Talk About Your Mood Whiplash

[mercy_angel_09]

Day 01 - A show you wish had never been canceled
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching
Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this t.v season)
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever
Day 05 - A show you hate
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite t.v show
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite t.v show
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
Day 12 - An episode you’ve watched more than 5 times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show
Day 14 - Favorite male character
Day 15 - Favorite female character
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show
Day 17 - Favorite mini series
Day 18 - Favorite title sequence
Day 19 - Best t.v show cast
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite ship
Day 22 - Favorite series finale
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 28 - First t.v show obsession
Day 29 - Current t.v show obsession

Day 30 - Saddest character death?

Nuriko from Fushigi Yuugi. Seriously. It was a pointless death, too. He probably would have lived until Mitsukake got to the shrine had he not been stupid enough to believe that he HAD to move the boulder blocking the door before everyone else arrived. Fridge Logic dictates that he probably had fatal wounds, but could have lasted long enough for the team healer to arrive and save him. But nooooooooo. He had to move that stupid boulder BEFORE everyone else got there, leading to massive blood loss which is something Mitsukake CAN'T heal.

This was made even sadder, as Nurkio had really reached a high point in character development, where he was ready to let go of his past and move forward with his life.

I think his death is really only rivaled by Wolfwood's dead in Trigun.

Wow, all thirty days are done. Expect an actual blog tomorrow about actual stuff. :3

Comments

[randomdiversion.livejournal.com]

Tasha Yar, StarTrek TNG.

Another pointless death, from a character perspective. The actress didn't want to get 'typecast'. Leaving STTNG turned out to be a bad career move...

[mercy-angel-09.livejournal.com]

Ah yes, same thing that happened to Nathan Stark on Eureka. His death was kind of pointless, but the actor wanted to leave. So instead of say, getting transferred to another facility they just kill him off. Of course, this being Eureka, his death is anything but normal but as far as characterization goes, I think it kind of killed the momentum of the season.

Moving on, the interesting part about Nurkio's death was that he was a fan favorite (he's a cross dressing gay so yes, he has TONS of fangirls) and the author wasn't even planning to kill him off...until she got to that part of the story and apparently as she wrote it she was sobbing. I guess she did try to re-write it so that he survived, but apparently that messed up the flow of the story so he stayed dead.

Wolfwood was again a victim of the story marching forward when his death could have ALSO been avoided (moreso in the manga than the anime adaption), but I guess the plot demanded a sacrifice.

Why is it, that when the plot demands a sacrifice, they always kill off the favorite character?