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Supernatural 2: Why is it our job to save everybody?
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Amy - Jun 13, 2012 9:08:12 am PDT #25498 of 30002
Because books.
§ ita § - Jun 13, 2012 9:18:52 am PDT #25499 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Gimme a sec...
First, read this interview with Rick Worthy. It says it's spoilery, but since it isn't even clear on whether or not he'll be back next season, I don't really think so: [link]
It totally made me sniff. He sounds amazing, and the amount of thought he put into the Alpha, and the amount of gratitude he has for the role...but the most interesting was who he had originally auditioned for. I can totally see it. It's not that we didn't get a great one, but he would also have been marvellous.
Okay, right, fic. Here: [link]
Amy - Jun 13, 2012 9:45:08 am PDT #25500 of 30002
Because books.
Oh man. That would have been wild, if he had gotten that part. But at the same time, I can't imagine the actor currently playing it *not* playing it, so ...
I just finished reading the interview, and wow. I LOVE HIM. I want to pat his head and give him soup and tell him we all love him!
§ ita § - Jun 13, 2012 10:05:20 am PDT #25501 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Seriously--I can't believe it was such a big deal to him, but I'm totally glad it was. Makes me feel like less of a crazy fangirl, knowing that there are (really good) actors out there getting totally into it.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 13, 2012 10:06:54 am PDT #25502 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Yeah, would have been a very different approach, I'd imagine. But he's great in the role he did end up getting, and I like the kind of calm "wait and see" attitude he gives the character. I have not been thrilled overall with how the show made vampires so much less impressive after the first season, but Rick's appearances break that trend.
§ ita § - Jun 13, 2012 10:12:06 am PDT #25503 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I actually didn't mind the hypersexual vermin thing they had going on, just because it was so different from the fetishisation so many other universes have of them.
But Rick Worthy can't not bring grandeur to the table, I'm fairly certain. He's good, but he's not that good. But, between the original vamps, Lenore, and the Alpha, it feels more human--they are pretty much evil and worth killing as a reflex, but they're not interchangeable, and I feel they're still consistent enough.
§ ita § - Jun 13, 2012 10:54:33 am PDT #25504 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Ha I was discussing gender norms (and the difference between normalising male stereotypes and expanding the range of acceptable female behaviour) and in response to me calling out Dean's tears, someone wrapped up their post with this:
Dean Winchester: Bad Ass. Boyfriend to Angels. Single Mom.
Amy - Jun 13, 2012 10:59:23 am PDT #25505 of 30002
Because books.
Heh. Oh, as usual, DEAN.
I've been watching Buffy all day, and I think some of my initial fondness for Castiel probably stems from associations with Anya, who I always loved. That total *other* thing, and trying so hard to understand the humans.
JenP - Jun 13, 2012 11:21:03 am PDT #25506 of 30002
Oh, man, Rick Worthy is a lovely human, isn't he? I first remember him as Imhotep on SG-1, and he was memorable. Then I was so psyched to see him on BSG. How awesome that the Supernatural role came along as his endurance was flagging. Show.
§ ita § - Jun 13, 2012 12:18:13 pm PDT #25507 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't have any particular attachment to Anya, so I know my crazy angel-love isn't related. It's just because he's his special badassed not-getting-it better-than-you-all needing-someone-to-slavishly-follow self.