[ SECRET POST #2762 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2762 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Comments

Re: Any new fandoms?

[dreemyweird]

I've been wanting to get into S&H for a while, but I've been told that the last eps aren't very good, and that'd be a huge damper for me. You know anything about it?

Re: Any new fandoms?

[(Anonymous)]

Not OP, but hmmmm. Yes, the last season is not very good, but it still has some great episodes, and no it will not be a huge damper. Because with just a little bit of creative reading-between-the-lines, the last season can very easily be construed as an extremely understandable and believable rough patch, and the last five episodes are an absolutely brilliant and perfect arc, among the best episodes in the whole show, that totally resolves and fixes everything "dampening" about the first 3/4 of the last season, and makes it completely clear that the rough patch is temporary.

The lousiness of the last season was in large part, I believe, the result of moral guardians whining about how it was too graphically violent and the main characters' relationship was too 'close' for straight men, AFAIK, so they made the characters act more standoffish and made the plots more fluffy.

Re: Any new fandoms?

[dreemyweird]

the last five episodes are an absolutely brilliant and perfect arc

Oh. *goes to download the first episodes* Thank you, nonnie.

It would probably still be a dealbreaker if the show had an overarching plot, but AFAIU it more or less consists of standalone arcs. So I suppose that if I was fine with the SH canon, I'll be fine with this, too. And then there's the fRIENDSHIP 9_9

Re: Any new fandoms?

[(Anonymous)]

Standalone episodes and two-parters, really. The only real arc is that last one.

Though I should probably clarify: that five-episode arc I mentioned is really a three-parter, then one standalone breather episode, and then the series finale that's directly related to the three-parter. This would be totally fine except the breather episode is by far the most controversial episode in the show. (I love it, but it's about them having a big fight, so obviously a lot of fans hate it.)

Re: Any new fandoms?

[dreemyweird]

Cool! I'm chill about characters' fighting (my main fandom's protagonists have such a fucked up relationship that I wouldn't be able to deal with it if I had issues with this kind of thing, too). Plus, the show doesn't even end with this episode, so that's all right anyway.

Re: Any new fandoms?

[intrigueing]

Dude! :D

By the way, when I rewatched a bunch of episodes a couple months ago, I watched them while also reading through this great review blog called The Ollie Report and it *greatly* enhanced my enjoyment. It's spoilery though.

http://merltheearl.wordpress.com/2009/11/29/the-movie-pilot/

Re: Any new fandoms?

[dreemyweird]

Yep, I finally got there! :D Thanks to all the f!s folks who kept talking about it. And thanks a lot for the rec; fortunately for me, I actually enjoy reading spoilers.

Re: Any new fandoms?

[(Anonymous)]

OP of thread:

Late to this party, but I'm glad to hear this! I also heard that the fourth season was not so good but I figured I could deal with it because I've had so much experience with loving shows that went downhill later. I'm happy to hear that it ends well. I've been skipping around a lot, but haven't seen anything from the fourth season yet.