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General Fandom
WHY FANFIC TELLS EMOTIONS, AND WHY MAYBE THAT AIN’T A BAD THING.: professorfangirl (tumblr) - "Chuck P. is arguing against emotional narration here, and I get that. But fanfiction is all about telling emotional stories"
On Courage And Suffering: chordatesrock (DW) - "I often see people referred to as heroic or brave because they're victims. It's unfair and trivializing."
Specific Fandoms
Agents of SHIELD
Agents of SHIELD: It's actually good now!?
: hellotailor (blog) - "If you don't watch AoS, or if you (understandably) lost interest after a few episodes, then you really need to reevaluate your decision because this show has improved A LOT."
A Song of Ice and Fire
Do you think that the conversation Jon has with Arya at the beginning of AGOT where he says something to the effect "after the long winter they'll find you frozen with a needle in your hand" foreshadows Arya's death?: donewithwoodenteeth (tumblr) - "I really believe for every single legitimate example of foreshadowing, there are 20+ red herrings that fans jump on."
SANSA AND IDENTITY: queen__of__thorns (tumblr) - "Sansa hasn’t just divided herself into two people; she’s divided Littlefinger into two people as well:"
Loras Tyrell – Violence, Loss and Grief: The Real Life of a Knight: Mara Garbutt (blog) - "Loras embodies a culmination of various mythological depictions of knights and soldiers, and this very invocation of the battle weary, lovelorn and hopelessly lost soldier makes him such a timeless character."
"THE LONE WOLF DIES, BUT THE PACK SURVIVES": donewithwoodenteeth (tumblr) - "One thing I’ve noticed about this quote is that it is seen as a big House Stark quote but also as “proof” of Arya’s supposed lack of Stark-ness."
Untitled:donewithwoodenteeth (tumblr) - "The direwolves serve as protectors, and it’s believed the gods meant for the kids to have them … They also serve as a means for the kids to learn skinchanging … And the direwolves may also serve as an extension of the id and intuition."
Hedging Knights and Dancing Dragons: msunyata (blog) - "What, then, could possibly have possessed George R.R. Martin to expand Ice and Fire even further, with another seemingly never-ending series of prequel novellas?"
History Remixed: StevenAttewell (blog) - "The historical analogy of Westeros's Dance of the Dragons was the 19-year-long civil war that took place in 12th century England and France that was known to contemporaries as the time when "Christ and his saints slept" or, simply, "the Anarchy.""
Lies My Maester Told Me: Johnny (blog) - "But unlike most people, maesters also have a responsibility that long survives them: they are history's scribes. How much of history we can accept as true depends on the men writing it, and who they were before they claimed to be scholars."
There's Always a Price: Stefan (blog) - "one thing is the same, wherever - or whenever - you go: magic comes at a terrible price."
Comics
ASK CHRIS #172: DC, MARVEL AND ‘THE PROBLEM’: Chris Sims (blog) - "To put it bluntly, The Problem is that DC wants to be Marvel, and they have for the past 50 years."
Doctor Who
The Day of the Doctor Meta: Story Layers: elisi (LJ) - "This gets complicated. There will be subheadings. Plus, some things overlap and I’m missing out a TON of stuff in trying to concentrate on 'only' the story meta."
Game of Thrones
Meta Monday: Maybe She’s Born with It…: justadram (tumblr) - "hair dye is used to conceal and beautify in Westeros and beyond just as it is today. And just as it was in the Middle Ages in Europe."
Mary Renault
Return To Night: The FAQ You Really Didn’t Ask For Part One and Part Two: nahrat (DW) - "Tell me about Return to Night."
The Mentalist
The Mentalist: Meta: "Team Work": kathiann (LJ) - "There is a "team" on The Mentalist, but they don't get as much attention as they should."
Supernatural
More Women on Supernatural? Are You Forgetting Dean?: CaptainMercy42 (AO3) - "This is an essay about my theory that Dean Winchester is the "woman" of Supernatural. Some have responded "no it's Sam." That's cool too, but please comment and tell me why!"
Teen Wolf
From Alpha to Alpha -: cupidsbow (tumblr) - "I just can’t decide if Davis expects us to be smart enough to see Scott’s hypocrisy and flaws despite his position as hero, and so read them as a clever undermining of the classic hero tropes, or if we’re meant to think Scott’s privileged position makes these actions okay just because it’s the hero that does them (might is right)."
Tolkien
Galadriel and Feanor as a less spiritual take on Varda and Melkor: survivingrealitywithoutnormality (tumblr) - "So I was thinking about the parallels between the relationship of Varda and Melkor with that of Galadriel and Feanor."
If you have meta to submit or rec, please comment to this post or to the screened Submissions Post. If you'd like to give us blanket permission to link your meta please comment to the Blanket Permissions Post. If you have feedback or questions, check out our FAQ, Contact the Mods, or PM/email. If you'd like to volunteer to link-find or mod, please comment to the Volunteers Post.
General Fandom
WHY FANFIC TELLS EMOTIONS, AND WHY MAYBE THAT AIN’T A BAD THING.: professorfangirl (tumblr) - "Chuck P. is arguing against emotional narration here, and I get that. But fanfiction is all about telling emotional stories"
topic:fanfic
On Courage And Suffering: chordatesrock (DW) - "I often see people referred to as heroic or brave because they're victims. It's unfair and trivializing."
topic:disability
Specific Fandoms
Agents of SHIELD
Agents of SHIELD: It's actually good now!?
