Sympathy? Empathy? Apathy?

[deird_lj]

Commenters on this post seemed very split on whether they sympathised with Kate or Justine (no-one really seemed to sympathise with both).

So I started wondering…


Here's a poll - about the background characters on AtS (or the female ones, anyway) and what people's reactions to them are.


[Poll #1475576]



Questions? Comments?

Comments

[brutti-ma-buoni.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I find I just don't care about Justine. Which is ludicrous - she's tragic and vengeful and a big part of some plot points and... meh. It's not even the actress, who's very convincing. I just don't think her into my world, and I'd be surprised if I ever wrote fic about her.

Kate OTOH, I like but quite mildly. She had potential, and I liked an outsider perspective on Angel especially at the start when we're not quite sure how he's going to turn out in LA. But then she fizzled, and so did my interest.

Gwen is a bit ditto - she had potential, I like her episodes, I was very touched by her finally getting to touch. But I can't see her in s5, and I'm not sure how she would have fitted in. Short arc, nicely completed.

Lilah is fabulous (though oddly bad hair oddly often, which bugs me in someone so potentially stunning). Great villainess. I should have ticked bring back Lindsey too, because they're a great contrast in motivation and practice of evil-ness. Her Wesley relationship is THE most tortured and thrilling in AtS, though.

Darla I adore. Nuff said, except I don't want her to come back, as her arc went perfectly. She's not *nice*, nor good, even as a human. That would be the fun part, and why her death actually meant something.

Not sure there's a conclusion here, except that you and I are not that far apart!

[deird1]

(Hey! Icon twin!)

Yeah, I don't really care about Justine either - although I have written a drabble about her...

*agrees with you hugely, especially about Lilah and Darla*