Originally posted by: gurl-enchanted
Hey, it’s not about conveying things in an indecent or aggressive manner at all. There are lots of intelligent pieces of writing here. I won’t call anyone a negative person for expressing their views. But it becomes overwhelming to read disappointed and angry views again and again throughout the week.
Not going to debate on the dictionary definition of certain words. Since you asked and wanted to understand, it’s quite straightforward for me personally. Since Sunday, majority on the forum have been criticising and debating the things they found wrong on loop. It gets draining to read it after a point in every post and every second comment. I visit other forums too and a lot of shows have more flaws than I can count. This is ITV after all, but people find a way move on to other topics, create fun creations, reminisce about past amazing episodes etc. There is more balance, which is missing for me here.
The fun of being a participant dissipates when the conversation doesn’t move forward and topic after topic says the same thing in different words. All are unhappy and everyone wants a different approach than the last critique. Hence, I decided to avoid visiting the forum at these times because it drains me to read such comments beyond a point.
Let’s just say that if the makers truly started following what each and every comment on the forum said, they would be more confused than Bani 😆
Yes! I agree! If there are bad episodes telecasted, everyone unanimously rants about it. But on the flip side, if the episode is good, everyone here pours in overwhelming love for the characters and the episode! It also somewhere depends on the section of audience following the show! I cannot talk about other forums and other shows, but I have been part of few forums on IF over the years and this one is one of the most emotionally attached forum I find!
People can move on to next topics and create funny environment even if the episode is bad on other forums is really appreciable, but here I feel, people are extremely connected to the show and its characters! The section of audience visiting this forum does not seem to be from the usual TRP audience lot. They are intuitive and engaged wholeheartedly to something they are consuming.
Also, this isn't a daily soap. Its a finite show with only two episodes each week. We don't have the leverage that the character can be butchered and redeemed again, i don't think we even have that much of time as the show is seasonal! The expectations are high. Expectations to deliver good quality content in just those two hours. People wait for a week contemplating about the episodes. The curosity and eagerness to watch the episode is stretched by a week's time. So when the episode actually airs, people watch every intricate detail and analyse it to their hearts content. So inspite of being patient and excited for something which only airs twice a week, if the content is substandard, it becomes frustating to invest time and emotions too. Maybe, that's why you find such extreme response in this specific forum. The franchise has been of a certain standard and the show has delivered good quality content since its launch, so now as the story is going astray, it just becomes difficult to accept.
A Silver lining, all being unhappy and all being happy at the same time atleast doesn't lead to wars in the forum!😆 Its still just healthy discussions here!😆
Can't talk on others behalf, but even I was one of the many who ranted excessively for sunday's episode, coz it truly hurt me!😆 But absolutely no intention to spread hate here! Am loving this space where our voices are heard and everyone is sailing in the same boat together!🤗