Unpopular Fannish Opinions

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So, first paper read through of the Darla fic raised the following points:

* Some of it is okay
* The POV character needs to be nastier
* The end is embarrassingly c**p.
* For goodness' sake, work out what exactly you want this story to say about Darla, can't you?

Fortunately, I have another three weeks to make it work, because something tells me I'm going to need every moment of them.

Expect more whinging on the subject later. In the meantime, you remember that 5 Unpopular Fannish Opinions meme that was doing the rounds a while back? I didn't do it of course, as I very rarely do memes and never while they're current, but while walking home, trying not to angst over the Darla fic (which was already displacement activity for not exploding with fury over the latest idiocies perpetrated by the minions of the Deathstar - don't ask), I started thinking about my 5 most unpopular (at least I think they are) fannish opinions.

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1) Riley is a sweetie-pie. Erm, well not quite perhaps, but I can't help liking the big idiot. He has all the makings of a nice person even if he did fall down badly in BtVS season 5. And besides, the poor bloke's married a robot and doesn't even seem to realise it. That should be payback enough, shouldn't it?

2) I love Cordy in AtS season 3 (except for the blonde hair). I don't think she was made into 'Saint' Cordy. I think she just grew up. And Angel/Cordy totally convinces me.

3) I prefer canon Spike/Buffy to fanfic Spike/Buffy. I actually find it quite difficult to read the pairing in fanfic and don't often do so. There are complicated reasons for this which I won't go into here, but suffice it to say my favourite Spike/Buffy fanfic is What She Deserves by herself_nyc. That might give those of you who've read it a clue where I'm coming from.

4) I don't think the scene in Empty Places where the Scoobies throw Buffy out of the house puts them in a bad light. I think what happened was necessary for both sides, Buffy because she needed time to sort her head out and realise she'd been coming on too strong, and the Scoobies to vent their feelings which they'd been bottling up for so long. They're not Buffy's cheerleading squad (that's Spike's job), they're human beings who've given and given until they can't give any more. Not without a rest and a chance to clear the air anyway.

5) Dollhouse is a better show than Firefly.

Oh what the hell. Might as well add a 6th for luck.

6) The BSG finale was great.

Comments

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1) I like Riley the same way I like Superman. He's really nice and I wouldn't mind being saved by him and in real life, and given a choice, he'd be the one I'd choose as a life partner, but he's just not as interesting as Batman or the Joker.

2) I love Cordy. Period. OTOH, I loathe Touched by a Cordy, evol Cordy and all things Cordy/Connor that don't involve the diapering of his ass. My favorite line of dialogue of all time is a Cordy line about tact and true stuff.

3) So very much yes and finding that kind of fic is incredibly difficult.

4) I agree.

5) I'm not so sure yet. I'm having some serious difficulties with Eliza's range that I never had with Sarah or any of the actors on Firefly. The potential is there, though.

6) The BSG finale was great. It would have been perfect if I'd gotten a little closure WRT Starbuck who, penis or no penis has always been my favorite BSG character. I found her simple disappearance to be jarring and unfulfilling.

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but he's just not as interesting as Batman or the Joker.

Quite true. He is a little dull, unfortunately. Nice, though (or mostly).

Glad you like Cordy, and agree with you that Cordy/Connor was horrible.

And another person who liked the BSG finale. Good to know. I love Starbuck too.