Since apparently this needs to be said: There is a difference between “I am, personally, disappointed by this narrative choice and here are my reasons and analysis as to why” and “omg you all suck for not playing the way I want you to your fun is wrong.”
There’s a difference between not liking what is going on and yelling at the cast about it on platform they actually see until they make twitter posts about it and turn it into meta jokes on the show.
There’s a difference between critically analysing a narrative and hating it.
In fact, for many people and not just me, analysing a narrative, trying to think through what went into developing it, and discussing inconsistencies is one of their main ways to get enjoyment out of it. You can be critical about some aspects of a thing and still really, really like it. You can be critically of a narrative choice and still respect the hell out of the person who made it. It can be done! Amazing, I know.
If you see someone do that and don’t like it, the best way to deal with that is filter their content! It’ll make your and most likely their day better. The block button exists for a reason.
You know what’s a real dick move, though? Telling people to shut up about their thinky-thoughts. Especially when those thinky-thoughts are not about how Marisha or any other player are the worst human being in the planet and destroy everything they breathe in the vicinity of. That is bullshit, that is mean, and that is ultimately futile, and disrespectful of the content these people create for free to us to enjoy.
Analyzing the content and thinking about why it is made the way it is made, though? Is not. Media analysis and criticism is a form of validation, actually. If someone tried analyzing the themes of my D&D game, I’d be thrilled, because that means it is taken seriously as a legitimate piece of art.
And from what we’ve seen so far, Matt himself would be the last person to tell us to just shut up, sit back, and stop debating as long as we’re not insulting anyone. And really, in general, trying to police what content other people produce in a tumblr tag is as ridiculous as it is also futile, not to mention mean.
So live and let live, god dammit. And if someone else’s thoughts bother you so much, the block button is your friend.
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