#and it also gets thrown around at things that are objectively not queerbaiting cuz for why would they do that

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to be clear this isnt about queerbaiting this is about reading heavily into vague sentences due to pre-existing biases and ALSO projecting greater meaning and influence onto the interviews and personal statements of actors than they actually have considering how few people consume that content, and the delusion spirals that come from that. xoxo

excitement over the allusions made in interviews about buddie -> fearful that it's just a marketing tactic to get us back on board after s6 and network change -> but surely buddie enthusiasts don't make up enough of the viewership for them to care about people jumping ship? -> and how many people read the pre-season interviews anyways besides diehards? -> maybe it's just to drum up buzz so ABC can make a return on their investment -> but if not many people (relative to the overall viewership) are engaging pre-season content how would these interviews drum up buzz and excitement in an impactful way for ratings? -> they MUST be putting it IN the show if they're trying to grow a new audience with buddie content -> plus it's airing before Grey's Anatomy and Station 19 -> the franchise that literally invented "realizing you're gay" storylines on primetime network television -> surely this cannot be a trap -> buddie canon real

^that's my brain on a loop lately