Snowflake Challenge 15: Squeeage

[author_by_night]

The 15th Snowflake Challenge is to come up with your own, possibly for others to do (as I understand it). One thing I really miss about fandom is the squee and the meta, as I've said before, so I tried to think of one way to incorporate that into a challenge. I had a few more specific ideas, then I decided to open it up just a little.

So in the comments, or on your own LJ, talk about a fandom, or several.. Here are some prompts:

- Theories and/or headcanons (whether silly or serious or a bit of both - and yes, you can totally do this for closed canons)

- Unpopular opinions (this doesn't need to be fandom specific)

- Characters you wish canon had done better by

- Characters you think the canon creators liked too much


I'd love to see what everyone comes up with!

Comments

[resnullius_bells]

Maybe not exactly "better", but I'll always wish The Good Place would've done more with Vicky. She was one of my favorite characters from very early on, since her fake!Eleanor days. I like to imagine in one of those gazillions reboots of Michael she got to play a good part, like one of the other members of Team Cockroach soulmates, and enjoyed messing around with them a little xD

[author_by_night]

Oh, good point! Especially as she plays an important role as Fake Eleanor. It's strange that she seems to have been demoted to a more Glen-esque role, although she did get a shining moment in getting to run the new Bad Place. Still, a little more might have been better. I think I would've liked to have seen all of the characters a little more, honestly? The 20 minute mark was perfect for the first season, but as the show became more complex it meant a lot of meat got left out.

[resnullius_bells]

Agree. I admit the 20-minute mark is really convenient for me (my brain is very reticent when it comes to watching new tv shows, and 20 minutes it's perfect to watch it on the train or in a short free time), but having longer episodes could've been good for the show. In particular, I would've liked to see more of some of the Bad Place characters, like Trevor or Bad Janet.