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[cupcake_goth]

The Hannibal reunion was fun to watch. No S4 announcement, but seeing the cast and crew interact was adorable.

... but of course, because there is no fandom that is immune to stupid people finding something to bitch about: there are some "fans" shrieking that Bryan Fuller has committed the cardinal sin of QUEERBAITING. Because he said that Will Graham is a heterosexual man, but that sexuality is fluid, and exploring changes would be driven by discussion about the characters with Hugh Dancy and Mads Mikkelsen. That the characters' arc is a love story, but that sexuality is fluid.

Which makes sense! Which is true! But because there wasn't a statement along the lines of "Will and Hannibal are going to have Teh Sex, that's how to show they're really in love", OMG QUEERBAITING.

:: rolls eyes ::

You would think people who are fans of a show where characters' behaviors, beliefs, and motivations are constantly subtly shifting would understand that the same is true for sexuality. YOU WOULD THINK.

I haven't waded into The Discourse about this on Twitter or Tumblr because 1) I've got other things I should be doing with my time, and 2) there are already posts that anyone who is cis, het, or OLD is incapable of understanding and therefore should not speak. Whatever, I'll be over here reading fanfic.

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In other news, on Saturday my left leg had a second of feeling like it wasn't going to support me, and my back has felt painful and delicate since. Oh, and migraines. I ended up tapping out of work today when it became obvious that I was going to need meds that would make me super fuzzy. I have a chiropractor appointment tomorrow.

Comments

[tiggymalvern]

The Bryan attacks are truly tragic. I get that people had built their hopes up before the reunion, and those hopes were dashed. I get that for some people, disapointment turns to anger. But nothing that Bryan or Hugh or Mads said was new - everything is the same stuff they've been saying for years, and to see completely unjustified rage and insults unleashed on a brilliant creator who gave us all one of the most amazing TV shows out there is deeply disheartening.

People need to understand that Bryan's a professional, and while he still retains any hope that there might be a season four, he can't just tell fans what they want to hear. He has to leave doors open to go either way, depending on what a commissioning TV company might want to see. And as usual, the worst of fandom rears it's ugly head, and if anything's going to recuce the chances of Hannibal from being picked up even further, that is.

[tei]

You know what, I'd be all for cancelling Bryan Fuller if the people that wanted to cancel m put their money where there mouth is and actually went and found something that suited them better, or was more morally pure or whatever,after they'd done it. Unfortunately stirring up dumbass wank is just a good way of getting likes and followers, though, so... nope.

[cameoflage]

You know, I'm not in this fandom, but "Will Graham is heterosexual but sexuality is fluid and this is a love story" sounds like it's going in the direction of Will making an exception to his heterosexuality. Or at least like it could very well be.

[sistawendy]

Yikes! Your body was misbehaving more than I realized. Get well soon!

[sistawendy]

And queerbaiting is a thing that is stinky, but hey, not my circus, not my monkeys.

[cupcake_goth]

Queerbaiting is 100% ugh, but that's ... not what was going on. It's just frustrating to see this sort of nonsense invade what has always been a relatively thoughtful fandom.

[cupcake_goth]

Whoo, yeah it was. The series of clunks and crunches that happened during my chiro appointment was unnerving. But dang, do I feel better now.

[staxxy]

#1 I hope the chiropractor appointment actually fixes these issues.

#2 the thing that disturbs me most here is that it gives me the overall impression that these people do not understand that LOVE is not the same as SEX. They are SEPARATE THINGS. Nice when they happen together, but sometimes you only get one.