Forever memes.

[balsamandash]

Today has been A Day. I thought I was gonna have actual stuff to say at one point, and then it was A Day, and I am just too drained. I am staring at a twitch stream and failing to make myself do things.

I am not tired enough to sleep, though, and I'm rambly lately, so have another meme? I don't know guys. Memes are all I got.

Give a fandom, I will tell you:
1. the character I least understand
2. interactions I enjoyed the most
3. the character who scares me the most
4. the character who is most like me
5. hottest looks character look I'm gonna come up empty on this one basically every time, so instead, how about a character I'd have liked to see more of
6. one thing I dislike about my fave character
7. one thing I like about my hated character
8. a quote or scene that haunts me
9. a character I wish died but didn’t
10. my ship that never sailed

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[rootsofthestories]

Hannibal and New Albion. Go!

Hannibal

[balsamandash]

1. the character I least understand
My knee-jerk reaction is to say Margot but I might understand her better if I got through the rest of S2? *shrug* I mean... in S1, I may not AGREE with everybody's motivation, but I feel like there's a decent handle on what's going on with people so nothing else is coming to mind.

2. interactions I enjoyed the most
Team science, just, everything and anything.

3. the character who scares me the most
..... Honestly I don't know if anyone really did, largely because I kind of paid less attention to a lot of the more murdery bits.... The angel killer and... the guy Eddie Izzard plays whose name escapes me right now both have some serious creepiness to them though.

4. the character who is most like me
*makes awkward hand gestures at everything* Like I have amazingly, ridiculously latched onto Abigail but I would not say I am reminded of myself exactly. I feel like Alana might be the right answer objectively? maybe? but I have no idea why and I'm real bad at seeing myself in characters.

5. a character I'd have liked to see more of
why did they kill Abigail and bring her back for two minutes only to kill her again. WHY.
But okay, if we're talking about characters I feel should have had a bigger place in the narrative for story reasons, I honestly do think Bev should have had a bigger role to play for longer before her death. It's a little bit bias but not entirely. Also I feel like as of the parts of S2 I saw there was still a lot more to do with Bedelia's character and I don't know if S3 ever got around to diving into what she actually knew/her own past the way I wanted.

6. one thing I dislike about my fave character
Abigail has a good few negative traits but I actually really LIKE her negative traits, so it's hard to think of something I actively dislike instead of just going oh honey no over. Uh. Besides her trusting the wrong people and, you know, dying, I got nothing.

7. one thing I like about my hated character
.... I don't really hate anyone that I can remember.

8. a quote or scene that haunts me
On a personal level, The traumatized are unpredictable because we know we can survive. kind of hits a weird cord for me. On just a story level, the beginning of the episode where they find Bev's body is goddamn intense, and one of the moments that have always stood out most to me is Abigail talking to Jack and Alana over the corpse, saying "I survived".

9. a character I wish died but didn’t
Ehhh. I mean, I wish they'd killed someone else off after S2, because GODDAMMIT I just wanted more Abigail. Other than that I got nothing.

10. my ship that never sailed
Canon would have done murder family in a way I wanted more often than fanon does. Sigh. Also I will forever ship the science team.

New Albion

[balsamandash]

1. the character I least understand
Dammit Edgar, why are you such an ass.
Also I kind of feel like I just don't... get Rachel, but I can't tell you why or even what I mean by that, really.

2. interactions I enjoyed the most
YOU'RE ALL I WANT AND YOU'RE ALL I NEED AND YOU'RE ALL I HOPE AND YOU'RE ALL I DREAM AND I LOVE YOU LOVE YOU SO FAR GONE
It is the best part of the trilogy honestly I just love it so much.

Okay but interactions specifically: Lloyd and anyone, and also Dolls' narrator watching sadly from the sidelines; Priscilla and Jasper; and John and Jackie talk so briefly but god I love them, as well as Jackie and Thomas talking not-quite-at each other.

3. the character who scares me the most
Honestly Edgar is kind of genuinely creepy, like, sure, let's fuck over a bunch of lives and afterlives to get back the girl who dumped me! I don't think anyone's really SCARY exactly, but.

4. the character who is most like me
I am, of course, whoever the story needs me to be. And any time a voice is narrating your life, it's me.
... No, I'm not really anything like Lloyd. Uh. Is it just weirdly self-affirming if I say Priscilla? Because the "super sheltered" thing kind of speaks to me. Actually, probably Connor? I feel like Connor is closer. Or maybe act three Lee.

5. a character I'd have liked to see more of
NARRATOR. LLOYD. I WANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT THEM. IS THE NARRATOR SECRETLY ACTUALLY THERE? ANSWERS, SHAPERA. GIVE THEM TO ME.
Ahem.
Also Adrian. I understand why we get so little Adrian, so that the SURPRISE GAY is an actual reveal, but I really want to know more about Adrian. And on a purely character-favorite level, fuck, I love Byron, and I want to loudly announce-sing all his speeches, and I want him to have more of them. XD

6. one thing I dislike about my fave character
LLOYD WHY ARE YOU SUCH A CREEPER -- actually I love that you're such a creeper. *shrugs* It's also really hard to pick a favorite. Uh. I don't know man.

7. one thing I like about my hated character
MY FRIENDS STEP RIGHT UP, I HAVE BROUGHT YOU A THING, WHY IT'S A MIRACLE PROCESS YOU WILL NEVER BELIEVE--
Basically Edgar's pitches are almost as fun to sing as Byron's political speeches.

8. a quote or scene that haunts me
God there are so many. If I had to pick one per show --

Dolls: Annabel's Lament, with circles never stop themselves a close second. (Also: Jasper wailing please, my angel in the background of The Day They Come.)

Radio Hour: For some reason, John and Jackie's reunion really gets to me. The echoed
you lost her/and i'm so sorry in particular. The Green Room Pale and the end of The Best of Times are both high up there too.

Atompunk: goddamn Postcards from Perdition's Trail, it's so fucking good. The end of Lee and the backwards message, too.

9. a character I wish died but didn’t
......I mean more than half the main characters are dead by the end of their respective plays each time so I don't even know.

10. my ship that never sailed
Does Annabel/Narrator count?