Question

[damelola]

For those of you who will continue to watch House next season:

WHY?

This is not intended as an attack, I swear.  You know I don't pick fights with my friends (random trolls and evil people on the other hand...).  But how are you justifying it to yourselves?  Is it just a case of 'I've started so I have to finish'?  I mean, I know some of y'all would watch snuff for to Hugh Laurie if you had to, and I can't claim I'm any different when it comes to my women.

But I'm genuinely interested to hear what the defence is to the blatant misogyny (and/or casual racism), sharp decline in writing and all-round character assassination (including, most importantly, that of House himself)?  What is it that makes you say that's not how it is or it doesn't matter because.  Like I say, not picking a fight but I feel like I've only seen one side of this so far and I really don't know how the people not speaking up about this are rationalising the showrunners' decisions.

I'm putting this public and enabling anon so you don't have to feel awkward about it all.  Look forward to hearing any and all sides of the arguments outside of the general comm hysteria.

Comments

[damelola.livejournal.com]

I can see that, and I daresay I'll keep up on what's happening through Twitter, and I'll probably watch the finale if s8 turns out to be the end. I just feel sort of... betrayed? If that makes sense. Like, this is not in fact the show I used to watch, even though the characters have the same names and faces. But yeah, I still kinda want to know if they all get hit by an asteroid or whatever.

[bell]

I can definitely understand feeling betrayed! I did at the end of s3, when I saw that all the foreshadowing/promises of change weren't going to happen (at least, not to degree I hoped for). I was also really bitter when they killed Amber....

Them letting LE go so easily after all that she's meant to the series is the biggest disappointment of all for me. I was suspicious of TPTB's priorities in general, but I didn't realize it was this bad.

[damelola.livejournal.com]

I'm reading as well that she was disciplined/threatened with sanctions over supporting the redefining rape campaign? Sure, FOX is a conservative whackjob of a network, but that doesn't mean this shit should go unchallenged.

(It's lovely having you back! I was a tool <3)

[bell]

WHAT

LINKS PLEASE

(Psaw, no worries! <3)