HIGHLA-L Digest - 28 Apr 2003 to 29 Apr 2003 (#2003-67)
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Topics of the day:
1. Annual MediaWest Fan Q Awards (4)
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 04:09:06 -0700
From: "Glo. Phillips" <cpl_glo@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Annual MediaWest Fan Q Awards
:::delurking to comment:::
Marina Bailey wrote:
>
> Annie wrote:
> >Actually, Michael Shanks also said that he and RDA have often joked around
> >about the slash aspect. They know it's there. RDA made a comment in an
> >interview on Tech TV regarding porn on the web and that he wouldn't want his
> >daughter to see it. The interviewer was also talking to him about slash
> >stories about Murdoch (the bad guy on MacGyver) and MacGyver.
>
> You have to wonder whether they thought it was slashy from the start,
> heard that people viewed the relationship that way, or if reporters
> or overzealous fans told them about slash fanfic.
Another example of an actor who deliberately added
homoerotic subtext to his character is Nicholas Lea who
stated that he could see no other reason why Krycek would
let Fox Mulder knock him around so much, and that he
deliberately played the character as being gay and attracted
to Mulder. (After all, the man was able to survive as a
one-armed assassin for quite some time. How hard would it
have been to protect himself against an FBI asgent who
frequently dropped or forgot to use his gun?)
--
Love,
Glo.
Founding Member, Anti-Gooshers
YAS-G//N-EIC//MFWC//PWFC
"Let them take the the first shot. We won't start a fight
but, by God, we'll finish it!"
-Captain John Sheridan
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 16:34:37 +0200
From: Marina Bailey <tmar@sifl.iid.co.za>
Subject: Re: Annual MediaWest Fan Q Awards
Glo wrote:
>Another example of an actor who deliberately added
>homoerotic subtext to his character is Nicholas Lea who
>stated that he could see no other reason why Krycek would
>let Fox Mulder knock him around so much, and that he
>deliberately played the character as being gay and attracted
>to Mulder.
Which brings me back to HL. I've always thought (and this is
just me, Nina - I'm not saying TPTB meant it that way, okay?)
that Methos is in love with Duncan. (Or at least has a
serious case of hero worship.) I mean, Duncan is a walking
Immortal magnet, and Methos has stated over and over that
he doesn't want a tombstone. But he hangs around with Duncan
and even gets into fights on his behalf! He stated that he
wants to keep him alive. Why? For altruistic reasons? I
don't think the ROG has an altruistic bone in his body. Of
course, if one takes Duncan as being totally straight (which
I can buy) then Methos is destined for unrequited love.
And I suspect that PW thinks Methos is in love with Duncan,
too. Why else mention the nose-painting stuff and the spiral
quickening? He could just be yanking the audience's chain,
which is fine too. :)
- Marina.
\\ "You can spend precious time marching in your prefect lines, //
// but I don't hear that drum; I'm looking for something \\
\\ else. And if you don't like what you see, you don't //
// have to look at me." - Melissa Etheridge \\
\\==========Marina Bailey==========tmar@sifl.iid.co.za==========//
//============Chief Flag Waver and Defender of Richie===========\\
"What about the fact they thought we were gay?"
"Adds mystery." - Wesley and Angel; "Expecting" (Angel)
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 08:00:15 -0700
From: Becky Doland <becky@beckyjo.com>
Subject: Re: Annual MediaWest Fan Q Awards
Marina wrote:
> Which brings me back to HL. I've always thought (and
> this is just me, Nina - I'm not saying TPTB meant it
>that way, okay?) that Methos is in love with Duncan.
>(Or at least has a serious case of hero worship.)
I don't feel it's romantic love, I think it's more of a
case of finally having someone who really knows who he
is after all these eons. It must have been an
unimaginable relief to be able to relax and be himself.
This added to his deep respect for Duncan, and that
special chemistry felt by people who really connect to
one another (and not necessarily in a sexual way) led
to a real friendship. Something the ROG hadn't
indulged in for a very long time. But I think he saved
the romantic love for Alexa.
Becky
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 11:19:25 -0400
From: Bizarro7@aol.com
Subject: Re: Annual MediaWest Fan Q Awards
>>Which brings me back to HL. I've always thought that Methos is in love with Duncan. (Or at least has a
serious case of hero worship.) I mean, Duncan is a walking
Immortal magnet, and Methos has stated over and over that
he doesn't want a tombstone. But he hangs around with Duncan
and even gets into fights on his behalf! He stated that he
wants to keep him alive. Why? For altruistic reasons? I
don't think the ROG has an altruistic bone in his body. Of
course, if one takes Duncan as being totally straight (which
I can buy) then Methos is destined for unrequited love.<<
--Marina
Well, I think Methos is in love with Methos Living Forever, and he figured out that hitching himself to MacLeod as a friend increased his survival chances. From the very first episode, MacLeod made it clear he wasn't a headhunter; didn't want Methos' head, even when it was freely offered. And if he wasn't going to take it, Methos reasoned he wouldn't let any hostile Immies come along and take it, either. MacLeod was still playing Clan Chieftain, and Methos knew he could exploit that. So he became fond of MacLeod and the benefits he brought. It probably became more personal, as he got to know him.
Of course, once MacLeod killed Richie, Methos knew that safety factor was gone and he vanished.
Leah
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