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I think it was also bhavna who actually suggested her character to be killed off, not the showrunner

So I caught up on the recent Kana today and wanted to answer this.

I’m still so angry and torn between being happy at the good moments and remembering what’s going to happen and being bitter all over again. But very little of that has to do with Bhavna’s suggestion. There is a part of me that’s sad at that, yes, because it seems to speak to a lack of understanding of what this rep means to us and what a death does to it, but it’s been made incredibly clear how much trouble non-wlw have understanding that. And I get what her actual reasoning would have been, that this would seal what a once-in-a-lifetime soulmate kind of love Kana had, that only death could separate them. If circumstances had been different, she might even have been right, but the circumstances aren’t different and we have a very specific history linked to this.

Separately from her, though, my god, the show didn’t have to listen to her, they didn’t have to include Adam plot and then kill her off, what, the day of her wedding? Every terrible choice they could have made, they did. This is on them. My rate is definitely reserved for them.

And another anon:

Ouf man I can only imagine what you went through with Rana. Juliantina was super loving and even then watching them on tv was HARD sometimes. The kidnapping, the tears, Juls kissing that guy (my brain just. Refuse to remember his name) and all the homophobia when all they wanted be together and make each other laugh. I wish writers could understand how hard we latch on wlw stories to process our own experiences and how important they are to us.

Sorry for answering so late! Thank you for the kind thoughts, anon. It really did and does suck and the hardest part is realizing how little the writers care about the effect this will have. It’s easier to tolerate mistakes than detachment, at least for me. 

I think often writers do realize how important these stories are to us, but sometimes it’s too late or they just don’t care. Those that pay attention and try to do well by us are the ones I like the most, and I guess that’s why I ended up being as okay with Juliantina as I was. Too many writers will accept the praise but stop listening to the criticism and some will make mistakes so major, there’s no way back from them. At least here, it was a mostly recoverable situation and it was all done when they had no feedback. Hopefully they’ll get a chance to apply what they learned.

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LOL. I wonder what Barbara showed Maca in that upper right gif that resulted in her awed expression. ?

And a hug! Lol, your guess is as good as mine. I know what we would all like it to be though, heh. 

And another anon:

I love reading your answers to your anons. Always thoughtful and mature and when people make assumptions or negative comments (ex. Gonzo) you always look at both sides.

Aw, thank you! Heh, funny you say this after my kinda-meltdown yesterday but thank you. 

Looking at both sides…also considered fence straddling, but it just makes sense to me There’s always a reason for why people behave the way they do, right, it may not be a good reason, but it’s there. So whenever people come to me about something, usually about others in the fandom, it’s like, well, we’re all ultimately on the same side here so let’s just break it down a little. Nobody’s engaging in fandom to be miserable and make others miserable. So maybe it’s ultimately my forced positivity, I dunno.

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We made #1 on tumblr again with 0 new content all thanks to Barb and Maca. I’m honestly shocked still we were number one I thought surely it was because we got new content every day but I think that shows this fandom is actually huge. I want to try not to have expectations and just be thankful but it’s so hard not to have hope after hearing Maca and Barb say they both want to do a spiniff on the day we win their show 14 awards. Winning those awards reminded me what fandom is supposed to be.

I know! I looked it up yesterday and this is literally what I said to a friend

“Wow, STILL #1 in the fandometrics! I really thought we’d fall and was only wondering by how much. It was definitely last night, lol, that kept us there.”

Definitely didn’t think that even one night of award content would keep it up there, like you said, I thought it was the daily content but just goes to show how much interest there is. With respect to the spinoff, I’m the same, trying to keep expectations low, or even frame any outcome as win-win, no spinoff = then no chance of them being ruined, spinoff = more of them.

But I really do get how people just want to hold on to this experience and this feeling of being listened to and acknowledged and making a difference. In so many other fandoms, we are the niche and no matter how important we think we are, we’re always reminded of our place at the end. But here we’re indulged, both in the story and by the cast and crew. It’s such a different feeling and I think we all know that whatever new ship comes along, it won’t be like this.

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Alexis’s other nomination was for another novela/role. He only qualified for experienced for his AAM role.

Oh, I see. So then you could possibly be different categories as long as they’re different roles. Got it. Thanks for explaining! Actually, since I’m here…

And another anon:

someone anyone ?? how big is this award show ? is it like the oscars? emmy’s? or like a people’s choice award?

I think it’s…kind of a mix because public voting is involved, so it’s kinda like People’s Choice but there aren’t really any Oscar/Emmy equivalents so this is the biggest one they can win. They’ll be celebrating well tonight, anyway.

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Wait, I’m confused, were there people in the fandom that didn’t want Gonzalo to win?

To put it diplomatically, let’s say they wanted Maca’s brother to win it more.

And another anon:

hey ok im kinda lost here , if the carvajal kids are the main characters or something why is barb’s nomination for major actress? or maybe juliana is also a main character?

They are somewhat more important but I wouldn’t look at the nominations for that, I think those are more just to get people from different shows in different categories as much as possible, which I like, tbh.