The Save The Earth Fandom Theories and Opinions Meme

[paradiseshrinemaiden]

Since we haven't touched on the Meta Fandom in a while I figured we could give this a shot.

You know how lots of fandoms like to make up all kinds of wild theories about the shows they watch and the various story arcs, especially the personal arcs of their favorite characters. They also have various thoughts and opinions about those characters that might influence those theories. Well, then, what do you think are the most common opinions the fanbase has about your characters? What are the most popular theories about them, their past lives and the possible future directions the story will take them? Post in the comments giving me your answer.

You're also free to comment on other people's posts to talk more about character relationship opinions and the like. Because shipping is the life blood of fandom, and there would much talk about that too.

Bonus points if you can think of anything about what the fandom thinks of the show and plot in general, though it's probably easier to just talk about our characters really. XD;

Comments

[chalicejoker]

Since Hajime's been having issues with his horrible bugmonster instincts lately, fandom has latched onto the idea that he needs to be ~tamed~. They frequently ignore what sets Hajime off in the first place and every instance during which he hasn't been a crazed bugmonster and portray him as a simmering pot of raw anger, at which point someone comes in and gets him to settle down. Discussion of who needs to be doing the "taming" usually spills over into shipping wars of some kind. Bakura, Thomas, Shou, and Lyall are all very popular candidates here, although the latter usually sees more play in bonding related to mutually being monsters.

Thomas's efforts to get Hajime a date was clearly a bit of misdirection on both their parts in fandom's eyes. The shippers here are very enthusiastic, especially after Hajime almost killed Thomas that one time. Hurt/comfort fics are a very definite thing here. Hajime and Shou at the Halloween party are a very popular topic for fanart. Some suspect that happened just to appease the shippers.

Fandom is also convinced there has to be some sort of connection between the cards and monsters that both Hajime and Bakura are remembering, but what? Most of the more serious theories focus on this.

[ursoreckless]

The speculation grew about it totally being just for the shippers after a few blooper scenes from the party episode were posted in G's weblog in which both G and Hajime are being overly hammy with their 'characters', including one scene in which they try to dance the tango to Madonna's Vogue.

[chalicejoker]

The shipwars that erupted after this video started to circulate were the stuff of shipwar legends, especially after the Hajime/Shou fans started claiming that these bloopers were canon.