This weeks Fannish 5 was depressing.

[bubbles83]

Does anyone want to come to Vancouver and play Harry Potter Scene It with me? No one in my family will play it with me. Also, someone lost the DVD to my TV Scene It. Grrr.

fannish5: What five character deaths affected you the most?


1. Sirius Black (HP) - I'm still not not over Death By Drapery. He was Sirius Black. And for as much as I'm a multishipper, I was hardcore into Remus/Sirius. All I wanted was for him to be happy. To have a family. Freaking Bellatrix. Freaking Rowling. Not my Sirius, you bitch! (plz to be noting, I don't really hate JK Rowling)

2. Wash (Firefly/Serenity) - I'd accidentally seen some spoilers, so I knew this one was coming, and it was still shocking to see it. Wash was my favorite character. He was dorky and sarcastic. He loved his wife. He played with dinosaurs on the bridge. How can you not love Wash? And he was cruelly ripped away from us. I still have a hard time watching it.

3. Angel (Buffy) - I was 15, and I thought Buffy/Angel was the greatest thing EVAR. And I might have had a GIANT crush on David Boreanaz at the time (at the time? How about now?) He got his soul back, but Buffy knew she had to send him to hell anyway. It was very hard for me to accept that he was gone. Of course he came back, and I got over it, but at the time... Oh man. I was a mess.

4. Jack Bristow (Alias) - They killed SpyDaddy! He was my favorite character on a show full of characters that I loved. The only reason that I'm not still sobbing over it is because it's Alias, and if there's any show where I can pretend a death didn't happen, it's that one.

5. Jadzia Dax (DS9) - Jadzia was my absolute favorite character on Deep Space Nine. (I think I say that about all the characters, but I really mean it this time) She was smart and funny and tough. And Ezri just never lived up to Jadzia. I think if they ever did some sort of Trill show, it'd would be kind of like Doctor Who. Your first one will always be your favorite. (okay, not true in all cases as Nine isn't my favorite Doctor, but still) I even watched Becker because Terry Ferrell was in it. That's love, people. (According to IMDB, she's married to Brian Baker. AKA the Sprint Guy. I didn't know that)

Honorable mentions to: Remus Lupin (HP), Master Robinton (the Pern books), Leo McGarry (West Wing), Trip Tucker (Enterprise), Tara Maclay (Buffy), and Doyle (Angel)

Comments

[smidgy06.livejournal.com]

I think Buffy's reaction to Angel's death got to me more than Angel's death. I think, it's been a long while since I originally saw it.

David Boreanaz keeps getting better and better looking with age and while I think Angelus is the SEXIEST David's ever been Angel is by far the hottest and Booth is a very close second.

[bubbles83.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Buffy's reaction was a big part of it for me too. The same thing with Wash's death. His death was bad enough, but Zoe's reaction was what really got to me.

I think I might like Booth a little more than Angel. And it makes me feel guilty, but I really really love Booth. Angelus beats them both though.

[smidgy06.livejournal.com]

Part of me likes Booth a bit more than Angel if only because David's acting has improved and he smiles a lot more. But putting that aside, it's still Angel FTW.

[geekgirlofdoom.livejournal.com]

I will totally come play HP Scene It with you, as long as we can also stalk the cast and crew of whatever random shows we can find filming there (*BIGFAKECOUGH*PSYCH*BIGFAKECOUGH*).

[bubbles83.livejournal.com]

Sadly I live in Vancouver, Washington not Vancouver, BC. If I lived in BC I'd never be home because I'd always be stalking the casts of my favorite shows.

[geekgirlofdoom.livejournal.com]

Wow. I didn't even know there was a Vancouver, Washington.

In that case, we will rent a minivan with a DVD player, and play Scene It on our roadtrip to Vancouver, BC, where we will stalk the casts of about fifteen different shows.

I'll bring the pineapple.

[pie-is-good.livejournal.com]

I WOULD PLAY. I have that and a Sorcerer's Stone trivia game, and my family refuses to ever play. EVEN THOUGH THEY PURCHASED THEM FOR ME. Jerks.


Sirius's death didn't affect me much in the books. I cried a bit during the movie.

But the Sirius part that always gets me the worst is the end of PoA. Oh god. There's those few fleeting moments where you think Sirius will be freed and Harry is going to be able to go off and live with someone who loves him even though that can possibly ever happen and it's so wonderful and by the end of the book, it's been ripped away. That's just the absolutely worst for me.

And Dax! Man. That was just terrible. Her death was so sad. I never really liked Ezri, either. Dax was totally the coolest character on DS9. As far as Trek goes, though, I considered putting Spock on my list, but I decided that no one who comes back to life is allowed.

Worst main cast Star Trek death? Tasha Yar. WTF, seriously. MOST POINTLESS DEATH EVER.

[pie-is-good.livejournal.com]

AND OH GOD I'D FORGOTTEN THAT TRIP DIES. He is my absolute favorite on Enterprise, and I pretty much blocked that last episode from memory because I hated it. Waaaah, Trip. :(

[bubbles83.livejournal.com]

Trip's death can't even make me sad because it fills me with so much rage. It's not the fact that he died, it's the fact that he had such a dumb death.

[pie-is-good.livejournal.com]

The whole episode filled me with rage. I was so depressed when it aired, too. Star Trek was revived the year I was born. I literally did not have life without new Star Trek on the horizon. It was sort of my safe space when I was younger.

And then they went and made it worse by killing my favorite character on that incarnation. Bastards. I'm so glad that Berman isn't involved in the next movie.

[bubbles83.livejournal.com]

I got HP Scene It from my mom for Christmas, and NO ONE will play it with me. :(

The end of POA is horrible. I was so depressed for everyone in that book.

[splits_thesky]

WAAAAAAAAAAAAASHHHHHHH!!!!! ;______;
Ugh, I cried and cried and CRIED.

[bubbles83.livejournal.com]

There were a few seconds in the movie theater where I couldn't breath. I don't know how you can kill Wash and still have a soul. :(

[goodtoast.livejournal.com]

Oh man. If I didn't have a midterm tomorrow I'd totally come down to play Scene It with you. It's what? A three hour drive?

[bubbles83.livejournal.com]

About three hours, depending on traffic. And how fast you drive. Stupid midterms. :)

[strifechaos.livejournal.com]

If I didn't live in Ohio I would totally come over and play with you. I have to SAME problem over at my house, I can never get anyone to play with me.

1. I'm a complete S/R shipper, and was devasted that Sirius never came back. I thought for sure that a little ole thing like a curtain of death couldn't possibly stop him!
2. On my first viewing of the show I didn't care one way or the other for Wash's character but having seen the show since I do have a soft spot for him and was very distressed that he was so swiftly torn away in Serenity.