That's always been the strength of the show: that every character has their reasons for what they're doing, and while we may disagree with the choices they make (and for the record, mistakes are choices by definition, otherwise they'd be accidents), we can understand where they're coming from and why they're acting the way they are.
Yes! Something I like best about the show is these are not perfect characters. They are damaged, sometimes make bad choices with awful consequences, but they also have a tremendous capacity for nobility, bravery, compassion, and forgiveness. Anything else would be so very dull. And I like the JJs, too, as they seem like really good folks who stay out of the gossip pages and rehab. :-) And yes, sometimes I don't care for an episode or a storyline, maybe even a lot, but I believe in letting writers tell their stories, and I don't presume that if I curse enough on boards about them they'll cave to the pressure. Even in my least favorite episodes, I always find a few things I really appreciate.
I've been watching since early season 2, and I've always seen lots of fandom vitriol (either directed at a character, at fic writers of certain genres, or at the JJs themselves) in waxing and waning cycles. I stopped reading discussions except for maybe 1 or 2 lighthearted folks, and I unfriended people who no longer could tell the difference between real life and TV. I prefer to read about the cinematography, look at raloria's on set pics, or read fic.
I tremendously enjoyed the fic you posted a few days ago!
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Yes! Something I like best about the show is these are not perfect characters. They are damaged, sometimes make bad choices with awful consequences, but they also have a tremendous capacity for nobility, bravery, compassion, and forgiveness. Anything else would be so very dull. And I like the JJs, too, as they seem like really good folks who stay out of the gossip pages and rehab. :-) And yes, sometimes I don't care for an episode or a storyline, maybe even a lot, but I believe in letting writers tell their stories, and I don't presume that if I curse enough on boards about them they'll cave to the pressure. Even in my least favorite episodes, I always find a few things I really appreciate.
I've been watching since early season 2, and I've always seen lots of fandom vitriol (either directed at a character, at fic writers of certain genres, or at the JJs themselves) in waxing and waning cycles. I stopped reading discussions except for maybe 1 or 2 lighthearted folks, and I unfriended people who no longer could tell the difference between real life and TV. I prefer to read about the cinematography, look at raloria's on set pics, or read fic.
I tremendously enjoyed the fic you posted a few days ago!