I was thinking about your comment on the way home from work today...and I saw a pattern emerge from previous tricksters that I've loved.
Spike if you recall..started sort of like Rumplestilskin, a desperate soul, weak, powerless, terrified. Avoiding violence at all costs. Good with language. And deals. And protective of those he loved. A good man at heart, but also deemed cowardly because he hated a fight.
Was there a bit of a mercenary heart in there? I don't know.
Emma Swan also falls into the category of trickster, prison background, desperate soul, struggle to protect those she loves...and a bounty-hunter, jack of all trades - definitely mercenary.
Also...the trickster is always the "fool" in the card deck. A glib line.
Very ambiguous character. Often will turn a story or change it, without the author's intention.
Will state - I think Robert Carylyle is an excellent choice here. He doesn't fall into the temptation of playing Rumple as too creepy. But does he have bad teeth! LOL! The actor reminds me a little of the actor who used to play Ethan Rayne.
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Date: 2012-01-10 12:27 am (UTC)Spike if you recall..started sort of like Rumplestilskin, a desperate soul, weak, powerless, terrified. Avoiding violence at all costs. Good with language. And deals. And protective of those he loved. A good man at heart, but also deemed cowardly because he hated a fight.
Was there a bit of a mercenary heart in there? I don't know.
Emma Swan also falls into the category of trickster, prison background, desperate soul, struggle to protect those she loves...and a bounty-hunter, jack of all trades - definitely mercenary.
Also...the trickster is always the "fool" in the card deck. A glib line.
Very ambiguous character. Often will turn a story or change it, without the author's intention.
Will state - I think Robert Carylyle is an excellent choice here. He doesn't fall into the temptation of playing Rumple as too creepy.
But does he have bad teeth! LOL! The actor reminds me a little of the actor who used to play Ethan Rayne.