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Day Sixteen: Female Character Meme
Day Sixteen: Favorite mother character: Ellen Harvelle
It's weird for anything from Supernatural to show up in a “favorite” list of mine, as to say I'm not a fan would be the understatement of the year (I watch it purely for masochistic/mocking reasons, and I guess because I don't have enough rage in my life). But Ellen (and Jo) I genuinely loved, in a non-LOLfan way, and I actually kind of enjoyed the time period in the show when she was a recurring character, largely because of her presence.
Very often on television female mother characters, especially older women, tend to be presented a certain way that involves their role as Mother overshadowing all other aspects of their life, and painted in a softer light (emotional support, nurturing and advice dispensing being major themes). And while I don't think there's anything wrong with that take on motherhood (I'm very fond of, for instance, Martha Kent in Smallville), I really liked that Ellen was this tough, no-nonsense, gritty and all-around pretty damned hardcore character...who happened to be a mother. It's not that I didn't love her relationship with Jo (all the over-protectiveness included, because it felt realistic to me), it's that she was allowed to be a character, rather than some preconceived idea about motherhood. And the lady could hold her liquor and got to slap Dean-how can I not fangirl her?
I'm not even getting into what that show (haaaaaaaaaate!) did to her at the end, because, um, yeah. The one thing I'm not feeling at that conclusion is surprise (vaginas: the SPN equivalent of red shirts).
Day One: Favorite lead female character
Day Two: Favorite supporting female character
Day Three: A female character you hated but grew to love
Day Four: A female character you relate to
Day Five: Favorite female character on a male-driven show
Day Six: Favorite female-driven show
Day Seven: A female character that needs more screen time
Day Eight: Favorite female character in a comedy show
Day Nine: Favorite female character in a drama show
Day Ten: Favorite female character in a scifi/supernatural show
Day Eleven: Favorite female character in a children’s show
Day Twelve: Favorite female character in a movie
Day Thirteen: Favorite female character in a book
Day Fourteen: Favorite older female character
Day Fifteen: Favorite female character growth arc
Day Sixteen: Favorite mother character
Day Seventeen: Favorite warrior female character
Day Eighteen: Favorite non-warrior female character
Day Nineteen: Favorite non-human female character
Day Twenty: Favorite female antagonist
Day Twenty-One: Favorite female character screwed over by canon
Day Twenty-Two: Favorite female character you love but everyone else hates
Day Twenty-Thre: Favorite female platonic relationship
Day Twenty-Four: Favorite female romantic relationship
Day Twenty-Five: Favorite mother/daughter and/or sister relationship
Day Twenty-Six: Favorite classical female character (from pre-20th century literature or mythology or the like)
Day Twenty-Seven: A female character you have extensive personal canon for
Day Twenty-Eight: Favorite female writer (television, books, movies, etc.)
Day Twenty-Nine: A female-centric fic rec
Day Thirty: Whatever you'd like!
It's weird for anything from Supernatural to show up in a “favorite” list of mine, as to say I'm not a fan would be the understatement of the year (I watch it purely for masochistic/mocking reasons, and I guess because I don't have enough rage in my life). But Ellen (and Jo) I genuinely loved, in a non-LOLfan way, and I actually kind of enjoyed the time period in the show when she was a recurring character, largely because of her presence.
Very often on television female mother characters, especially older women, tend to be presented a certain way that involves their role as Mother overshadowing all other aspects of their life, and painted in a softer light (emotional support, nurturing and advice dispensing being major themes). And while I don't think there's anything wrong with that take on motherhood (I'm very fond of, for instance, Martha Kent in Smallville), I really liked that Ellen was this tough, no-nonsense, gritty and all-around pretty damned hardcore character...who happened to be a mother. It's not that I didn't love her relationship with Jo (all the over-protectiveness included, because it felt realistic to me), it's that she was allowed to be a character, rather than some preconceived idea about motherhood. And the lady could hold her liquor and got to slap Dean-how can I not fangirl her?
I'm not even getting into what that show (haaaaaaaaaate!) did to her at the end, because, um, yeah. The one thing I'm not feeling at that conclusion is surprise (vaginas: the SPN equivalent of red shirts).
Day One: Favorite lead female character
Day Two: Favorite supporting female character
Day Three: A female character you hated but grew to love
Day Four: A female character you relate to
Day Five: Favorite female character on a male-driven show
Day Six: Favorite female-driven show
Day Seven: A female character that needs more screen time
Day Eight: Favorite female character in a comedy show
Day Nine: Favorite female character in a drama show
Day Ten: Favorite female character in a scifi/supernatural show
Day Eleven: Favorite female character in a children’s show
Day Twelve: Favorite female character in a movie
Day Thirteen: Favorite female character in a book
Day Fourteen: Favorite older female character
Day Fifteen: Favorite female character growth arc
Day Sixteen: Favorite mother character
Day Seventeen: Favorite warrior female character
Day Eighteen: Favorite non-warrior female character
Day Nineteen: Favorite non-human female character
Day Twenty: Favorite female antagonist
Day Twenty-One: Favorite female character screwed over by canon
Day Twenty-Two: Favorite female character you love but everyone else hates
Day Twenty-Thre: Favorite female platonic relationship
Day Twenty-Four: Favorite female romantic relationship
Day Twenty-Five: Favorite mother/daughter and/or sister relationship
Day Twenty-Six: Favorite classical female character (from pre-20th century literature or mythology or the like)
Day Twenty-Seven: A female character you have extensive personal canon for
Day Twenty-Eight: Favorite female writer (television, books, movies, etc.)
Day Twenty-Nine: A female-centric fic rec
Day Thirty: Whatever you'd like!
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But personally I've never watched this show... it all seemed very much like a dreary soap opera to me...
I like shows with a little more originality and a lot more surprises.
BTW did you see last night's House?! OMG (I did NOT see that coming! lol).
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I don't even know why I watch SPN. "Dreary soap opera" is a hilarious description though-they sure do cry a lot.
Haven't seen House yet (and now I want to).