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Feb. 7th, 2015 02:22 pmTV commentary:
Glee- Pretty good ep tonight, particularly for Brittana fans though. Looking through tumblr during the show, I think part of the reason the show's popularity declined is the fanbase is so divided. There's so many characters that people love- even though the show is in decline, its no surprise its the biggest category in the TV section of ff.net (Supernatural is catching up though, but its still behind by 3000!). People still write stories about the characters long after they've stopped watching the show. But, I think for everyone that loves a particular character, there's one that loathes them.
Like last night, as I said, I thought it was a great ep. But jeez, reading these posts, the fandom is all over the place. You have the Brittana fans cheering throughout, and Klainers all, "Ugh, fast forward" and "Of course Brittana always gets the screen time, when is it going to be our turn?" Um, last week, when the ep was full of Klaine and no Brittana, where you had the above comments reversed, and it was the Brittana's fans claiming they get nothing and are treated like shit compared to Klainers. Its like the fans that are still around are so damn needy. Can't you guys share the show with the other fans? It can't be your favs all the time.
Not to mention the wide spectrum of feelings for each character. Like you have people being all, "Yes, Rachel, flawless!" and "I love when Blaine plays the piano" and others being all, "Fuck that bitch, ha ha, you got what you deserved!" and "Ugh, of course its the Rachel and Blaine show". Its like, yes, they get a lot of songs, but they don't monopolize the time as much as people think. Rachel is either a sweetheart who deserves love, or a self centered bitch who needs a comeuppance. Or Santana and Brittany. You have the lesbians loving the representation, but then there's those few who just can't get over Santana being a bully and a bitch sometimes. Or feel Brittany's goofiness is stupid and unwatchable. And I think one of the ways the show failed is that it catered to everyone, and that just pissed everyone off because they didn't feel they got enough representation, and the characters they hated got too much. Which is BS.
But I've ranted enough, on to the actual ep. Its a Burt Bacarach special! ( spoiler cut )
Glee- Pretty good ep tonight, particularly for Brittana fans though. Looking through tumblr during the show, I think part of the reason the show's popularity declined is the fanbase is so divided. There's so many characters that people love- even though the show is in decline, its no surprise its the biggest category in the TV section of ff.net (Supernatural is catching up though, but its still behind by 3000!). People still write stories about the characters long after they've stopped watching the show. But, I think for everyone that loves a particular character, there's one that loathes them.
Like last night, as I said, I thought it was a great ep. But jeez, reading these posts, the fandom is all over the place. You have the Brittana fans cheering throughout, and Klainers all, "Ugh, fast forward" and "Of course Brittana always gets the screen time, when is it going to be our turn?" Um, last week, when the ep was full of Klaine and no Brittana, where you had the above comments reversed, and it was the Brittana's fans claiming they get nothing and are treated like shit compared to Klainers. Its like the fans that are still around are so damn needy. Can't you guys share the show with the other fans? It can't be your favs all the time.
Not to mention the wide spectrum of feelings for each character. Like you have people being all, "Yes, Rachel, flawless!" and "I love when Blaine plays the piano" and others being all, "Fuck that bitch, ha ha, you got what you deserved!" and "Ugh, of course its the Rachel and Blaine show". Its like, yes, they get a lot of songs, but they don't monopolize the time as much as people think. Rachel is either a sweetheart who deserves love, or a self centered bitch who needs a comeuppance. Or Santana and Brittany. You have the lesbians loving the representation, but then there's those few who just can't get over Santana being a bully and a bitch sometimes. Or feel Brittany's goofiness is stupid and unwatchable. And I think one of the ways the show failed is that it catered to everyone, and that just pissed everyone off because they didn't feel they got enough representation, and the characters they hated got too much. Which is BS.
But I've ranted enough, on to the actual ep. Its a Burt Bacarach special! ( spoiler cut )
