#also i didnt really address anything you mentioned specifically sorry 😭 but yeah its absolutely endlessly disappointing to me

[robbyykeene]

Reading your posts just makes me aggravated how much they fucked over Johnny and Robby's storyline, and like held Robby another kid more responsible for Kenny than they did for Johnny to Robby and Miguel. I keep seeing his stans say he tried to be there and it was Robby's fault~~~, and like I want to do a whole ass essay with caps/quotes going over just how untrue that is. I feel like I liked s5 for the Daniel stuff buy once more the Robby/Johnny stuff is so so underwhelming and disappointing.

Yeah tbh I feel bad continuing to complain about it while I rewatch bc I feel like I’ve done enough kvetching about this show for a lifetime lol. And I do think if you switch your brain off and watch it as a campy slapstick comedy there are a lot of really great moments. I also think that the reason so many of us fell in love with this show was for the shockingly heartfelt storyline, complex character arcs, and astute portrayal of generational trauma and the cycle of abuse—and that aspect of the show, on all fronts, is just nonexistent anymore. At least for me.

I also just really miss when this fandom was active and when we all had so much love for the show, even when there were disagreements. I feel like now the fandom is pretty dead as a whole but also very much split between “seasons 4-5 killed the show” and “seasons 4-5 are the best ever”. Idk I try not to pay attention to posts like you’ve described bc at the end of the day I’m not going to change my mind and they’re not going to change their mind. If they still are able to get something meaningful out of this show then genuinely all the better for them. Wish I could still enjoy it the same way too.