December Talking Meme Master List

Today's prompt was Michelle Rodriguez, from catalinay.

Oh, man, Michelle Rodriguez. I love Michelle Rodriguez so, so much. Mostly I love her because she keeps playing characters I love, characters who can be tough and vulnerable and physically and mentally strong and so very protective of those she loves. My two favorite characters are Letty Ortiz from the Fast and the Furious series and Eden from Blue Crush. I stopped watching Lost when they killed off her character in a way that absolutely stripped her of her drive and passion and everything important to Ana Lucia. She is the only reason I regret that I decided not to watch Avatar because of its white savior crap. I don't really keep up with actors' lives (though I remember when the DUIs happened during Lost filming and I did see that she came out as bisexual), so I'm going to talk about characters.

Michelle Rodriguez playing Letty Ortiz is basically my one true character. She's tough and smart and a kick ass mechanic and a damn good driver. She's loyal (probably to a fault), and protective and snarky. She fits so well into other fandoms. I particularly love Letty the Vampire Slayer, which I've written a few different ways. Letty the werewolf is another favorite. I love the idea of this tough woman learning to control the additional physical strength and power that would come from being a vampire slayer and/or werewolf. (I really love writing her as a vampire slayer who is also a werewolf, because obviously if one thing is good when it comes to Letty, more is better.) Letty was the first Michelle Rodriguez character I saw, and I imprinted on her hard, clearly.

That being said, I identify hard with Eden from Blue Crush. She's struggling to keep her chosen family together, watching her girl (maybe her best friend, maybe her girlfriend, maybe both) "waste" this incredible opportunity to make a name for herself (again) and go big time in their beloved sport (there's a lot of meta potential when it comes to Eden and Anne Marie's relationship), she's struggling (they're all struggling) to pay bills and keep food on the table and manage to have this life, she's young and, with her two bffs, raising this teenage girl -- there's just a ton of greatness to her. She's trying so hard, and you can see her just willing Anne Marie to do the right thing (or at least what Eden thinks is the right thing). Eden forever.

I just love her face SO MUCH, you guys. So much.