DPP: Fanon Complaints

[cynicalshadows.livejournal.com]

Special destinies. Poofs. Pigeons. Almost table fraks. We all have things that we don't like about canon. But what about fanon? Do you not like when Starbuck is characterized as an easy lay? Do you hate stick-up-his-ass!Lee? Do pilot babies make you cringe? Here's your chance to complain about the things in fic that bug you.

Comments

[dramaturgca.livejournal.com]

Yay, rant!

OMG I HATE KID!FIC. I HATE IT A LOT. Kara SAYS in "The Farm" that she doesn't want kids, that she's not interested in kids, it drives me nuts when people write pilot kid!fic. I will automatically stop reading anything that involves pilots with kids.

Also, any fic (there's a lot less now than there used to be) where Kara is severely maimed and Lee has to take care of her forever more. Frak that.

Don't really dig Kara as a stone-cold bitch or Lee as a nattering pansy. They're both strong, in their own ways, but they also both rely on each other deeply.

Also, poor grammar, spelling, and punctuation. And formatting that doesn't work if one has a personalized journal layout. But that's cause I'm a crank.

[rayruz.livejournal.com]

I'd like to make the rebuttal that she also says there is nothing between her and Lee. When Kara is emotionally compromised she will say what she needs to say to drive someone away. We also see that when she believes she has a child she is very compassionate towards Kacey. I am of the opinion that Kara would be a wonderful mother and would raise the most kickass kid ever.

[jeebs83.livejournal.com]

I agree with you on that. The Kacey/New Caprica storyline really changed my views about Kara being a mother.

[ninjamonkey73.livejournal.com]

When Kara is emotionally compromised she will say what she needs to say to drive someone away.

Ex-ACT-ly!

[jeeshee.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the Kacey story definitely showed she could be motherly. I think the fic has to be done well, though, to avoid mawkishness.

[cosetteferaud.livejournal.com]

I am of the opinion that Kara would be a wonderful mother and would raise the most kickass kid ever.

I am not the biggest fan of baby!fic but this... I totally agree :)

[kag523.livejournal.com]

I have a fanaticism in regards to good grammar too. It pulls me out of the story.

[innibis.livejournal.com]

I hate kid!fic too though I think Kara could change her mind about having kids - lots of people do.

1 - It's boring
2 - Children are never written well
3 - Often they're just props
4 - They tend to be plot points and I hate plot points.