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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Joseph Zito
Produced by
Frank Mancuso Jr.
Screenplay by
Barney Cohen
Story by
Bruce Hidemi Sakow
Based on
Characters
by Victor Miller
Martin Kitrosser
Ron Kurz
Carol Watson
Starring
Kimberly Beck
Peter Barton
Corey Feldman
E. Erich Anderson
Crispin Glover
Alan Hayes
Barbara Howard
Lawrence Monoson
Joan Freeman
Judie Aronson
Camilla More
Carey More
Music by
Harry Manfredini
Cinematography
João Fernandes
Edited by
Joel Goodman
Daniel Loewenthal
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures
Release date
April 13, 1984 (1984-04-13)
Running time
91 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$2.6 million[1]
Box office
$33 million (US)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter is a 1984 American slasher film directed by Joseph Zito and the fourth installment in the Friday the 13th film series. Following the events of Friday the 13th Part III, Jason Voorhees returns to Crystal Lake and continues his killing spree on a family and a group of neighboring teenagers after being revived from his mortal wound. The film stars Corey Feldman, Ted White, Kimberly Beck, and Crispin Glover.
Despite the film's negative reviews, it grossed $33 million in the United States. Much like Part III, the film was initially supposed to end the series and was billed as "The Final Chapter"; however, the film's success produced a sequel, Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985).
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
3.1 Writing
3.2 Casting
3.3 Filming
4 Music
4.1 Track listing
5 Release
6 Reception
7 References
8 External links
Plot[edit]
The night after the events at Higgins Haven, Jason Voorhees's body is found and delivered to the morgue. After recovering from his injuries and escaping from the cold storage, Jason kills coroner Axel with a hacksaw, and then stabs nurse Robbie Morgan with a scalpel. The following day, a group of teenagers drive to Crystal Lake for the weekend. The group consists of Paul, his girlfriend Sam, her virgin friend Sarah, pretty-boy Doug, socially awkward Jimmy, and jokester Ted. On the way, the group comes across Pamela Voorhees's tombstone and a hitchhiker, who is soon killed by Jason.
The teens arrive and meet neighbors Trish Jarvis, her twelve-year-old brother Tommy, their mother, and the family dog Gordon. While going for a walk the next day, the teens meet twin sisters Tina and Terri, and go skinny dipping with them. Trish and Tommy happen upon the scene, and Trish is invited to a party to take place that night. Afterwards, when their car breaks down, Trish and Tommy are helped out by a young man named Rob. They take him to their house, where Tommy shows Rob several monster masks he made himself before Rob leaves to go camping.
Later that night, the teens begin the party. A jealous Sam sees Tina flirting with Paul and leaves. She goes out to the lake where Jason impales her from under a raft. When Paul goes out to be with her, he is harpooned in the groin. Angry with her twin, Terri tries to leave the party early but is killed with a spear before she can get on her bike. After sleeping with Tina, Jimmy goes downstairs to get a bottle of wine. Jason impales his hand with a corkscrew and hacks him in the face with a meat cleaver. Tina looks out a window upstairs and is grabbed and thrown to her death, crashing on the car. While a stoned Ted watches vintage stag films with a film projector, he gets too close to the projector screen and is stabbed in the head from the other side. Upstairs, Doug and Sara finish making love in the shower; Jason kills Doug, crushing his head against the shower tile. He then kills Sara by driving an double-bit axe through the front door when she tries to escape.
Trish and Tommy return from town and discover the power outage. While looking for their mother, who had been killed by Jason earlier, Trish finds Rob, and learns that he is actually the brother of Jason's victim Sandra. Rob further explains to her that Jason is still alive and he came to Crystal Lake to get revenge for Sandra's murder. Worried for Tommy's safety, they return to the house. They then go next door to investigate and discover the teens' bodies. Gordon flees, and Rob is killed by Jason in the basement as Trish runs home. She and Tommy barricade the house, but Jason breaks in and chases them into Tommy's room. Trish lures Jason out of the house and escapes, then returns home and is devastated to learn that Tommy is still there. She senses Jason behind her and tries to fight him off with a machete but is overpowered. Tommy, having disguised himself to look like Jason as a child, distracts him long enough for Trish to hit him with the machete, but she merely whacks off his mask. As Trish stands horrified at Jason's deformed face, Tommy takes the machete and whacks Jason in the side of the skull, causing him to collapse to the floor and split his head upon impact. When Tommy notices that Jason's fingers are moving, he continues to hack at his body screaming, "Die! Die!" while Trish repeatedly yells out his name.
At the hospital, Trish is visited by Tommy. He rushes in, embraces her, and gives a disturbed look while staring ahead.
