Hmm, I think you're right that we often let people's opinions influence our own -- perhaps more than we should. I know that if I hadn't read others' criticisms of S7, it's possible my own, vague dissatisfaction with Joss and his anti-patriarchy might have faded by now. But because other people confirmed and clarified my own misgivings, I'm more cognizant of S7's flaws.
Brings up another question - I wonder how many people who adored S7 were annoyed with those of us who didn't? Same thing with S6? If you are reading this, I'm curious, how much or how little did the negative reviews of S6 and S7 influence your own opinion and enjoyment? How did you deal with these reviews?
I can see people being annoyed with those of us who didn't like S7, especially if we continually criticised and seemed negative about it. I would totally understand and even sympathise -- it must be pretty frustrating when fandom is divided as much as it was in S7 (and S6). People "harshing your mellow" ;)
As much as I adored many individual eps and enjoyed the general themes, I did have misgivings about S7 and even S6. Finding that other fans had similar reactions was a great relief! Truthfully? I think everybody in fandom has moments of believing their opinion is the one that's trod upon, marginalised, vilified. I remember a discussion about it not long ago (forget whose LJ) -- that we all feel like minorities in fandom, even when our opinions/pairings/what-have-you is in reality one of the most popular. (Think the B/S vs B/A wars, and how each side believed they were the ones being bashed. What about poor Buffy/Oz, which barely has a handful of 'shippers? Hee!)
My meme is over here (http://www.livejournal.com/users/scrollgirl/162050.html). Very interesting questions!
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Date: 2004-11-24 06:10 pm (UTC)Brings up another question - I wonder how many people who adored S7 were annoyed with those of us who didn't? Same thing with S6? If you are reading this, I'm curious, how much or how little did the negative reviews of S6 and S7 influence your own opinion and enjoyment? How did you deal with these reviews?
I can see people being annoyed with those of us who didn't like S7, especially if we continually criticised and seemed negative about it. I would totally understand and even sympathise -- it must be pretty frustrating when fandom is divided as much as it was in S7 (and S6). People "harshing your mellow" ;)
As much as I adored many individual eps and enjoyed the general themes, I did have misgivings about S7 and even S6. Finding that other fans had similar reactions was a great relief! Truthfully? I think everybody in fandom has moments of believing their opinion is the one that's trod upon, marginalised, vilified. I remember a discussion about it not long ago (forget whose LJ) -- that we all feel like minorities in fandom, even when our opinions/pairings/what-have-you is in reality one of the most popular. (Think the B/S vs B/A wars, and how each side believed they were the ones being bashed. What about poor Buffy/Oz, which barely has a handful of 'shippers? Hee!)
My meme is over here (http://www.livejournal.com/users/scrollgirl/162050.html). Very interesting questions!