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Falling Out of Love With…

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Usually, when I fall in love with a series it is instantaneous, but for Young Justice, it was different. I was excited when I saw the trailers, but when it was time to watch the show I was just whelmed. (Fun fact: that was a 10 Things I Hate About You reference that went over the heads of most Young Justice fans, including myself.) It wasn’t until a couple of episodes in that I started having a good time. Unfortunately, as the series went on more and more things started bugging me about the show.

While season one’s problems were a little annoying, I was still able to enjoy the show as a whole. It wasn’t until season two that the things I saw as minor irritants evolved into me not missing the show when it was gone.

This post is in no way an attempt to argue why the show is bad. I think it was perfectly enjoyable when I could look past these problems. This is just a list of what lead me to realize the show isn’t really for me.

(Also, I know it’s a bit late to be writing a Young Justice post, but I didn’t have a blog before so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Besides season 3 is right around the corner, which opens the door for posts like mine. P.S. if you thought these wouldn’t be any spoilers on an analysis post, you’d be wrong.)

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Let’s talk about ships, baby!

From my years of lurking in fandoms, I’ve witnessed my fair share of shipping wars. I watched as fans tore each other apart over the relationship status of fictional characters. Now I can’t help but wonder why. Why is there such disharmony among the fandom? After pondering for some time, I believe I have come to understand what types of behaviors drive people to ship and fight over it.

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Let’s do this!

I’m tired of sitting at home and doing nothing, so I decided to start this blog. I spend so much time sitting around and thinking about the media I consume that I might as well write it down here. So, here’s to dusting off my English degree and writing my thinks.

I’m a thinker, and I think thinks! – Jojo, Seussical