[DISCUSS] Gaston is better than the Beast

[Amake]

I rather like Beast and Beauty as they're depicted in Fables. They've been through a bunch of centuries and great societal upheaval together, and Beast stays mostly human most of the time; manifest evidence that they genuinely love each other. Or, I guess, at least evidence that she loves him. Maybe the moral of the story is that even if Gaston is a better person than Beast, Beauty and Beast are good for each other? Maybe they're just in love?

[mauve]

Originally Posted by Solid Snake

Ssshhhhh Aladdin was awesome
I mean even I have a huge crush on Aladdin

Oh sure, I agree with you on Aladdin. I was referring to Snow White and Cinderella's princes. Aladdin was a CHARACTER. Cinderella's prince was a PLOT DEVICE.


ANyways. Back to Gaston: Gaston is indeed super rad.

[Gregness]

I can't really agree with Liz about Gaston being smart given his usual response to intellectual matters is to punch it (i.e. he flips the chess board during his own song).

Edit:

Originally Posted by Ryong

Man, yeah, Gaston is cool and all but I have to agree with Snake on nearly everything he said.

Aladdin is a pretty sweet franchise, after all...

But then there's Mulan and she SAVED CHINA and RESTORED HER FAMILY'S HONOR and shit and fuck it has the best song.

To Be a Man is good, but I'm gonna have to disagree about it being the best.

[IHateMakingNames]

Originally Posted by Gregness

To Be a Man is good, but I'm gonna have to disagree about it being the best.

I was already preparing to correct you, but then I clicked the link and all was well.

[PCD]

Man I am so tired of hearing the Stockholm argument. Belle did not put up with any of Beast's shit until he got his act together, she was ready to abandon that selfish motherfucker until he went out and got himself nearly killed trying to save her from wolves, whoops.

I will agree with the point that, seriously, Gaston, you can have any other super hot chick in town, why go for the bookish nerd when you clearly don't even like bookish nerdishness?

[Locke cole]

That's right, isn't it? I wasn't going to say anything, since it's been, like a decade since I've actually seen the movie, but I thought that was part of it.

[The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk]

That's because Gaston is a douche, as I already said. He wants what he can't have.

[phil_]

The Lion King is the best Hamlet because Hamlet stops bitching and does something instead of whining until the final curtain. Also Scar.

Have I watched Beauty and the Beast since it came out? No!

[Fifthfiend]

Originally Posted by phil_

The Lion King is the best Hamlet because Hamlet stops bitching and does something instead of whining until the final curtain.

You should really give Sons of Anarchy a try.

[phil_]

One of my co-workers has described it to me. It seems like something I'd spend every moment of either laughing of exclaiming "DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE!"

So, yeah, I might.

Not that I dislike Hamlet, as a character. He had it pretty rough for a prince. Step-dad tried to have him killed by pirates for crying out loud; he had a lot to whine about. Dying didn't help anything either, vis a vis getting over stuff. I just appreciate doing things differently sometimes. Tradition is there to remix.