The thing about “it’s bad writing on purpose” is that it CAN be purposeful and executed well - in theory. But it requires a level of skill that mainstream creators writing for a pop culture, mainstream audience either a) don’t have or b) cannot execute with proper payoff due to studio limitations. The reality is that more often than not, Occam’s razor applies. Sometimes messy writing is just messy writing.
And I’m sympathetic to fans who WANT there to be some deeper meaning or purpose to it, because when you’re passionate about an artistic creation, there is a sense that you wish to believe in it and its potential. But artists are not gods, and writers are just people. Sometimes they make mistakes, sometimes they get caught up in their own egos, sometimes their success starts interfering with the authenticity of their work. And as fans, we too are humans who can fall into the traps of denialism, overzealousness and egotism.
You’d think after the absolute shitshows of The Johnlock Conspiracy, Game of Thrones and Stranger Things that fandom spaces would become more objective and realistic about this phenomenon. But that doesn’t appear to be the case. I’m just wondering how many more times it has to happen before it sinks in.