Cast[edit]
Kimberly Beck as Trish Jarvis
E. Erich Anderson as Rob Dier
Corey Feldman as Tommy Jarvis
Barbara Howard as Sara
Joan Freeman as Mrs. Jarvis
Camilla More as Tina
Peter Barton as Doug
Crispin Glover as Jimmy
Judie Aronson as Samantha
Lawrence Monoson as Ted
Alan Hayes as Paul
Carey More as Terri
Bruce Mahler as Axel
Lisa Freeman as Nurse Robbie Morgan
Bonnie Hellman as Hitchhiker
Ted White as Jason Voorhees (uncredited)
Production[edit]
When Friday the 13th Part III was first released, it was initially supposed to end the series as a trilogy, however there was no moniker to indicate it as such. In 1983, there was a rumor that Paramount billed the fourth installment as "The Final Chapter" as they felt embarrassed by their association with the series, thus the possible reason for the moniker. Despite how Siskel & Ebert claimed this in their review of the film, Paramount was aware that the slasher genre had been losing interest and thought it was a good choice to conclude the series. However, the idea came from Frank Mancuso, Jr. (the son of Paramount CEO Frank Mancuso, Sr.), as he had begun to resent the series due to how he felt everyone saw him as only doing the work for Part 2 and Part 3 and that no one respected him for it, regardless of how much money it made. Because of him wanting to work on different projects, he wanted to conclude the series and kill off Jason.[2]
Writing[edit]
Joseph Zito, director of The Prowler, was initially set to both direct and write the screenplay for the film. Zito initially claimed that he was not a writer, in which the contract consisted of receiving doubled money for the two jobs, resulting him accepting the contract. Zito secretly used the extra salary to hire Barney Cohen to write the script. Their process involved Zito taking one-hour a night phone calls with Phil Scuderi to discuss the story and script for the film. Zito then met Cohen in a New York apartment to use the concepts Scuderi had offered, which they would then turn into script pages and to be sent to Scuderi for the conversation discussed again over the phone. Cohen remained the writing credit for the film, but Zito and Cohen eventually got into trouble with the Writer's Guild of America as a result.[2]
In the Friday the 13th series, the films had always had attractive young women being the sole final girl against Jason. Unlike its predecessors, this marks the first installment in the series having two survivors with one of them being male, but it is currently the only installment where the survivor is rather a child. The filmmakers believed they had never seen something like this before in slasher films, and they wanted to create characters audiences would not want to see harmed or killed. By including the Jarvis family (divorced mother, teenage daughter, pre-teen son) opposite the more typical cabin of horny teenagers, they could create more drama and resonant tragedy, such as the mother of Tommy and Trish implied to be killed by Jason outside, thus it remains debatable how intentional the parallels between Jason and Tommy were. Tommy’s interest for being a makeup artist with masks and props serve as homages to Tom Savini.[2]
Casting[edit]
Actress Camilla More auditioned for the role of Samantha, but when the filmmakers discovered she had a twin sister named Carey, they were instead both offered the roles of Tina and Terri. Carey More had appeared alongside her sister in the Doublemint gum commercials. Because of how they were swayed by the twins idea, Carey’s audition was to read only one line in the film.[2]
Amy Steel, who starred as heroine Ginny Field in Part 2 of the series talked actor Peter Barton into being in the film. Both he and Steel co-starred in the sitcom The Powers of Matthew Star. When the sitcom was cancelled and no longer aired, Barton was offered a role in the film. Initially, Barton had reservations as he wanted no part in the horror genre, especially due to he how disliked working on Hell Night. However, because of Steel's involvement in the second installment, she talked Barton into doing the film..[2]
Make-up artist Tom Savini, who worked on the first installment, agreed to return to work on the film, as he wanted to kill the character Jason, who he helped create.[2]
Filming[edit]
Principal photography was shot from October 1983 and finished in January 1984 in Topanga Canyon and Newhall, California. For its release date, it was originally set for a release in October 1984. When Paramount CEO Frank Mancuso, Sr. screened the footage to much enthusiasm and then pushed the date up to April 1984. The only time Paramount assisted with the installment's production, they rented a Malibu household for the filmmakers to stay in and conduct editing sessions, with food brought to them from the studio. They barely made the release date, but the final result had most of the footage trimmed and later ended up in television airings.[2]
The film had troubled production on set. Due to director Joseph Zito's poor treatment of the actors and the film's budget, many of the actors themselves had to perform uncomfortable or dangerous stunts during the film. Judie Aronson was required to remain submerged in a near-freezing lake (in which she later developed hypothermia because of it) and Peter Barton was actually slammed into the shower wall when Jason attacks him. Ted White, who portrays Jason, defended several of the actors by requesting Barton be allowed to use a crash pad and threatening to quit when Zito refused to allow Aronson to get out of the lake between takes. White and Zito maintained a hostile relationship on set, which resulted in White demanding his name be removed from the credits. According to White, Corey Feldman maintained a bratty attitude on set due to Zito's treatment. When filming the scene of Tommy hacking Jason's body with a machete (which was actually two sandbags he was striking at), Feldman pretended that the struck sandbags were Zito. According in the book Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th, actress Kimberly Beck stated that she does not like the horror genre. In addition to this, she felt that the film was more of a C-movie rather than a B-movie. During filming, Kimberly Beck experienced strange encounters, including a man watching her while she ran in the park and receiving odd phone calls at all hours. This stopped when production was finished.[2]
Actress Bonnie Hellman's agents told her about taking the role of the hitchhiker in the film. They told her she would not want to do it as they were no lines said for the character, but she accepted the role anyway.[2]
Music[edit]
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Soundtrack album by Harry Manfredini
Released
January 13, 2012 (La-La Land)
Genre
Film score
Length
52:20
Label
Gramavision, La-La Land
The film's music was composed by Harry Manfredini, who composed the scores to all of the series' previous installments. On January 13, 2012, La-La Land Records released a limited edition 6-CD boxset containing Manfredini's scores from the first six entries of the film series. The release was sold out in less than 24 hours of availability.[3]
The song "Love Is a Lie" by Lion is featured in the film, but not on the soundtrack.
Track listing[edit]
No.
Title
Length
1. "What Boy, Ma'am? / Main Titles" 4:43
2. "Helicopter" 3:41
3. "The Morgue" 1:40
4. "Hacksaw to Throat" 1:09
5. "Squeezing the Banana" 1:29
6. "Dock Prank" 2:16
7. "Stalled Car" 0:39
8. "Tommy's Room" 0:40
9. "Midnight Skinny Dip" 2:16
10. "Paul Gets the Point" 4:01
11. "Mom Looks for Kids" 1:53
12. "Lights Out" 1:59
13. "Jimmy Is Screwed / Tina Thrown / Ted Watches Movie" 1:36
14. "Lights! Camera! Hacktion!" 1:29
15. "You Give Me Cleaver" 1:52
16. "Trish and Rob" 2:44
17. "Tommy Reads / Trish Pleads / Rob and Trish Meet Jason" 7:13
18. "La Muerte de Jason" 11:00
Release[edit]
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter opened on Friday, April 13, 1984, on 1,594 screens to weekend box office gross of $11,183,148; this was the sixth-highest of the year. The film would ultimately take in a total of $32,980,880 at the U.S. box office. It placed at number 26 on the list of the top-grossing films of 1984.[4]
Reception[edit]
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 25% of 24 film critics have given the film a positive review; the rating average is 4.2 out of 10.[5] The film received what The Week characterized as "scathing reviews", especially from film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, with the latter considering the film "an immoral and reprehensible piece of trash". Scott Meslow summarized Roger Ebert's criticism as calling it "a cynical retread" of the earlier films. Meslow instead says that the film attempts to kill off the series while focusing more on characterization than gore.[6] In a series retrospective, Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly ranked it the best Friday the 13th film, complimenting both its narrative and kills.[7]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter (1984)". The Numbers. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i "13 Things You May Not Know About Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (#2)". We Minored In Film. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
Jump up ^ "La-La Land Records: Friday the 13th". La-La Land Records. Archived from the original on 2012-01-15. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
Jump up ^ "Friday the 13th: Final Chapter". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
Jump up ^ "Friday the 13th - The Final Chapter Movie Reviews, Pictures". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
Jump up ^ Meslow, Scott (2015-11-13). "The brilliance and lies of Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter". The Week. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
Jump up ^ Anderson, Kyle (2014-04-25). "'Friday the 13th': We rank the movies to prep for the TV show". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
External links[edit]
Film portal
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter on IMDb
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter at AllMovie
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter at Rotten Tomatoes
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter at Box Office Mojo
Film page at the Camp Crystal Lake web site
Film page at Fridaythe13thfilms.com
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Star Trek: The Next Generation (season 7)
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Star Trek: The Next Generation season 7
Country of origin
United States
No. of episodes
26
Release
Original network
Broadcast syndication
Original release
September 20, 1993 (1993-09-20) – May 23, 1994 (1994-05-23)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 6
List of Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes
The seventh and final season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation commenced airing in broadcast syndication in the United States on September 20, 1993 and concluded on May 23, 1994 after airing 26 episodes. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Starfleet starship Enterprise-D.
