Rant! Warning, there may be vague spoilers, read at your own risk!

[flying_monkees]

Okay, usually I don’t do this but I just have to.  I don’t like conflict and I try and avoid it when I can but I just can’t sit back anymore.

There may be spoilery info under the cut, be warned now!

 

 

There are people out in the fandom that are getting a bit out of hand with the hate lately.  I love this fandom and don’t want to see it break apart, but this needs to chill some.  I understand not everyone likes how the show’s been going and that’s fine, to each their own.  I also know that not everyone is happy that their OTP/fav shipping pair/whatever are more or less being torn apart.  Again, to each their own and if that’s how you feel, fine and dandy.

 

But!  I’m really starting to have a problem with the way peeps are letting out their displeasure.  Sure, be unhappy that a certain character was sort of ret-conned.  I wasn’t too happy either, but don’t start pissing and moaning about it and saying you’re not going to have anything to do with the show anymore JUST BECAUSE IT’S HAPPENING!  Don’t like the way a story arc is going and want to bitch about it?  Fine, but don’t say that “OMG How could they do this to X and Y?  It makes no fucking sense” and “Fandom writers are so much better then the real writers!”  I’m sorry, but if you were, why aren’t you in Hollywood writing for the show then?

 

And also?  Don’t go hating on a ship-pair.  You may not like them, most peeps may not like them, but that doesn’t mean that your word is law.  There’s a lot of pairs I don’t like, but I would never tell someone that their pairing is stupid and OMG, MINE IS BETTER AND SHOULD BE CANON.  Guess what?  It’s not going to happen, no matter how much you wish it would.  My OTP became incest.  Was I happy?  No, not at first, but it grew on me because I gave it a fucking chance!  Just because you don’t like a certain pairing (canon or not) don’t go trashing it just because its not yours because it probably is someone else’s.

 

And as far as still pictures from coming episodes, please, put them in context.  They’re a single shot of a single scene in a single epi.  You can’t extrapolate what’s going on by just a single picture.  There may be tons going on before and after that would make your ranting/being upset moot.  It may very well likely not be what you think it is.  I’m not saying it isn’t, I’m just saying that we DON’T KNOW!  And I for one don’t want to know.  I’m tired of all the spoiler pics being posted.  I don’t want to be spoiled and I know peeps will say “Then don’t look.” But for me it’s not that easy.  I am very curious and even though I don’t want to know, it’s hard for me NOT to look.  And then reading some of the comments is killing the fun of the show for me.

 

I happen to like this season.  Granted, it’s not perfect, but I enjoy it a hell of a lot better then S2.  I know not everyone agrees but do I tell them that they don’t know anything and that they’re stupid?  No, that’s their opinion and they’re welcome to it.  Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one.  (I’m NOT calling anyone an asshole, fwiw).  I’m not going to bash you just because you think differently then I do, and I think we’re losing that objectivity. 

 

I guess I’m done ranting and if anyone that reads this (not that I expect anyone to read it, I’m just getting this off my chest) and doesn’t agree?  GOOD!!!  I wouldn’t want you to agree with me (unless, of course, you do  *grin*) and if you want to bash me for this, then fine.  That’s your opinion and I won’t hate you for it.  I just wish peeps would not take this so seriously.  It’s a fucking show, meant to entertain, that’s all.  Yes, it might suck right now, but that doesn’t mean that it won’t get better, there’s over half the season left to go yet.  And you know, not every show has had a stellar season, every season.  There are many shows that have tanked for a season but managed to turn themselves around.  How about giving this show that chance?

 

End rant. 

Comments

[dmlpacker.livejournal.com]

I second this rant! Some of the character developments in this season annoy me, but I'll take what I can get ;)

[flying-monkees.livejournal.com]

It really is annoying, and some of it is pissing me off, but I love the show too much to give up on it yet. And some shows have had a crappy season and turned it all around the next, so I'm hoping that happens here.

Thanks for adding your opinion to the mix. :D It's nice to see what others think too.