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this show!
Feb. 25th, 2020 05:53 amAs I was watching 'The King's Avatar' last night, I got a little stressed out watching the in-game fight scenes. (It was suspenseful, okay? I was worried!)
And then I was like, 'wait, why not just skip over this part?' Even though "curate your own experience" is such a mainstay of fandom and the internet, somehow I still often find myself feeling like I "should" experience things a certain way. But I don't need to!
You'd think I would have learned this lesson already, since I am the fan who skipped all the Harry Potter books after #4, and since I *just* watched 'The Untamed' and skipped almost half of it. But I just keep tripping over it.
So I reminded myself yet again, that since my goal in consuming media is to experience enjoyment, then it makes sense to focus on the parts that are enjoyable for me. Which is to say, I did skip over the fight scenes, and it was great.
(Also, I wish there was a multitude of fics about what in the world was happening with the other characters during the ENTIRE Challenger's League process, which seems remarkably glossed over in the show but must have been absolutely hilarious.)
And then I was like, 'wait, why not just skip over this part?' Even though "curate your own experience" is such a mainstay of fandom and the internet, somehow I still often find myself feeling like I "should" experience things a certain way. But I don't need to!
You'd think I would have learned this lesson already, since I am the fan who skipped all the Harry Potter books after #4, and since I *just* watched 'The Untamed' and skipped almost half of it. But I just keep tripping over it.
So I reminded myself yet again, that since my goal in consuming media is to experience enjoyment, then it makes sense to focus on the parts that are enjoyable for me. Which is to say, I did skip over the fight scenes, and it was great.
(Also, I wish there was a multitude of fics about what in the world was happening with the other characters during the ENTIRE Challenger's League process, which seems remarkably glossed over in the show but must have been absolutely hilarious.)
