Frankly, the very thing that makes discussing fanfic so uniquely fun and stimulating is that within a particular fandom, every fic can be compared and contrasted in so many ways. Unlike original fiction, in which what’s there on the page is everything, with fanfiction what’s there on the page is like one mirror in a huge hall of mirrors, at the center of which is canon. Not formulating opinions about characterization would be like looking at the page and saying, this is all there is, it does not reflect anything at all.
I agree with your comment 100%, from start to finish. The mirror in a huge hall of mirrors imagery is really striking, by the way.
If I only got pleasure out of reading about my Scully, I would not be here and I would never have been here because 99 out of 100 stories would bore me or annoy me.
We have some members here who do only get pleasure out of stories that faithfully recreate their idea of "canon Scully" and "canon Mulder" and canon in general. For the most part, they don't attempt stories that aren't strictly canon-compliant. Personally, I'm okay with that, although I admit I found it perplexing at first.
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I agree with your comment 100%, from start to finish. The mirror in a huge hall of mirrors imagery is really striking, by the way.
If I only got pleasure out of reading about my Scully, I would not be here and I would never have been here because 99 out of 100 stories would bore me or annoy me.
We have some members here who do only get pleasure out of stories that faithfully recreate their idea of "canon Scully" and "canon Mulder" and canon in general. For the most part, they don't attempt stories that aren't strictly canon-compliant. Personally, I'm okay with that, although I admit I found it perplexing at first.