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blackbird-brewster · 11 months

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CM Fanfiction on AO3

I'm a bit of a stats nerd, and I've been wanting to put this together for ages. The following are some statistics regarding Criminal Minds fanfiction of AO3. Do with this what you will, but if ever someone tries to tell me this fandom isn't misogynistic -- I will just point to this post.

I spent an abhorrent amount of time putting this together, hope it's interesting to other people. Please don't send me hate mail for my opinions.

Base Statistics

Total Fics Tagged Criminal Minds: 34,561

These stats were compiled by me on 20/06/23 via AO3's filtering system.

Note: These were taken at face value, meaning these numbers may not be exact. In order to get exact statistics, I'd have to stringently filter out things like mislabelled fics, spam, fics with multiple categories (to find pure slash, femslash fics), etc.

Tumblr will destroy the resolution of the graphs, just click to see full res :)

Fanfic statistics gathered from AO3, episode totals gathered from IMDB.

CM Fanfiction by Category

Most Popular Category: F/M (26.2%)

Fics Counted in This Statistic: 34,561

These totals weren't all that surprising, in a fandom that is largely obsessed with two men and no one else, I sort of expected this.

The only reason F/M has the largest amount of fics (vs M/M) is because 37% of all F/M fics are "Spencer/Reader". (More about pairings below)

If 'x reader' fics were excluded from the data, then the distribution would skew to: 34% M/M vs 24% F/M

Sorry, I just saw the 'other' category is the same colour as F/M on the graph. Other accounts for 2.3% of all fic categories

CM Fanfiction by Rating

Most Popular Rating: Teen and Up (30.3%)

Fics Counted in This Statistic: 34,561

I think it's interesting that the most popular ratings are Teen and General -- even though a huge portion of readers only read Mature/Explicit. There are absolutely incredible works that are rated Teen and General, and it's just a shame people don't read them as much as smut. That's probably the same in most fandoms though.

Top Relationships for Each Rating: General Audience: Spencer/Reader Teen and Up: Morgan/Reid Mature: Hotch/Reid Explicit: Hotch/Reid Not Rated: Spencer/Reader

It's no secret that this fandom worships Hotch and Reid above all other characters, but I think there's something to be said that a M/M ship dominates the Mature and Explicit ratings. Slash fic (M/M) has always been more popular than femslash (F/F) in pretty much any fandom, and the history of fetishization of mlm relationships in fanfiction (the fetishisation usually being written by cishet women, not talking about queer people writing queer fic) is always worth discussing.

CM Fanfiction - Top 10 Characters

Most Popular Character: Spencer Reid (19.9%)

Fics Counted in This Statistic:*indeterminate due to crossover (multiple characters per each fic)

No surprises here with the top three being the men who make up some of the most popular ships.

Notice how Jack Hotchner, a CHILD who was in 22 eps out of 300+ -- is featured in MORE fics than main characters (who were in multiple season) like: Luke, Matt, Tara.

CM Fanfiction - Top 10 (BAU) Characters

Most Popular Character: Spencer Reid (20.5%)

Fics Counted in This Statistic: *indeterminate due to crossover (multiple characters per each fic)

This one is filtered by BAU members only. Sorry, 'reader', this is about main characters only.

Notice how Gideon (45 total episodes, 2015 fics) and Elle (27 total episodes, 1371 fics) made the top 10 list even though characters who were on the show for YEARS missed out.

Main Characters not in the Top 10: (* denotes section chiefs. Bold denotes characters who appeared in more episodes than Gideon) *Erin Strauss (24 total episodes, 1361 fics) Alex Blake (48 episodes, 1190 fics) Tara Lewis (97 episodes, 1108 fics) Matt Simmons (49 episodes, 642 fics) Ashley Seaver (13 episodes, 279 fics) Kate Callihan (23 episodes, 247 fics) Jordan Todd (8 episodes, 130 fics) *Mateo Cruz (6 epsiodes, 88 fics) Stephan Walker (15 episodes, 66 fics)

All three men who didn't make the Top 10 are men of colour. Which is worth pointing out because the main reason Derek and Luke both made Top 10 is because they are popularly shipped with Reid. Outside of Morgan/Reid and Reid/Alvez -- I doubt they would have been tagged as much as they are.

