Thanks for the information. Just from reading the first book, I can see how incredibly grey the world is that Lymond inhabits. In some ways far greyer than the world Whedon has created. For a television series - Whedon has done a good job of making things somewhat complex and morally grey - more so on Angel than Buffy. Buffy got awfully black and white at times. Angel with it's redemption mythos and noir leanings tends to be greyer. The central character more of an anti-hero than a hero. When Buffy shows up on Angel in cross-over's she's less heroic and far less sympathetic. In some ways Angel's universe is closer to both our own and to Dunnett's.
I think part of the appeal to many Dunnett fans of Whedon's writings and vice versa is the complex character of Spike, who in some ways is reminiscent of Francis Crawford of Lymond. A seemingly effete character who seems to be one thing on the surface, yet something quite different underneath. The fun is in watching the writers unravel the layers. Grey characters or morally ambiguous characters thrill us, because they are both unpredictable and they often respond to the world in ways that deep inside we wish we could. They explore the darkness in us.
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Re: Lymond & politics
Date: 2003-10-17 10:34 am (UTC)Thanks for the information. Just from reading the first book, I can see how incredibly grey the world is that Lymond inhabits. In some ways far greyer than the world Whedon has created. For a television series - Whedon has done a good job of making things somewhat complex and morally grey - more so on Angel than Buffy. Buffy got awfully black and white at times. Angel with it's redemption mythos and noir leanings tends to be greyer.
The central character more of an anti-hero than a hero.
When Buffy shows up on Angel in cross-over's she's less heroic and far less sympathetic. In some ways Angel's universe is closer to both our own and to Dunnett's.
I think part of the appeal to many Dunnett fans of Whedon's writings and vice versa is the complex character of Spike, who in some ways is reminiscent of Francis Crawford of Lymond. A seemingly effete character who seems to be one thing on the surface, yet something quite different underneath. The fun is in watching the writers unravel the layers. Grey characters or morally ambiguous characters thrill us, because they are both unpredictable and they often respond to the world in ways that deep inside we wish we could. They explore the darkness in us.
Thanks for the response.