So today, something big was revealed in the world of Supernatural and it sparked me to think; actually just how emotionally invested am I in fictional characters? My need for characters to be in love, to become friends or to come back to life sometimes makes me think that they're actual stories happening in the actual world to actual people. But they're not! Coming to this realisation is one of the most saddening things for an extremely emotional person as I.
I grow attached to characters as if they are my family. When I found out that JK Rowling was considering killing off Ron Weasley; I nearly murdered an entire family of innocent squirrels; and we don't even have squirrels in Australia! When Sherlock jumps off that dang building and John runs to the battered body at the end of Season 2, I swear to you my heart stopped and my eyes stung like a bitch. When Rose was ripped from the Doctor at Canary Wharf and had to say her final goodbye and miss out on hearing him say that he loves her...Well let's not even start on how puffy my face gets every time I watch that stupid episode. I bawl like a hungry baby when Frodo leaves Middle Earth; leaving Sam, Pippin and Merry behind. Heck, I even tear up when Crowley yells out about how he 'deserves to be loved' at the end of Season 8 Supernatural.
These characters have a way of worming their way into hearts and ripping them apart with one foul, evil, cockroachey swoop.
In this current world of Tumblr, Torrents and Canon Storylines, we as teenagers find ourselves corrupted by TV shows, movies and books so easily. We analyse simple looks between our OTP (One True Pairing; the people you wish to be together; for example, my OTP is and always will be Rose and the 10th Doctor) and make exaggerations about how it totally means they know they love each other. The writers could've just wanted the pair to look at each other or nod, but in our dramatic and fantastic minds, we make it out like it was the true declaration of their love and soon they will be running off into the sunset hand in hand with birds chirping and love hearts flying around their heads as This I Promise You by *NSYNC plays in the background.
We are a romantic generation. That's my conclusion to it all. And now, as blogs start to become bigger and bigger, writers of shows or movies are starting to take notice of what the population wants for characters.
An example of this is the addition of the "I'm mad for her" by Neville Longbottom about Luna Lovegood in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II. Those avid HP fans; such as I, would know that Neville goes on to marry Hannah Abbott and become the Herbology Professor at Hogwarts. However, most people shipped Neville and Luna and I believe this is why the writer decided to add it to the movie. Sure, Neville may still go onto marry Hannah; but let's be honest, in the world of Harry Potter, they marry young! I'm a bit bitter about the Neville-Luna cross over if you can't tell.
The newest example of this is the events of today. With Jensen Ackles (who plays Dean Winchester in Supernatural) admitting to the fact that in the script of Ep 17 of Season 8, Dean told Castiel he loves him. (Though this didn't make it into the show, it's seen in the Season 8 gag reel) It's no lie that Destiel is one of the biggest OTP's on Tumblr. Pretty much everyone ships them and pretty much everyone thinks they're in love (Emphasis on the "pretty much" as I know not everyone does). The relationship between Dean and Castiel is one that most want to become something more; according to my generation, they need to become Canon. The Tumblrverse knew that the writers of Supernatural were aware of how much people want this human-angel romance to become true and even the cast of the show like to play it up. Jensen and Misha Collins (who plays Castiel) have even stated that they now act as if the pair are in love, incorporating it into the way they portray the characters and have never ruled out something happening between the two. The chance of something now happening between the two in actuality is causing almost chaos on Tumblr.
THIS IS GREAT! Bring on Season 9 with Human-Castiel and Dean saying "I love you" for the second time (hopefully!)
I don't really know what I've written, but I feel like I got my point out and can now go and sob about the upcoming 50th Anniversary episode of Doctor Who with 10 and Rose back together (HOLD ME), the regeneration of the 11th Doctor (HOLDD MEEE) and the inevitable return on Sherlock (MOFFAT YOU BEAST BRING IT BACK, DAMN IT!)
Thanks for reading my babble,
I'll catch ya on da flip side, gangsta.
Peace.
Elise
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