Also worth nothing that Tara Lewis who appeared in 97 episodes, which makes her the EIGHTH highest billed character (above Luke, Gideon and Elle) -- doesn't even make the Top 10 most written about characters. She also happens to be the ONLY Woman of Colour on this list. Coincidence? Doubtful. She's also the ONLY canonically QUEER character -- and yet....even in the F/F tag she doesn't make top 5 (more about ships below)

CM Fanfiction - Top 10 Relationships

Most Popular Pairing: Reid/Reader (24.5%)

Most Popular Character Ship: Hotch/Reid (18%)

Fics Counted in This Statistic: 20,873 out of 34,561 (*includes fics with multiple pairings tagged)

This was WILD to me. I knew that 'Spencer x Reader' fics (I grouped ones tagged 'reader' and ones tagged 'you' together for this graph) were popular but I wasn't prepared for how skewed this data was. I don't have much to say about it anything involving Reid tbrh

Only three out of ten top relationships DO NOT involve Spencer Reid.

For people who don't know: using a slash ( / ) to denote a pairing means the pairing is romantic, using the ampersand (&) to denote a pairing generally indicates a non-romantic relationship.

Notice the ONLY F/F pairing that made Top 10 was JJ/Emily (with only 10%)

CM Fanfiction - Top 5 M/F Relationships

Most Popular Relationship: Spencer/Reader (52%)

Fics Counted in This Statistic: 9741 (72% of the total F/M fics on AO3)

Look, I don't know what to say about this. It speaks for itself. This show had an incredible ensemble cast who were all integral to the show's success -- yet, the only character anyone cares about in the fandom is the generic white dudes. Misogyny at it's best.

CM Fanfiction - Top 5 M/M Relationships

Most Popular Relationship: Hotch/Reid (45%)

Fics Counted in This Statistic: 7870 (75% of the total M/M fics on AO3)

Again, no comment about the most popular ships

I was, however, surprised that Hotch/Rossi made Top 5

CM Fanfiction - Top 5 F/F Relationships

Most Popular Relationship: JJ/Emily (71%)

Fics Counted in This Statistic: 2927 (65% of the total F/F fics on AO3)

For people who don't know: using a slash ( / ) to denote a pairing means the pairing is romantic, using the ampersand (&) to denote a pairing generally indicates a non-romantic relationship.

It's not surprising that JJ/Emily dominate the femslash category. They have always been the main femslash pair in this fandom. However, they only make up 49% of all F/F pairings!

I was surprised to see that 'x reader' fics took 2 out of 5 slots on this one. And I was especially surprised that Emily/Penelope made top 5. (I mean it's only 148 fics, but there they are)

Again, note how Tara Lewis (a canonically sapphic character) isn't a part of ANY of the top 5 pairings, even though she was in 98 episodes. That's a travesty imo. Tara/Emily trails at about the 7th most popular F/F ship with a mere 115 fics

In Conclusion...

Most of this was to be expected. This fandom has always praised the male characters while pushing the women aside, so the amount of works focusing on Reid and Hotch wasn't that surprising.

I think it's interesting how people tend to throw Jemily shippers under the bus (broad statement made via my 18 years in this fandom), because Femslash is by far the smallest portion of the shippers in the entire fandom. People just hate women

Do with this information what you will. This was mostly compiled because I've always been curious, and also I think it serves as an important archival tool for the fandom.

Please don't send me hate mail for my opinions.

Word Count & Additional Tags Information Below Cut

CM Fanfiction by Word Count

About 52% of all CM fics (34,561) are under 5,000 words

This was a really fun one to do, and was mostly included because I was curious. I think it'd be worth getting even more specific by trying to work out the average word count for all fics under 5,000 words.

Hey, if you're a marathon author with long works -- look at YOU!! You're a very small percentage in this fandom, and as someone who prefers long-form fic -- I am personally thanking you for your dedication.

CM Fanfiction - Top 10 Addition Tags

Most Popular Tag: Fluff (21.7%)

Fics Counted in This Statistic: *indeterminate due to crossover (multiple tags per each fic)

I honestly expected angst/whump/hurt/comfort to be first on this. I guess if you add up all the variations of those type of fics, they'd be top tag.

Obviously this one isn't ever going to be perfect, because tons of people either don't tag their fics, or they don't use the prescribed tags above. Still, I thought this was worth adding to the post.

For more stats please see my, [Tara Lewis Fic Stats Post]

#criminal minds #spencer reid #aaron hotchner #derek morgan #emily prenitss #jennifer jareau #penelope garcia #luke alvez #tara lewis #criminal minds fandom #criminal minds fanfiction #cm fanfiction #cm reference #master post #ao3 stats #cm commentary #cm meta

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st0ryf1lms · 24 days

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SPOILERS FOR X-MEN ‘97 EP 8

“let’s show these toasters why you don’t screw with the summers” i just shed a tear

#i love my messed up little summers family #marvel #x men 97 #cyclops #scott summers #marvel girl #jean grey #cable #nathan summers

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cajunhawk · 12 days

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X-Men '97 - Ep 8 & 9

Sorry for no episode last week, I was sick with a cold, but we're back!

