Resisting Everything but Temptation

Day 8, for resonant: Some characters you love as characters and couldn't bear to spend five minutes with if they were real people?

This was surprisingly difficult for me. I kind of distinguish between villains that I love as villains (Kronos, Thrawn, [12 Monkeys character redacted], Lilah Morgan), villains I find genuinely lovable and possibly redeemable (Crowley, Catra), and characters I genuinely love, but wouldn't want to be around even for five minutes.

In the last category...

Boyd Crowder (Justified)
I genuinely love him, and can see the tragic aspect of the man he became, but wouldn't want to be around him for even five minutes, because a) likelihood of getting shot, high, and b) welll...everything else. Outside of those particular stories I read guiltily, I don't actually believe he's redeemable.

Deacon (12 Monkeys)
I'm already starting to see a pattern, here. The level of violence and cynicism these guys bring to the party is just too much for lil ol me. Too stressful. But I love him! In the right circumstances, I would be cool with hanging out with Deacon, but the likelihood of those circumstances seems low.

Sonny Steelgrave (Wiseguy)
See above! But I wouldn't mind being in the same room as him as an unnoticed observer. :) Would be good for the entertainment value. (I thought Al Swearengen would fit in this category, too...although, actually, I would probably enjoy meeting him.)

Charles Vane (Black Sails)
Yup, a definite pattern. Although...hm. Okay, I can think of one way I would like to spend five minutes with him.

Angel (Angel)
What would we talk about? We would both be SUPER awkward.

Most of my fandoms, I love them all too much for this list! Would I be embarrassingly tongue-tied around most of them? Absolutely. Would I be nervous around Hannibal Lecter? Yes. But it would be worth it.

If you haven't already, please pick a day and ask me anything you like. ♥

My friends, the time is NOW to propose your panel ideas for Escapade 2016! Panel suggestions close on January 15th. I feel a need for more Hannibal and Star Wars and MCU ideas. And maybe a general femslash panel would be fun, as the inaugural TGIFemslash con is in L.A. the weekend before? (I'm still hoping to go to both.) Also, I dream of the day when we might have a Supernatural panel at Escapade that isn't as...uh...fraught as the last one I attended. But I'm chicken to offer one up, unless I have a friend to be my wingman. Anyone?

What's Escapade, you ask? It's only the longest running slash con in the world. Artists, their art show and auction is pretty excellent, so you might want to think about sending in some art. And vidders, this is the perfect audience for your slashy or femslashy vids—no matter the fandom.

Now, I just have to figure out how I can convince people to let me pimp Longmire at them...

What fandoms did you acquire in 2015?

Longmire and Hannibal, in terms of things I've actually read fic for and would like to read more fic for. I did really enjoy Daredevil and Jessica Jones, and I've flirted around the edges of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Continuum, Agent Carter, and MCU. I've read a tiny bit of Force Awakens, and might read more. But Longmire is the only one that I really feel invested in at the moment. Although, I'm sort of in a long, protracted process of re-acquiring Kirk/Spock as a fandom. :) ETA: Doh, I totally forgot Killjoys.

What fandoms did you let go of in 2015?

Haven (though that was already mostly a done deal) is probably the one I feel really done with. I'm not sure about Lost Girl—I still have fond feelings, but I probably won't stick with it. ETA: Oh, and I forgot, 12 Monkeys. That was a show where my fannishness fell off a rather abrupt cliff, and I doubt it will return. ETA2: I forgot Vikings, too! Wow, I dropped that one fast, and that was before (spoiler) happened.

What fandoms did you mean to get into but didn't in 2015? Why?

I wished I had more time for Hannigram, K/S, and Jessica Jones, as well as Ripper Street.

What fandoms do you intend on checking out in 2016?

I'm not sure. Maybe SW: Force Awakens. Oh, and Agent Carter!

What fandoms do you think you might let go of in 2016 unless things significantly improve?

Grimm, sadly.

What show impressed you most in 2015?

Hannibal, hands down. A couple of other shows really impressed me (Madam Secretary, Continuum, Hamilton and Longmire at the top of the list) but Hannibal just blew me out of the water. Despite how conflicted I am about my love for the show, I just can't escape its genius.

What show impressed you least in 2015?

This is a tough one, but I'll go with Haven. Even though absolutely nothing about S5 surprised me, it still managed to piss me off and disappoint me.

Your biggest fan anticipations for the New Year?

I think Civil War? I mean, the trailer was pretty awesome. And Agent Carter—even though I'm not super fannish about MCU, I'm looking forward to both of those. And probably S2 of Daredevil? Everything else I'm psyched about is off the air, so. ETA: Doh, I totally forgot Killjoys here, too. Very hopeful for S2.

Grimm is, ironically, pretty much the only show that isn't bruising me psychologically right now.

( Cut for vague spoilers for Southland, Glee, The Following )

I'm scared for the finale of Lost Girl on Sunday. Hold me. Also, I did not like the last episode of Vikings, nor am I happy about spoilers I've read for [two shows I won't name]. :P In other news, I need a Grimm icon—maybe of Rosalee, for she makes me smile. Then I'm gonna go delete most of my season passes, argh. Southland, we had a good run, but I'll have to catch you on the flip side.