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A brief rant.
Nov. 9th, 2011 09:44 pmDear Real Ghostbusters fandom,
While I get that you are 99% comprised of hurt/comfort fanfic, I have to say the rate you make Peter and Egon cry over each other is somewhat alarming.
Now, okay. It's canon that Ray is a crier. He cries something like four or five times in six seasons. That's a lot of crying for a male-based toy-driven cartoon from the 1980s/early 1990s. And I appreciate that the writers took the risk in showing a grown man getting emotional at all. And they all get choked up in "Big Trouble with Little Slimer" when they think Peck destroyed Slimer, and again I appreciate that because for the time when the show came out and for the target age group, that was a rare thing.
It's nice to see that they weren't made of stone.
But...um...I just...have you met Peter and Egon? Because like...I mean they think Egon gets killed in one episode ("Egon's Ghost"), and Peter is depressed, but he doesn't cry over it. The only one who cries is Janine.
So I just...I don't understand why whenever you fanfic writers have one of them getting hurt, the other one is in tears, and pleading for them not to die, and generally being a wreck. They have coping mechanisms and are capable of functioning if something happens to the other. Particularly if they're in the middle of a bust. Especially if they're in the middle of a bust.
Sincerely,
The Management
While I get that you are 99% comprised of hurt/comfort fanfic, I have to say the rate you make Peter and Egon cry over each other is somewhat alarming.
Now, okay. It's canon that Ray is a crier. He cries something like four or five times in six seasons. That's a lot of crying for a male-based toy-driven cartoon from the 1980s/early 1990s. And I appreciate that the writers took the risk in showing a grown man getting emotional at all. And they all get choked up in "Big Trouble with Little Slimer" when they think Peck destroyed Slimer, and again I appreciate that because for the time when the show came out and for the target age group, that was a rare thing.
It's nice to see that they weren't made of stone.
But...um...I just...have you met Peter and Egon? Because like...I mean they think Egon gets killed in one episode ("Egon's Ghost"), and Peter is depressed, but he doesn't cry over it. The only one who cries is Janine.
So I just...I don't understand why whenever you fanfic writers have one of them getting hurt, the other one is in tears, and pleading for them not to die, and generally being a wreck. They have coping mechanisms and are capable of functioning if something happens to the other. Particularly if they're in the middle of a bust. Especially if they're in the middle of a bust.
Sincerely,
The Management
