It's more of a case of "How dare the writers make my favorite character an unreliable narrator, it's the other characters that are, HOW DARE."
And I've seen this sort of thing said about every one of the main four characters.
See, Vera? Dress yourself up; you get taken out somewhere fun.
Jayne ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Atropa - Jun 22, 2026 1:18:16 pm PDT #28693 of 28698
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Atropa - Jun 22, 2026 1:21:56 pm PDT #28694 of 28698
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I've also seen book fans loudly flounce from the show fandom because the show is "disrespectful to Anne Rice's works" and "They just wanted to make a version of True Blood with Anne Rice's name slapped on". (Mostly because those fans are offended that vampires have sex.)
Which, if you've ever read any interviews with Anne Rice, it's pretty apparent she'd love the show.
Jessica - Jun 22, 2026 2:17:06 pm PDT #28695 of 28698
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I am also seeing a fair amount of "why isn't there more fanfic of the books???" discourse which just demonstrates how very New To Fandom these folks are.
Atropa - Jun 22, 2026 2:24:46 pm PDT #28696 of 28698
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I am also seeing a fair amount of "why isn't there more fanfic of the books???" discourse which just demonstrates how very New To Fandom these folks are.
They're interrogating (all) the text(s) from the wrong perspective.
-t - Jun 22, 2026 2:25:28 pm PDT #28697 of 28698
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ah, got it. I have actually seen, like, reactions and responses to all of that, or similar enough that I am not surprised to learn that there is a lot of it
-t - Jun 22, 2026 2:25:54 pm PDT #28698 of 28698
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ha! Classic. She said with no irony whatsoever.