10 Questions For Fred

[willowsummers]

This is for riotgrrrljaz.

1. Do you like Fred?
I love Fred.

2. Do you think she's sexy?
Yes.

3. Did you like her best with Gunn or Wesley or would you have liked to have seen her with Angel?
Definitely Wesley although I related to her attraction to Angel and therefor found it appealing. Her and Wesley could have had such a wonderful relationship if they'd had more time.

4. What is your favorite Fred moment?
In the Magic Bullet when she has to try to turn Angel away from Jasmine. I felt so bad for her and really related during that time when she was the only person who could see what Jasmine was.

5. What is your least favorite Fred moment?
When she tasered Connor. I can't say I really blame her, I just hated seeing her do it.

6. What is your favorite episode featuring Fred?
I can't think of anything but Fredless. It's quintessential Fred and quite a turning point for her.

7. What is your least favorite episode featuring Fred?
Deep Down. Her and Gunn having to run everything and deal with Connor all by themselves just wasn't the best situation for either of them.

8. What do you think happened to Fred when she died?
I think a part of her was still alive in Illyria.

9. Why do you think Joss Whedon had her turn into Illyria?
He seems to have a thing about turning women bad, take what happened to Cordelia and Fred for instance. I don't know if this represents his feelings about women or what. I also wonder if he needed Fred to be different in order to deal with what was going on at the end of the show.

10. How would you describe Fred?
Warm, super smart, innocent, happy, brave. I think of all the characters on Angel that she is the nicest and most innocent.

[Jaz ♀♀]

Thank you!

1. Do you like Fred?
Love her!

2. Do you think she's sexy?
hell yeah!

3. Did you like her best with Gunn or Wesley or would you have liked to have seen her with Angel?
I thought it was cute when she had the crush on Angel but i definitely liked her with Wesley.

4. What is your favorite Fred moment?
It's hard to say, i loved all the small Fred moments from her Pylea-craziness talk like when she said she was trying to make an enchilada out of tree bark....or being a complete dork and trying to be cool and talk more like Gunn by adding "dog" or "word" to her sentences....or on "Spin the Bottle" we see her teenage self and she's asking Liam for weed. But as for a big moment for Fred, i like when she decides she wants to stay and help Angel and the team in "Fredless".

5. What is your least favorite Fred moment?
When she's off to kill the professor....i don't blame her, i just don't think 'murder' is a great color on her.

6. What is your favorite episode featuring Fred?
"Fredless" is a great episode for her character.

7. What is your least favorite episode featuring Fred?
Supersymmetry

8. What do you think happened to Fred when she died?
I think a part of her is still with Illyria.

9. Why do you think Joss Whedon had her turn into Illyria?
I don't know, it's hard to figure out what goes on in Joss's brain.

10. How would you describe Fred?
She's a genius, adorable, quirky, loving, has inner strength, and beyond nice.

[buffyfan21]

Wow, can't believe we didn't do a Fred Q&A sooner.

1. Do you like Fred?
Love love love Fred!

2. Do you think she's sexy?
In her own way, yes. I think her good heart and intelligence make her very sexy.

3. Did you like her best with Gunn or Wesley or would you have liked to have seen her with Angel?
I have a soft spot for Fred/Gunn. They were so cute together!

4. What is your favorite Fred moment?
Oh my gosh, too many to name! Wouldn't even know where to begin!

5. What is your least favorite Fred moment?
When she dies in Hole in the Word. Love the episode and think she is spectacular in it, just hate that she dies!

6. What is your favorite episode featuring Fred?
Another toughie. I love all her eps!

7. What is your least favorite episode featuring Fred?
A Whole in the World.

8. What do you think happened to Fred when she died?
I think a part of her spirit remained with Illyria, and the optimist in me likes to think that Fred went on to a better place. That's what she deserved being the good person that she was.

9. Why do you think Joss Whedon had her turn into Illyria?
Because he knows what an amazingly talented actress Amy is and wanted to see her stretch her gifts and abilities that much farther. ;D

10. How would you describe Fred?
Intelligent, kind, sincere, loyal, loving, but also brave and a total bad ass when she needs to be.

[Randi Giles]

1. Do you like Fred?
I love love love Fred. I think I said somewhere that Spike was my favorite Angel character, but really thats for Buffy. I have to say Fred is. Probably tied with Cordy as my number one Angel characters.

2. Do you think she's sexy?
Yes.

3. Did you like her best with Gunn or Wesley or would you have liked to have seen her with Angel?
She actually had good chemistry witht them all. There was one episode she was kinda getting freaky with Gunn and the kiss she had with Angel was steamy, but Wesley is the one for her.

4. What is your favorite Fred moment?
Too many answer for this question.

5. What is your least favorite Fred moment?
I really don't have one but I'll say anytime she's being weak just cause I love how strong she is.

6. What is your favorite episode featuring Fred?
A hole in the World she breaks my heart in this episode

7. What is your least favorite episode featuring Fred?
Can't remember name, but the one where they killed the Doc. And A Hole in the World.