The season begins with the crew defeating Lore and his group of rogue Borg, resulting in the disassembly of Lore. It continued this theme of family history with most of the episodes. After dealing with Lore, Data also confronts the realization that his "mother" is still alive ("Inheritance"). In "Interface", Geordi attempts to save his mother from a damaged ship and is forced to deal with his loss. Worf meets a future version of his son, Alexander, in "Firstborn" and his foster brother in "Homeward".
Both Troi and Dr. Crusher confront old family secrets in "Dark Page" and "Sub Rosa". Picard also faces challenges with a son he never knew he had in "Bloodlines" and his relationship with his family – past, present, and future – in the series finale "All Good Things..."
The series ends with Q concluding his trial of humanity, giving Picard an opportunity to save all of mankind.
This season was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, making Star Trek: The Next Generation the first (and currently, only) syndicated series to be nominated for the award.
Contents
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1 Cast
2 Recurring Characters
3 Episodes
4 See also
5 Footnotes
6 External links
Cast[edit]
Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes as Commander William T. Riker
Brent Spiner as Lt Cmdr. Data
Gates McFadden as Dr. Beverly Crusher
LeVar Burton as Lt Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
Marina Sirtis as Counselor (Lt. Cmdr.) Deanna Troi (Later promoted to the rank of Commander in the episode "Thine own self")
Michael Dorn as Lt. Worf
Recurring Characters[edit]
Majel Barrett – Computer Voice (6 episodes)
Patti Yasutake – Ensign Alyssa Ogawa (4 episodes)
Denise Crosby – Lt. Tasha Yar (2 episodes)
Colm Meaney – Miles O'Brien (2 episodes)
Wil Wheaton – Wesley Crusher (2 episodes)
John de Lancie – Q (2 episodes)
Michelle Forbes – Lt. Ro Laren (1 episode)
Majel Barrett – Lwaxana Troi (1 episode)
Dwight Schultz – Lt. Reginald Barclay (1 episode)
Eric Menyuk – The Traveler (1 episode)
Brian Bonsall – Alexander Rozhenko (1 episode)
Armin Shimerman – Quark (1 episode)
Episodes[edit]
See also: List of Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes
In the following table, episodes are listed by the order in which they aired.
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Stardate
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
U.S. viewers
(millions)
153
1 "Descent, Part II" 47025.4 Alexander Singer René Echevarria September 20, 1993 (1993-09-20) 13.0[1]
The Borg are being led by Lore. Data falls under his control by being fed negative emotions.
154
2 "Liaisons" Unknown Cliff Bole Story by : Roger Eschbacher & Jaq Greenspon
Teleplay by : Jeanne Carrigan-Fauci & Lisa Rich September 27, 1993 (1993-09-27) 12.2[1]
Worf and Troi reluctantly play host to two Iyaaran ambassadors while Picard crashes in a shuttle with another Iyaaran. He is rescued by a human female who exhibits strange behavior. It is revealed that this is the Iyaaran way of learning about other species.
155
3 "Interface" 47215.5 Robert Wiemer Joe Menosky October 4, 1993 (1993-10-04) 11.7[1]
Geordi tries to rescue his mother's starship via a remotely controlled probe.
156
4 "Gambit, Part I" 47135.2 Peter Lauritson Story by : Christopher Hatton and Naren Shankar
Teleplay by : Naren Shankar October 11, 1993 (1993-10-11) 11.9[1]
The Enterprise crew investigate the apparent murder of Captain Picard during an archaeological trip. Riker is kidnapped by mercenaries and finds Picard working as part of their crew.
157
5 "Gambit, Part II" 47160.1 Alexander Singer Story by : Naren Shankar
Teleplay by : Ronald D. Moore October 18, 1993 (1993-10-18) 12.0[1]
Picard and Riker help mercenaries collect archaeological artifacts to prevent an ancient Vulcan weapon from falling into the wrong hands.
158
6 "Phantasms" 47225.7 Patrick Stewart Brannon Braga October 25, 1993 (1993-10-25) 12.2[1]
Data experiences strange dreams while the Enterprise has issues with its renewed warp core. But all is not as it seems.
159
7 "Dark Page" 47254.1 Les Landau Hilary J. Bader November 1, 1993 (1993-11-01) 11.6[1]
A psychic breakdown puts Lwaxana Troi in a coma and Deanna works to save her life. This episode features a young Kirsten Dunst playing the little girl Hedril.
160
8 "Attached" 47304.2 Jonathan Frakes Nicholas Sagan November 8, 1993 (1993-11-08) 12.1[1]
Reclusive aliens imprison Picard and Dr. Crusher on charges of espionage. Experimental implants linking their minds telepathically cause them to face their latent feelings for each other.
161
9 "Force of Nature" 47310.2 Robert Lederman Naren Shankar November 15, 1993 (1993-11-15) 11.9[1]
A pair of scientists show that warp drives are harming the fabric of space.
162
10 "Inheritance" 47410.2 Robert Scheerer Story by : Dan Koeppel
Teleplay by : Dan Koeppel and René Echevarria November 22, 1993 (1993-11-22) 11.6[1]
Data encounters a woman claiming to be his "mother". He finds out that his "mother" is actually an android, and a copy of Dr. Soong's wife and has to decide whether to tell her the truth or not.
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11 "Parallels" 47391.2 Robert Wiemer Brannon Braga November 29, 1993 (1993-11-29) 12.8[1]
Worf finds himself randomly shifting between alternate realities, after winning a tournament and celebrating his birthday.
