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Michael Guerin/Brendan Fehr | Appreciation Thread #15
Welcome to the 15th Michael Guerin is in many ways the most complex character on "Roswell," and the most driven as well. Unlike Max and Isabel, he has grown up in a very unhappy environment, being bounced around from various foster homes with neglectful caretakers who have given him no support or encouragement. He lived in a trailer park with his latest foster dad, Hank, who was a mean and abusive drunk. As a result, Michael has become a complete outsider, coming close to flunking out of school despite his hidden brilliance, and trusting no one but Max and Isabel. He has become obsessed with finding out the truth about his origins as a means to escape the world that he has come to despise, and he often acts in an impetuous way to achieve this goal. Michael is also the most emotional of the alien trio, and the one most likely to act on his feelings. Michael has the least amount of control of his powers, due to his insecurity and inability to control his emotions. This is the thread where you can talk about Michael Guerin who was played by Brendan Fehr. Feel free to discuss and post photos, news, artwork, music videos, etc. Yes, we do have rules: 1. This is an appreciation thread, so if you do not like the character or actor, then this is not the place for you. 2. No bashing!!! 3. Have fun! Who is Michael Guerin? His feelings for Maria threaten to disrupt his carefully maintained alienation from everyone except Max and Isabel. These feelings for Maria scare him a great deal, and he simply doesn’t know how to deal with them. Because of Michael's unhappy and uncertain childhood, he has not learned many of the niceties of human interpersonal behavior and also has built a shell around himself to protect him from being hurt. He is totally unskilled in relationships and his feelings for Maria are disturbing and frightening to him, so he wants to keep her at arms' length. However, Maria is a very warm and accepting and loving person and, in spite of himself, they grow very close, especially after his mean foster dad Hank threw Michael out and threatened him with a gun (in "Independence Day"). Michael ended up crying in Maria's arms, coming to her as the only person who could comfort him. Hank disappeared after that and Michael was granted legal independence (Hank was killed by Nasedo, but Michael was unaware of this). Michael got a job as a cook at the Crashdown Cafe and an apartment and began to build a life on his own. He and Maria continued to grow even closer. However, events soon conspire to push Maria and Michael apart. Tess arrives in town and Michael starts getting visions that he might be with Isabel - at one point they think she might even be pregnant with his child through some alien dream connection. Michael thinks for a time that Riverdog (Ned Romero) is Nasedo, and that Nasedo might be his father. When he meets the real Nasedo, it is quite a let down - nothing is as he imagined. Michael uses his powers to kill Agent Pierce, then feels he has become a bad person and a danger to Maria. He pushed her away totally - because he loves her and wants to protect her from him, and also because of the mission he has to do for his alien people. The second season finds Michael with new, non-spiky, longer hair and a motorbike. He is still not the ideal boyfriend or the most charming or tactful person. If anything, his anger and frustration have increased and he is annoyed by Max's sudden appointment as king and leader, and they argue frequently. Michael comes to trust Sheriff Valenti, and with his mission and finding out more about himself, he has overcome some of his anger and found new strength and new focus. Together the pod squad discovers new facts about their alien and human origins. Michael and Isabel have rejected any thought of a relationship with each other. Maria and Michael continue to bicker and be close, but he initially stands firm on his resolve not to continue his romantic relationship with her. The battle with the Skins heats up and Michael is not sure he is ready, or that he will be strong enough. The new waitress at the Crashdown, Courtney, comes on to him outrageously, amusing Michael and making Maria very jealous and annoyed. Michael is not interested in Courtney at all, but they become closer when he finds out she is an alien - a 'good' Skin and on his side. In a very touching gesture, in the episode "Harvest" Michael saves Courtney's 'husk' (her new human body being grown to replace her current shedding old one) before they destroy the Skins' headquarters in Arizona. Unfortunately, she dies to protect them soon afterward to keep the secret of the Granilith from falling into the hands of Nicholas, leader of the 'bad' Skins. Michael has the unsettling experience of meeting his 'dupe' Rath, who is ten times more uncouth than Michael ever could be. The totally unbelieving and cynical Michael discovers some faith during Christmas when he helps Max heal sick children and Isabel helps him out and manages to get Maria a Christmas gift she loves. Also during the holiday season, there seems to be the beginning of a thaw in Michael's resolve to keep Maria at arms' length. As Max grows more confident and stronger as a leader, Michael begins to doubt Max less and to become more confident in his own powers as well. He wants to forge ahead with things and still chafes under Max's cautious wait-and-see approach to life; while Max sees Michael as a person who 'leaps before he looks.' But Max never doubts Michael's friendship or loyalty, or that Michael will be there for him and will continue to be the driving force in their search for their identity and their origins. ~ Michael biography from c*r*a*s*h*d*o*w*n.com Influences - Michael and the people he cares about most: Lovely Lollies and Spaceboy devotees: 1. somewhere87 2. Dreamer who loves candy 3. sea_angels 4. RhondaAnn 5. Dreamer 4 Ever 6. Honey-Girl 7. crazylittlecandygirl 8. cyanide rose 9. Star21 10. life_style 11. Whitney86 12. Neide 13. DaWsonSReaLJoEy 14. Candygurl1718 15. Very86 16. Shirley 17. ashleyt 18. sanaazzy 19. Pempees 20. Roswell 10/2/00 21. Tess_Harding_Valenti 22. zfehrian 23. so_what? 24. 4brathan&brucas 25. XxNaleyxX 26. Shobhna Guerin 25. NateHales-Scott 26. Dorkodancer147 27. naturellebella 28. jana1977 29. Conspiracy 30. ellehcim_belle 31. AppleBehryGrl23 32. xmag 33. Danizinha 34. Poupa 35. Kiss of Death 36. maja_m&m 37. Avan'ya_ 38. Nastaja1982 39. loveslullaby 40. spacegirl23 41. lisagslack14 42. SolveMyMystery 43. Musickat18 44. Nil02 45. imsocorkyy 46. Theranna 47. eternal◘fate 48. MiniElk 49. aubie_ocean Want be added? Let the thread starter or one of our mods know. Links to Michael/Brendan related sites: Official Brendan Fehr site Brendan's IMDB profile BF Online Michael Guerin Livejournal Community Current Brendan Fehr projects: Bones (TV) Samurai Girl (TV) Paddyville (Movie) Fort McCoy (Movie) The Other Side of the Tracks (Movie -- Completed filming, but not yet released) Nikita (TV--will guest star in an upcoming episode soon) Keep up to date at Brendan's Page on IMDB. Latest photos from BF Online: __________________
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Geez don't even realize we've been posting like crazy! Did you make those fanart?! They're amazing!
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I loved it when he had those friends, he seemed so human there.
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Michael was really the only one of the hybrids who ventured outside of the "group" and made other friends.
I hated it when his buddy Monk died! I liked Monk. Though I often wonder what would have happened if Maria had been in town at the time. Would they have killed her, figuring that if Michael was "the healer," he would surely heal her without skipping a beat? |
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I liked Monk too Poor Michael. And yeah Erin, I do wonder that too. I would hate to see anything violent happen to Maria, though
I think we need to spice up the opening post a bit, what do you think? __________________
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Yes we need a nice update to this thread.
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We should do like a Brendan timeline, with photos of him back in the day and photos of him now.
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i really love those fanarts of him which is title. And a brendan before and after would be great!
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