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Calling all couch critics!
We are asking you to put on your analyst hat and share your meta thoughts on everyone’s favorite alien drama. The prompts are made with analysis in mind but all contributions are welcome. Tag your posts with #roswellmarchformeta2022 or #rnmmarchformeta2022 in the first five tags and we’ll reblog them here. Or just tag us in the post!
No meta is too small or too long, but we will not be reblogging posts with added commentary so if you want to riff you should create your own. The more the merrier! We will be tagging for triggers, and any post that contains explicit character/ship/creator hate (especially those with slurs or blatant racism/queerphobia) will not be reblogged.
March 14, Day 1 | The minor fall Minor characters: Who is your favorite minor character? Which one do you think could serve the story better if they were a major player? Why? Is there one from previous seasons you’d like to see again? What’s your favorite scene or line featuring a minor character? Is there a moment with a minor character that made you realize or rethink something about the main story? What was it?
March 15, Day 2 | The main event Main characters: Who is your favorite main character? Best antagonist? Protagonist? Anti-hero or morally grey character? Why? Which character has had the most development? The best development? In what ways? Is there a scene or a line you think best represents a character or their development? What does a character’s choice of profession tell us about them?
March 16, Day 3 | Dy-no-mite Dynamics: What is your favorite overall character dynamic? Romantic? Platonic? Familial? Adversarial? Comedic? Why? What’s a scene or line you feel best represents that dynamic? What’s a dynamic that’s changed? A dynamic you would like to see more of? Two (or more) characters that we haven’t seen together but should? Why?
March 17, Day 4 | Set dressing Costumes/Props/Sets: What does a character’s costume say about them? What does their living space? Their car? Is there an accessory they wear that means something? What is it? What is the space they spend the most time in, what does it look like, and what does that tell us?
March 18, Day 5 | I've connected two dots Free day/pet crack theory: Explain a plot hole; connect (existing?) dots; invent a conspiracy; justify a headcanon; predict the future; break the fourth wall and talk about shots, angles, lighting, music, locations, or references to other media; explore the road not traveled with scrapped scenes/lines from behind-the-scenes sources; let loose!
Find a list of trigger tags HERE, find a more extensive explanation on non-trigger tags HERE, find reasons your post may not be on the blog HERE, and find suggestions for contributions that do not involve actually writing meta (fics, fanvids, art, playlists, and gifsets) HERE.
