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lycanpunk666 · 1 month ago

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Okay so like. In general I think it's good to have multiple interpretations of how a certain plot point went if it's not explicit-- As I think that fandom hive mind is bad and can get really boring. However, I think that in general there's a difference between "multiple interesting implications of a specific ending" and "failure to read between the lines" (though this is generally pretty subjective considering stories in general all have to do with personal perception). On the second note this isn't necessarily about interpreting a story 'wrong' this is more about failure to grasp an author's intention about a scene just because it's not spoon-fed. I'm talking in circles and being overly neutral here but generally speaking, for the sake of argument, I like to treat fiction as having two parts to it that I separate (similar to how I separate what is my favorite thing from what I think is the best): How I perceive what the "real" story is/what is actually occurring entirely based on canon events and deducted subtext (I think a lot of samgirl Tumblr does this in the supernatural fandom, as an example), vs personal expansions/wider guesses based on what I think SHOULD be happening-- which might just get a bit more prevalent in my mind if I just. Think an author is making a really stupid writing decision (I do this constantly when talking about shows like disventure camp) This post is more about open discussion and I don't want to make it seem like I'm judging people

#I can actually come up with two examples of what I view as 'failure to read between the lines' both of which will make people mad.#the first one is the reason why I made this post and it has to do with seeing someone interpret Anya and Jimmy in mouthwashing #less as a situation of Jimmy sexually assaulting Anya and more that they had sex once and heavily regretting it #And. On one hand. I respect having an alternative take on non plainly stated canon events. However #I think it downplays the horror of what was going on and it makes Jimmy's actions make a lot less sense #And it also seems like it directly contradicts canon based on what Anya actually said to Curly and how she has been talking about it #ngl the more I think about it the less I like it. It feels more like headcanon than personal interpretation. which is fine but also.#that is not what happened ahahahah #The other example I know of this is Rody and Victor in dead plate since a lot of people interpret Victor's feelings for Rody as romantic #and I'm not sure if people generally think that Rody reciprocated.#I *really like them as a pairing* and I think it'd be wildly interesting if Rody reciprocated #bonus points if it awakened some underlying disturbing urges in him as well #But the thing is. The writer dev has also made it clear that she didn't actually write Victor's obsession as romantic #'they're queer but this isn't a queer romance' is the most important quote. Victor had more of an artistic fascination with Rody #Which admittedly I don't totally get. But I do acknowledge that whatever feelings Victor had for Rody #they were one sided.#I do however love exploring theoretical dynamics of what if it wasn't but alllllllsooooooo...#It does bother me that people genuinely accuse the writer of queerbaiting #Just because of what *Actually happens in the game*#punk speaks

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