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12 "The Pegasus" 47457.1 LeVar Burton Ronald D. Moore January 10, 1994 (1994-01-10) 11.9[1]
Riker's former Captain boards the Enterprise to retrieve the USS Pegasus. Picard investigates the circumstances of its loss and finds that there has been a cover-up. Features Terry O'Quinn as Admiral Eric Pressman.
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13 "Homeward" 47423.9 Alexander Singer Story by : Spike Steingasser
Teleplay by : Naren Shankar January 17, 1994 (1994-01-17) 11.8[1]
Worf's human foster brother violates the Prime Directive to save a doomed primitive race. Despite being told by Worf, not to interfere, he decides not to listen, and the Enterprise is forced to move them to another planet via the holodeck. However, it results in the death of one of the people. Based upon material by William N. Stape.
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14 "Sub Rosa" Unknown Jonathan Frakes Story by : Jeri Taylor
Teleplay by : Brannon Braga January 31, 1994 (1994-01-31) 11.5[1]
Dr. Crusher attends her grandmother's funeral and takes on an unusual family tradition. She finds that the house is inhabited by a spirit who is 800 years old, and was her grandmother's lover. She also finds herself having an erotic love affair with the spirit until it is discovered he is just using her. Based upon material by Jeanna F. Gallo.
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15 "Lower Decks" 47566.7 Gabrielle Beaumont Story by : Ronald Wilkerson & Jean Louise Matthias
Teleplay by : René Echevarria February 7, 1994 (1994-02-07) 11.9[1]
Junior officers buck for promotion as one of them is assigned the dangerous task of helping a Cardassian spy, and ends in the death of one of them.
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16 "Thine Own Self" 47611.2 Winrich Kolbe Story by : Christopher Hatton
Teleplay by : Ronald D. Moore February 14, 1994 (1994-02-14) 11.4[1]
Data loses his memory after retrieving radioactive fragments on a planet's surface and endangers the humanoid settlement he encounters, while Deanna studies to become a bridge officer.
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17 "Masks" 47615.2 Robert Wiemer Joe Menosky February 21, 1994 (1994-02-21) 11.8[1]
The Enterprise finds an ancient library that recreates its civilization by taking possession of Data and transforming the ship. Data exhibits symptoms of schizophrenia.
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18 "Eye of the Beholder" 47622.1 Cliff Bole Story by : Brannon Braga
Teleplay by : René Echevarria February 28, 1994 (1994-02-28) 13.3[1]
Deanna investigates the suicide of a crewman and uncovers a murder that took place during construction of the Enterprise.
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19 "Genesis" 47653.2 Gates McFadden Brannon Braga March 21, 1994 (1994-03-21) 11.3[1]
A routine medical treatment inadvertently creates a virus that begins to de-evolve the Enterprise crew while Picard and Data are on an away mission. This is the first and only episode to be directed by Gates McFadden, who plays Dr. Crusher.
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20 "Journey's End" 47751.2 Corey Allen Ronald D. Moore March 28, 1994 (1994-03-28) 11.9[1]
Wesley considers his future as the Enterprise is ordered to remove Native Americans from a planet that is about to fall under Cardassian jurisdiction. Guest stars Richard Poe as Gul Evek, Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher and Tom Jackson as Lakanta. Final appearance of Eric Menyuk as The Traveler. Based upon material by Shawn Piller and Antonia Napoli.
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21 "Firstborn" 47779.4 Jonathan West Story by : Mark Kalbfeld
Teleplay by : René Echevarria April 25, 1994 (1994-04-25) 11.4[1]
Worf attempts to convince his son Alexander to embrace his warrior heritage. Guest star James Sloyan as K'mtar.
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22 "Bloodlines" 47829.1 Les Landau Nicholas Sagan May 2, 1994 (1994-05-02) 11.3[1]
DaiMon Bok (guest star Lee Arenberg) returns to exact revenge on Picard by trying to kill the son Picard never knew he had. However, Dr. Crusher discovers it is an elaborate counterfeit.
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23 "Emergence" 47869.2 Cliff Bole Story by : Brannon Braga
Teleplay by : Joe Menosky May 9, 1994 (1994-05-09) 11.3[1]
The Enterprise becomes an emergent intelligence. It is discovered that the ship is creating a new life form via the holodeck characters.
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24 "Preemptive Strike" 47941.7 Patrick Stewart Story by : Naren Shankar
Teleplay by : René Echevarria May 16, 1994 (1994-05-16) 11.8[1]
Lieutenant Ro graduates from advanced tactical training and is sent by Picard to lure Maquis terrorists into a trap. Guest star Richard Poe as Gul Evek.
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26 "All Good Things..." 47988 Winrich Kolbe Ronald D. Moore & Brannon Braga May 23, 1994 (1994-05-23) 17.4[1]
Picard finds himself being transported between three time periods, thanks to Q, with a spacetime distortion that threatens to destroy reality growing larger in the past, and smaller in the future.
See also[edit]
Star Trek portal
Science Fiction portal
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^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Star Trek: The Next Generation Nielsen Ratings – Season 7". TrekNation. Archived from the original on October 5, 2000. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
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Episode guide at Star Trek.com
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Kelly Taylor
Kelly, portrayed by Jennie Garth, matures from adolescence to adulthood.
Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise character
Portrayed by
Jennie Garth
Duration
1990–2000
2008–10
First appearance
Beverly Hills, 90210:
October 4, 1990
(episode 1.01: "Class of Beverly Hills")
Last appearance
90210:
March 9, 2010
(episode 2.13: "Rats and Heroes")
Created by
Darren Star
Profile
Occupation
Owned "Kelly Taylor Public Relations"
Partner in a clothing store
Volunteer at an AIDS hospice
Manager of a free clinic
Guidance Counselor (spin-off)
[show]Family
Parents
Jackie Taylor (deceased on spin-off)
Bill Taylor
Mel Silver (step-father)
Siblings
Joy Taylor (paternal half-sister)
Erin Silver (maternal half-sister)
David Silver (step-brother)
Children
Unnamed Child (with Brandon Walsh; miscarried)
Sammy (son, with Dylan McKay)
Kelly Marlene Taylor, portrayed by Jennie Garth, is a fictional character who was the female lead of Beverly Hills, 90210 for the majority of the show's duration. Initially presented as a "spoiled teen vixen",[1] the role was gradually expanded by producers.[2] Subsequently, Kelly became instrumental in launching the first spin-off, was written with a more compassionate demeanor, overcame several perils and personal challenges, and attracted many romantic suitors and triangles. Appearing for the entirety of the series' run, the character is noted for her development from youth to adulthood.
