X3: minor character; prettiness

[hermionesviolin]

I was looking at the X-3 gallery with Eric today. Famke Janssen remains v. pretty. Eric agreed that she was pretty and said that he hadn't previously thought so -- which, okay, whatever. Also: mmm, Callisto. (Though labrets are ew.) Eric said she's supposed to have an eyepatch. And also that she looks like a butch lesbian, but that he thinks she's supposed to be a lesbian so it's okay.

I Googled her and lo, BtVS connection.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potential_Slayers
Caridad - A girl from the Philippines to whom Xander is attracted; first seen in "Dirty Girls". She too survives the climatic Hellmouth battle according to the Buffy magazine. Caridad is portrayed by Dania Ramirez.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callisto_(comics)
Dania Ramirez portrays her in the third X-Men movie. She is a member of Magneto's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. In place of an eye-patch and physical disfigurement, this version of Callisto is beautiful, yet heavily tattooed. Her powers have also been altered to move at incredible speeds and the ability to "sense" other mutants around her, and assess their abilities and power level.

P.S. X-Men has Reavers?

Comments

[musesfool.livejournal.com]

Well, Joss *is* an X-fan (and writer, now). And the term's been around a long time to describe scary people who plunder and pillage.

[bella-loki.livejournal.com]

Callisto isn't (unfortunately) a lesbian. She had a thing with Forge (which was kinda cool) also abducted Angel entirely for the pretty. I am so weirded at them making her beautiful. (because damnit. good looks are *not* part of the X-gene. Make me miss Sarah. (Marrow. Grew Bones. not pretty. was part of the point. But then they made *her* pretty too. Sigh)

[lilithchilde.livejournal.com]

Meh, I didn't think Famke was particularly pretty in the first two movies. Not ugly, just very much not to my tastes, and I wasn't pleased with her portrayal of Jean at first (though she did grow on me in X2).

I don't care now, though. It's Phoenix, and from the previews, she's looking good, both physically and in terms of characterization.

I'm also weirded out by the prettification of Callisto (though not surprised; it's Hollywood). I'm somewhat attached to the original character, with her flaws . . . and her connection to Storm. (No, she's not officially a lesbian, but many many of the X-women are hinted to have bisexual leanings, particularly when they've been written by Chris Claremont. There were some amusing "closet" jokes towards the end of X-Treme X-Men; maybe I'll dig them out later.) However, I'll readily agree that this incarnation is seriously hot.

Since I found out that Joss is a longtime X-Men fan, certain references and influences have made a good bit more sense to me. "Reavers" included, though I definitely like Joss' version better. (This isn't always the case; if Buffy was in fact inspired in part by Kitty Pryde, well. I vastly prefer Kitty.)

[paper-crystals.livejournal.com]

P.S. X-Men has Reavers?

It is Joss's mythology. We just live for it. You didn't get the memo?