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#much more so than i'm used to esp from the ragnarok-critical side of the fandom
nikkoliferous · 3 years
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One of the things I have absolutely loved about the Loki fandom over the three-plus years I've been a part of it is how we overanalyze things to death. How we will shamelessly write meta for days, picking apart the narrative framing, the writing, the characters' words and actions and mannerisms and how they relate to one another, and leave absolutely no stone unturned. We do this both for the movies we loved and the movies we couldn't stand. Nothing is sacred; no one is exempt. Like Loki, we are overthinkers by nature and we make no apologies for it.
....that's not something I imagined, is it?
Because it feels like that's off-limits for the TV series. Oh, sure, you're allowed to analyze why Loki may have had this or that reaction to something. But it had better be in a way that praises the writing because you're not allowed to express doubt or criticism about a single thing, be it the dialogue, the framing or the characters themselves. At least not without getting accused of being a hater who's just picking apart the show for no reason. (Note that this is different from people simply having differing interpretations of the same material; this is trying to shut down certain interpretations on the basis of "spreading negativity").
And I just find that both fascinating and sad. As @iamnmbr3 recently said to me, it feels like not only is Loki himself OOC but so is a large portion of the fandom. And even though it's not the case with every single person who likes the show, it makes it more difficult to engage with the fandom across the board. It makes it more difficult to want to engage with the fandom. Just kind of wondering if anyone else has been feeling that lately too.
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