Fiona Moore wrote:
I mean that there are certain opinons which appear to be taken as the "mainstream opinion" on the Lyst. For instance:
This was very interesting for me, as a very new member of the Lyst.
-Avon and Blake are in love, or at least in lust, with each other
I've never ever seen this. OK, I was thirteen when the series was first shown, and I don't think you necessarily pick up on these things at thirteen anyway, but I still can't see it when I watch videos nowadays. I see two men who respect each other's intelligence and can learn, to some extent, to work together. I think Avon is fascinated by Blake's idealism and part of him may regret the fact that he doesn't share it.
-Same goes for Avon and Servalan
Here, I've always thought that Avon found Servalan physically attractive, but was both attracted and repelled by her personality.
-Blake is a noble idealist whose singlemindedness frequently blinds him to other people's needs, making him cold and insensitive
(Betty Ragan wrote in response to Fiona):
Hmm. I think people's views of Blake differ a *lot*. Heck, mine fluctuate all over the place, especially when I'm reading/writing fanfic.
Agreed. Blake's not my favourite character, but I find him the most intriguing and difficult to understand. He's highly intelligent and (I think) extremely manipulative. I don't think he is at all blind to the needs of others - he simply considers those needs less important that his immediate aims. Very much an 'end justifies the means' man. In the end, I think of him as a flawed hero who starts out on a noble crusade which degenerates in Season Two into a vendetta against the Federation because, in part, he's unable to come to terms with what has been done to him.
And then of course, he doesn't destroy Star One after all, because human civilisation (including the Federation) will need it as a resource in the Andromedan war. Amazing man.
-The female characters on B7 are all positive role models
Argh. I hope not. Early Jenna and early Cally are good, strong characters. Soolin is starting to become interesting late in Season Four. I have never understood Dayna's appeal - can anyone enlighten me?
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