Fandom Meme

[sheryden]

I have other memes to post tomorrow, but I'll leave you all with this one for now:

Name a fandom, and I'll give you the scoop on at least three of my unpopular opinions related to that fandom.

Check my profile if you need some ideas.

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[asthenie_vd]

Doctor Who!

[sheryden]

1. The Doctor's companion should never be his love interest. Unlike a lot of fans, I do see the Doctor has having the capacity to have a sexual relationship/romance. But. To have his love interest be a companion alters the Doctor/companion dynamic in an unfortunate way. First of all, it turns to the show into a quasi-romance. Second, it paints both the Doctor and the companion in a negative light. Good example: Ten/Rose in "School Reunion." He came off as a player who picks up girls through the years and whisks them away in his swinging Tardis, only to dump them when they start to get older. Rose came off as a whiner who saw Sarah Jane as a threat to her potential romance with the Doctor. No thank you. Go find some Daleks and fight for the survival of a planet. Leave the romance to Sandra Bullock

[cadesama]

Heroes :D

[sheryden]

Spoilers for the last season:

1. Okay, let's the big thing out of the way first... I think Sylar is WAY overrated and has outlived his usefulness. He's far too powerful, the writers keep telling the same types of stories with him all the time, and he's almost a caricature of himself. And really, I don't see the overwhelming fascination some in the fandom have with Zachary Quinto.

2. I approve of Nathan's death. It's not that I disliked the character. Quite the opposite, in fact. But the fact that a Petrelli has fallen adds a certain urgency to the story, and I don't know where they would have gone with him after last volume.

3. I don't think Peter should ever get his old ability back. I like him having only one power rather than a whole slew of them. It wasn't clear to me at the end of this past volume whether or not he had all of Sylar's abilities, or just shapeshifting. If it turns out that he has all of Sylar's abilities, I'm going to be pretty disappointed. I don't care for "quick fix" characters.

[cadesama]

LOL, totally agreed on #1. I think they've had to pull some pretty amazing gymnastics to even keep Sylar dangerous, and trying to giving him a story has meant separating him from everything else going on more than once. I would have liked seeing that time spent on a neglected character like Mohinder or Tracy instead.

With #2... I think a lot of people underestimate just how catalyzing a character death can be for telling stories about that character. For Nathan, we are now in a unique situation where we will probably get better stories about his backstory and about who he really is than we ever would have before. I can't help but think that a lot of the reaction to his death (and resurrection) isn't based on what happened, but fear of the writers screwing it up. Which I get, but also seems like a waste of time. I'd rather be upset when they screw it up, instead of sitting around being upset all the time on the idea that they might.

If it turns out that he has all of Sylar's abilities, I'm going to be pretty disappointed. I don't

[madeofsequins]

Criminal Minds :)

[sheryden]

Hmmm... Let's see:

1. I don't miss Gideon. Not at all. Rossi is a marvelous addition to the show, and I vastly prefer him to Gideon.

2. I'm against on-screen romance between any of the major characters. Sure, give someone a love interest. But leave the integrity of the team alone.

3. I don't know if this opinion is unpopular or not, but I liked the Reid addiction story, and I feel shortchanged that they wrapped it up so neatly and abruptly. They could have had a great opportunity to play with the character, but they basically just brushed it under a very big and shaggy rug.

[madeofsequins]

that's funny, because i agree with all three 100% ;)