Kelly appears prominently in a majority of the shows which compose the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise. In addition to her role in launching the spin-off Melrose Place, Garth was the first performer from the original show to be cast in the third spin-off, 90210. Having appeared in the most series premieres, as well as the most episodes (313) of any figure throughout the continuity, she is the de facto central character of the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise.
Garth's portrayal has earned recognition from critics and co-stars. In a 1995 article on the actress, TV Guide's Mary Murphy stated that, "Her signature role—the sensitive, seductive, and tortured Kelly Taylor—tapped into the very essence of teenage angst and brought her a huge cult following."[2] Actors Jason Priestley,[3] Grant Show,[4] and Sara Foster[5] have expressed admiration for Garth's work. In a 2009 article, Nellie Andreeva of The Hollywood Reporter called the character of Kelly "organic to 90210's setting."[6]
Contents
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1 Beverly Hills, 90210
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Progression
1.3 Rise in prominence
1.4 Adulthood
2 Melrose Place
3 90210
4 Reception
5 References
Beverly Hills, 90210[edit]
Introduction[edit]
Throughout the course of the first series, Kelly became one of the show's most developed characters. When introduced in 1990, she was presented as, on the surface, a stereotypical spoiled type who placed high value on posh appearances and material possessions. However, the character would become increasingly layered as the series progressed.[1]
The reasons for Kelly's behavior first started to reveal themselves in episode 7, "Perfect Mom", when Kelly was forced to confront her mother's drug addiction and alcoholism. Several of her friends, particularly the Walsh family and Andrea Zuckerman, first came to appreciate Kelly's difficulties in life when they saw her handle this problem.[7] During episode 13, "Slumber Party,"[8] Kelly revealed that she was taken advantage of by a senior during her freshmen year in high school, which had led to a promiscuous lifestyle and reputation which deeply hurt her self-esteem. The others then began to realize that Kelly had been through more difficulties than they were aware of, and later, she and Andrea would become close friends. When Andrea was pregnant and was contemplating an abortion in season 4, Kelly was one of the primary people she reached out to.[9]
Progression[edit]
Toward the end of the second season, Kelly met a man named Jake Hanson (played by Grant Show), an emotionally guarded biker who was slightly older than she. While Jake ultimately resisted their romance, citing Kelly's age, he admitted to admiring her for her heart and kindness. This story line was used to launch the spin-off series Melrose Place.[10] Eventually, Kelly was revealed to have a notable conscience during a summer fling with Dylan McKay, the boyfriend of her friend Brenda, often being the voice of reason during their affair.[11] Kelly went through a period of minor depression during her senior year in high school in season 3. The stress of having feelings for Dylan, someone who she could not pursue because of his relationship with Brenda, added to her struggles. Even when Kelly dated Dylan out in the open, following his relationship with Brenda, it caused her to temporarily lose Brenda as a friend.[12]
Also during this time, Kelly's mother had a new baby, Erin, got married, and put Kelly's childhood home up for sale. Self-consciousness over her figure, along with the anxiety she began to feel, caused her to lash out emotionally, abuse diet pills, and briefly lose control over her life.[13] The character's physical appearance is shown to play a part in her development. At various points of the series, she won the title of Spring Princess at a dance, and was voted her school's most beautiful girl. Kelly is aware of her appeal, but not to the point of conceit; instead, she is sometimes shown to be troubled by it. At one point, she entered a phase where she felt that no one took her seriously, which was heightened when Dylan gave his manuscript to Andrea for review instead of to her. During this time, she began to feel that people only liked her because she was physically attractive.[14]
Creator Darren Star has commented on the character's progression.[15] In his DVD commentary of the episode "Spring Dance", Star notes Kelly's first attempt to romance Brandon Walsh,[16] in which she'd embraced her role as Spring Princess and used a largely forward and aggressive approach. He goes on to state that in the fourth season, when Kelly was prone to expressing her affections in a more gentle and compassionate manner,[17] she made a greater impression on Brandon. While pursuing Jake on Melrose Place, a confused Kelly eventually asks, "Don't you think I'm pretty?" This contrasts with her attitude one year later, when she becomes more interested in having others appreciate her for what lies beneath the surface.[14] This development is standardized one additional year later, via her aforementioned second pursuit of Brandon Walsh, which ends in success.
Rise in prominence[edit]
The evolution of Kelly's character led to developments both on-screen and off. In a 1995 article on Garth, TV Guide reported that the show's creators made a conscious decision to place her character at center stage. An anonymous producer cites "faith in Jennie as an actress," further stating that he and producer Aaron Spelling "knew she had the chops to do it."[2] This development would gradually lead to Kelly supplanting Brenda as the prominent female lead, as the former received what the producer called "better story lines."[2] Reportedly, these matters became a source of tension between Garth and Shannen Doherty, who played Brenda.[2] Following Doherty's final appearance on the show in 1994, however, Garth stated, "We were friends at work, and I miss her most of the time."[18]
The approach of season 3 marked the beginning of Kelly's rise from supporting player to the main character.
Ultimately, throughout the first five seasons, Kelly gained an increasing degree of screen presence and growth. Amidst her continuing development,[19] her role in launching the spin-off, her prominent triangle with Brenda and Dylan,[20] her later affections with male lead Brandon,[21] and the launch of a second triangle with Brandon and Dylan,[22] Kelly became the character that several major events or changes were based around. Additionally, she was given varying involvement in noted story lines not surrounding her—including Dylan's family trauma, Brenda's acting pursuits, and David's recovery from drug use.[23][24] Her status would become standardized throughout the course of the series' run.[1]
In addition to Melrose Place, she would later be used to help launch the third spin-off, 90210 (with Garth being the first performer from the original show to be cast).[25] This development would make Kelly Taylor the most prominent figure in the collective franchise, via the most appearances in episodes and series premieres.[26][27] Shannen Doherty, who returned as Brenda in the third spin-off, reported that she and Garth, like their characters, had renewed their friendship, stating, "Now we’re really good friends—and I love her."[28]
Adulthood[edit]
Kelly faced several difficult issues and obstacles, often with the assistance of loved ones, including her occasionally difficult home life, being trapped in a fire, being tricked into joining a cult,[29] and becoming temporarily addicted to cocaine.[30] In addition to many other matters, she endured getting amnesia,[31] shooting her rapist in self-defense,[32] becoming unexpectedly pregnant and having a miscarriage, and learning that it would be difficult for her to have children because of a condition called endometriosis.[33] In overcoming these matters, she was able to become a better person and help others.[34]
Tori Spelling's Donna Martin and Kathleen Robertson's Clare Arnold were among Kelly's best friends and roommates. Tiffani Thiessen's Valerie, who replaced Brenda, became Kelly's nemesis, but right before Valerie's departure, the two women formed a truce.[35]
Kelly's two most prominent romantic relationships were with Jason Priestley's Brandon and Luke Perry's Dylan. In season 5, she was faced with making a choice between the two, as a result of Brandon proposing and Dylan confessing his feelings for her and asking her to leave with him on a trip around the world. She declined to choose between the two men at that time, instead stating, "I choose me," but also affirming her love for both of them. In the seventh season, however, she finally stated that she had chosen Brandon.[36] She nearly married Brandon, but the two decided that they were not ready.[37] Following Jason Priestley's departure from the series, Jennie Garth became the officially billed lead, with the character of Kelly further maturing, reuniting romantically with Dylan, and starting her own PR firm.
