Okay, so my husband gave me all three seasons of Beauty and the Beast for my birthday. It was a series that ran in the late 80's with a young, soft, sweet, and positively radiant Linda Hamilton (unlike her post-Terminator 1 persona, when she looked like a chain smoker waiting for the end of the world to arrive) and Ron Perlman in awesome furry beast mode. It was soooo romantic. The two of them have a "bond" which enables them to sense what the other is feeling. Their relationship remains chaste for most of the series because he's afraid of hurting her but they love each other beyond all reason. After one night together (at a time when Ron Perlman's character was not in control of himself for various reasons), she gets pregnant and has his child. And then...get this... the writers KILL OFF Linda's character in a very gruesome way in the first episode of Season 3.
So... we have two star-crossed lovers of different species who are bonded to each other and have a child together before one of them is brutally killed by the writers just for the heck of it. Sound familiar?
I got so depressed after watching season 3 (in which Linda's character is dead. They don't just have a finale to fix. They have a whole frakking SEASON to fix.) that I had to find Beauty and the Beast fanfics. And then I had to WRITE one. But I'm better now. Thank God for fanfiction.
Our fandom is not alone. There are others who have been violated by writers intent on sending "valentines" to their viewers.
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