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May 25 2009

River Tam vs Dr. Gregory House. Vote for TV's most badass character.

Simon | Fandom&Fun | 18:48 CET | 36 comments total | tags: house, river tam

I am all about any bracket that displays River Tam beating up Jack Bauer. That hits me in a happy place.

streetartist | May 25, 19:02 CET

Kinda' wondering how these two characters got tossed in together.

Madhatter | May 25, 19:04 CET

this is a crazy showdown of the nonsensical variety

Cazador | May 25, 19:16 CET

this is a crazy showdown of the nonsensical variety

...Yeah ...the very best kind!

brinderwalt | May 25, 19:26 CET

River Tam, but of course. She kills Reavers. House just kills your appetite.

madmolly | May 25, 19:45 CET

Of course River could beat him up, she just needs to take away his cane.... But maybe he would be better than Simon at curing her? Regardless, I voted for River (because I always would).

embers | May 25, 19:56 CET

Hmm. This is a much closer match that it would've been before the last several episodes of House.

Sunfire | May 25, 20:04 CET

River kills House with her brain!

Garim | May 25, 20:18 CET

You never know, River might just put soup in his hair.

Anonymous1 | May 25, 20:28 CET

Jack Bauer and the Texas Ranger lost?
The jokes world will never be the same.

Brasilian Chaos Man | May 25, 21:07 CET

As much as a I love River (and I really do) I have no idea how she lost out to Bauer. And I love House too! This tourney is not fair, I tells yah!

CarpeNoctem | May 25, 21:19 CET

I think we may have swung the vote towards River just a bit.....

wilder | May 25, 21:26 CET

Haha, yeah, the scale fell off the table.

ef | May 25, 22:03 CET

River kills House with her brain!

House kills River with his sarcasm! Probably.

Simon | May 25, 22:09 CET

LOL! @ Simon.

menomegirl | May 25, 22:17 CET

I think River would beat House to a pulp, to which he would respond by lashing out with a lethal dose of sarcasm. Unfortunately for House I don't think River Tam is very susceptible to weaponized sarcasm considering she is a more than a bit of a Deadpan Snarker* herself.

* SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: The website to which this link refers is considered highly addictive to discerning entertainment consumers. Follow link at your own risk.

[ edited by brinderwalt on 2009-05-25 22:45 ]

brinderwalt | May 25, 22:44 CET

House killing people: Pft!

There isn't any health system abble to beat the Brazilian one in a contest like that.

Brasilian Chaos Man | May 25, 22:56 CET

River could think circles around House's mind games. Spheres, even.

Taaroko | May 25, 23:01 CET

I think we may have swung the vote towards River just a bit.....

yeah, just a bit.

I think River will have taken House down before he finished his first quip!

alittledarkcorner | May 26, 00:18 CET

This is just too funny.

ShanshuBugaboo | May 26, 00:18 CET

I love this site. Where else can I read about weaponized sarcasm. Well done brinderwalt.

alexreager | May 26, 00:28 CET

I'm having a hard time choosing! I like both House and River. :-/

phyrelight | May 26, 01:17 CET

River is very badass indeed, but IMHO Wesley should be beating out everyone on this list with both hands tied behind his back.

ftloosenfanzfree | May 26, 01:37 CET

House kills River with his sarcasm.

Really? Excellent post, Simon. Is this how you charm all the girls? I must take lessons! :)

Madhatter | May 26, 02:45 CET

Curse you, brinderwalt! Even when you warn, I cannot result the sinister attraction of the TV Tropes Wiki! Now I'll never get anything done ever again!

Why am I picturing an encounter between House and River very similar to the one between her and Badger where she one-ups him at his own game, leaving him both confused and awed? Because that would be awesome.

Lirazel | May 26, 03:12 CET

Curse you, brinderwalt! Even when you warn, I cannot result the sinister attraction of the TV Tropes Wiki! Now I'll never get anything done ever again!

Yeah. Welcome to the club. :)

Update: Will add this link to any future Disclaimers on the subject. By the way TvTropes.org was originally an offshoot of buffistas.org so it is very Whedon-relevant.

[ edited by brinderwalt on 2009-05-26 04:10 ]

brinderwalt | May 26, 03:41 CET

tam beating bauer makes this moot. I don't like when riggery happens even when its our own.

Lockescythe | May 26, 03:44 CET

Not a very creative list. And I don't even know what to say about Thrace beating out Adama. Or was that Lee and not Bill? Either way... Thrace was far too whiny to be a badass.

azzers | May 26, 03:58 CET

House isn't really "badass" in my opinion...

TV Tropes has taken most of my free time for about a year... So beware... I'm currently on it and have about twelve tabs open.

[ edited by Chrisham2 on 2009-05-26 04:39 ]

Chrisham2 | May 26, 04:36 CET

Love River but adore House. He gets my vote! :D

Dan Corson | May 26, 05:10 CET

She could kill him (easily), but he could probably cure her (and be really abusive while doing it).

I dunno, he's just boatloads of badass without being (too) violent.

Whistler | May 26, 06:11 CET

"House" was already tortured and presumably killed by Niska in War Stories, so the battle really was over years ago.

ivy | May 26, 12:48 CET

Sorry, voted House.. but mostly because ive been a Hugh Laurie fan since Black Adder The Third.

m0j0NL | May 26, 16:58 CET

Sorry, voted House.. but mostly because ive been a Hugh Laurie fan since Black Adder The Third.

...Ahh ...the good ole' days, Yes?

River still wins, though.

brinderwalt | May 26, 17:18 CET

Thrace should have been in the other side of the bracket, because Starbuck vs. River would be a much more epic final showdown than House vs. River. Ass kicking sci-fi chicks ftw!

CZGoldEdition | May 26, 19:45 CET

[ edited by shinygroovyj on 2009-05-27 06:46 ]

shinygroovyj | May 26, 22:36 CET

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