical and I agree with you on the damage. Watching her interact with Dean and Sam is just plain fun.
See, I liked the idea of Bela, but I don't like how they've sort of.... shoehorned her in to a few episodes in a way that didn't feel organic to the show. I really didn't like Red Sky at Morning at all - aside from the boys in suits, I really thought it would have been a better story to tell minus the Bela part of hte storyline. I fully admit that I don't like it when people make the boys look bad, but it's getting to the point where they look like complete imbeciles next to her, and that's somewhat irritating. This has nothing to do with Lauren, or a woman of the show OMG, or anything... I want to like Bela, I do, and I have a history of liking antiheroes and mercenary characters... but I just don't like what they've chosen to do with her so far
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She was great in Bad Day, and she was swesome in Fresh Blood, simply because she really was freaked out by Gordon and played it cool. And I do think she believed the boys could handle Gordon, because she did seem mildly taken aback when she found out that Gordon had an accomplice. (Two against one? Easy. Two against two? Uh oh.)
I like Lauren Cohen too, if only because she does come across as intelligent in her few interviews. And she is/was a theater actress, which I respect anyway.
*phew* That being said, I can see why Bela isn't working right now. Ironically, I think if it wasn't for Red Sky, I don't think as many people would be upset.
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I am hoping they can pull something off to change my mind though (but I think that Red Sky really messed up their chances). I do hope it isn't as straightforward as "shattered under a glossy surface", that feels too...easy? Too cheap? Or maybe just too familiar. Part of me really hopes she isn't broken, that there's something else at play. Something that would actually surprise me.
Edited to remove excessive use of the word "really".
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I like Bela -- I hope they don't go the route of redeeming her, or making her overly sympathetic, too quickly. But I think she's got layers and reasons for what she does. I'm fascinated by how she doesn't fit and yet is a perfectly logical sort of person to exist in the SPN 'verse. Why NOT someone who is in this for mercenary reasons? It's another facet. She has no powers (that we can see), she's smart and resourceful and manipulative and practical and I agree with you on the damage. Watching her interact with Dean and Sam is just plain fun.
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