URGH.

[apocalypsos]

I'm horribly tempted to write a story showing just how bad Supernatural's in-canon treatment of fandom COULD have been, all things, con behavior, letter-writing campaigns, online wanking, and whatnot considered.

Instead I think I'm going to take a nap in my computer chair while watching the "Riding With Death" episode of MST3K again.

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[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Seriously. She could have:

a.) Been three hundred pounds.
b.) Immediately stuck her hand down Sam's pants.
c.) Made some snide smug comment about those PERVERTS who write THOSE stories which she can OBVIOUSLY tell all her buddies on TWoP AREN'T true.
d.) Been put with another female character (Meg, Jo, Ellen, Anna) in the room specifically so she could spit on them, slap them, shoot them, whatever.
e.) Shown up wearing a homemade Supernatural T-shirt.
f.) Asked Sam to sign her breasts.
g.) Asked Sam and Dean how sad they were when their daddy abused them.

I could probably think up more. I just rolled out of bed, so. *yawn*

[vega-ofthe-lyre.livejournal.com]

Oh, God, every cell of me is cringing at the thought D:

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

I know, right? Everybody keeps talking about Becky like she's some sort of blasphemy or something, but she was sweet, pretty, understandably nervous, remarkably restrained, said nothing bitchy about a female character, and didn't die horribly.

[vega-ofthe-lyre.livejournal.com]

I was going to say... I don't often commend these writers, but thank you for showing some restraint for once in your lives, guys!

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

I forgot to add that they didn't make her a pervert, either, regardless of what she writes in her spare time, when they easily could have.

Thanks, writers! :)

[fools-game.livejournal.com]

Had one of those tattoos. Not the Devil's Trap. The other kind.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

*shudders*

[laurelin-kit.livejournal.com]

I actually saw a woman at Target wearing a homemade WATCH SUPERNATURAL shirt.

[smallcaps.livejournal.com]

Only Henriksen can pull off (g).

Although, on the bright side, if she had been three hundred pounds, we'd have had a little variety on the screen.

Really, though, while I do feel that they've jumped the shark rather with this plotline, Becky-the-character could quite rightfully be a lot worse. I think my only real problem was the standard television trope of "haha unwanted touching is funny", which was only presented in mild form here and made sense for the character anyway. (I don't quite get why Sam didn't just edge away from her as he's done in the past with over-handsy women?)

Plus, the GalaxyQuest shout-out made me smile (okay, while cringing a little, but mostly smile).