I think that if the other characters hadn't acted like Emily's happiness was the Most. Important. Thing. Ever.
*nods* Yes. You'd think they'd have noticed after 30+ years that she was a little bit self-centred, and at least rolled their eyes about her a bit more. I can see Emily having good reasons for turning out like she did -- it was the fact everyone thought it was so awesome that annoyed me. Given they did such a good job of giving everyone else good complex, flawed characterisation that other characters reacted against, she really stuck out as sloppily written.
Mimi (who was also selfish and self-centred, but who also went on an epic journey to get to where she ended up...awesome!)
But Mimi was fully aware she was selfish and self-centred even at the very start. And I don't think particularly liked herself like that. I felt she believed she had to be that way to survive in her big city world, but once she got stuck in Jericho, she could allow herself to grow to be the nicer person she wanted to be. Whereas Emily seemed to have no self-awareness.
I certainly never expected to have my heart stolen right out from under Jake's nose - and in only 7 episodes!! Maybe I'm as fickle as Emily... *ponders*
Well, maybe I'm fickle as well? Because Beck did a pretty good job of stealing my heart too. *g* Blame Scribbler for hooking me with awesome fic into shipping J/H before I knew any better. ;-) (And I did even manage to make her feel sorry for Beck the other day, because she was going to make him end up in a Heck-less 'verse....)
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*nods* Yes. You'd think they'd have noticed after 30+ years that she was a little bit self-centred, and at least rolled their eyes about her a bit more. I can see Emily having good reasons for turning out like she did -- it was the fact everyone thought it was so awesome that annoyed me. Given they did such a good job of giving everyone else good complex, flawed characterisation that other characters reacted against, she really stuck out as sloppily written.
Mimi (who was also selfish and self-centred, but who also went on an epic journey to get to where she ended up...awesome!)
But Mimi was fully aware she was selfish and self-centred even at the very start. And I don't think particularly liked herself like that. I felt she believed she had to be that way to survive in her big city world, but once she got stuck in Jericho, she could allow herself to grow to be the nicer person she wanted to be. Whereas Emily seemed to have no self-awareness.
I certainly never expected to have my heart stolen right out from under Jake's nose - and in only 7 episodes!! Maybe I'm as fickle as Emily... *ponders*
Well, maybe I'm fickle as well? Because Beck did a pretty good job of stealing my heart too. *g* Blame Scribbler for hooking me with awesome fic into shipping J/H before I knew any better. ;-) (And I did even manage to make her feel sorry for Beck the other day, because she was going to make him end up in a Heck-less 'verse....)