7. Is there anything you used to like but can’t stand now?
Meta. (This is gonna get me some shit, I know it.)
I really used to enjoy meta, and to some extent I still do, but I feel like the meta I like now discusses previous seasons and character development over time. I used to enjoy meta that was speculative, things that discussed what might happen and why, but these days that kind of thing irritates me to no end. Like, it’s one thing to speculate and talk about what you want to happen, that’s totally fine, but I feel like spn has let me down a few too many times in terms of me being able to see a cool plot that could come out of the stuff they’ve laid out only to lose their minds and pull something out of their asses last minute and not follow through with something that would’ve made more sense with the story threads.
Not only that, but spec meta is usually pretty ship focused and I’ve read the phrase “ship what you want but I don’t see it” way too many times. Like, sure, it’s okay that you don’t see it, but that doesn’t mean it’s not there *cough cough* gothic themes of seasons 1&2 leading to an interpretation of a certain ship *cough cough*.
I don’t have anything against people who write and enjoy meta, that’s fine. We all engage with fandom in our own ways and if it make you happy and you’re not being a dick, have fun with it. I’ve just fallen out of love with it. I’d rather discuss themes of family sins in early season or hints of mental illness in characters than speculation. That’s just me though. Everyone is allowed to enjoy the show as they will.
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