the book Phantom has fuck-all to do with the show Phantom
Yeah, pretty much.
because millions of fans wouldn't be in love with him if he were all, you know, necrotic and stuff
I actually read the book before I watched the show, or even listened to the music, and still went through a brief phase of Erik-crushing. I was crushing on Raoul at the same time, though.
It's the Christine worshipping, and the gorgeous voice - you just forget he's horrid. I don't know about other girls, but in literature (not IRL, god forbid) there are few things more exciting to me than a guy who's totally smitten. I'm reading Post Captain right now, which I don't know if you've read, and Stephen Maturin is completely head over heels in love with this girl, and it's really touching.
So it might be that, I don't know.
The Phantom fangirls whoo bash Christine for choosing Raoul totally baffle me, however, for the simple reason that Erik is so, so crazy.
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Date: 2004-11-27 10:23 am (UTC)Yeah, pretty much.
because millions of fans wouldn't be in love with him if he were all, you know, necrotic and stuff
I actually read the book before I watched the show, or even listened to the music, and still went through a brief phase of Erik-crushing. I was crushing on Raoul at the same time, though.
It's the Christine worshipping, and the gorgeous voice - you just forget he's horrid. I don't know about other girls, but in literature (not IRL, god forbid) there are few things more exciting to me than a guy who's totally smitten. I'm reading Post Captain right now, which I don't know if you've read, and Stephen Maturin is completely head over heels in love with this girl, and it's really touching.
So it might be that, I don't know.
The Phantom fangirls whoo bash Christine for choosing Raoul totally baffle me, however, for the simple reason that Erik is so, so crazy.
And for once, I have an appropriate icon. Heh.