I waited a day before I wrote this, as not to be hella bitter. It helped a lot that I went into the finale with great pragmatism and adjusted expectations, and upon watching it a second time, I'm marginally less annoyed with the overall ridiculousness and diminished quality of the storytelling. I feel like I have to note this from the get-go, so y' ( Read more... )

Hellatus navel gazing, as it pertains to Show writing and fandom, under cut...

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END OF YEAR FEEDBACK MEME
my thread here

I'm pretty thick-skinned about my creative endeavors, and I have received some worthy anonymous feedback, but there's also been weird snark. That's just the risk you run, but run I shall. Nothing ventured, nothing gained! *tucks away 'delicate snowflake' tendencies for the rest of the week*

This is likely to stir up a hornet's nest, but I'm in the mood.

Okay, shipping. What exactly does this entail? Is there a mandatory sexual element? Must there be? And just because a segment of fandom adheres to a particular ship, should The Powers That Be and the actors involved in the fantasy ship be obligated to listen to/tolerate/agree with ( Read more... )

I'm not altogether certain I should be "saying" this out loud, in public, but I think it's worth it, especially since I've felt a teensy bit of irritation obtusely vented my direction. I should probably keep my big mouth shut. Is it worth kicking a hornet's nest? After a moment's thought (which probably should've been an HOUR'S thought,) I've ( Read more... )