Melrose Place[edit]
For the launch of the series Melrose Place in 1992, Jennie Garth made a multi-episode special guest appearance. During the final episodes of Beverly Hills, 90210 season 2, Grant Show played his Melrose Place character Jake, who started a relationship with Kelly which led into early episodes of the spin-off. During Kelly's appearances, her relationship with Jake was largely on-and-off due to his discomfort with her youth. In the end, after weeks of trying to break up with Kelly, Jake pretended to cheat on her, prompting her to leave him.[38] Afterward on both Beverly Hills, 90210 and Melrose Place, Kelly, Donna, Jake, and others made occasional comments concerning Kelly and Jake's brief relationship.
90210[edit]
In 2008, Kelly Taylor returned in the spin-off 90210, now working as a guidance counselor at her alma mater West Beverly Hills High School. It was revealed that in the intervening years, she attained a master's degree and had a son named Sammy with Dylan. She and Dylan ended their relationship soon after. It was also revealed that West Beverly principal Harry Wilson was Kelly's neighbor growing up.[39]
Kelly's tenuous relationship with her mother Jackie (Ann Gillespie) continued in the series' first season, with tension arising due to Jackie's drunken negligence of Erin, a recurring character in the original series and a regular in the spin-off.[40] She also resumed her friendship with Brenda Walsh. However, their relationship was briefly strained by Kelly's and possibly Brenda's lingering feelings for former boyfriend Dylan McKay, as well as Brenda sleeping with Kelly's ex-boyfriend, Ryan Matthews, a teacher at West Beverly.[41] Following Brenda's discovery that she could not have children, she and Kelly made amends once again.[42]
On the night of Donna's moving-back party, Kelly and Ryan met at a convenience store. She was told by a fortune teller that she would meet a man with a six-pack. In his hands, Ryan was holding a six-pack of beer. Kelly and Ryan then went to his apartment, where they were last seen making out.[43] Ultimately, she and Ryan chose not to pursue a romantic relationship.
In the second season, Kelly began to spend more time with Harry, much to the chagrin of his wife Debbie. It was implied that both Kelly and Harry had begun to develop feelings for each other. However, Garth refused to participate in a proposed story line involving an affair.[44] Upon learning that Jackie was dying of cancer, Kelly was initially distant from her mother and protective of Erin (who is commonly called by her surname Silver), eventually causing Silver to move out and live with Jackie. The day after Silver's "half-birthday," Jackie was admitted to the hospital. After talking to Silver, Kelly gained the strength to visit their mother. Eventually, Kelly and Jackie made amends before Jackie's untimely death. Garth departed the series following season 2, later citing problems with the newly appointed show-runner, Rebecca Sinclair, and the direction the show took.[45] Although not written out after her last appearance, she was mentioned several times later in the show, indicating that she was still around looking after her sister, just not on screen.[46]
Reception[edit]
The character Naomi Clark (left), of 90210, has been compared to Kelly Taylor.
With regard to Garth's long-running portrayal, Nellie Andreeva of The Hollywood Reporter acknowledged the character of Kelly as being "organic to 90210's setting" in a 2009 article.[6] On November 24, 2008, SOAPnet aired a Beverly Hills, 90210 marathon titled "Kelly's Leftovers", dedicated to the character's love life.[47] While discussing the Melrose Place spin-off in a 2009 interview, Grant Show, who played Jake Hanson in the original, stated that he would be open to appearing if Jennie Garth did so as Kelly Taylor.[4] After being confirmed to direct a season 1 episode of the spin-off 90210, Jason Priestley commented that he hoped Jennie Garth would be among the actors present.[3] Sara Foster, who was cast as Jen Clark in the spin-off, has stated that she was excited and nervous about meeting Garth, who she'd watched in the original series.[5]
In its biographical article on the actress, Yahoo! states that "playing the popular tramp-turned-good girl Kelly through the years afforded Garth the opportunity to not only grow up on camera in front of America, but to fully develop her character and improve her acting chops each season."[48] Additionally, Kelly Taylor has been cited by the media as an inspiration for the character Naomi Clark (AnnaLynne McCord), introduced in 90210.[49][50] On September 2, 2010 (9/02/10), Reuters.com featured an article on the original series, quoting a Twitter message in which Garth stated, "Love to the original cast and crew. And the new kids too."[51]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c "Jennie Garth:Biography". MSN. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e Murphy, Mary (April 8, 1995). "Jennie Garth: From the Heart". TV Guide. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ Jump up to: a b "Jason Priestley 'Really Looking Forward' to 90210 Return". TV Guide. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
^ Jump up to: a b "Is Another 90210 Reunion In Store?". TV Guide. Retrieved March 15, 2009.
^ Jump up to: a b Ghosh, Korbi (May 5, 2009). "90210: Sara Foster's Jen Clark is Beverly Hills' new bad girl". Zap2it. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
^ Jump up to: a b Andreeva, Nellie. "Regime Change at CW's 90210". Media Week. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
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Alistair (Dragon Age)
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Alistair
Dragon Age character
Alistair, as he appears in Dragon Age: Origins
First appearance
Dragon Age: Origins
Voiced by
Steve Valentine
Alistair is a fictional character from BioWare's Dragon Age franchise, first appearing as a companion and party member in Origins. Alistair is the first full companion the player gets if they don't choose the Human Noble origin (and the second if they do), and is a fellow Grey Warden alongside the player character. Over the course of the game, Alistair is revealed to be the heir to Ferelden's throne, and may be put on as king. It is also possible to sacrifice him at the end of the game against the archdemon.[1]
In addition to Origins, Alistair also appears in the game's expansion pack Awakening (if placed as king during Origins), the Darkspawn Chronicles DLC,[2][3] Dragon Age II, and the Silent Grove comic series.[4][5] Alistair has received positive reception, mainly for his sarcastic remarks and romance. However, some writers have compared him to previous BioWare companions, such as Knights of the Old Republic's Carth Onasi.
