[ SECRET POST #4305 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4305 ⌋

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

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02.
[Jurassic World 2]


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03.
[Ruby Tandoh from The Great British Baking Off, series 4]


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04.
[Disenchantment, Princess Bean]


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05.
[Dark Phoenix]


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06.
[Pet Semetery (book and movie)]


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07.
(The Good Place)


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08.
[Angel, Supernatural]







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Comments

Got this idea from #8

[(Anonymous)]

I briefly wondered if the OP was religious. No idea either way, but what it made me wonder was this.

I've known fundamentalist, Bible Belt Christians who absolutely loved either Angel, Supernatural, both - or similar shows. And it always surprised me, because they were the same sort of Christians who took certain aspects of the Bible very much to heart, including, in at least one case, being against same-sex marriage and abortion. Wouldn't half the religious stuff in both shows be sinful? Or is it okay because it's fiction, whereas real-world things are, well, real world?

Re: Got this idea from #8

[(Anonymous)]

I know it's not the same thing, but I'm Catholic and I've always loved shows like Trinity Blood and Blue Exorcist that borrow elements from Catholicism. Why? I'm not exactly sure, but the coolness aspect is definitely a big part of it. Granted, I'm not a super observant Catholic and my parents definitely had a problem with me watching Trinity Blood back in the day because it had "witchcraft" or whatever.

Re: Got this idea from #8

[(Anonymous)]

The witchcraft was a problem but not the vampires? The murdering priest vampires?

Re: Got this idea from #8

[(Anonymous)]

Of course. Because witchcraft exists, and vampires do not.

Re: Got this idea from #8

[kaijinscendre]

Holy shit. Did I just make this post in a fugue state? For like the past week, I've been wondering why there has not been more like...protests around Supernatural. They gave God a sister and make him a shitty writer who is sort of a dick. They have portrayed Heaven and Hell somewhat ludicrously. The Devil is a silly dude who is sometimes an ally.

Re: Got this idea from #8

[(Anonymous)]

Have you watched Preacher? Their version of God is even more, uh, special. *g*

Re: Got this idea from #8

[(Anonymous)]

I think that if you're willing to think critically about those things, you're usually not also the kind of person to get mad about them.

Re: Got this idea from #8

[(Anonymous)]

usually falls into one of two camps: those with critical thinking skills who know that fiction is fiction and not a reflection on their beliefs, and those who aren't actually familiar enough with their own religion and don't care to express religiosity despite offering a surface appearance of being good ol' god-fearin' Bible-thumpers.

and since you really can't tell just from how people act what they actually believe, you just gotta let them enjoy what they want to enjoy and deal with how to reconcile it with their beliefs their own way.

Re: Got this idea from #8

[(Anonymous)]

I don't expect logic or critical thinking from fundamentalist Bible Belt Christians. I'm not saying this to be a jerk here, it's just... I've found that's not really a common trait because if you thought things through critically, you probably wouldn't be a hardcore Bible thumper.

Re: Got this idea from #8

[(Anonymous)]

I can say this for Supernatural - it *literally* takes place in a universe that is separate from "ours". At one point, the Winchesters actually get thrown into "our" world, where they are actors named Jensen and Jared, etc.

SO it's reasonably acceptable that God, Heaven, Hell, etc, are the way they are on the show, ONLY IN THEIR WORLD, not in the real world. That's the logic I've seen used a few times.