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kari_izumiBecause I'm glad I can post that here without it getting jumped by idiot antis
...or more likely the angry Sheith fans, some of who have declared Shiro dead ro them or assume he and Keith are now merely business associates, because as baffling as the ending is, I don't agree with those takes in the slightest for reasons I'm sure I'll have tons of opportunity to discuss as they descend into Enterprise fan level livid, but I'll just stick a pin in that.
Anyway:
Yeeeeeeeeeah, don't feel at all bad about saying Sheith fans got shipbated (NOT queerbaited, to be clear). Like, after the season 6 interview about them being closer after all they've been through and the bond they shared and all that was pretty much absent this season. Like, I think they had like two conversations this seasons?
Far be it from me to suggest this was intentional, since it was an uphill battle to get even a gay Shiro on screen. Maybe there were scrapped plans for Sheith. IDK, it feels a lot more like VLD's notorious tendency to bite off way more than it could chew than any other kind of slight, which is disappointing after the peak of season 6.
It's not like we wanted or expected canon Sheith, but...some catharsis to that incredible fight or a last moment together before the show ended would've been neat.
I mean, this ain't the worst kick.in the pants to a fandom, buuuuuuuut I can understand why the part of fandom that's defended them from harrassment and unfounded accusations feel like they've gotten egg on their face.
And that's all I gotta say about that. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Now, y'all got halfway of an excuse on this, but I'm pretty sure DW didn't order you to kill off Allura. But that's for my next post.
...or more likely the angry Sheith fans, some of who have declared Shiro dead ro them or assume he and Keith are now merely business associates, because as baffling as the ending is, I don't agree with those takes in the slightest for reasons I'm sure I'll have tons of opportunity to discuss as they descend into Enterprise fan level livid, but I'll just stick a pin in that.
Anyway:
Yeeeeeeeeeah, don't feel at all bad about saying Sheith fans got shipbated (NOT queerbaited, to be clear). Like, after the season 6 interview about them being closer after all they've been through and the bond they shared and all that was pretty much absent this season. Like, I think they had like two conversations this seasons?
Far be it from me to suggest this was intentional, since it was an uphill battle to get even a gay Shiro on screen. Maybe there were scrapped plans for Sheith. IDK, it feels a lot more like VLD's notorious tendency to bite off way more than it could chew than any other kind of slight, which is disappointing after the peak of season 6.
It's not like we wanted or expected canon Sheith, but...some catharsis to that incredible fight or a last moment together before the show ended would've been neat.
I mean, this ain't the worst kick.in the pants to a fandom, buuuuuuuut I can understand why the part of fandom that's defended them from harrassment and unfounded accusations feel like they've gotten egg on their face.
And that's all I gotta say about that. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Now, y'all got halfway of an excuse on this, but I'm pretty sure DW didn't order you to kill off Allura. But that's for my next post.
