Heroes Poll: Round 11 (Till his work was through and nothing to do but go on home)
Very first, who-in-the-what-now, Fringe? Was this the last season? If so, yay, I loved the ending, though it wasn't quite as satisfactory as I would have liked. You see this, Supernatural? End your show before it sucks.
At any rate, Heroes Poll. You voted out - by the closest thing to a landslide my 8-or-so voters can give me - Andrew Beckett. This dude has never failed to make me cry, his struggle against prejudice and just plain wrong-doing is friggin' beautiful and I can only hope I'd be this strong were I ever to face such persecution. I'm sorry you're gone, sir. Bruce, play him out.
We're down to our top nine, now! The two character description posts are here and here. I feel like I should do something for the characters left, but I'm lazy. Below is a table with pictures, so that each person who gets knocked out from here on gets added humiliation.
(All pictures stolen maliciously from Google Images. Searching for Crowley and Aziraphale made me both excited for the miniseries that will be happening and caused me to despair of society. People are weird. A fact that was made all the more clear by searching Snape. I recommend not doing that.)
Have I honourably-mentioned Yossarian yet? He's from Catch-22, my tied-for-first favourite book in the universe. Pretty much the only guy you can relate to in a story full of crazies and opportunists, Yossarian is an American pilot who develops from the guy hiding in the hospital to a true hero as he is progressively ruined by what he sees in the war. And, often worse, what he sees on his own base. There's a hilarious movie based on the book, which doesn't compare to the book, but is well worth the watch. I'm going to share a scene that doesn't really show much of the movie - as I'd be loathe to spoil the experience - but it gives you a bit of a glance at the poignant use of ridiculousness in the book.
At any rate, Heroes Poll. You voted out - by the closest thing to a landslide my 8-or-so voters can give me - Andrew Beckett. This dude has never failed to make me cry, his struggle against prejudice and just plain wrong-doing is friggin' beautiful and I can only hope I'd be this strong were I ever to face such persecution. I'm sorry you're gone, sir. Bruce, play him out.
We're down to our top nine, now! The two character description posts are here and here. I feel like I should do something for the characters left, but I'm lazy. Below is a table with pictures, so that each person who gets knocked out from here on gets added humiliation.
(All pictures stolen maliciously from Google Images. Searching for Crowley and Aziraphale made me both excited for the miniseries that will be happening and caused me to despair of society. People are weird. A fact that was made all the more clear by searching Snape. I recommend not doing that.)
Who is your LEAST favourite hero?
Sherlock Holmes (he's public domain, so everywhere)
1(12.5%)
Roy Batty (Blade Runner)
2(25.0%)
Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird)
0(0.0%)
The Doctor (Doctor Who)
0(0.0%)
Carl Fredricksen (Up)
1(12.5%)
Charlotte (Charlotte's Web)
2(25.0%)
Crowley & Aziraphale (Good Omens)
0(0.0%)
Rincewind (the Discworld)
2(25.0%)
Severus Snape (Harry Potter)
0(0.0%)
Have I honourably-mentioned Yossarian yet? He's from Catch-22, my tied-for-first favourite book in the universe. Pretty much the only guy you can relate to in a story full of crazies and opportunists, Yossarian is an American pilot who develops from the guy hiding in the hospital to a true hero as he is progressively ruined by what he sees in the war. And, often worse, what he sees on his own base. There's a hilarious movie based on the book, which doesn't compare to the book, but is well worth the watch. I'm going to share a scene that doesn't really show much of the movie - as I'd be loathe to spoil the experience - but it gives you a bit of a glance at the poignant use of ridiculousness in the book.