waiting for laundry to dry...

[aftertherockets]

So I do memes. (I promise I'm going to finish the Paint one. My computer is soooo slow, though.)


For each of your fandoms, name:
1. Characters you absolutely worship
2. Characters you like
3. Characters you could take or leave
4. Characters you don't really care for
5. Characters you'd like to spork


Buffy:
1. Oz, Giles, Willow, Angelus
2. Buffy, Xander, Tara, Andrew, Jonathan, Angel, Drusilla, The Mayor, Faith, Joyce
3. Anya, Warren, Dawn, pre-chip Spike, Harmony, Glory
4. Cordelia, post-chip/soul Spike, Riley, The Master
5. Kennedy omg DIE, also most of the Potentials, the First

Angel:
1. Angel, Wesley, Darla
2. Lindsey, Cordelia before mid-S3, Gunn, Doyle, Illyria
3. Lorne, Lilah, Harmony, Connor
4. Cordelia after mid-S3, Fred, Holtz, Spike
5. Kate, Justine

Firefly:
1. Captain Mal, Kaylee
2. Wash, Jayne, River, Badger
3. Zoe, Simon, Book, Inara, Saffron
4. Atherton
5. No sporkable characters, really

Farscape:
1. Crichton, Aeryn, Stark, Scorpius, Harvey
2. D'Argo, Chiana, Pilot, Braca, Talyn-loving!Crais
3. Sikozu, Zhaan, Rygel, Gilina
4. Jool, Noranti, Grayza
5. Aeryn's mom (who's name I forget), Vendetta!Crais

Harry Potter:
1. Harry, Remus, Dumbledore, The Weasleys (minus Percy)
2. Sirius, Neville, McGonagall, Tonks, Luna, Moody
3. Hagrid, Hermione, Snape, Percy
4. Draco, Dobby
5. Umbridge, Winky


So the fandom meme has prompted me to ask a question I've wondered before. How is it that people will love a show/movie/book, and yet hate the main character so fiercely? I mean, I've seen a ton of people say they love BtVS, and yet hate Buffy's character, or people who love the Harry Potter books, and yet hate Harry. For Buffy, I can sort of see it, as there are a lot of other characters to like instead, but in HP? Harry is one of about four characters that is fleshed out at all, and he's in every single scene. For both of these, and other shows/movies/books where people hate the main character, how do people reconcile continuing to watch or read when the character they hate gets all the screen time? Personally, if I hated Buffy Summers, no amount of Daniel Osbournes or Rupert Gileses would make the show worth watching. But that's just me.

And as a sidenote? I totally do not get the rabid Draco love at all. I hate Draco so so much. He's the most boring, one-dimensional "villianous" character EVER. I'm really hoping he just doesn't show up to Hogwarts in book six. Cause I hate him.

Anyway, I'm waiting for my laundry to dry, and then I'm going to go finish spending my Christmas money. I need pants, so pants I shall buy.