It bothers me in that I didn't remember that it was canon context. If I had, I might have rolled my eyes and moved on. It's odd for the fic that seems to have so little to do with canon, that it then pulls an obscure detail from it that is either juvenile or irrelevant, depending on whether you remembered it from Show.
Saffron: You just had a better hand of cards this time. Mal: It ain't a hand of cards. It's called a life.
'Trash'
Supernatural 2: Why is it our job to save everybody?
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Juliebird - Jan 21, 2012 8:00:55 am PST #23682 of 30002
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
§ ita § - Jan 21, 2012 8:16:47 am PST #23683 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
either juvenile or irrelevant, depending on whether you remembered it from Show.
You're missing the opinion that I have, that it's just one more canon name, of which they have plenty. 90% of the names are canon, and there's a decided cant towards the idea of pen names. It seems perfectly cromulent to me, FWIW.
Juliebird - Jan 21, 2012 8:51:17 am PST #23684 of 30002
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
It's juvenile in canon, and I have to live with that, but within the fic, with the limited inclusion of canon elements, and the tone of the fic, to defend it's inclusion as canon is whack, to me. I smirked at Ash's last name, but . . . this entire conversation is ridiculous.
Conclusion: want more regency fic NOW!
Amy - Jan 21, 2012 8:55:36 am PST #23685 of 30002
Because books.
It's juvenile in canon, and I have to live with that
But ... you get that the show itself uses a lot of juvenile humor, right? This doesn't seem like a surprise to me.
§ ita § - Jan 21, 2012 8:59:09 am PST #23686 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
to defend it's inclusion as canon is whack, to me
Huh? Seriously? You just called my defense whack?
I get that a fic including pieces of canon you don't like means it's not to your taste (seriously, could Dean waggle his eyebrows about sex a little less?), but indefensible? Huh? It's the show. Like it or leave, it's the show.
this entire conversation is ridiculous
Oh, okay then. Seriously, you could have just bowed out, without getting insulting.
Juliebird - Jan 21, 2012 9:17:53 am PST #23687 of 30002
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Amy, Show uses a lot of juvenile humour, but in the intance of this particular fic, this was a standalone instance, I thought.
ita, as for being insulting, I apologize. I just realized mid-sentence that we were discussing the use of the name I.P. Freeley, and it seemed silly that we (I) were up in arms about it. It wasn't an attack on you. More on my own hangup on something so inconsequential. In any case, I absolutely bow out.
aurelia - Jan 21, 2012 2:28:56 pm PST #23688 of 30002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Skipping like mad because I just watched Death's Door. OMG, that was the best SPN episode in ages! I fully expected it to hurt, which is why I waited so long to watch, but... damn.
Amy - Jan 21, 2012 2:35:15 pm PST #23689 of 30002
Because books.
Wee!Bobby broke my heart.
Also, "Idjits." I sobbed.
aurelia - Jan 21, 2012 5:09:00 pm PST #23690 of 30002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
And when the boys faded away.
Anne W. - Jan 22, 2012 6:04:35 am PST #23691 of 30002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
How sad is it that I can get thrown completely out of an otherwise sweet and delightful fic by having Sam--Sam of all people--referring to Stanford as an Ivy League university.
It was a bit like finding a hair or pieces of eggshell in a yummy cupcake.