tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239008642843986825.post5637267275956550135..comments2023-08-18T05:01:03.973-07:00Comments on Off the Shore of Orion: My Villainous Fantasies, Part 3, the Finale: The Coolest Villains of All TimeNew York Erratichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12910004748099284750noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239008642843986825.post-85284761783702544832012-04-17T06:56:22.674-07:002012-04-17T06:56:22.674-07:00Agreed on both points. Just Frankenstein himself ...Agreed on both points. Just Frankenstein himself isn't cool at all. He's just "Can I build a guy from the dead? Huh. I suppose I can..." His monster is the cool one.New York Erratichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12910004748099284750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239008642843986825.post-13281542015578536432012-04-17T03:13:48.486-07:002012-04-17T03:13:48.486-07:00I always thought the REAL monster was Frankenstein...I always thought the REAL monster was Frankenstein himself. And I thought Ahab was unglued, which doesn't give him a pass, mind you.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239008642843986825.post-17457431854966223942012-04-16T19:55:14.274-07:002012-04-16T19:55:14.274-07:00You had several tricksters on yours - opened my mi...You had several tricksters on yours - opened my mind to the Cheshire Cat as a villain.<br /><br />Frankenstein's monster turns into a cold blooded killer in the book. <br /><br />And until just now I didn't make the connection between the Monster pursuing his creator and Ahab pursuing the whale as both analogies for God and/or Fate. Ahab's obvious to me, but the Monster was not.<br /><br />[Spoilers!!!] Ahab kills off nearly his entire crew. That's pretty villainous. In one respect he's just as mindless as the whale he pursues; at another level he does, in fact, have free will.New York Erratichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12910004748099284750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239008642843986825.post-9107701250419281432012-04-16T18:45:42.733-07:002012-04-16T18:45:42.733-07:00Interesting. Never thought of Frankenstein's ...Interesting. Never thought of Frankenstein's monster, the Cheshire Cat or Ahab as villains.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com