: hellotailor (blog) - "If you don't watch AoS, or if you (understandably) lost interest after a few episodes, then you really need to reevaluate your decision because this show has improved A LOT."
fandom:agentsofshield
A Song of Ice and Fire
Do you think that the conversation Jon has with Arya at the beginning of AGOT where he says something to the effect "after the long winter they'll find you frozen with a needle in your hand" foreshadows Arya's death?: donewithwoodenteeth (tumblr) - "I really believe for every single legitimate example of foreshadowing, there are 20+ red herrings that fans jump on."
fandom:asoiaf
SANSA AND IDENTITY: queen__of__thorns (tumblr) - "Sansa hasn’t just divided herself into two people; she’s divided Littlefinger into two people as well:"
fandom:asoiaf
Loras Tyrell – Violence, Loss and Grief: The Real Life of a Knight: Mara Garbutt (blog) - "Loras embodies a culmination of various mythological depictions of knights and soldiers, and this very invocation of the battle weary, lovelorn and hopelessly lost soldier makes him such a timeless character."
fandom:asoiaf
"THE LONE WOLF DIES, BUT THE PACK SURVIVES": donewithwoodenteeth (tumblr) - "One thing I’ve noticed about this quote is that it is seen as a big House Stark quote but also as “proof” of Arya’s supposed lack of Stark-ness."
fandom:asoiaf
Untitled:donewithwoodenteeth (tumblr) - "The direwolves serve as protectors, and it’s believed the gods meant for the kids to have them … They also serve as a means for the kids to learn skinchanging … And the direwolves may also serve as an extension of the id and intuition."
fandom:asoiaf
Hedging Knights and Dancing Dragons: msunyata (blog) - "What, then, could possibly have possessed George R.R. Martin to expand Ice and Fire even further, with another seemingly never-ending series of prequel novellas?"
fandom:asoiaf
History Remixed: StevenAttewell (blog) - "The historical analogy of Westeros's Dance of the Dragons was the 19-year-long civil war that took place in 12th century England and France that was known to contemporaries as the time when "Christ and his saints slept" or, simply, "the Anarchy.""
fandom:asoiaf
Lies My Maester Told Me: Johnny (blog) - "But unlike most people, maesters also have a responsibility that long survives them: they are history's scribes. How much of history we can accept as true depends on the men writing it, and who they were before they claimed to be scholars."
fandom:asoiaf
There's Always a Price: Stefan (blog) - "one thing is the same, wherever - or whenever - you go: magic comes at a terrible price."
fandom:asoiaf
Comics
ASK CHRIS #172: DC, MARVEL AND ‘THE PROBLEM’: Chris Sims (blog) - "To put it bluntly, The Problem is that DC wants to be Marvel, and they have for the past 50 years."
fandom:comics, fandom:marvelcomics, fandom:dccomics
Doctor Who
The Day of the Doctor Meta: Story Layers: elisi (LJ) - "This gets complicated. There will be subheadings. Plus, some things overlap and I’m missing out a TON of stuff in trying to concentrate on 'only' the story meta."
fandom:doctorwho
Game of Thrones
Meta Monday: Maybe She’s Born with It…: justadram (tumblr) - "hair dye is used to conceal and beautify in Westeros and beyond just as it is today. And just as it was in the Middle Ages in Europe."
fandom:gameofthrones
Mary Renault
Return To Night: The FAQ You Really Didn’t Ask For Part One and Part Two: nahrat (DW) - "Tell me about Return to Night."
warning:spoilers, fandom:maryrenault, topic:femalesexuality, topic:het
Contains spoilers for the Mary Renault novel Return To Night.The Mentalist
The Mentalist: Meta: "Team Work": kathiann (LJ) - "There is a "team" on The Mentalist, but they don't get as much attention as they should."
fandom:thementalist
Supernatural
More Women on Supernatural? Are You Forgetting Dean?: CaptainMercy42 (AO3) - "This is an essay about my theory that Dean Winchester is the "woman" of Supernatural. Some have responded "no it's Sam." That's cool too, but please comment and tell me why!"
fandom:supernatural
Teen Wolf
From Alpha to Alpha -: cupidsbow (tumblr) - "I just can’t decide if Davis expects us to be smart enough to see Scott’s hypocrisy and flaws despite his position as hero, and so read them as a clever undermining of the classic hero tropes, or if we’re meant to think Scott’s privileged position makes these actions okay just because it’s the hero that does them (might is right)."
fandom:teenwolf
Tolkien
Galadriel and Feanor as a less spiritual take on Varda and Melkor: survivingrealitywithoutnormality (tumblr) - "So I was thinking about the parallels between the relationship of Varda and Melkor with that of Galadriel and Feanor."
fandom:jrrtolkien
Tags:
- fandom:agentsofshield,
- fandom:asoiaf,
- fandom:comics,
- fandom:dccomics,
- fandom:doctorwho,
- fandom:gameofthrones,
- fandom:jrrtolkien,
- fandom:marvelcomics,
- fandom:maryrenault,
- fandom:supernatural,
- fandom:teenwolf,
- fandom:thementalist,
- topic:disability,
- topic:fanfic,
- topic:femalesexuality,
- topic:het,
- warning:spoilers
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