Your fic pet peeves
Just cuz I'm in another weird contemplative mood.
lord, the things I come up with while I'm at work *shakes head*
Not going to do an actual poll, because I know I could not list every single eye-sporking possiblity. Instead I'll give a short list of few plot devices that make me *headdesk* frequently.
- long-lost, twin sibling
(this could be a possible, viable concept in the hands of a capable writer - but unfortunately, that happens few and far between)
- long-lost, twin sibling that is ALSO a Mary Sue
someone, shoot me now! better yet, shoot the writer
- the secret that so-and-so's parents are really *insert former Ranger(S) of choice*
- one Ranger discovers that a fellow teammate is actually his/her sibling
and the ensuing !ick! reaction from all those times they were making out before "they knew"
- mass-production of more babies than you can shake a stick at
good grief, is Kimberly/Madison/Syd really that much of a baby factory? or is it that Tommy/Nick/Sky are that prolific? if the latter, I think I'd be gunning those suckers to get a vascetomy!
and last but not least:
- more Rangers squashed into a single story than is humanly possible
yes, boys and girls, there is such a thing as limits on cameo appearences
So what's your peeves? Inquiring minds (aka, mostly mine) want to know.
Hee!
lord, the things I come up with while I'm at work *shakes head*
Not going to do an actual poll, because I know I could not list every single eye-sporking possiblity. Instead I'll give a short list of few plot devices that make me *headdesk* frequently.
- long-lost, twin sibling
(this could be a possible, viable concept in the hands of a capable writer - but unfortunately, that happens few and far between)
- long-lost, twin sibling that is ALSO a Mary Sue
someone, shoot me now! better yet, shoot the writer
- the secret that so-and-so's parents are really *insert former Ranger(S) of choice*
- one Ranger discovers that a fellow teammate is actually his/her sibling
and the ensuing !ick! reaction from all those times they were making out before "they knew"
- mass-production of more babies than you can shake a stick at
good grief, is Kimberly/Madison/Syd really that much of a baby factory? or is it that Tommy/Nick/Sky are that prolific? if the latter, I think I'd be gunning those suckers to get a vascetomy!
and last but not least:
- more Rangers squashed into a single story than is humanly possible
yes, boys and girls, there is such a thing as limits on cameo appearences
So what's your peeves? Inquiring minds (aka, mostly mine) want to know.
Hee!