Being a Misfit
Recently I really got into the E4 Drama "Misfits". I'd wanted to watch it since it was first out, but never got round to it -- until now. This may perhaps sound silly, but it has changed my perspective on things.
For those of you who don't know, it's about five teens doing community service, who get struck by a freak storm and develop super powers. It is incredibly funny, and to me, it opened my eyes to characters not being perfect.
Sounds obvious, I know, but to me it reminded me that as a human being, I make mistakes, everyone does - including the people that I write about and create.
It made it okay that the world isn't one big perfect
creation.
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never meant to be so. If we were born perfect there would be nothing
left to strive for.
Merry Christmas, xx
One man's itch is another man's pearl? Could probably make a case for that.
Sorry Geri - didn't mean to hijack your thread. I've never seen Misfits. But I agree with your sentiments - a little bit of good, a little bit of bad - we're all made of it and so are compelling characters - they're the ones I like to read about, anyway. It makes way for a transformation, a redemption, a new understanding.
Stopping now before I get maudlin.
P.S. Knew I should have stopped.
is his own unbearable itch. Go figure.
And what has all this to do with Gerilyn? Looks as if you're celebrating Christmas a little early.
Nothing wrong with that, m'Dear. Merry Christmas :-)
I know quite a few real life misfits (although they don't have super powers.)
They're far from perfect and don't always seem to know where they belong, exactly! The good thing about them is, they don't judge. They accept people for who they are, warts and all. I find it's normally the people who think they're perfect that tend to point fingers. Not being perfect and accepting that is less of a flaw than trying to be, or believing that you are perfect, to my mind!
Merry Misfit Christmas and A Doing Things Your Way New Year, Liss x
Which season did you watch up to?
:)
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