Whereas everyone has their own opinions and we should respect them, there are certain ways of expressing your opinions politely. After watching the pilot episode of Shadowhunters:
- please do not tweet insults to the cast and crew. They worked really hard on this. Whereas politely expressing your opinions as a critique is different, attacking people is intentionally trying to offend or hurt others.
- please do not attack anyone for disliking or liking the episode. We are all entitled to our own opinion. We should be able to converse about our likes/dislikes without attacking the person.
- please do not keep asking why your OTP (who we all know will get together and are endgame) are not together or why other plot points that come later on are not included (like Jace being a Herondale). Remember, we have the luxury of knowing the outcome of the series. Now, we are going back to the beginning and have to retell the journey. Tweeting Ed Dector about Sizzy being together would not be true to the books since they did not start dating until book 4, for example. Please be respectful and understand we are starting from the beginning of the journey again.
- please do not attack any new fans on social media or in real life. They do not know the story, so do not attack them for it. Let them grow. Encourage them.
- Likewise, please do not attack new fans for not liking your favorite character. Alec is my favorite character. Did I like him in book one? Nope. We cherish Alec for his growth and overcoming his personal struggles. Do new fans know that yet? No. So please let them discover the beauty of your favorite characters for their own without fear of being attacked for not understanding.
- Unless new fans really really really want you to- please do not intentionally spoil plot points. We want this to be popular so we can get a second season- right? So all of the twists and surprises in the plot is important for new fans to experience.
- Please tag all spoilers for those who cannot watch it on January 12th. I am in the United States, so I will watch it live. But I understand others cannot so please tag your spoilers.
- please do not give up after one episode! Give it another chance. If you do not like it past a couple of episodes, then you gave it a fair shot.
I’m sorry for such a long post, but since we are so close to the premiere, I wanted to remind the fandom of certain things.
In the end, I hope you all enjoy the show!!