8. What do you think happened to Fred when she died?
I don't know, but I honestly think somehow she found her way back to Illyria.

9. Why do you think Joss Whedon had her turn into Illyria?
I have no idea. I was doing my best not to read spoiler at the time so I didn't see it coming. Though I hated at first cause 'Oh no Fred's dying' I din't think she was really going to be gone for good that she would come back somehow. Even after everything that was said in "A Hole in the World' I still have hope. Anyway what was the question? Oh yeah really in the end it was genuis what he did cause Illyria really is bad@$$. Maybe he wanted another bad girl.

10. How would you describe Fred?
Innocent sweet brave loyal trustworthy awesome.

Love Fred

[VampSlayer]

1. Do you like Fred?
She is my favorite Angelverse character.

2. Do you think she's sexy?
Yes, I do. Amy Acker is the sexiest woman I've seen. <3

3. Did you like her best with Gunn or Wesley or would you have liked to have seen her with Angel?
I am not a fan of Gunn all that much, so I didn't really like Gunn/Fred. I loved Wes/Fred, but my love for that ship kinda died when they finally got together. </3 I feel that Fred left Wesley as much as the others when he needed them most; And Fred didn't fall for Wesley until she had problems with Gunn, and Wesley turned into a badass. I feel like she didn't fall for the real Wesley. I thought Fred's thing for Angel was cute, but knew it wouldn't go anywhere. I would have loved to see Fred do something with Spike in S5, though, I loved how they acted around eachother.

4. What is your favorite Fred moment?
I have too many, seriously. Fred has a lot of hilarious lines that I love. I'll say that I loved her in A Hole In The World, because of her bravery. We mostly saw Fred as the brainy one who had to rely on others to defend her, but her strength was greater than muscle. Fred had the urge to live, and fight for her life. She was a beautiful character. I also enjoy Shiny Happy People and The Magic Bullet, these are too great episodes mainly with Fred. ^^

5. What is your least favorite Fred moment?
When her interest gets the best of her, and she touches Illyria's tomb(Leading to her death).

6. What is your favorite episode featuring Fred?
So many, she's in quite a few! A Hole In The World and The Magic Bullet are two favorites, as said above.

7. What is your least favorite episode featuring Fred?
Well, it really creeps me out when Illyria talks as herself while looking like Fred... Does that count for anything?

8. What do you think happened to Fred when she died?
I think her memories channeled into Illyria's system as her soul was being destroyed. I see it as even the mightiest beings can be killed, but they aren't forgotten. Fred made sure that she would always remain on this earth somewhat by forcing her memories into Illyria's mind. I really think that was the only way she could save herself, letting her thoughts be remembered by the thing that killed her. It was also a great way to say, "Screw you," to Illyria. lmao! So, let me repeat: I believe Fred's soul was destroyed, but her wonderful thoughts were left within Illyria(Causing a part of her to never be forgotten.

9. Why do you think Joss Whedon had her turn into Illyria?
I think he knew Amy Acker was an even greater actress than what we were seeing, and gave us the glory of seeing her full greatness. We had to let a favorite character go to get another. I thank him for giving me Illyria, as I also curse him for killing Fred.

10. How would you describe Fred?
A woman who never got to live her life to what it was meant to be.

[disney505218]

1. Do you like Fred?
Fred's adorable

2. Do you think she's sexy?
Yes.

3. Did you like her best with Gunn or Wesley or would you have liked to have seen her with Angel?
With Wesley- though I still loved her with Gunn. With Wesley they were like soulmates. With Gunn they were just an extremely adorable couple

4. What is your favorite Fred moment?
Fredless- that's when I first liked her and she showed her true strength

5. What is your least favorite Fred moment?
I just hated how oblivious she was in the 5th season and how she kept flirting with Knox. I HATE KNOX.

6. What is your favorite episode featuring Fred?
Harm's Way- It's nice how she's so sweet to everyone even if they are not exactly the good guys or important people

7. What is your least favorite episode featuring Fred?
The first episode she was in. And the entire time she was crazy....

8. What do you think happened to Fred when she died?
She went to heaven

9. Why do you think Joss Whedon had her turn into Illyria?
Hmmmm....probably because he wanted to kill off Fred but Amy Acker was really good. And it was a cool character that like Angelus, Cordy, and Anya- would point out everything they noticed no matter how rude it was.

10. How would you describe Fred?
Nice, friendly, kinda shy, SWEET, caring, selfless

[slayerthorn]

1. Do you like Fred?
Yep

2. Do you think she's sexy?
No

3. Did you like her best with Gunn or Wesley or would you have liked to have seen her with Angel?
Wesley, though Angel if not Wesley

4. What is your favorite Fred moment?
When Wesley is reading A Little Princess to her.

5. What is your least favorite Fred moment?
Her death

6. What is your favorite episode featuring Fred?
Fredless

7. What is your least favorite episode featuring Fred?
Deep Down because she just bothered me in that episode.

8. What do you think happened to Fred when she died?
She went to heaven I guess.

9. Why do you think Joss Whedon had her turn into Illyria?
I will never know why he takes such wonderful characters from us.

