Reading Symposium articles is WILD because I had never even heard of elf-fic before but apparently it was huge thing???
hahah whaaaat
this is a tolkein thing, isnt it
The Sentinel fandom was full of elf=fic for a while, usually with Blair as the elf since he was physically smaller. I am really surprised no one has written Harold-as-an-elf fic yet. Or a half-elf (we know nothing about his mother!)
Yeah, for those who need some of the context, this was the article I was referring to. No one responded to my dropping it as a reference here, so it does seem like a trope that’s completely fallen by the wayside.
It really is amazing reading this stuff, particularly to see the blindspots, and the social-justicey arguments that have been since deemed their own kind of problematic. In some cases, the writing quality for fandom meta has definitely increased.
It’s also fascinating to see how this was a specific sub-section of fanfic type (the type that has dominated what people think of as fanfic and, of course, permeates AO3 as some of these people went on to found it), which has a blindspot for the types of fanfics I preferred for a while: those SpaceBattles types, the anime fandoms, video game fandoms, etc. My fandom backstory has all but no overlap with the community that produced the Symposium, which makes some of their assumptions extra fascinating to read.
#Kristina’s RPF article is still one of the best things ever #and it was so awesome to realize she had published further academic stuff about the topic
And then 1 each for Eripon, Zukki, and Maria in musical chairs.
HOWEVER, I excluded a few of the legit dodgeball hits because they weren’t entertaining enough, which gives Maa another and Duu two more.
So while Ogata is the champ for unintentional Sakura beanings, Duu has the highest total hit count at 4. Forget Daasaku, apparently the true hateships in this janx are Duusaku and OgaOda. :P
As stated in the previous post, there’s another Maria headshot during H!P DM volleyball. Future musical chairs will give Eripon more points. Although, Sakura actually won musical chairs in DM73 lol.
I haven’t kept up much with DMs, though, so there are probably even more.
Yes, I know that the dodgeball and frisbee clips aren’t great. That’s what I get for just skimming the DM. I should have replaced them with Sakura ACTUALLY getting headshotted (via bounce, but still) during dodgeball in that DM, and then the H!P DM clip where she gets headshotted during volleyball. Ah well.
Do you ever wonder how we got here? How one of the most orthodox idol groups became the amazing pit of Defective Extra we have today? Maybe, you think, it was fuushigi leader getting the new recruits on the weird faces train, or maybe it was born-to-troll Kananan infecting everyone, just as they have with the subsequent generations.
Yeah, turns out it was probably Meimei.
#it’s almost sad to watch dawa go from her amiable chemistry with 1st gen to THESE ARE MY PEEPS with 2nd like immediately
Confirmed: Momoclo watched and liked NMB Geinin EDIT: whoops talkin out my ass again. Momoclo are probably referring to comedian group Joyman, given that that was the VTR they were looking for beforehand. The Nana clip above was also such a reference.
Yep, this is still possibly the greatest idol dance of all time. And DAYUM being able to hold any measure of stability on the long notes while bouncing around at that speed means they must have, like, 8 packs or smth. Definitely quarter-bouncable. (Here’s another angle)
I feel kind of peeved that apparently my lot in the fandom is to keep pointing at canon and going “YOUR FAVORITE SHOOT FIC TROPES HAVE NO BASIS IN CANON” but… (1,2,3,4,5,6,7)
When did Root start “”“"stalking”“”“ Shaw, and was it of her own volition?
#whoops look at me crapping all over shoot week my bad #oh yeah I should expand the line analysis to include the new s5 data #oh man I’m gonna feel sorry for people who try browsing my blog for more Shoot stuff #blacklist the idol tag guys it’ll make your life much easier! #that or only browse the PoI tag! #although I’ve touched on PoI when talking about other shows too so maybe go with the TV tag instead #to be clear there are still plenty of writers who write shoot very true to canon! #and everyone has the right to write shoot however they please #but…naw let’s be honest I’m still drunk on power from people not writing 3-night rule shaw anymore >:D #even though yes sometimes I still get in the mood to read 3-night rule shaw lol
The reason I go “YOUR FAVORITE SHOOT FIC TROPES HAVE NO BASIS IN CANON” in a fan culture that often takes pride in ignoring canon is that for the ships I like, the prevalence of tropes are almost always less interesting than the canon ship I fell in love with. The “Root stalking Shaw” cliche makes both Root and Shaw less complex characters, as well as shortchanging their relationship dynamics.
#I don’t know where I’m going with this #just keep trust-falling #I just had the strong imagery of Root getting sent on her way like a regular number #and internally just screaming about how much her plan has failed #she fumes about it for days #she blames reese of course #it’s always the big lug’s fault
