That meme's been going around

[frayadjacent]

Give me a show/movie/fandom and I'll tell you:

my favourite female character
my favourite male character
my favourite book/season/etc
my favourite episode (if it's a TV series)
my favourite cast member
my favourite relationship
a character I'd die defending
a character I just can't sympathize with
a character I grew to love
my anti otp

Comments

Orphan Black

[frayadjacent]

my favourite female character: Sarah! But I also love Mrs. S, Cosima, Allison, and I even kinda like Kira cause she's so weird. But I love that Sarah is determined and forceful and loving and strong but she's still way in over her head and doesn't know what to do a lot of the time and ... gah she is awesome.

my favourite male character: Felix! He has such a big heart! And an amazing apartment*. I love his relationship with Sarah. Honestly, I'm not as enamoured of his relationship with Allison as a lot of fandom seems to be...I think he's very kind and sweet to her, which is awesome of him, but she seems to want him to be her feisty gay BFF and that is not a trope I like. I think the show is aware of it?

my favourite book/season/etc: Season 1!

my favourite episode: Huh. All the episodes are running together in my head. I don't know!

my favourite cast member: The guy who plays the guy with the tail, for sure. No way, obvs it's Tatiana Maslaney! For her awesome acting and her awersome-seemingness.

my favourite relationship: Romantic? Felix/Colin. Colin is such a weirdo! I want to see more of them. General? Sarah and Felix. I love how they tease each other, care for each other, and protect each other.

a character I'd die defending: Um, none. I haven't seen any character hated by fandom yet. The closest I've seen is Paul, and I'm not budging a pinky for that guy, even if I dislike him less than many, perhaps.

a character I just can't sympathize with: Um, Paul? Leekie? Tomas? Though they hold my interest, especially Paul who is about as much of a wild card as Helena. Also, Delphine. I still don't trust her. She has very pretty hair though. Whenever she's on screen I think about how if I flipped my hair around as much as she does it would get all frizzy and bits of it would lose their curl.

a character I grew to love :Allison. I disliked her at first, but she's a fun character who is good at disturbing me and making me laugh and earning my sympathy too.

my anti otp: Sarah/Paul. I'm fine with her being sexually attracted to him, but I really don't want them to have a romance of any kind. I'm also kind of ambivalent about Cosima/Delphine. They are adorable! But see above RE: mistrust.

*Seriously, right up there with Mars Investigations and The Magic Box as Favorite Set Ever.

Re: Orphan Black

[thirdblindmouse]

I think when Felix looks at Allison he can't help seeing his sister, and that is why he cares about her. I don't think they actually fit into each other's worlds at all, not even as "feisty gay friend", but because Allison has become part of the Mrs S/Sarah/Felix/Kira family, they're stuck interacting as sudden siblings.

Re: Orphan Black

[frayadjacent]

Oops! I took a million years to respond.

Good point that Felix sees Sarah in Allison -- I agree. I think that's part of why he's so kind to her. Plus he just has a great big heart.

Yeah, they don't fit in each other's world at all, but I still sometimes think Allison sees that dynamic in their relationship. I mean, I doubt, even in crisis, she would normally ask a friend to help her "put on [her] face."