In this episode we have SEVERAL people with me discussing both episodes: Jackie, Amber, Jamie, Code (in the Discord chat), & Joey (listening in and giving a few words).

What did you think of Ep 8 & 9?

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cherikdogfood · 16 days

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Anyone remember that meme/joke from Avengers Civil War? The one where Natasha looks at her teammates, and everyone has suits except her, and she's kinda glaring?

Yeah well I was watching X-Men 97 and I thought about it. In ep. 8, Jubilee complains that everyone in the team can fly except her.

Then in Ep. 9, Magneto asks the X-Men who would like to join him. I know she wouldn't do this (I mean this post is just crack, okay), but imagine if Jubilee agreed to Magneto's proposal.

It would go like this:

Magneto: So, who will join me?

Rogue: *flies to his side*

Roberto: *flies to his side*

Jubilee: I'll join you.

Magneto: Then come here.

Jubilee: ...

Magneto: Having second thoughts?

Jubilee: No... I can't fly damn it!

Magneto: ...right, I forgot. *Levitates her to him*

#i mean its really funny #storm and jean can fly #and jubilee cant #imagine that civil war meme #but its jubilee lol #xmen 97 #jubilee

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jimforce · 23 days

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#x men 97 #jim gisriel

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genocidecomics · 24 days

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WHY IS MAGNETO STRAPPED UP AND NAKED WOAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHGG

dude this must be such a harrowing experience for him

#x men #x men 97 #magneto #x men spoilers #x men 97 spoilers #x men 97 ep 8

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moonstone27ls · 9 days

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X-men 97 season finale/show review

Okay I am officially caught up. Saw all the eps... so I'm gonna give my review/opinions. So spoilers ahead.....

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Okay first on the eps. Ep 6 was okay, a pretty good filler. Not gonna lie tuned out of Xavier's bit. Not that it was boring, its just we all saw it coming. Gotta give Xavier a reason to leave/come back to work.

Did enjoy how in "class" he gave Deathbird an apple and told her "we raise our hands". Her sitting there like a kid bored in school. I AM curious on if they're gonna bring Vulcan aka the third Summers brother into the mix. Though if I'm gonna be blunt on memory... the show never did bring Havoc, sibling wise into the mix.

That I do have to say X-men Evolution attempted to do and give the Summers family some connection. Lets hope 97's writers will try to do the same and give Scott some connection with family.

Then we have more importantly Storm's part. I enjoyed her ep. Her transformation and regaining powers was just the best part of the moment. Welcome back Queen ;) .

Then we have ep 7 also okay. Had me on my toes story wise. Any take aways... uhhh.... enjoyed the cameos. Though after watching Rogue tear up Ross's place. I think he might wanna rethink the powerhold/or fortress? if she can tear up things.

I have thoughts on the Madelyne/Jean/Cyclops/Wolverine? thing but I'm gonna save my thoughts on the romance drama for the end cause I feel the writers dragged them a bit too much into the shows.

While I'm not entirely shocked that Rogue went on a rage like she did. I have mixed feelings on her killing Trask for several reasons. One, he actually seemed remorseful. Not like Gyrich, feel it would had been more impactful had it been him.

Secondly... nobody attempted to stop her. Now I get why Wolverine didn't stop her. Not to be so crude but he's basically the go-to character with killing. Just I dunno, considering Nightcrawler is "peaceful". He or Jean should have ATTEMPTED to stop her. I know we've all chalked it up to shock. But still feel any version/or comic version one of their instincts would have kicked in. But oh well.

Uhh... Beast/Trish reporter lady are a thing? I dunno... I know the series was clearly referencing their comic romance. But I'll be blunt the show didn't deliver on me giving a darn. Why? Cause its too fast.

I wanna say at most, Trish has only appeared two or three episodes. And its only been a span of two days at best. And all it was first ep was flirting. Then after Genosha they held arms? So... its impactful when he breaks up?... I'm just "she's been here two days I'm not really invested".

Same when she became a human sentinel (spoiler alert). He held her hand while resting and I'm just still not worried. Even if Trish comes back... their romance wasn't much to begin with. I do know that much from comics. She was like anti Lois Lang. More into the story than being moral. So yeah don't care about Trish, sorry.

