Ha...yes. It's pretty full on yeah? It might be better to remain blissfully unaware of this stuff sometimes...
Oh, I love your points (and they way you've expressed them).
when we got to a point where fans actually want their 'ships to be canon,
I'm curious about this too. I'd particularly like to know if d/c is unique in this or if there's other examples of a section of fans wanting it so desperately. I think the advent of twitter has changed things - making it so much easier to appear as one, strong voice. Also it means other fans (and the wider world) get to see it, where as in the past it might have just appeared on a site that's not as easily accessible.
And if they're in your face all the time teasing you about will you get it/won't you get it, why wouldn't you feel jerked around?
I think that right there is the heart of the problem. There's been a lot of joking around and innuendo made and now that some have said..."what are you talking about?" , it's gotta hurt. But as you say, I don't think there was ever a chance that destiel was to become canon - but no one ever denied it. Instead they seemed to play along, giving those fans hope. They probably needed to stop long ago.
And YES! If we did end up with a romance between Dean and Cas, Cas would have a shortened life indeed. Neither of the boys have successful relationships. I think it's better to try and be part of their extended family (even then it's not too safe...)
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Date: 2013-10-28 09:07 am (UTC)Ha...yes. It's pretty full on yeah? It might be better to remain blissfully unaware of this stuff sometimes...
Oh, I love your points (and they way you've expressed them).
when we got to a point where fans actually want their 'ships to be canon,
I'm curious about this too. I'd particularly like to know if d/c is unique in this or if there's other examples of a section of fans wanting it so desperately. I think the advent of twitter has changed things - making it so much easier to appear as one, strong voice. Also it means other fans (and the wider world) get to see it, where as in the past it might have just appeared on a site that's not as easily accessible.
And if they're in your face all the time teasing you about will you get it/won't you get it, why wouldn't you feel jerked around?
I think that right there is the heart of the problem. There's been a lot of joking around and innuendo made and now that some have said..."what are you talking about?" , it's gotta hurt. But as you say, I don't think there was ever a chance that destiel was to become canon - but no one ever denied it. Instead they seemed to play along, giving those fans hope. They probably needed to stop long ago.
And YES! If we did end up with a romance between Dean and Cas, Cas would have a shortened life indeed. Neither of the boys have successful relationships. I think it's better to try and be part of their extended family (even then it's not too safe...)
Thanks so much for your thoughts!