Viewing past pairings in a whole new light.

[lyssie]

The worst thing about not shipping the popular pairing is looking at the demonization of the Other Man, and then going back to ancient fic and feeling horribly embarrassed.

Which is to say, I keep looking at unfinished Sam/Jack fic and wincing. I even like Pete, and it's blush-inducing how ridiculously I've treated him. Killed him off more than once. Made him an asshole, so they break up. True, I never made him a rapist or an abusive boyfriend, but jeeze.

Hell, I even recall buying that whole line of thinking where Pete would 'fix' Sam so she could Love Jack.

*facepalm*

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[kkglinka.livejournal.com]

*cheerfully shoves Data and Talia both threw through a wood chipper*

I'm sorry, what were you saying?

*I'm leaving the spelling mistake because it's an excellent Freudian slip.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

hahahahahah. (ok, maybe sometimes it's warranted)

[frolicndetour.livejournal.com]

Hell, I even recall buying that whole line of thinking where Pete would 'fix' Sam so she could Love Jack.

You mean BSG fandom didn't invent that? BWAHAHAAHA!

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

No (and Stargate fandom is quite possibly where it came from).

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

To be fair, I never HATED Pete. I just didn't like him. and they wrote him sort of badly, so he didn't always come off so great.

But, four years out, and with lots of Anders-bashing under my belt, it's easier to look back and go "...damn, people. Get some perspective."

(Although, isn't it kind of funny that when I thought of underdog in BSG, I automatically thought of Lee? ;-)

*dies*

[tafkarfanfic.livejournal.com]

The shipper wars made me sad.