10. How would you describe Fred?
Sweet and quirky

[N.D.U.O]

Dec 1, 2009 21:41:13 GMT -5 willowsummers said:

5. What is your least favorite Fred moment?
When she tasered Connor. I can't say I really blame her, I just hated seeing her do it.

I know this not the Q&A's but I find it weird how Connor jokes about it later in one of the Faith eps of S4 (Calvary or Release?)
"I thought you were a taser girl.." - I laughed but I was frightened at the same time.

[midwesternwatcher]

I don't have good answers for all the questions but I'll answer a few ...
1. Of course I love Fred. Who doesn't? I always had reservations about her, though, as a character in the Angel show. I didn't feel that she fitted in with the group. I don't quite get why she didn't go back to UCLA and continue her physics career.
2. No, I don't think she's sexy. She's attractive in other ways.
3. I don't like Fred with either Gunn or Wesley. I think these office romances should've been taboo. The "Angel gang" didn't work well as a surrogate family, for that reason.
4. Favorite Fred moment? Probably in Magic Bullet. She rose to the occasion.
5. Least favorite? Supersymmetry. I can't condone that vengeance mentality. It's strange (understandable, but still strange) that she couldn't forgive Gunn for doing what she fully intended to do herself.
6,7. Favorite, least favorite Fred episode ... can't think of one right now. I don't really think of them as "Fred episodes."
8. I took the writers at their word, no more Fred.
9. Ah, here's the interesting one. I'm not privy to Joss's private thoughts, but I can see some advantages to replacing Fred with Illyria. All the members of the Angel crew, including Fred, must suffer for signing up with W&H. We saw that coming, we'd be offended if it didn't happen. In Fred's case, it's easier to see her dying in this horrible manner than being corrupted, as Gunn was, and it has the added "benefit" (to the show, not the characters) of punishing Wesley and Gunn as well. Also, it created a strong female character who demands respect, though not affection. Finally, it shows off Amy Acker's range as an actress. NOW: All that being said, I think it was a mistake. It was jarring, it was unclear at least to me what it meant, and I never did get a clear impression of who Illyria was or where she stood. I'm left with the nagging feeling that the writers didn't think this through. I could be wrong ... maybe a sixth season would've cleared it up. The comics didn't.
10. Very natural, un-selfconscious.

[orangejuicepony]

1. Do you like Fred?
She was my favorite character during the third and fourth season, I love her.

2. Do you think she's sexy?
I think she's cute... Illyria is sexy though.

3. Did you like her best with Gunn or Wesley or would you have liked to have seen her with Angel?
I liked her equally with Gunn and Wesley. I thought she was really cute with Gunn, and then I was so happy when her and Wesley got together briefly. They were also cute together.

4. What is your favorite Fred moment?
When she first got back from Pylea and lived in her room drawing all over the wall.

5. What is your least favorite Fred moment?
I didn't like her 17 year old self in Spin the bottle.

6. What is your favorite episode featuring Fred?
A hole in the world... it's so heartbreaking!

7. What is your least favorite episode featuring Fred?
I liked Fred the least in Spin the bottle, but I loved that episode to pieces.

8. What do you think happened to Fred when she died?
Her sould burned up but part of it got enveloped by Illyria, and it sometimes shows through.

9. Why do you think Joss Whedon had her turn into Illyria?
Because he is evil... No, horrible tragedy makes good TV, and Illyria is just so amazingly kick-ass.

10. How would you describe Fred?
Nerdy, warm, helpful, sweet, quirky.

[Skytteflickan88]

1. Do you like Fred?
Yes, I think she's adorable.

2. Do you think she's sexy?
Yes.

3. Did you like her best with Gunn or Wesley or would you have liked to have seen her with Angel?
I like Wesley the most so I would like her with him. But I wonder if she would have been happier, staying with Gunn. I think she dumped him for a silly reason(him killing the professor), but I guess she might never have cared for him the same way she did for Wesley, so that's why she left.
I thought it was a pity Angel didn't like her tough. Now I think she's better off without that loser.

4. What is your favorite Fred moment?
When she shots Jasmine. Beautiful and strong.

5. What is your least favorite Fred moment?
Either in the hospital when she teels him to stay away or when she blames at him for leaving after rescuing Angel. Make up your mind you bitca!

6. What is your favorite episode featuring Fred?
Life of the party.

7. What is your least favorite episode featuring Fred?
A Jasmine episode, or maybe the one when she tells Wesley to stay away.

8. What do you think happened to Fred when she died?
Her soul was destroyed, so she doesn't exist anymore. Just memories in Illyria.

9. Why do you think Joss Whedon had her turn into Illyria?
Not sure. To make season 5 more interesting? To see how the other characters would react?

10. How would you describe Fred?
A sweet cutiepie, who loves math and science and tacos. She loves to ramble, and she's very sweet and caring, but also has a cold side, and is a strong warrior.