Sunday Round Table 1/4/15

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Good morning!  I wanted to open the doors to our meeting room and turn on the lights. Please feel free to sit anywhere and pour yourself a cup of coffee or tea.
The idea here is to pick each other's brains a little ... oblique reference to the Brain Killers Affair ;)   If anyone has a story to dissect, an episode that is begging for a story treatment or anything else that falls into the realm of fan fiction, just jump in and we'll see where it goes.  The discussion will remain open all day and you can return to it if there's something you would like to add come Monday morning and beyond.
My brother was down for a visit this past week, to help out with some things I'm doing to the house (thank God for older brothers!), and he decided he wanted to watch some MFU.  I was a little surprised, but completely agreeable to the request, so we started with the first episode and got through seven episodes, and that includes The Deadly Games Affair where Angelique is introduced.
Why is she so intriguing?  I can't begin to figure out how many stories she has appeared in, but count me among those who have attempted to portray her.
One of the most successful, in my opinion, is The Devil's Slingshot by Linda Cornett
If you haven't read it, take a few and sit down with one of my favorites, and arguably one of the most compelling Angelique incarnations within the fandom.
Let me know what you think, and if you have your own favorite Angelique story.  Beyond that, have you written her into one of your stories and, if so, which ones.  What about the relationships?  Illya and Angelique, Napoleon and Angelique... maybe not so obvious as we think?
Round Table #1 is now in session.

Comments

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

Good start. I hope this gets as big a response as it deserves.

Is it ok to say 'I know I read it somewhere'? There's a couple of Angelique stories I found impressive, but can't give author or title. One was another with Marton, where she was having a meal with him , and you saw through her eyes being a bit over the hill, an having a drink probalem, and her unhappy childhood. another was a Napoleon/Illya fic (I think one had AIDS) when she helps Napoleon and Illya, when even Waverly fails them. I'll cut thais paragraph if you want, but if anyone could point me toward either fic, I'd like to reread it.

I think myself Angelique probably was raised rather poor, from the way she luxuriates in possessions. It's very tempting to give her the birth surname La Chêne. Perhaps a Louisiana swamp family?

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

I've never delved into the backstory for Angelique, which might be an interesting thing to do. In my fics I don't differ from the usual liaisons with Napoleon and the obvious dislike she and Illya have for each other.

Though I did have her save Illya from burning to death in a building fire, with her rationale being that Napoleon would kill her if she hadn't.

She's become so much more in fan fiction than was hinted at in the only episode in which she appeared. Carabele wrote a piece where Napoleon and she have another of their rendezvous, but this time Illya has the room bugged and is listening it... the story is excellent, though I can't recall the name of it. It can be found on LaH Carabele's web site, I'm sure.

[alynwa.livejournal.com]

I have one story, "Predators and Prey," in which Angelique figures heavily. In it, she is personally selected by the Chair of the Central Committee to complete a mission. She drives the entire tale. I like the way she has been portrayed in the fanfic, though she only appeared once(?)on the series. I've never given her a backstory either; there's an idea I might get behind. If you want to read my tale, this link goes to AO3:

http://archiveofourown.org/works/975427?view_full_work=true

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

I find it interesting that the one appearance on the show gave way to so many references to her, and a continuing presence in almost everyone's fiction.

[vysila.livejournal.com]

I'm not surprised that many fans are intrigued by Angelique. She's a strong, intelligent and powerful woman in an environment normally dominated by men. She knows how to level the field and beat men at their own 'game'. She is unafraid to put herself first or use any and all strategic advantages available to her. There's also the element of unpredictability in her actions. She's the epitome of everything women of the 60's weren't supposed to be. And she's clearly a worthy and equal opponent for either Napoleon or Illya.

I think lcorn and st_crispins have done the most justice to Angelique in fanfic, essentially creating a full characterization out of whole cloth, although I think st_crispins version has a harder edge to her.

[carabele.livejournal.com]

Angelique figures heavily in a lot of my stories. I don't know if I should list them. Don't know how folks would feel about me doing that.

[lindafishes8.livejournal.com]

'My Dinner With Angelique,' also by Lcorn, is my fav of the femme fatale. Illya is particularly snarky in this.

http://www.mfuarchive.net/archive/0/mydinner.html (http://www.mfuarchive.net/archive/0/mydinner.html)