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I felt a little weird being in a fandom for a show I wasn't actively watching, so before I started writing TW I sat down and watched. (I found out I wasn't alone! So many people have commented on the stories I posted and admitted they don't watch the show, have just been fandom incepted! I don't feel so silly now!)
So, I'm making my flatmates watch Teen Wolf with me and I thought they would be all like this:
BUT then we were all like this:
To the point where girl!flatmate keeps asking, are we watching our fluffy werewolf show whenever we sit down to TV. Basically this sums up my feelings being incepted into this fandom:
I honestly think that I'm enjoying even season 1 so much because I had affection for the characters BEFORE I started watching. Either that or...
Stiles.
He's the Xander archetype because he's the brave everyman, the one that will put his life on the line, even though he has no special powers or skills (other than brains and an adorable bambi-like face). He's my favourite type of character, underrated and ignored but having shining moments that you can't fault.
He's the Willow archetype because yes, the magic, but also I read an interview once where Joss Whedon had said of writing Buffy: when in doubt, put Willow in jeopardy.
He's just so watchable.
So, I'm making my flatmates watch Teen Wolf with me and I thought they would be all like this:
BUT then we were all like this:
To the point where girl!flatmate keeps asking, are we watching our fluffy werewolf show whenever we sit down to TV. Basically this sums up my feelings being incepted into this fandom:
I honestly think that I'm enjoying even season 1 so much because I had affection for the characters BEFORE I started watching. Either that or...
Stiles.
He's the Xander archetype because he's the brave everyman, the one that will put his life on the line, even though he has no special powers or skills (other than brains and an adorable bambi-like face). He's my favourite type of character, underrated and ignored but having shining moments that you can't fault.
He's the Willow archetype because yes, the magic, but also I read an interview once where Joss Whedon had said of writing Buffy: when in doubt, put Willow in jeopardy.
He's just so watchable.
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This is oddly similar to the way I've wandered into about half the fandoms I've ever been in.
Stiles is my absolute favorite on the show. He is totally both the Xander and the Willow of the group.
Incidentally can I just say how much it amuses me that Buffy characters have become archetypes...I find it highly entertaining the extent to which pop culture and reality in general have been thoroughly Jossed.
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Thanks for sharing all the funny gifs! :)
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Stiles <3
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haha, this is the cutest thing. I wish I had a housemate who'd make me watch Teen Wolf with her, because that's the only way I'd sit still enough to watch it. But I keep being tempted.
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:D
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♥ ♥ ♥ STILES!!!!!♥ ♥ ♥
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It's just really... charming.
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I also got suckerpunched into the fandom. People kept posting adorable gifs and then it was on demand and I thought "I'll just watch one stupid episode and see what all the fuss is about" and then I watched all the episodes and then I bought the dvds... *facepalm*
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You will try to resist but it will come at you before you know it!
and then you will be left with nothing to do but cope like I am...
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And I will be sending my minions your way.
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It's the most weirdly addictive fandom ever.
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That is all. lol
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Now it's on hiatus, and I'm like this:
Also, Stiles.
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He's Xander without the annoying tendency to be an asshole. He's Willow in all the best possible ways. He also has a slight Oz feel in his sarcasm.
ALL THE LOVE FOR STILES. ALL OF IT.
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