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[ash48]

Hey lovely peoples. I feel like I'm falling behind and looking at stuff (I see there's a ton of art and fic around) but I am seriously short of time at the moment. My play is in its second week (going really well! We've had some great feedback) and I'm back at work (arghhhhh Year 3! Such a steep (re-learning) curve from teaching Year 7.

The conversation on the last episode has been epic! I'm making my way through all the awesome comments. Once again I thank everyone for being so awesome and respectful of other fans thoughts. It was a pretty divisive episode - I suppose the thing I'm hoping is that at least some people are beginning to see that there are two sides here. Once both sides can be seen it makes things a little easier to accept (maybe?). And even after reading all the stuff I am still feeling positive and excited for this direction. I know in my heart of hearts this isn't the end of their remarkable and amazing love for each other (can't rehash it all here - but it's expressed in much of the replies in the reaction post).

(Just did a small flist tidy. Mostly removing deleted journals, inactive comms etc. If I accidentally removed you (ack!) let me know…)
xx

Comments

[ruby-jelly.livejournal.com]

Hey, Play? Why did I not know? Tell me all?

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear the play is going so well! And you are a teacher? Crikey, that's hard work, hat's off to ye.
I keep pointing people to your Purge post (and doesn't that sound ... dirty?!) with the same hope that folk will find some balance there.

[lyryk.livejournal.com]

Thanks for keeping me, even though I'm not exactly active at the moment! Thinking about SPN is kind of hurting my brain after that last episode, but thanks for all the positive reinforcement. Much appreciated. :-)

Good luck with the play - hope it continues to be great! <3

[ciaimpala.livejournal.com]

*waves hi*

So glad the play is going so well!

And I would be so intimidated teaching older kids! Year 3 and below is more my teaching style :)

[harrigan.livejournal.com]

You are a rockstar for keeping your toe dipped in fandom when so swamped. I'm glad the play is going so well!

I mostly liked the episode, but was pretty sure that looking for fandom opinions was going to rock my boat in an unhappy way, so I have stayed away. Suffice it to say, I came away with a conviction that it's not A or B, but both. Dean saves Sam because he's selfish and doesn't want to live without him AND because he was given an impossible responsibility since the age of 4 to save his little brother, which he has done admirably, and he can't help it.

I've been visiting my sister and her husband all week and they are fans but not Fans. Right now we are marathoning season 9 together (they're up to 9.05) to get them current. And yet... they aren't *fans* who are so emotionally invested in the show that they angst and wring their hands and yell. I suspect that they represent the majority of viewers, really, who watch the show more superficially. It's been a bit of an eye-opener to see the show through their eyes.

[tebtosca.livejournal.com]

Your journal has been my go-to this season for actual literate, passionate discussion of the show. I've pretty stopped doing that completely on my own journal or anywhere else lol. It's nice to have a safe outlet for it!

In bocca al lupo on your play!

[counteragent.livejournal.com]

Gooooood luck on your play!!! I'm glad it's going so well!

[quickreaver.livejournal.com]

Break a leg, lovely! (And thank you for being such a balancing force I our 'vivid' fandom.)