Oh, I don't think Rygel is *deep,* by any means. I just get a kick out of him, though I *do* totally see how he's hateable.
Mal ,'Jaynestown'
Boxed Set, Vol. 1: Smallville, Due South, Farscape
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That's Rygel's facade, really. We find out later that it's his coping mechanism.
I'd have dug him a shallow grave were I in Crichton's or Aeryn's shoes.
Two words, Matt. Air lock.
I've never actually had a chance to start out Farscape but I see my roommate watching it all the time and I want my very own 1812.
Rygel, for me, ended as he started. Annoying lump of latex.
Rygel's not particularly deep, but he's a little more complex and loyal than you see 95% of the time he's on the screen. Every once in a while he does something that reminds you why they haven't tossed him out an airlock. I loved him in the Infinite Possibilities two-parter. And in Liars, Guns and Money.
He has his moments. Not often, mind you, but they're there.
Of course, then there's the bits like when he didn't even try to catch dropped Crichton in Crichton Kicks. Heh.
Heck, she did the same. Then again, she knows all those fancy martial arts that render bodyarmor useless.
Well, the difference is, Clark grabbed them and heaved them around bodily over large distances. Lois merely displayed the incredible fighting prowess conveyed by learning martial arts in TV-land. Remember, two weeks (or whatever) of kickboxing turned Lana into an instant bad-ass.
ETA: Or, what ita said.
What? I was a badass in two weeks. You mean it doesn't normally happen like that?
t /gratuitous snark
What? I was a badass in two weeks. You mean it doesn't normally happen like that?
Only if you're Elvis.
Or Neo.
I once was arguing with someone online who said a friend of theirs with absolutely no training had been promoted to black belt in less than a year. He wouldn't believe me when I told him his friend would probably be eaten for breakfast by anyone who actually had half a clue and his friend should find a school that wasn't a belt factory.
I suppose it's possible the guy's friend was a natural prodigy that puts ita's talent/drive combo to shame, but I don't consider it very likely.