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Day Eighteen: Female Character Meme
Day Eighteen: Favorite non-warrior female character: Guinevere (Gwen)
I was utterly charmed by Gwen from pretty much her first appearance, back where she was still the sweet, shy girl who tended to stick her foot in her mouth and poorly disguised her crush on Merlin, but it’s her gradual and realistic growth over the years that’s really made me adore the character, and in a show that generally sucks at both continuity and character growth (see: Smirkganna. And Arthur The Permanently Oblivious).
Gwen is a prime example of how a character’s strength doesn’t have to manifest itself in obvious ways. Gwen doesn’t have magic, or sword-fighting skills, or the power inherent in royal parentage. What’s she’s got is inner strength that allows her to challenge Arthur on his attitude towards commoners as early as S1, to be the kind of person that can not only endure Uther’s presence after he had her father executed, but doesn’t allow herself to be consumed by hatred and to keep hold her head high when her life is threatened by kings (and the regal way she holds herself in those scenes-you can see the future Queen).
On a random note, my absolutely favourite Gwen moments involve her teaming up with Merlin to solve the mystery du jour. I’d watch the hell out of a show build around THAT (Camelot P.I.s :Together, they fight crime in an adorable fashion!).
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!
I was utterly charmed by Gwen from pretty much her first appearance, back where she was still the sweet, shy girl who tended to stick her foot in her mouth and poorly disguised her crush on Merlin, but it’s her gradual and realistic growth over the years that’s really made me adore the character, and in a show that generally sucks at both continuity and character growth (see: Smirkganna. And Arthur The Permanently Oblivious).
Gwen is a prime example of how a character’s strength doesn’t have to manifest itself in obvious ways. Gwen doesn’t have magic, or sword-fighting skills, or the power inherent in royal parentage. What’s she’s got is inner strength that allows her to challenge Arthur on his attitude towards commoners as early as S1, to be the kind of person that can not only endure Uther’s presence after he had her father executed, but doesn’t allow herself to be consumed by hatred and to keep hold her head high when her life is threatened by kings (and the regal way she holds herself in those scenes-you can see the future Queen).
On a random note, my absolutely favourite Gwen moments involve her teaming up with Merlin to solve the mystery du jour. I’d watch the hell out of a show build around THAT (Camelot P.I.s :Together, they fight crime in an adorable fashion!).
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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