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Personal note:[I should be working on a cover letter at the moment for a job the lovely fresne has found, but well, I need to decompress - get the writer juices flowing. Because mind is a blank and I hate what I've written. Also heartfelt thanks to *everyone* who responded to my last post (it was friend's locked, sorry, don't worry just personal stuff), greatly appreciated. You really helped me get out of a bad place, thank you.]
A few days ago, I read an article in the new Slayage Online Journal - www.slayage.net (I think) dealing with the hierarchy of fandom, spoilers, and how people deal with spoilers and how they have certain expectations. Don't agree with everything the author stated but it was interesting, because she points out how spoilers can be used as power in fandom and also, how people want to be spoiled either to figure out the puzzle based on bits and pieces or to protect themselves from disappointment. Interested me because I used to be a spoiler trollop, but have gone cold turkey now and am reformed. I know nothing outside of writers and episode titles for 21 and 22. Yay me! Also have no overwhelming need to. Want to just see how it all plays out. The other article was about shippers, specifically Buffy/Spike shippers, although some of the comments in that one could be attributed to Buffy/Angel shippers as well - the desire for the female to save the gothic hero and ride off happily with him a la Jane Eyre or numerous other gothic romances.
The reason I bring this two articles up is tonight's episode of Angel reminded me of them. In an odd way the writing staff and show was metanarrating on the fanbase in the episode, coincidentally or intentionally? I'm not sure. In that respect The Girl In Question is Angel's version of BTVS' Storyteller in some respects. I preferred the Angel version, but that's just me.
( Angel 5.20 spoilers )
A few days ago, I read an article in the new Slayage Online Journal - www.slayage.net (I think) dealing with the hierarchy of fandom, spoilers, and how people deal with spoilers and how they have certain expectations. Don't agree with everything the author stated but it was interesting, because she points out how spoilers can be used as power in fandom and also, how people want to be spoiled either to figure out the puzzle based on bits and pieces or to protect themselves from disappointment. Interested me because I used to be a spoiler trollop, but have gone cold turkey now and am reformed. I know nothing outside of writers and episode titles for 21 and 22. Yay me! Also have no overwhelming need to. Want to just see how it all plays out. The other article was about shippers, specifically Buffy/Spike shippers, although some of the comments in that one could be attributed to Buffy/Angel shippers as well - the desire for the female to save the gothic hero and ride off happily with him a la Jane Eyre or numerous other gothic romances.
The reason I bring this two articles up is tonight's episode of Angel reminded me of them. In an odd way the writing staff and show was metanarrating on the fanbase in the episode, coincidentally or intentionally? I'm not sure. In that respect The Girl In Question is Angel's version of BTVS' Storyteller in some respects. I preferred the Angel version, but that's just me.
( Angel 5.20 spoilers )
