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fandomsecrets2015-03-15 03:45 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2015-03-15 03:45 pm
[ SECRET POST #2993 ]
⌈ Secret Post #2993 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 05 pages, 123 secrets from Secret Submission Post #428.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 1 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 - pretty sure these are all the same spammer anon trying to win the non-existent "weirdest fandomsecret/sex fantasy" award. There are more I missed, and some that went up yesterday. If one of these is not the same anon, please PM me ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
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Re: The first time you saw a show jump the shark
The most definitive jump-the-shark show I've seen yet is Teen Wolf, Season 4. The mystery was convoluted but at least engaging...until the reveal. The whole thing about the Big Bad basically being no one seemed to be just desperate reaching to me. It was especially a let down after the awesomeness of Season 3. The particular moment was probably the very beginning, when they randomly de-aged Derek - then re-aged him - with no explanation whatsoever.
On top of the convoluted mystery making little to no sense, a lot of the emotional development potential was completely wasted. Most notably, Stiles and Malia should have been a lot more emotionally unstable, and it's a damn shame the show didn't take the opportunity to explore a slightly unhealthy relationship between them.
That said, I did love how they touched upon financial troubles so much in Season 4, especially medical care and PSATs. Like, finally, a show that articulates the real reason I'm afraid of going to the doctor's - I don't give a shit about intimidating medical procedures, I give a shit about how much they cost. And yay for a show that treats test stress seriously, instead of just playing it off like teenagers getting worked up about nothing. If a single test is the deciding factor in whether or not someone goes to college, then hell yes they are going to stress out over it and fuck anyone who says it's nothing to get worked up about.
(PSATs are kind of a sore spot for me - at the time I took mine, I was told that it's nothing to stress over, so I didn't study at all and dicked around for half the test because I found it pretty easy, and assumed my high score was nothing more than a diagnostic and school-ranking instrument. I didn't find out until two years later - WAY too late - that the PSATs actually qualify you for a lot of scholarships, including the National Merit Scholarship - if I had actually tried on that test, then I could have gotten a partial or even full ride scholarship to college and wouldn't be in the current financial mess I'm in right now.)
Re: The first time you saw a show jump the shark
The Stiles/Malia thing was just weird and icky. Apparently that's the third female character deliberately thrown at Stiles to see if she'll 'stick'. Yucko.
The money thing could have been good if they'd handled it differently. We got from nothing and nobody talking about it to Melissa poring over her bills in almost every ep. And also apparently working *every* shift and doing *every* job. And her FBI ex is sleeping on the sofa but he's not contributing to the household bills at all?
The Sheriff was a little better, though i'd assumed he'd have better insurance from his job than that. I rather liked how they neatly sidestepped Derek needing to worry about money, heh.
Wow, lame of people to not inform you about the PSATs. Sheesh.
Re: The first time you saw a show jump the shark
SO much darkness potential, all wasted away. :(
And yeah, a little more build-up of financial problems would've been good, but the fact that they did it at all and in such realistic depth was what rang with me (like, I can sympathize with the medical insurance problems - most likely, the Stilinski's insurance would've been great for covering other problems, but unfortunately they didn't have whatever it was their insurance DID cover and are stuck paying for whatever it DIDN'T cover - that's basically my family's situation right now).
Most likely, there was information about PSAT scholarships given at some point and I missed it, but this is kind of why I'm so upset when people say shit like "oh, it's just a test, don't worry about it". Even if I hadn't known what it was actually for, if I'd known that I should actually put effort into that test because it could have an actual impact on my life - and wasn't just some kind of personal diagnostic or measurement of the school - then at least a third of my current financial problems would be gone, right now.