I wanna try something, for funsies and science, and ask y’all some questions about your faves from very specific (and perhaps niche) fandoms. If you want to play, just answer the ones you recognize, and if you can only answer from one fandom, that’s great (and about what I’m expecting lol), but if you can answer from more than one, that’s really cool because it means we have more than one overlapping interest (and we should be friends)! I’m gonna be stuck in a car the next 3.5 hours so feel free to ask me anything back if you’d like!
1. To what extent do you believe Joe Gillis to be responsible for his inevitable demise? Do you think he has as much control over his situation as he tells us he does, or do you think he’s in denial over the power Norma Desmond has over him? (For specifically the movie fans, do you like the musical, and are there any other film noir movies you enjoy? And for the musical fans, have you seen the movie, and how hyped are you for a pro shot and/or musical movie?)
2. What do you think about Roland and his relationship with Andrew? Actually, what do you think about Roland in general? How about Cass Spear, what do you think of her? How much do you think she actually knew? Also, can we talk about how crazy it is that Lola Malcolm was just able to walk right up to Tetsuji and get his permission to take Neil with no pushback whatsoever? Why don’t we talk about that more? How much of Riko’s character do you think is nature vs. nurture?
3. Does anyone else still have the drop sequence memorized from the DCA version (RIP)? Do you actually like Mission Breakout or are you just trying to force the acceptance part of your grieving process? Have you seen the movie (which is pretty easy to find in its entirety for free on YouTube btw)? Do you also have a merchandise collection or am I just insane? What is your favorite Twilight Zone episode?
4. Why do you think William kidnapped Carlton? Do you think Carlton was just in the wrong place at the wrong time, or do you think there was more to it than that, like knowledge of who his father was or something like that? And actually, which version of William (specifically from these books) is your favorite? Do you actually like John as a character? Who do you think John saw in the graveyard? Do you think Betty would ever go back to Clay?
5. (To preface, I’m talking about the characters here. I don’t support most of the creators.) Who did you side with when Tommy and Techno broke off their alliance and why? Do you think Tommy deserved to be exiled (and I don’t mean any of the additional, really bad stuff that happened to him in exile, I mean what the consequence for his recklessness was actually supposed to be)? Why do you think Tommy was immune to the egg? If you were in the fandom and watching the stream live, what was January 6, 2021 like for you, especially on Twitter?
6. What do you think about Calypso? How about Eurylochus? If you could repeat an existing leitmotif somewhere else in the album, which one is it and where would you put it? Actually, are there things in general about the album that you would change/critique, or do you like everything exactly the way it is? Am I the only one that thinks “God Games” is overrated?
7. What do you think the crossover episodes are going to look like? Who do you think is controlling Alastor, and what do you think his intentions are with the hotel? What do you think about the “Poison” song/sequence? Who do you empathize more with, Blitzo or Stolas, and why?
And yes, I’m aware I mostly asked complicated questions with nuanced/opinion-based answers lol. They’re meant to be that way because I also want to find people within in my fandoms who are excited about participating in friendly fandom discourse about complex subject. (And also, all of these are questions I excitedly would- and probably will eventually- answer myself haha.)
