OMG YES. You just named most of the problems that I have with his issues. And despite the fact that I love his crazy characters (Dru, River, Fred-when-she-was-crazy, Topher, Spike-in-the-basement, etc.), the very fact that there are so many...says things.
Oh, and the lesbians-are-okay-but-god-forbid-we-have-a-canon-gay-guy thing chafes, too. FEH. Yeah, the lack of gay guys almost undermines the fact that he actually treats his lesbians with a certain amount of respect--i.e. they aren't making out for guys' enjoyment. Because the fact that he's okay with that but not the other...*sigh*
I crit because I love, I swear. Me, too!
Topher was creepy for too long, the Dolls were victimized and agency-less for too long, son on and so forth. I appreciate slow-paced stuff, but there's such a thing as not enough for too long. Exactly. I desperately wanted to care about the characters, but it took sooo long.
(HE IS SO LIKE SPIKE. He starts out as the villain and dies the hero, saving the whole world. Gah. So beautiful.)
I WOULD SHAVE MY HEAD AS WELL! I can't believe I forgot about good-yet-still-badass-Alpha! The exchange with Victor was my FAVORITE THING EVER. And then the asking for a favor? GAH. HE'S SO AWESOME.
(I know, I know! I started it and just couldn't get into it, which makes me sad because everyone ever loves it! I will try again soon. I'm watching Being Human right now, but I should be caught up soon. Maybe after that I'll give it another try?
Also, I expect that you will love the character of Derek. Something about him and his manpain just says 'Lauren will fangirl this one, too' to me. You know just what to say to me, don't you? I always need another character to fangirl.)
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Oh, and the lesbians-are-okay-but-god-forbid-we-have-a-canon-gay-guy thing chafes, too. FEH. Yeah, the lack of gay guys almost undermines the fact that he actually treats his lesbians with a certain amount of respect--i.e. they aren't making out for guys' enjoyment. Because the fact that he's okay with that but not the other...*sigh*
I crit because I love, I swear. Me, too!
Topher was creepy for too long, the Dolls were victimized and agency-less for too long, son on and so forth. I appreciate slow-paced stuff, but there's such a thing as not enough for too long. Exactly. I desperately wanted to care about the characters, but it took sooo long.
(HE IS SO LIKE SPIKE. He starts out as the villain and dies the hero, saving the whole world. Gah. So beautiful.)
I WOULD SHAVE MY HEAD AS WELL! I can't believe I forgot about good-yet-still-badass-Alpha! The exchange with Victor was my FAVORITE THING EVER. And then the asking for a favor? GAH. HE'S SO AWESOME.
(I know, I know! I started it and just couldn't get into it, which makes me sad because everyone ever loves it! I will try again soon. I'm watching Being Human right now, but I should be caught up soon. Maybe after that I'll give it another try?
Also, I expect that you will love the character of Derek. Something about him and his manpain just says 'Lauren will fangirl this one, too' to me. You know just what to say to me, don't you? I always need another character to fangirl.)