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Of course Tolstoy’s novel ends tragically
I support Hook and/or Emma throwing themselves in front of a train
Are they just very young viewers raised on Twilight, but not yet exposed to these more complex moral tales?
I don’t know the stats now, but I do know that a few years ago, the majority of OUAT watchers were women under the age of 35. That ultimate sweet spot of advertising, between the ages of 18 and 25, was especially high. So, yes, young but I don’t think they are so young that they’ve never read/watched any of those classic moral tales. I think a lot of it (sadly) comes down to the “Twilight effect” but not the series itself. The guy is super hot, described as perfect in every way while the object of his desire is a blank slate, perfect for audience insertion. And suddenly the guy can do no wrong because of said hottness and because the reader/viewer has inserted themselves in the place of the object of affection and being told by the author how that should feel. Hook is (apparently) super hot; Emma has always been our “everyman” for the audience caught up in the mythical world. CSers got caught up in the feeling of what it would be like to be “wooed” by Captain Hook when he looks like Colin. One of the best comebacks I ever heard against CS was to picture yourself being held down, sword at throat, being told that “when I jab you with my sword, you’ll feel it” but by the Dustin Hoffman version of Hook. Now do you still ship CS? Probably not. The act both versions of Hook commit are the same but one is romanticized and becomes a shippable moment because that Hook is hot. It’s what we, as women in this society, are told is acceptable and desirable. It’s the adult version of telling a little girl that a boy picks on her on the playground because “he likes her” and she shouldn’t fight back or put up resistance because then he won’t like her anymore.
Hey, look. I brought this back to rape culture.
[adrotate group="5"]"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"So I know I’ve talked about Jessica Jones quite a bit in here over the past few months, but I thought I’d just leave these two quotes here. Because they might (are) relevant. Like a lot.
“Saving someone doesn’t mean unkilling someone else.” — Jessica to Kilgrave, Jessica Jones
“You don’t get credit for doing the right thing for the wrong reason.” — Jessica, Jessica Jones
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"Happy New Year! So Ranisha, RG, and I might have done a bad thing last night. We plotted out Pride and Prejudice as a CS fic. The concept was what would Pride and Prejudice look like if it was series on TV today with a fandom following. Here were the results: –Wickham would be the hero. He has a lot of manpain. –Darcy would be considered mean, abusive, and not deserving of Lizzy. –The main ship of the show would obviously be Wickham/Lizzy. (Wizzy) –Lizzy forgives all of Wickham’s dastardly actions because he is just misunderstood and, of course, has manpain. –Wickham’s manpain originates from having to watch Darcy grow up with advantages and money while he is just a poor nobody. –Darcy would be shipped with Caroline Bingley because, of course, he doesn’t deserve Lizzy. We had more, but that was the gist of it. Sadly, this would probably happen.
#TeamWizzie
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"Bless these TV articles calling out OUAT on the nonsense
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"Still, this is all pure speculation at the moment, and only time will tell.
Oh boy. If they drop the Mulan storyline (which is *probably* the LGBT one) then…A and E best build themselves a boat and set out to sea because the fans will be waiting in the tall grass (Twitter) for them.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"She’s right, of course. Lana (and JMo) are entitled to see their characters through their own personal lens. Just like the fans. But…emotional truths are going to be emotional truths and this fandom lost the ability to discuss anything rationally a long time ago.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"CS is slowly killing the show.
Not so slowly. And I’d personally use a past tense verb there.
CS killed the show.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"Worth the read for a few reasons
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"
Friendly reminder that SOMEBODY sacrificed himself for the town and his love without being the one to have tried to kill everyone in the first place, and while never claiming to be a hero.
I’m a villain and villains don’t get happy endings
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"
