TBH I do really love Jeff/Annie as it has happened in the actual show. I think it's honestly been handled almost perfectly and while this season has felt off, I don't think it has anything to do with a lack of J/A. So much as it has to do with a lack of Jeff/PEOPLE HE LOVES.
Also if we're talking about important relationships that are a staple of Community as a whole then people need to take into account that there has NOT been a lot of Jeff/Britta-centric plots or Jeff/Abed plots and TO BE 100% HONEST I would put those two relationships as actually the most important or indicative of the show as a whole.
I always get the sense that.. the first people a show centers on inevitably become sort of the crux of the show over all. So I think Jeff-Britta-Abed is a very, very important dynamic that's been 100% absent this season and I think that's... strange for me.
IDK, there are things off with this season, but honestly I just think it boils down to them trying to churn out too many "BIG" plots in the beginning. I don't think there's any one specific element (and certainly not Jeff/Annie or at least not in my opinion) that is what makes this season feel that way.
All big ships turn into Zutara. Haha, that sounds awful, but I do think that the more popular a ship is the more likely that it's going to be the worst part of fandom. Honestly, this has been true for basically every fandom I've been in. Even HA! is a little annoying if you want to do anything but Helga/Arnold. I had the slight Helga/Wolfgang in that one chapter of Trying and I definitely got a message that was like: "I'M ONLY READING THIS FOR H/A YOU BETTER NOT HOOK HER UP WITH WOLFGANG." and like... I don't intend to hook her up with Wolfgang, but I'm also super interested in playing with different relationships (this is obviously part of the reason that I love Community so much - the writers aren't afraid to play with combinations).
What's funny with Jeff/Annie fans are that they started out very much as a crack ship, but the more the community and canon backing grows the larger their entitlement becomes. IDK, I feel like there was a time when they J/A was all about being excited for the little things and now it seems like they're getting... pushy. If people wanna think Jeff/Britta are secretly hooking up? You don't have to agree with them, but it's also kind of rude to expect them to defend themselves.
BASICALLY: I like Jeff/Annie! But pretty much exclusively in canon only! The fandom makes me uncomfortable!
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Date: 2010-11-17 09:21 pm (UTC)Also if we're talking about important relationships that are a staple of Community as a whole then people need to take into account that there has NOT been a lot of Jeff/Britta-centric plots or Jeff/Abed plots and TO BE 100% HONEST I would put those two relationships as actually the most important or indicative of the show as a whole.
I always get the sense that.. the first people a show centers on inevitably become sort of the crux of the show over all. So I think Jeff-Britta-Abed is a very, very important dynamic that's been 100% absent this season and I think that's... strange for me.
IDK, there are things off with this season, but honestly I just think it boils down to them trying to churn out too many "BIG" plots in the beginning. I don't think there's any one specific element (and certainly not Jeff/Annie or at least not in my opinion) that is what makes this season feel that way.
All big ships turn into Zutara. Haha, that sounds awful, but I do think that the more popular a ship is the more likely that it's going to be the worst part of fandom. Honestly, this has been true for basically every fandom I've been in. Even HA! is a little annoying if you want to do anything but Helga/Arnold. I had the slight Helga/Wolfgang in that one chapter of Trying and I definitely got a message that was like: "I'M ONLY READING THIS FOR H/A YOU BETTER NOT HOOK HER UP WITH WOLFGANG." and like... I don't intend to hook her up with Wolfgang, but I'm also super interested in playing with different relationships (this is obviously part of the reason that I love Community so much - the writers aren't afraid to play with combinations).
What's funny with Jeff/Annie fans are that they started out very much as a crack ship, but the more the community and canon backing grows the larger their entitlement becomes. IDK, I feel like there was a time when they J/A was all about being excited for the little things and now it seems like they're getting... pushy. If people wanna think Jeff/Britta are secretly hooking up? You don't have to agree with them, but it's also kind of rude to expect them to defend themselves.
BASICALLY: I like Jeff/Annie! But pretty much exclusively in canon only! The fandom makes me uncomfortable!