No, seriously, is this place dead?

[a_blackpanther]

This is the discussion post for Episode 9x17 - "Persuasion ". Watch out for SPOILERS in the comments.

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[mojoxphile.livejournal.com]

I just got bored. Like CSi and alot of crime dramas they just don't go anywhere that's engaging enough to me to keep watching. Closest thing to interesting past season was Reid's girlfriend plot and they killed that so brutally I just lost all heart for show, characters. I might tune in now and then if nothing else is on (and it's the sort of show that it doesn't matter when you tune in there's no real arc your missing that keeps you on edge of seat like say Hannibal. If show goes or gets cancelled I doubt I'd notice at this point. Sad when shows with potential ebb away and characters fail to evolve much. That's why this place is a graveyard. I'm even surprised when I get a notification of someone posting here. ;)

[a_blackpanther]

Yeah - it's never been a particularly active fandom, it's just not that kind of show and I've found myself a bit bored with it. i still like it mostly - but it's no longer exciting.

[full-metal-ox.livejournal.com]

Closest thing to interesting past season was Reid's girlfriend plot and they killed that so brutally I just lost all heart for show, characters.

I have a theory--and I'm aware that I risk kindling a wankapalooza by stating it--as to why Maeve was so summarily Stuffed Into The Fridge: the Powers That Be may have observed the tendency of certain elements of the fandom to snarl at nearly every recurring female character on the show (the phrase "Mary Sue" frequently being applied). Seaver got it with compound interest; as did Beth, who was branded a creepy stalker for having the temerity to take the initiative in courting Hotch (there was a vocal contingent hoping that she'd turn out to be the Replicator.) Elle got crap for going Cowboy Cop; Prentiss got it for being the Replacement Goldfish for Elle; Haley got it for breaking Hotch's heart; Blake is getting it for the fact that the writers still seem unsure what to do with her character; J.J's getting it for having Taken a Level in Badass and acquiring additional layers of angsty backstory.

It's possible, therefore, that somebody thought that building up and then killing off a potential love interest for the fandom's designated squeebait would be a well-received move; little did they reckon that a lot of the fandom identified with Maeve. (Significantly, Garcia--for all her eccentricity and plot-induced hacking hypercompetence--seems to enjoy immunity to Sue-calling, and her popularity as a fandom placeholder may be a lot of the reason.)