leupagus:

You know I saw “Dirk Gently” two weeks ago and I’ve spent a lot of time trying to think of a character even remotely like Farah, and coming up completely blank.

Like as quirky as they are, most of the other characters in the show are tropes, of one kind or another – Dirk is the Oddball, Todd is the Beleaguered Sidekick, Amanda is the Spunky Little Sister, Ken is the Semi-Stockholmed Best Friend, even Bart is a Likeable Psycho. But Farah is – weird. She’s paranoid and twitchy but also rock-steady and confident, but also can have her confidence undermined, but also hella prepared, but ALSO terrified and overwhelmed. She never, ever loses sight of what she’s trying to do – save Lydia – but she doesn’t do it because she was having an affair with Lydia’s dad, or because she wants a payout. She’s doing it because she loves Lydia and that love shines through and makes her drag her body through hell throughout the show, right from the very first time we meet her. She is incredible and strong and a freak, and I love her more than I can possibly express.