Nostalgia, Post #47

Oct 29, 2016 13:41

I cannot explain how run off my feet I've been (and will continue to be for a while), but Lord, Lord, it's been crazy.

So I've been thinking about nostalgia, in part prompted by mental exhaustion that means I'm rereading older works rather than trying new ones, and in part because this should be my cool-weather favorite time of year. (It's too hot ( Read more... )

thinking about the (style) vibe

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roguedemon November 3 2016, 02:19:29 UTC
So, yeah, there's another stream of consciousness ramble. in conclusion, if there is one thing I have now learned from fandom is that you have to hold back from having set ideas about what you want to happen if you want to protect your heart. I'm at a point where sure, I get irritated by things but I look to fanfic to give us satisfying shipping, friendships, and character development. I've also come to enjoy meta, as in writing it, in a way I didn't then; I look at fandom as a launching pad for analysis now in a way I didn't before.. TV and Film tend to have to focus on having entertaining action while skimping on deep exploration of any emotional issues. I think I've become more resigned to that. If I watched this season now I would still be very disappointed but not as utterly infuriated.

And I just wanted to give you more hugs over Giles/Anya. You know, I always loved Giles, but now I'm in my forties, the same age Giles was during the show, and I find I watch the show a lot differently now. I identify with Giles a lot more, and the shitty writing he got in S7 stuck out even more to me when I read those transcripts. I've also gone through a lot more darkness, and that changes things too. That also made me way more annoyed at the way Joss missed the boat with Anya and wrote her as a child. The older you get, the more you really understand how life experience makes you grow and damn, Anya had so much experience and so much potential that Joss did not capitalize on. ((Hugs)) to you, and thank you for letting me ramble. I have successfully avoided polls for, um, a few hours today and this helped! Peace to you. This is too ramble to turn into any kind of polished writing, so I am going to just post it and go to the gym. ;)

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