Contents
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1 Concept and characteristics
2 Appearances
2.1 In Dragon Age: Origins
2.2 Other appearances
3 Reception
4 References
Concept and characteristics[edit]
Alistair was mainly written by David Gaider—the lead writer of Origins—and is voiced by Steve Valentine.[6] Alistair is a relatively new Grey Warden,[7] who are a group devoted to fighting darkspawn. He's believed to be the secret son of King Maric and a serving girl, and was originally raised in Redcliffe Castle by Arl Eamon after his mother's death.[8] However, he was later given to the Chantry for training as a templar, a military order who are trained to kill "apostates" (mages outside of the Circle of Magi) and watch over the Circle of Magi. Alistair is described as having a "wry sense of humor", and makes many sarcastic remarks during the game.[7][9]
If the player chooses to be female, Alistair can be romanced.[10] In an interview with GameZone, David Gaider said that Alistair was a bit of a "woo-bie" and that his romance was "very cute". However, Gaider said that he wouldn't want to have another Alistair-like romance in the interest of originality.[11]
Alistair was originally written to be a "grizzled Grey Warden veteran", as per Dragon Age's original lead designer James Ohlen. However, such a character would be unlikely not to lead, and the character would have to start out at a low level. Gaider changed the character, and drew some inspiration from the characters Xander Harris and Mal Reynolds.[12] Similarly, Gaider also originally wanted to have Mal's actor Nathan Fillion voice the character, but decided against it as he would have had to perform an English accent. However, Gaider was still pleased with Valentine's voicing.[13]
Appearances[edit]
In Dragon Age: Origins[edit]
Alistair first appears in Dragon Age: Origins as a companion once the player reaches Ostagar (where the Grey Wardens are preparing for a battle against the darkspawn). Being a junior Grey Warden, he accompanies the player for their "Joining" to the Grey Wardens. After Loghain abandons the battle at Ostagar, leaving the Grey Wardens and King Cailan to die, he and the player are rescued by Flemeth. Being the last Grey Wardens in Ferelden, and all other Wardens being too far away to reach, the player and he must use Grey Warden contracts to demand help from certain groups against the darkspawn. Alistair also suggests contacting Arl Eamon, who resides in Redcliffe, to help convince the other nobles to help the player. Upon entering Redcliffe, Alistair will tell the player how he is actually the heir to the crown, but was hidden due to being a bastard and instead brought up by Eamon.[8] He also expresses no wish to be king. He will then tell the player about his long-lost sister Goldanna, who lives in Denerim, and will ask to meet her. If brought to Goldanna, she will reject him, and the player may "harden" Alistair and tell him to stand up for himself more.
After all the forces have been recruited by the player, Arl Eamon will call the "Landsmeet", a meeting between all of the nobles. The player will have to challenge Loghain's current regency by eroding the noble's support of him. After attending the Landsmeet, Alistair may either be made king, or Anora (King Cailan's wife) may be made queen. Alternatively, the player may choose to arrange a marriage between Anora and Alistair, though the latter requires persuading. If Alistair had been "hardened", he will reconsider and be less anxious of becoming king. The player may also either spare or kill Loghain. If Loghain is spared, Alistair will become so disgusted he will leave the player. If Anora is made queen and not married to Alistair, she will call for Alistair's execution if Loghain is spared. The player may interject and stop Anora, or let him be executed. If Alistair is spared, he is exiled and becomes a wandering drunk. If Loghain is killed and Alistair is not made king, he will simply return to being a Grey Warden. Finally, if Loghain was not spared and Alistair remained in the party, he may sacrifice himself killing the Archdemon[1] – who destroys the soul of any Grey Warden who kills it – unless the player agrees to Morrigan's proposal or kills the Archdemon themselves.
Alistair will have a short appearance in Origin's expansion pack Awakening if placed as king during Origins. Alistair also appears in the game's Darkspawn Chronicles DLC as the final boss, with it being an alternate version of the game where the player character dies at the start and Alistair is left in charge, and the player playing as the darkspawn.[2][3] At the end of the DLC, the darkspawn successfully kill Alistair and destroy Ferelden.
Other appearances[edit]
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Alistair makes a cameo appearance in Dragon Age II unless the player imports a save from Origins where he was executed. If he remains a Grey Warden, he will appear during the Qunari invasion and tell Hawke that he regrets the Grey Wardens cannot help against the Qunari. If made king, he will briefly appear arguing with Meredith, head of the templars in Kirkwall. If exiled, he will become a drunk at "The Hanged Man", where Bann Teagan will show up and tell him he can return to Ferelden.
