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he's gotta be fresh from the fight
Jun. 26th, 2023 05:27 pmHonestly, 30 degrees! *mutters* It is in the low twenties today, and all the better for it.
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I don't know if I'll manage all the June Something questions, but here are a couple more.
Day 6: Who was the first hero you wanted to be saved by?
Hannibal Hayes and Kid Curry, Alias Smith and Jones (Pete Duel and Ben Murphy) My pre-fannish little soul was very happy with these two. Plus they did an episode where the guys rescue two teenage girls, which I saw while I was at boarding school, so, yeah. The girls had to snuggle with the guys on a chilly camp-out, too, probably spawning untold numbers of teenage fantasies.
And from what would you need rescuing?
I do not know. Boredom, or an unpleasant stepmother, possibly.
On reflection, though, it *might* have been Biggles. Or Ginger. Though I think when I went on adventures with them, I *was* Ginger, and I probably rescued Biggles and Algy.
Day 7: Who was the first villain you admired, even if only a little? Why?
I really liked Holtz, from Angel. He was very memorable, mostly because he was righteous. He knew Angelus was an evil beast who needed to be punished for his wickedness, and he single-mindedly devoted himself to doing just that. And he was not wrong. He wasn't having any truck with the fluffy nonsense about a soul, and given that Angel's soul seems to have been a temporary resident at best, who shall blame him? A villain is so much more interesting if he's right.
To be fair, most actually villainous people probably think they are right, even if their goal is just something like "I wanna be rich and if anyone gets in my way, screw them". But this villain wasn't in it for himself, he was in it for righteousness.
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I don't know if I'll manage all the June Something questions, but here are a couple more.
Day 6: Who was the first hero you wanted to be saved by?
Hannibal Hayes and Kid Curry, Alias Smith and Jones (Pete Duel and Ben Murphy) My pre-fannish little soul was very happy with these two. Plus they did an episode where the guys rescue two teenage girls, which I saw while I was at boarding school, so, yeah. The girls had to snuggle with the guys on a chilly camp-out, too, probably spawning untold numbers of teenage fantasies.
And from what would you need rescuing?
I do not know. Boredom, or an unpleasant stepmother, possibly.
On reflection, though, it *might* have been Biggles. Or Ginger. Though I think when I went on adventures with them, I *was* Ginger, and I probably rescued Biggles and Algy.
Day 7: Who was the first villain you admired, even if only a little? Why?
I really liked Holtz, from Angel. He was very memorable, mostly because he was righteous. He knew Angelus was an evil beast who needed to be punished for his wickedness, and he single-mindedly devoted himself to doing just that. And he was not wrong. He wasn't having any truck with the fluffy nonsense about a soul, and given that Angel's soul seems to have been a temporary resident at best, who shall blame him? A villain is so much more interesting if he's right.
To be fair, most actually villainous people probably think they are right, even if their goal is just something like "I wanna be rich and if anyone gets in my way, screw them". But this villain wasn't in it for himself, he was in it for righteousness.