Ooooh, thanks for the rec. I'll definitely be checking that out.
I dislike the villifying of any canon character (unless it's done in an organic way like exploring morally grey Wesley or something
I agree, especially since when a writer does so, it tends to run counter to canonical portrayals of that character. That being said, I'm not sure that what these writers are doing with Riley is always character bashing. Something in that character has made a lot of people want to put him in a sadistic role. I don't know if it's for the reasons that tabaqui suggests, or if it is more of a case that once the definitive Riley is a sadist story was written, it became a lot of fanfic readers' personal fanon and took off that way.
yeah, fanfic can totally affect audience perception of characters (and relationships) though I find that usually it gives me avenues into *liking* a character or relationship because I'm reading stuff by an author who loves said character/relationship and is trying to sell it.
*nods vigorously*
In my case, I was bored to tears by Angel's character until I began reading fanfic that fleshed his character out. Now, when I watch those performances of DB's that used to make me yawn, they seem more nuanced and interesting to me because I have this history of fanfic reading behind the viewing.
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I dislike the villifying of any canon character (unless it's done in an organic way like exploring morally grey Wesley or something
I agree, especially since when a writer does so, it tends to run counter to canonical portrayals of that character. That being said, I'm not sure that what these writers are doing with Riley is always character bashing. Something in that character has made a lot of people want to put him in a sadistic role. I don't know if it's for the reasons that
yeah, fanfic can totally affect audience perception of characters (and relationships) though I find that usually it gives me avenues into *liking* a character or relationship because I'm reading stuff by an author who loves said character/relationship and is trying to sell it.
*nods vigorously*
In my case, I was bored to tears by Angel's character until I began reading fanfic that fleshed his character out. Now, when I watch those performances of DB's that used to make me yawn, they seem more nuanced and interesting to me because I have this history of fanfic reading behind the viewing.