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Elsa, Anna, AND Kristoff? Awesome! I seriously can’t wait for season 4, lets hope they do us proud. I sense a love triangle brewing 😉 And I finally saw Frozen last night !
[adrotate group="5"]I’m working on a new fanfic now that combines the idea of Killian as a priest in the enchanted forest and meeting Princess Emma and falling in love with each other and there’s some dirty naughty scenes in it too 😉
I like that there’s going to be a special feature about the villains. Who wants to make bets on which episode commentaries and pairings we might get with that?
In very non-specific (and long winded!) terms… If someone is going to separate things by labels, then simply respect the “Internet rights” of freedom of expression of ALL the labelled parties to post in their comfort zones and styles. Anyone can go on any board and lurk/read the existing posts to see where they might best gel. If you can sit down and watch the show on Sundays as a momentary escape and entertainment it doesn’t make any difference how you label yourself or how anyone else labels you. TV viewing is a one on one event. However, The Internet obviously exists for communication. All kinds. If you can or need to find a dwelling place on the Internet where you find like minded people with whom to share your appreciation, that is icing on the cake. Not everyone likes the same cake flavors and no one should aggressively or belligerently tell them they should/shouldn’t ~but it happens and there is little you can do to stop them. You can always point blank ignore/block them at the very least if there is not an active, hands on moderating team. But moderators can’t be everywhere all the time. And they shouldn’t have to be forums “parents”, ever. On most message boards, even ones with stringent guidelines, a poster can lurk around for a while and figure out who all posts where and what is the style of posting. Then join in or not. When a thread clearly labels what goes on there and you enter it, talking and not just reading, you have made that choice and shouldn’t act surprised with whatever you experience. If someone needs to express themselves differently or on a different level, one can find an existing thread or if one isn’t available, create one and enjoy the discourse Shippers, non-shippers, antis, pros, whatever you classify yourself, or others, just post in whatever thread you chose with personal accountability and a semblance of common sense. There is space for all of it.
If you are the only one feeling or thinking a certain way, you will find out soon enough by a deafening silence or a torrent of opinion (grin)! I strongly agree with all of this. At the end of the day, we’re all fans of this show regardless what we ‘ship. And I’ve rarely seen anyone say you’re not being a fan because of this or that.
I understand ‘shipping isn’t for everyone and actually, sometimes I envy the small lot of you because you guys enjoy the show no matter where the story goes. Like I wish some Oncers would realize there’s more to OUAT than ‘ships. There’s the overall story too which often gets hazy once ‘shipping gets involved. There are some really nice people in the fandom and there’s the jerks no wants to see. And it’s often the bad cookies who ruin it for everyone else.
We had a conversation in chat about a month or two ago, now. We were talking about ships and the various groups within the fandom. People had various opinions regarding what ship/faction is the largest and many seemed to base it on the amount of chatter generated online by each group. But I don’t think the amount of ‘noise’ a group makes means they represent a large group or a small group – they represent the loudest parts of each group only. And when the loudest start to become negative, it can really intimidate and sour others’ opinions and desire to contribute. I know the 2nd half of S3 really upset many fans, and others who weren’t as upset didn’t really know how to react or how to best acknowledge other members’ feelings here. But if in this one forum, we as members can try to keep a positive outlook in the general threads, and keep the venting and griping to their individual thread, it is possible for us to have the discussions and even debates many seem to want to have.
Testing for Daniel!
I saw this picture late last night on tumble 😉 Colin looks amazing.
I saw The Rite when it came on the horror channel or something. I thought Colin was great in it but the story I felt was slow.
Thanks for the update Matt. I’ve read also, usually a week after the DVD release, it appears on netflix.
I get the impression that shippers are more interested in the destination than the journey.
That’s probably true for some but not all. When I started watching OUAT, I wasn’t heavily into ‘shipping. What drew me was the story and how these fairytales were being re-interpreted. I care about Rumple, I want Regina to be happy (something I wouldn’t have said two seasons ago but I like her character now). I like Belle too. I like Emma and Hook as characters, not just because I like them together.
