#If anyone has suggestions for thirds to round out potterstuck and hannilock (?) I'm all ears. Tho if u suggest PJO I heartily disagree

[vampirememer]

Hmm

I agree that Sherlock belongs elsewhere, but not that Homestuck is the third of the Supernatural/Doctor Who triumvirate.

I think the completion of the superwho- trinity is the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It's a long running behemoth with cultural weight that featured Monster of the Week-type beginnings and evolved into convoluted narratives. It had male leads that 15 year olds on tumblr in 2013 wanted to fuck. It wasn't a TV show (right away), but I think it fits better than almost anything else. Loki, Castiel, & The Doctor walk into a bar together and the universe warps around them into Tumblr University.

And Sherlock. Sherlock had queer baiting, sure. It's not overly long, but I think what drew people to it (aside from going nuts over Bunkerdink Cumblepitch) was that it made them feel smart. It made them feel special and a little bit deranged. I think Sherlock should be grouped with Hannibal.

Now homestuck? Homestuck is a sprawling sci-fi behemoth lasting longer than is plausible and deliberately veering into ridiculousness, featuring a Heroes Breeze Into Town monster of the week format and universe-level stakes and a WHOLE lot of speculative “what if what if what if.” But it is also a coming of age story. It over-reacted to fan interactions. It is written by a self-absorbed nut-job who inserted a lot of real world bigotry. It drove people insane every time it updated. It floundered the ending horribly despite actually having solid narrative build-up. It featured a sorting system that some people took way too seriously. There may or may not be children named after characters in that thing. There are more similarities but I think you know where I'm going. Homestuck belongs in a category with Harry Potter.

unrelatedly people are always like “lmao what was supernatural doing in superwholock” and i’ve said that myself in the past but actually no. what was SHERLOCK doing in superwholock. like i know the answer is queerbait but also like. supernatural and doctor who as sprawling sci fi behemoths lasting longer than is plausible deliberately veering into ridiculousness featuring a Heroes Breeze Into Town monster of the week format and universe-level stakes and a WHOLE lot of speculative “what if what if what if” . sandbox shows cultural curiosities. sherlock is NOTHING she’s DUST. britishness does not a similarity make