I feel like a bad Laurel fan at times because I get so excited and hopeful over news about Katie and Laurel. But whenever something comes up it seems like all I see in negativity. The writers and the plots they wrote for Laurel are part of the reason I love her. It makes it hard for me not to get bitter about a character I was once excited about. I'm glad your blog exists because I feel like it's okay for me to stay happy and optimistic over Laurel.
Aw, thanks for sending me this message. And I feel the same. As much as I can go off on the writers for certain decisions, it’s their writing paired with Katie’s performance that made me love Laurel. I used to feel on the outs of it all too when people would say stuff like “Laurel was given shitty writing the entire time” because I don’t agree with that and I feel like if it was the case I wouldn’t be such a big fan of her. I think the damning thing in this fandom — and in most — is expectation creating something that isn’t delivered in reality. For example, Wendy Mericle saying “Flashpoint might have something to do with it” was taken by us as “Flashpoint is the reason why Laurel is back,” when in actuality, the emphasis of the quote was probably in the “might” (which I’m sure isn’t the best example, but it’s the first that came to mind). And so we go off. So I always try to be optimistic here and offer a different opinion when news comes out that sounds potentially disappointing. That’s just how I am. And I’ll also have my fair share of going batshit crazy and feeling down about certain things, but that’s the nature of television. Overall, I think everyone’s feelings are valid here - whether its positive or negative. I just wish we could celebrate when there’s good news (which is Katie being a series regular, and Black Siren coming back) before jumping into the possibilities of how wrong it could all go, haha! :)
