DPP: We made it all up!
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no_takebacksWell hey there folks! It would seem that I am in charge of driving the good ole DPP bus this week, I warn you I don't have a licence and this is my first time behind the wheel, so you might wanna buckle up, but rest assured, if there is a bomb on board, I am all over that.
So last week we had a thinky thoughts kind of week thanks to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
trappermcintyre with lots of good historical musings and psychoanalysis and whatnot. I thought this week we'd do something a bit lighter, partly because I am not cool enough to come up with thinky thoughts DPP ideas, and partly just because, well, I think everyone's a bit tired and in need of some Piloty respite.
So, without further ado, except for the part where I said without further ado, let's get on with the show.
Today's post is all about one of my favourite things about fandom. Unsupported Fic Tropes. You all know them, we all use them, they exist in every fandom the world over. I personally love them, there's something fun about realising that every person who ever writes fic for a certain fandom employs these ideas and interactions without ever having seen them on the television.
Don't know what I mean? Did you ever hear Kara call Lee Flyboy? Did you ever see Helo give Pilots a friendly shove towards each other? Did you ever really see our two beloveds compete in a viper? I mean, they flew and fought and taunted and stuff, but I never heard any of that "I can outfly you any day" kind of trash talk that is the delightful staple of so many Academy!Pilots fics.
So that's today, Unsupported Fandom Tropes day. What are your favourites? What are your least favourites? What are your thoughts on them in general? I'd love to hear.
And, as is obviously always the case when it comes to DPP, if you feel the need to express your love for UFT's through the application of spontaneous fiction, well loved reccomendations, picatures or gif-times or any other kind of thing that makes you happy, well that's what the comments are for. :)
Here's to hoping we have a fun week, if y'all think I'm lame, well, that's what the comments are for too ;)
...I wanted a picture to put up so my post wouldn't be super dull, and I just really like this one :)
So last week we had a thinky thoughts kind of week thanks to
trappermcintyre with lots of good historical musings and psychoanalysis and whatnot. I thought this week we'd do something a bit lighter, partly because I am not cool enough to come up with thinky thoughts DPP ideas, and partly just because, well, I think everyone's a bit tired and in need of some Piloty respite.So, without further ado, except for the part where I said without further ado, let's get on with the show.
Today's post is all about one of my favourite things about fandom. Unsupported Fic Tropes. You all know them, we all use them, they exist in every fandom the world over. I personally love them, there's something fun about realising that every person who ever writes fic for a certain fandom employs these ideas and interactions without ever having seen them on the television.
Don't know what I mean? Did you ever hear Kara call Lee Flyboy? Did you ever see Helo give Pilots a friendly shove towards each other? Did you ever really see our two beloveds compete in a viper? I mean, they flew and fought and taunted and stuff, but I never heard any of that "I can outfly you any day" kind of trash talk that is the delightful staple of so many Academy!Pilots fics.
So that's today, Unsupported Fandom Tropes day. What are your favourites? What are your least favourites? What are your thoughts on them in general? I'd love to hear.
And, as is obviously always the case when it comes to DPP, if you feel the need to express your love for UFT's through the application of spontaneous fiction, well loved reccomendations, picatures or gif-times or any other kind of thing that makes you happy, well that's what the comments are for. :)
Here's to hoping we have a fun week, if y'all think I'm lame, well, that's what the comments are for too ;)
...I wanted a picture to put up so my post wouldn't be super dull, and I just really like this one :)
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Date: 2011-06-27 10:43 pm (UTC)From some of the scenes in UB and UBEX we can assume that Helo is at least aware of the tension between those two. The canon shows him as someone close to Kara, someone who can understand her and is a good friend of her. He of all people on Galactica would probably know that there's more to them than just friends or CAG/hotshot pilot. I think Helo is smart enough to never get between Starbuck and Apollo. He probably knows from personal experience that asking Kara about her feelings for Lee would earn him a trip to sickbay.
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Date: 2011-06-28 01:28 am (UTC)Regardless of all of that, I would say that he'd probably support whatever she wanted to make her happy. And even though I have used him from time to time (he really is convenient), I generally find Helo as the matchmaker a bit of an overdone trope.
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Date: 2011-06-28 04:02 am (UTC)Mostly because he didn't know Lee.
Also, I think Karl does a really good job of just staying out Kara's way romantically. He just wants her to be happy, but he wants that to come from her, not the person she's with.
He's the best bestie ever.
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Date: 2011-06-28 05:36 am (UTC)