Who are your most and least favorite main characters and why?
I'm only into season 2, so that's what I'm basing my opinions on.
Likes:
I absolutely adore Queenie. She's big-hearted, wise, down-to-earth. I like Ruby, too. There's just something about her that makes me feel so sad for her and yet she's comical, too. Alf is another one. I sure hope he doesn't end up with Laura - he deserves so much better than her.
Dislikes:
Twister is at the top of my list for characters that I can't stand. He's a useless drunk who has mooched off of Queenie for over 40 years. Although he can be funny at times, that doesn't put food on the table or make him less of a burden on Queenie.
It's a toss-up for second place of my dislikes: Laura or Minnie. Laura is just so full of herself. And she's just so arrogant at times that I want to slap her. I hate the way she talks, too... her accent. Why doesn't she speak the way her parents do (especially her father)? After living with them for 17 or 18 years, she should have picked up the way they speak.
As for Minnie, she's a stupid little twit who doesn't know when to keep her mouth shut. She's an interfering little dunce. She also doesn't know when to leave other peoples' property alone. Dorcas was way too lenient with Minnie when she ruined the wedding dress.
Emma and Robert Timmins are tied for my next least favorite characters. Him because of his pride, her because she's constantly bitching at him about it. (But I think he's quite good-looking!)
I'm pissed at Dorcas for the way she's treated Mr. Dowland. What did she expect? That he'd abstain from sex until he married? Everyone has a past and it was none of her business what his was.