That's okay, you can tell me stuff, I don't mind :)
Funny you should mention Karla. I haven't seen it but my first reaction on Misha's final line was 'oooh, is that how he played the guy in Karla then?'
Anyway, sorry you feel alone :( Don't worry about feeling how you feel, we can't all have the same reactions to things!
I think what it is, for me at least, is that while I love getting lost in a story (TV or written), there is always a part of me that is distanced from it as well, that KNOWS it's a narrative. Hence why I can love angst in stories, but hate seeing pain and suffering in RL - I know no one is really being hurt in a story and can therefore enjoy the catharsis of being emotionally hurt or shocked by the fictional events without having to worry about anyone involved ACTUALLY dying/being tortured/whatever.
Ergo, with Leviathan, while the part of me that is lost in the story is creeped out for Cas, the other part of me LOVES Misha and is excited to see him in another role, especially since what we've seen of Leviathan so far seems very much like Misha at his craziest to me. So it's like, I no longer have to go to conventions to see this guy I love in action, he'll be on my TV now as well, and that's winning out over everything else :p
Who knows, maybe it's a coping mechanism - we're all distancing ourselves so we DON'T ever take Leviathan as real.
And to be fair, this is unprecidented for me. I've NEVER liked an actor equally as much as their character before. Never even CARED about actors before, actually, until Misha. So... weird.
Anyway, it seems to me that when it comes to SPN the story is much more 'real' for you. Not that I'm saying you don't appreciate the technical side of things like writing and acting and direction as well, of course, you're just more invested in the narrative.
I'm sure you can't be the only one to watch TV this way! It just happens that the most vocal of the fandom aren't at the moment.
I know what it's like to hold a minority opinion (I LIKE RUBY 2.0 DAMN IT!), so I know how easy it is to feel like your opinion is somehow invalidated simply because so few others seem to hold it. And if this were politics or ethics or something that might effect the running of a country or the way we treat other people then it might do to re-think yourself, but it's not, it's just the way you FEEL about a TV show. We can't control our feelings (though certain fictional hunters might try :p) and we're all entitled to watch TV however we like. So if you hate Leviathan - don't worry about it. Tbh, I think we're kinda supposed to... you're probably the one having the 'correct' response!
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Date: 2011-09-25 10:54 pm (UTC)Funny you should mention Karla. I haven't seen it but my first reaction on Misha's final line was 'oooh, is that how he played the guy in Karla then?'
Anyway, sorry you feel alone :( Don't worry about feeling how you feel, we can't all have the same reactions to things!
I think what it is, for me at least, is that while I love getting lost in a story (TV or written), there is always a part of me that is distanced from it as well, that KNOWS it's a narrative. Hence why I can love angst in stories, but hate seeing pain and suffering in RL - I know no one is really being hurt in a story and can therefore enjoy the catharsis of being emotionally hurt or shocked by the fictional events without having to worry about anyone involved ACTUALLY dying/being tortured/whatever.
Ergo, with Leviathan, while the part of me that is lost in the story is creeped out for Cas, the other part of me LOVES Misha and is excited to see him in another role, especially since what we've seen of Leviathan so far seems very much like Misha at his craziest to me. So it's like, I no longer have to go to conventions to see this guy I love in action, he'll be on my TV now as well, and that's winning out over everything else :p
Who knows, maybe it's a coping mechanism - we're all distancing ourselves so we DON'T ever take Leviathan as real.
And to be fair, this is unprecidented for me. I've NEVER liked an actor equally as much as their character before. Never even CARED about actors before, actually, until Misha. So... weird.
Anyway, it seems to me that when it comes to SPN the story is much more 'real' for you. Not that I'm saying you don't appreciate the technical side of things like writing and acting and direction as well, of course, you're just more invested in the narrative.
I'm sure you can't be the only one to watch TV this way! It just happens that the most vocal of the fandom aren't at the moment.
I know what it's like to hold a minority opinion (I LIKE RUBY 2.0 DAMN IT!), so I know how easy it is to feel like your opinion is somehow invalidated simply because so few others seem to hold it. And if this were politics or ethics or something that might effect the running of a country or the way we treat other people then it might do to re-think yourself, but it's not, it's just the way you FEEL about a TV show. We can't control our feelings (though certain fictional hunters might try :p) and we're all entitled to watch TV however we like. So if you hate Leviathan - don't worry about it. Tbh, I think we're kinda supposed to... you're probably the one having the 'correct' response!