It's the fandom version of peer pressure!

[rogueslayer452]

Because I am being spammy and a sheep and apparently bored, and all the cool kids are doing them, therefore I must be a fandom meme whore too:

MEME #1: Name a character from one of my fandoms, and I will tell you my top 3 moments or scenes (or at least 3 of my favorites) of them.

MEME #2: Name a fandom, and I'll give you the scoop on at least three of my unpopular opinions related to that fandom.

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[mfirefly10.livejournal.com]

Meme 1: Faith Lehane
Meme 2: Firefly

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Character: Faith Lehane

1. The scene when Angel captured her and tried to reform her from her destructive ways for the first time. I think it really says a lot about Angel and how, I think, he sees a lot of himself in her. Especially when it continues into AtS and he attempts intervention once again, and it succeeds. There are a lot of emotional points here for Faith and how, out of everyone including Buffy, it was Angel who was able to get through to her. I think having that kind of relationship between the two was ultimately very sweet and beautiful. You could tell that Faith looks up to Angel and trusts him because of that. I mean, come on, he visited her when she was in jail (perhaps periodically for a while). I really wish there could've been more scenes with them.

2. The episodes where Buffy and Faith did the body swap. If anything that showed just how amazing their acting was, particularly on Eliza's end. Very convincing when they were playing off one another.

3. I liked it when Faith was spiraling downward and hit rock bottom, not that I liked seeing my girl getting hurt and confusion but I felt it was necessary for her to hit that bottom in order to regain herself once again. I like stories like that, and even long afterward Faith is still paying her debts for what she'd done. I identified a lot with Faith more than I did with Buffy, which is why she's my favorite character out of either show. Because she is my girl and I love her dearly. ♥

Here's a bonus: for the completely shallow moments, her dancing scenes. At the Bronze with Buffy and then in Angel combining her dancing with fighting. Sexy Faith is sexy. ;)


Unpopular Opinions: Firefly

1. I think I would've preferred more of Mal's bitterness as seen in the pilot and even in the movie rather than the lightheartedness for the rest of the series. I mean sure, Nathan Fillion is hilarious and making with the funny is always a nice touch, but to me Mal had a harder side to him and we should have seen more of that instead of every once in a while. Of course we all know this was the effect from FOX suggesting that change, but whatever.

2. I don't get the whole Mal/River pairing. I think they are more father-daughter like than for a romantic kind of couple thing. But this is coming from someone who ships Simon/River so, y'know.

3. Even though it was shocking, I understood the reason for Wash's death. You can't have everyone live in that kind of universe, otherwise it would've seemed unrealistic and too perfect particularly for a crew like theirs. I also have a feeling that if the show had gone on for another season or so we would have seen even more character deaths. So yeah, loved Wash and cried when he died but it was a necessity and I applaud Joss for going that risky route towards such a beloved character.

[mfirefly10.livejournal.com]

Love those Faith scenes. Then again, I love pretty much every Faith scene from BOTH shows so...kinda biased:).

ITA with 1 and 2. Had FOX not demanded it, there's no doubt in my mind that we would've seen dark!Mal through most of the series. And like you, I would've preferred that. There were plenty of other characters to carry the light-heartedness. And I don't get any of ther River pairings so...Mal/River actually bothers me less than Jayne/River. The only River pairing that I could even stomach would be Kaylee/River and even that, I have issues with.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Hee, yeah, I'm pretty biased too when it comes to Faith. She's my homegirl and all her scenes and moments are worth the mention. ♥

I think, aside from Simon, River shouldn't be with anyone else other than a platonic way. I mean I have no issues with different pairings but, honestly, I can't see her with anyone else romantically simply because of her vulnerability which I can't get passed.