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plonqAfter writing three stories for Disney's Bolt fandom, I assumed that I had none left in me - which is just as well, since it is a dead fandom, and my stories are garnering attention that barely measures above zero.
Now I'm about halfway through a fourth. In two of the first three I have taken jabs at fandom tropes, and in the fourth I am doing so again. I'll post it to the usual 5-6 hits from people who read it, and the 1-2 kudos and comments (one of each from my beta reader).
I wouldn't be writing them if I did not enjoy reading them, though.
I mentioned thatatara and I finished watching the last season of this show on Saturday, but I don't think that I waxed poetic enough to do the show justice. I had not even heard of the series before we signed up for Netflix, and atara started watching it. She was well into the second season before I caught enough of the show from seeing bits that she was watching to decide that I would be interested in watching it as well. I actually ended up passing her in episodes, then waited for her to catch up so that we could finish watching it together.
It has been awhile since I followed a story where I liked and cared about every character in it. The story and the characters in it were all engaging and approachable. The writers of the series managed to build a compelling story that had a clear start, solid arc, and definitive conclusion. It ended with a hint about future adventures to come for the main characters, but with a sense of completeness to it rather than the frustrating feeling that the end was purposely being left ambiguous to keep it open for sequels.
One of the things that I really appreciated about this show was that when the characters experienced emotional growth, they didn't backslide in the next episode without a good reason for it. I have been working my way through Last Air bender as well, and while it is a very good show, it has that element. There is some character growth, but it's sporadic. They are becoming more skilled and more emotionally mature until the writers decide they need to forget all of it for comic relief (looking at you, Sokka).
Anyway, one of the appeals of She-Ra is that it's filled with imperfect characters who have to work with their own, and each others imperfections. The story is not one of black and white, good and evil - and some of the "good" doesn't seem quite a good when you start to peel back the layers. The end, they can only overcome their adversities by first overcoming themselves.
I would definitely put this one in my "recommend" list if you are late to the party like me and hadn't seen it yet.
Now I'm about halfway through a fourth. In two of the first three I have taken jabs at fandom tropes, and in the fourth I am doing so again. I'll post it to the usual 5-6 hits from people who read it, and the 1-2 kudos and comments (one of each from my beta reader).
I wouldn't be writing them if I did not enjoy reading them, though.
I mentioned that
atara and I finished watching the last season of this show on Saturday, but I don't think that I waxed poetic enough to do the show justice. I had not even heard of the series before we signed up for Netflix, and atara started watching it. She was well into the second season before I caught enough of the show from seeing bits that she was watching to decide that I would be interested in watching it as well. I actually ended up passing her in episodes, then waited for her to catch up so that we could finish watching it together.It has been awhile since I followed a story where I liked and cared about every character in it. The story and the characters in it were all engaging and approachable. The writers of the series managed to build a compelling story that had a clear start, solid arc, and definitive conclusion. It ended with a hint about future adventures to come for the main characters, but with a sense of completeness to it rather than the frustrating feeling that the end was purposely being left ambiguous to keep it open for sequels.
One of the things that I really appreciated about this show was that when the characters experienced emotional growth, they didn't backslide in the next episode without a good reason for it. I have been working my way through Last Air bender as well, and while it is a very good show, it has that element. There is some character growth, but it's sporadic. They are becoming more skilled and more emotionally mature until the writers decide they need to forget all of it for comic relief (looking at you, Sokka).
Anyway, one of the appeals of She-Ra is that it's filled with imperfect characters who have to work with their own, and each others imperfections. The story is not one of black and white, good and evil - and some of the "good" doesn't seem quite a good when you start to peel back the layers. The end, they can only overcome their adversities by first overcoming themselves.
I would definitely put this one in my "recommend" list if you are late to the party like me and hadn't seen it yet.
