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[deathmallow]

Gacked from redbrunja

Give me a fannish topic and I'll meta for at least 100 words. Then I'll give you a topic to meta on for at least 100 words.

(Fandoms include: THG, ATLA/LoK, BSG, Spartacus, LotR/Tolkien, Neverwinter Nights 2, HP, GoT/ASoIAF, Breaking Bad, Homeland, some Marvel and DC, Firefly, Sleepy Hollow, Les Miz, PotC, or historical)

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[retrostarfish]

PotC as in... Pirates of the Caribbean?

If so, then, Haymitch and Captain Jack Sparrow: suspicious rivals/enemies, or best pirate brotp to ever sail the seven seas?

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Yep! :D

[retrostarfish]

Oh, I didn't even remember that about Norrington, but you're right. (I'm more a On Stranger Tides person, because I love Jack's character, but can't stand Keira Knightly or Orlando Bloom in the movies. LOL)

Hmm, this is hard. I think what my least favorite aspect on the whole is the way theories romanticized the South and its role in the Civil War. The book was, in my opinion, much more critical of the beloved Cause of the South, and did not paint it in such a great light. Of course, the book also romanticizes slavery, and that's never good.

My favorite aspect is the overall emphasis on surviving in difficult situations and not letting them destroy you; being able to adapt to changes. It's one of the reasons I relate so much to Katniss, because I believe there are a lot of similarities between Scarlett and Katniss -- and I relate to that same aspect in both of them, of being a survivor. In fact, this is basically the principle I'm writing AHU around, the common themes in both characters/stories. It's just a theme I really relate to.

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Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of Elizabeth or Will. Will's just bland, and Elizabeth is pretty much a giant annoying hypocrite. But I did really enjoy Norrington, and I felt like they utterly wasted his char in AWE.

Norrington/Abernathy bromance, though...hilarious crossover. XD

Yeah, the racial views in GWTW really are by far the most uncomfortable part, with the subservient "loyal darkies" who are so thrilled to keep working for the O'Haras, the KKK as the enforcers of order, etc.

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Oooh

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Good quote there, and I think Jaime is challenging as a POV in a fascinating way.

Agreed on Jon/Dany. I like both of them as chars on the whole, and I do like with Dany that she's shown to screw up and be wrong. But both of them have some "chosen one" Mary Sue tendencies (bastard rises to become the youngest Commander of the Night's Watch, the Mother of Dragons, etc.) and the two of them together feels like it would just amplify that 1000x.

People who romanticize Drogo worry me a bit. He clearly raped Dany repeatedly, FFS, even while she was crying as he did it. He openly advocates rape and slaughter. As for Daario...ugh.