Aug 7, 2024
//I think the insistence to not read any of Thad's appearances past the Impu/se comics or that his appearances post Impu/se are out of character for him has poisoned the well regarding fandom's understanding of his character. Popular fandom interpretations also don't help.
I think with regard to Thad there is an inundation in fandom of the character people want Thad to be and not the character that Thad actually is. And I'm personally frustrated with it.
#Vent#It's a fandom/thad-related vent. I'm letting out steam so don't take it too seriously.#Dove: -swings a bat- (this is the SHORTER version of a late night vent I was gonna post. You're welcome.)#Just I want people to read the comics instead of writing them and Thad off as a victim who would be fixed with family or Bar/t's influence.#It really makes me want to give up on interacting with Thad fandom outside of the people I already do.#Fandom Thad feels very de-fanged / that the villainous and harder to swallow aspects of him are erased completely#i know i know i know some people don't find those aspects of him easy to interact with and that's fine.#But he can both be a victim of his circumstances and a terrible person/do terrible things. They're not mutually exclusive.#But i also don't think erasing these aspects of his character and history is the answer.#Seeing only Impu/se era Thad as the most ic/correct version of Thad's character is FRUSTRATING#and I'm just SUPER critical of fandom's interpretation of Thad because it is just feels like this is the only version of him that is valid#to fandom.#Thad Meta