Alistair is the main protagonist of The Silent Grove, a digital comic series.[4][5]
Alistair also returns in Dragon Age: Inquisition as the King of Ferelden or a Grey Warden unless the player imports a world state from Dragon Age Keep where he died or became a drunk. If made king, he will make a brief appearance after the Inquisitor confronts Alexius in Redcliffe. If he remains as a Grey Warden, he will be contacted by Hawke (protagonist of Dragon Age II). He was branded a traitor by the Warden-Commander Clarel due to his opposition of using blood magic to stop the Blight. Afterwards, he will be trapped alongside the Inquisitor and Hawke in the Fade. Depending on the player's choice, Alistair will sacrifice himself to help the Inquisitor to escape the Fade by battling a nightmare blocking the Fade's exit. Alternatively, the player can choose to sacrifice Hawke, in which case Alistair survives and will send a report to the headquarters of the Grey Wardens in Weisshaupt Fortress.[14]
Reception[edit]
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GamesRadar's staff placed him at number 37 in a list of the 50 best game characters of the generation, commenting "Dragon Age: Origins had plenty of memorable characters, but chief among them was the would-be bastard king Alistair."[15] Rock, Paper, Shotgun's Alec Meer liked Alistair, and commented that he had some nice comic deflections.[16] Eurogamer's Oli Welsh noted that Alistair and Morrigan the "stars" of the game's companions, but criticized their storylines as being "contrived". The wooden dialogue and stiff animation was also mentioned.[17] Rock, Paper, Shotgun's Alec believed that Alistair, along with Shale, brought needed levity to the otherwise grim world of Dragon Age, describing the both of them as the game's most vital voices.[18] Mike Fahey, writing for Kotaku, praised Alistair as having some of the most amusing lines in the game during his review of Origins. Fahey particularly praised Steve Valentine's voice acting, calling Alistair's voice his favourite in the game and noting that many of Alistair's lines would have fallen flat were it not for Valentine's timing.[19] During an interview with Ray Muzyka (the co-founder and CEO of BioWare), VideoGamer.com's interviewer said that while he didn't like Alistair at first he grew to like him and his humour, although Muzyka himself did not like the character.[20] Kirk Hamilton, also writing for Kotaku, called Alistair one of his favorite characters, and looked forward to seeing how he got on with the "worldly" Isabella during The Silent Grove.[21] John Walker, writing for PC Gamer, believed that his friendship with Alistair had an "echo of reality", and felt that his sarcasm plus balancing his emotions and bravado "continue[d] to resonate".[22] Walker also praised the conversations he had with Morrigan.[22] Meer felt that Alistair and Morrigan's bickering evoked sexual tension, wishing they would just "get it on".[16] Kieron from Rock, Paper, Shotgun also wished to be able to set them up together.[18]
Meer also commented that Alistair made him wish he had made his character female, believing him to be a better love interest than Morrigan due to his cheery put-downs rather than her "snide oh-I’m-bit-naughty-me line".[16] Kieron believed that Alistair was BioWare's best attempt at a male romantic lead, being "good without-out being entirely punchable".[18] While romancing Alistair, Edge's Chris Dahlen found he related more to Alistair than his female mage player character, and noted many similarities between his life growing up and Alistair. He also put some blame on him being male.[23] Wesley Yin-Poole, writing for VideoGamer.com, felt that the sex scene with Alistair was short and unerotic, calling it an example of video games still needed to learn how to do sex.[24] Walker again, this time writing for Rock, Paper, Shotgun, commented how when playing his male character his heart was always with Alistair, and felt like he was "using" Zevran when he romanced him.[25] In an article on video game romances, 1UP.com commented on how Alistair grew and developed with the player, despite beginning as an uncertain "somewhat naive soldier".[26] Natania Barron, writing for Wired GeekMom column, commented that there was something "devious and devillish" about romancing him due to his ex-Templar roots. Barron also mentioned how, after making him king, she was willing to restart the game as a Human Noble when she found out he would break up with her elf and that she "honestly cared" about securing his marriage. Barron favorably compared his romance to Anders' from Dragon Age II, saying that she "settled" for him and most likely chose him because he reminded her of Alistair.[27] Kotaku republished a post by a gay modder who had made Alistair think his character was female, who felt unable to play the game for a month after Alistair broke up with him as king for not being able to produce an heir (because of the darkspawn taint).[28]
Meer commented on BioWare's repeated use of themes and called Alistair Dragon Age's "Carth"; mentioning how he is the first person you recruit, had a heart of gold and is the main female love interest. However, he did note how Alistair wasn't as "drippy" as Carth, and how he was more someone you could have a conversation with.[16] During a criticism of BioWare's games, GameZone's Dave Snell believed that many characters were too similar, specifically calling both Carth and Alistair the "snarky young upstart".[29] John Walker, this time writing for Rock, Paper, Shotgun, felt that Alistair bucked the trend of BioWare making all the starting companions tedious.[30] Similarly, several writers compared Anders to Alistair.[27][31][32]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b BioWare (2009-11-03). Dragon Age: Origins. Electronic Arts. Alistair: Wait. Let me. There's no need for you to die. This is my duty. I should be the one to kill it.
^ Jump up to: a b Alec Meer (May 19, 2010). "Anti-Alistair: Darkspawn Chronicles Is Out". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
^ Jump up to: a b Raychul. "The Conclusion of the Dragon Age: Origins Saga". GameZone. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
^ Jump up to: a b Brenna Hillier (October 18, 2011). "Dragon Age comic series inbound via Dark Horse". VG247. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
^ Jump up to: a b Hugh Armitage (May 2, 2012). "Dark Horse, BioWare unveil 'Dragon Age' comic". Digital Spy. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
Jump up ^ David Gaider. "Writers of Dragon Age". BioWare Social Network. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
^ Jump up to: a b Tyler Nagata (October 9, 2009). "Dragon Age: Origins - blood party". GamesRadar. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
^ Jump up to: a b BioWare (2009-11-03). Dragon Age: Origins. Electronic Arts. Alistair: I told you before how Arl Eamon raised me, right? That my mother was a serving girl at the castle and he took me in? The reason he did that was because... well, because my father was King Maric. Which made Cailan my... half-brother, I suppose.
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Jump up ^ "Dragon Age II's David Gaider Reveals Stance on In-Game Romances". GameZone. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
Jump up ^ David Gaider. "For Mal Reynolds I'd do anything - but not for you, Alistair". BioWare Social Network. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
Jump up ^ David Gaider. "Nathan Fillion is (apparently not) an Elf". BioWare Social Network. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
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Jump up ^ Oil Welsh (November 3, 2009). "Dragon Age: Origins Review". Eurogamer. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
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Jump up ^ "Dragon Age: Origins: A retrospective with Ray Muzyka". VideoGamer.com. November 16, 2009. p. 3. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
Jump up ^ Kirk Hamilton (October 17, 2011). "It's Canon: Alistair Became King in Dragon Age: Origins". Kotaku. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
^ Jump up to: a b John Walker. "Dragon Age: Origins Review". PC Gamer. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
Jump up ^ Chris Dahlen (November 25, 2009). "Chasing Alistair". Edge. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
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Jump up ^ John Walker (February 7, 2011). "Dragon Age II Is Mature". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
Jump up ^ Kat Bailey. "The Uncanny Valley of Love". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
^ Jump up to: a b Natania Barron (April 15, 2011). "An Ode to Alistair: Love, Lust, and Loss in Fereldan". Wired. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
Jump up ^ Robert Yang (August 2, 2010). "Dragon Age: Origins Is The First Game About Gay Marriage & The Power of Mods". Kotaku. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
Jump up ^ Dave Snell. "Why I´m bored with Bioware". GameZone. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
Jump up ^ John Walker (March 31, 2011). "Thoughts: What Went Wrong In Dragon Age II". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
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