@Coruscant_Cosmonaut
Finishing up the second part of my new Stranger Things fic (the longest part, tbh) and writing the S1 final is feeling so shady. Like I'm not even trying and it sounds like I'm ragging on the S5 final (No spoilers, but if you know you know.) Fücking RIP I guess.
TBH with how the ST5 final went, I would have thought I would be a lot more upset than I am. Like I'm far from HAPPY, but also like...idk I found S5 incredibly ignorable? Like they easily could have given Will a coming out seen in S4 then had the S4 plan succeed (kîll Vecna before he finishes his attack on Max), and then you wouldn't need S5 at all. There's enough lore in S1–S4 + all the extra material for a satisfying explanation, and then all the other stuff was added in either 1) The Last Shadow (A show most people haven't seen, including me, and I don't care about aside from some occasional fun facts I can use) and 2) Season 5 itself (So it wouldn't need to be explained at all if there wasn't a fifth season in the first place.)
I mean, I hate the way the lab plot wrapped up, even in its most positive interpretation, but it's less the "That totally screwed up the entire thing" feeling I had after TUA ended and more "Welp. Guess I'm ignoring that shît." It's a weird feeling, especially after being so stressed about it before. I can fully image rewatching S1–S4 and just ignore S5 which like...isn't good, but considering I haven't brought myself to re–watch TUA at ALL and had to give up House of the Dragon because of how dogshît the leaks seemed, it's good enough.
(Actually maybe I was just prepared. Expect the worst and never be disappointed!)
@motherguts I didn’t even think about going straight from S4 to the epilogue, but you’re right you kinda could if you just adjusted it a bit & cut out the mentions of El being gone. That’s a bit embarrassing for them, but definitely something I will consider.
@Coruscant_Cosmonaut EXACTLY! and honestly do not blame u for not wanting to write s5 for any of ur books cause i considered that as well before just saying “i’ll just rewrite it” so i can be happy with everything. it’s such a horrible cycle in shows that just HAVE to add reasons to kill a specific character (especially in this case since nobody else died BUT el and kali, though el’s ending is ambiguous) BUT i will say the epilogue was the best thing, despite some factors all being abt el, and i LOVED IT so much that’s another reason i needed to include s5. (or tbh you could just do s4 then skip to the epilogue because like you said, it’s so disconnected that it doesn’t matter lol)
Nearly time for the ST final and I’ve got to say, no matter what happens, I’m kinda happy to see it end. Like, am I nervous about what’s gonna happen? Yes. Am I still glad, after seeing shows get cancelled and abandoned left and right, to see a show come to a natural conclusion? Also yes.
I know a lot of people are sad, but tbh I’d always prefer a good, solid conclusion over the show getting run into the ground until it’s inevitable forced to stop.
Finally got around to watch volume 2, and it was NO WHERE close to as bad as people were making it out to be. Like, was it perfect? No. Is El’s plot stressing me out? Yes, and the finale will definitely be a make or break moment for me. But idk why everyone is acting like the Duffers broke into their house and personally shot their dog about it.
“She’s trying to get El kílled” yeah because she thinks the only alternative is they live on the run for a bit, get everyone they loved múrdered, and then inflict the same suffering they went through on other children. I’ll eat my words if it turns out she really is being mind controlled into tricking El or something, but right now idk why everyone is acting like she’s being malicious and just…deeply traumatized.
I think my biggest fear is they’re gonna kíll Kali off even if they let El live and I’d be so pissed. She is such an interesting character and deserves better than to come back just to suffer and díe.
I’ve seen a lot of people mad at her, and like yes she’s be REAL shady this season, but also I’m like. Massive side eye at everyone, because this is the fandom that is still to this day massively woobifying Billy, but they can’t have sympathy for the woman who suffer leagues more and now believes her mere existence is a threat to everyone around her? Be serious.
Weirdest thing to come out of ST5 definitely goes to discovering how many people unironically think Kali’s name is Collie.
I saw someone write it years ago and I thought it was a them problem, but now it’s just like. Wow.
I know I’ve literally been making so many announcements about a fic I haven’t even published yet but I’m actually so excited it’s not even funny.
Pre-writing is so fun actually, every time something cool happens I’m sitting there giggling kicking my feet like ooo they’re love thiiisss <3
I probably won’t have it done until next year, but like early next year like January at the latest. So excited.
Little over 1/3 of the way through S1 of my new Stranger Things fic (The easiest 1/3 but whatever) and realizing this is the first time I ever wrote the ep1 DnD session. Technically not even Creature Feature had it (Just the end.) Which is crazy because that scene is so nostalgic, it’s like basically burnt into my brain, so I could have SWORN I’d had written it for a fic before.
I think I can officially say I’m back into writing Stranger Things. Unfortunately it’s only new stuff (I think how long I was out of it is making it harder to get back into my old writing) but I’ve got a couple ideas — a bigger one I’m currently working on and a smaller one I’m obsessed with but need to watch S5 before I really start on (Too lore connected RIP) — that I think you guys will like :)
@motherguts LISTEN, I actually really want to get back into Creature Feature. I’m just really struggling with season 2 for some reason.
I think it shows how I feel about the ST1 teen plot that when I finally write characters for it it’s
1) OC technically not involved in the plot at all, just happens to be a teen in S1
2) OC who IS involved but has zero idea what’s actually happening and totally misunderstands the situation until the end of S2
Also yes this is how I admit I’m working on new Stranger Things stuff, but I won’t get into it because it’s currently at that “Writing things to get them out of my system but don’t know if I’ll actually make a book out of it” phase.
Saw an alleged ST5 leak, and I won’t say what it is because Spoilers but I WILL say if it’s true S5 really decided to debunk me specifically lmao