So, I'm really sick of the Arrow fandom at the moment.
Either in reviews or fanfic, the Olicity shippers seem to be harping on one particular point - Felicity's reaction to Oliver and Sara getting together in 2x13.
Personally, I think it was stupid plot twist, but mostly I was thinking, really? Again? Like the writers can't come up with anything new. Oliver isn't perfect, and he keeps making stupid choices in his personal, but the whole point of the show is for the audience to see him grow into the real hero stuff - but that takes time, and he's still working on leaving behind his stupid playboy persona.
As much as I don't like it, I'm not going to angst over the story putting the characters in that place right now, but much of the fandom seems to be hung up on how the whole situation afftects Felicity. As in, there must be dozens of fics where she acts all hurt and traumatised, because how dare Oliver be with someone other than her. And it pisses me off, because that idea is derived from two very troubling and completely incorrect points.
One, that Felicity is just pining away, waiting for Oliver to notice her like some lovesick fool, and poor her for the big, bad man stomping all over her delicate lady feelings. Okay, no - while I think that whatever there is between Oliver and Felicity isn't completely platonic, and she's definitely attracted to him, neither of them are in love with each other, and while the potential is undeniable, it will be a long time before they get to the point where a relationship would actually work between them. What I think the show actually got right was how it later focussed on Felicity feeling left out of the team, rather than left out of Oliver's life. There was a lot of crap in the Clock King episode, but that part worked.
And two, that assuming Felicity is pining, that it becomes Oliver's fault. This point actually draws on something you linked in a post a while back, about Boyle's inappropriate stalkerish tendencies towards Diaz, and how wrong it was for him to make her responsible for his feelings, and that really struck a chord with me. Because Oliver can be an inconsiderate jerk with a one-track mind, but he'd never deliberately hurt someone he cares about (unless it was to keep them safe by forcing them to keep their distance from him.)
Those ideas keep showing up in the fandom on repeat, and it's pathetic, because it shows how little fans seem to understand either of their characters. Right now, I could get behind the idea of Felicity with someone else - if the show managed to portray the relationship as genuine, rather than presenting the guy as a stand-in until Oliver gets his act together.
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So, I'm really sick of the Arrow fandom at the moment.
Either in reviews or fanfic, the Olicity shippers seem to be harping on one particular point - Felicity's reaction to Oliver and Sara getting together in 2x13.
Personally, I think it was stupid plot twist, but mostly I was thinking, really? Again? Like the writers can't come up with anything new. Oliver isn't perfect, and he keeps making stupid choices in his personal, but the whole point of the show is for the audience to see him grow into the real hero stuff - but that takes time, and he's still working on leaving behind his stupid playboy persona.
As much as I don't like it, I'm not going to angst over the story putting the characters in that place right now, but much of the fandom seems to be hung up on how the whole situation afftects Felicity. As in, there must be dozens of fics where she acts all hurt and traumatised, because how dare Oliver be with someone other than her. And it pisses me off, because that idea is derived from two very troubling and completely incorrect points.
One, that Felicity is just pining away, waiting for Oliver to notice her like some lovesick fool, and poor her for the big, bad man stomping all over her delicate lady feelings. Okay, no - while I think that whatever there is between Oliver and Felicity isn't completely platonic, and she's definitely attracted to him, neither of them are in love with each other, and while the potential is undeniable, it will be a long time before they get to the point where a relationship would actually work between them. What I think the show actually got right was how it later focussed on Felicity feeling left out of the team, rather than left out of Oliver's life. There was a lot of crap in the Clock King episode, but that part worked.
And two, that assuming Felicity is pining, that it becomes Oliver's fault. This point actually draws on something you linked in a post a while back, about Boyle's inappropriate stalkerish tendencies towards Diaz, and how wrong it was for him to make her responsible for his feelings, and that really struck a chord with me. Because Oliver can be an inconsiderate jerk with a one-track mind, but he'd never deliberately hurt someone he cares about (unless it was to keep them safe by forcing them to keep their distance from him.)
Those ideas keep showing up in the fandom on repeat, and it's pathetic, because it shows how little fans seem to understand either of their characters. Right now, I could get behind the idea of Felicity with someone else - if the show managed to portray the relationship as genuine, rather than presenting the guy as a stand-in until Oliver gets his act together.
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