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[tree_and_leaf]

Because I'm bored, I've borrowed the Character Love Meme from dolorous_ett

Name a character from one of my fandoms, and I will write no more than 100 words on why I love them.

Fot the purposes of this exercise, my fandoms are defined as Harry Potter, Tolkien, Doctor Who (but please bear in mind that I have never seen an episode of Six and my knowledge of Old Who is somewhat patchy), Patrick O'Brian, Dorothy L Sayers, Terry Prachett, and Star Trek (TOS and DS9).

Comments

[tree_and_leaf]

I admire the Patrician in much the same way I admire Humphrey Appleby from 'Yes Minister' - so ruthlessly efficient. And while he doesn't exactly behave in a manner which would be admired in liberal democracies, he is interested not in advancing his own power or fortune, but in making the city work. His conversations with Leonard, and his shameless manipulation of Vimes are both wonderful. And he did wear the lilac.

Diana - well, I love her dash, her boldness, her clear-eyed determination to make her way in a more-or-less hostile world on her terms as far as possible, and her sheer style. A little like Becky Sharp, only without the spiteful streak, and more honest.

Jackie. Erm... I liked her Love and Monsters, much as I disliked that episode, particularly once we'd got away from her in seductive mode (Rusty can be a bit misogynistic, at times, can't he? At least where older and no longer pretty women are concerned). Maternal, tigerish Jackie was oddly heartwarming.

Mickey: well, in a way 'naught in life became him like the leaving of it', but there's still worse things that could be said about him. I started to warm to him when he suddenly realised 'I'm the tin dog!' (I felt Rose was treating him a bit badly before - she should have just broken off the relationship - but it didn't make me like him), and positively cheered when he went off to the mirror universe. Not because I hated him and wanted him gone, but because he'd finally taken a positive decision to do something meaningful with his life, to grow up. Unlike certain other characters we could mention...

[aervir.livejournal.com]

Errrm, maybe I should have told you that you were actually meant to pick and choose from the list... Not that I don't like reading what you have to say about these characters. I think you have pinpointed exactly what makes them all likeable or interesting in their own right. The comparison between Diana Villiers and Becky Sharp in particular appeals to me quite a lot.

[tree_and_leaf]

...yes, well, never underestimate the strength of my will to procrastinate from the Thesis of Doom. Even more when it's class preparation.... And it is quite interesting to consider the positive aspects of characters you're not particularly keen on. Jackie and Mickey, that is, as I do like Diana.