I am surprised to see how Marvel/or writers are taking advantage of the streaming service. I'm watching murder, genocide, and I watched a full on murder scene by Bastion. Just whoa.

Hey even the scene with him shaving Magneto felt chilling. Streaming is giving them a much more edge, I'll say.

Now onto the bigger thing eps 8-10. Part 1 (episode 8), was very good with their animation. A LOT of good fight scenes. I mean I give so much kudos to the animators. Every fight scene was amazing to watch.

Story okay. A few nitpicks. One the Summers family. Don't get me wrong, I did LOVE the team up. They were great. But I dunno... it felt forced that Jean automatically takes on the role of stepmother/mother? to Cable. I kinda blame the writers as well on this one. It just felt a bit speeded. I do even remember in the original show, Cable did hold both in high regard. So I did know "okay at some point Jean will go back to Scott and become a mother figure to Cable". But the way they did it felt off.

Cause Scott never did get over Madelyne and its only been a FEW days. Not years, not months. Its been a couple of days. So it felt rushed that they've automatically gone from "I dunno where we stand" to "we have to stay together for OUR son". Our son?... Madelyne went on that whole shtick about being her own person. Going "No these are MY memories. I'M a person, not her copy". And they decide, "Okay Jean's her too. So Nate's her kid automatically"

Can I believe Madelyne and Jean share a psychic bond? Yeah, I can even believe thats why they can't separate their memories. Can I even see that after the smoke has cleared, Jean's viewed her as her sister.

I just find it so strange. That after all that gripping Madelyne did and how Jean attempted to understand her feelings. She's taking that "bond" as automatic... "Yeah Madelyne's me... so I'm taking the role of his mother." I dunno, if we cut this soap opera drama aside. Thats like hearing a sister go "okay my sister's dead. I'm taking her husband and son"... or other way around? I dunno either way its a mess and felt rushed.

My other nitpick... Roberto's mother just letting him be "arrested"? by the robots. Well their numbers in general. I did get the whole "chatroom" reference. But I feel they did a bit of a jump with the numbers of how many robots they made. I think a whole hometown (or whereever Bastion came from) would still be enough for the finale. But they made it like almost the equivalent of mutants. And I"m "hehhh".

I dunno feels like they did that for shock value. But even for shock, still felt a stretch. I mean what are the ODDS. Trish was secretly a mutant hater? I dunno too much of easy "oh we gotta make this shocking too".

Sorry back to Roberto's mother. Now just to make note, I'm not shocked how she behaved. The whole "lets keep this underwraps". Was clearly a ref to parents of LGBTQ in the 90s. But ref or not. I'm just "Okay so the rich people are upset about the two mutants?". Not the clearly flying robot people who come in and bark orders?

I mean even the most dumbest person would have just looked and said "Wait... are ya'll cops?". Those robots had no badges. But the mom's like "yeah .. he's a danger I'm gonna let my son go with the two weirdos who broke through my windows. Cause THATS more normal"

I dunno I think it would had been more effective if, the robots had just come charging in and made a scene, threatened the party guests. Jubes and Roberto save the day. But instead the mom kicks them out and chastises him for bring his "mutant problems" to the house with her company present. I think that would had been more realstic then the random robots acting like they're cops... though they have no legal authority.

But whatever, writers.

I did ironically like that whole monologue with Cooper. Her scene and Magneto's scene was powerful. Though... back to cameos... why is Doom helping? I mean I don't expect him to be a mutant alley. I was just "hey what does he gain from this?"

Then onto Part 2, uh wasn't shocked Roberto or Rogue followed Magneto. Felt Magneto was being a bit overdramtic with him being mad about Xavier being Lilandra. I'm "dude... he was dying to be fair". But okay.

Again, blaming writers on this. Though I'm not shocked Rogue went with Magneto... uhh because they keep dragging this love triangle. It felt more like she was just going to be with her very old lover. Which is ironic cause she's still grieving over Gambit. So its not that I don't believe her. Its more of the writers made it feel like the triangle was still there. Uhh not to mention part of her reasoning... she's all "I'm not gonna watch another die".

Thennnn why are you following someone who will kill your teammates? I mean I'm sorry after all that fighting everyone got over all that fast. I mean maybe in part three they apologized off screen. But still... Rogue's so close to the X-men. I'm just surprised there wasn't a scene were she's all "Damn it Logan why did you have to do that? I didn't want this. And I don't want to lose anyone else either" or something along those lines.

But whatever the fight/climax scenes were good. Shocking but good.

Part 3 finale. As I said they got over that drama fast but okay. Loved Phoenix/ Jean's scene. Still feel a bit rushed, not earned that she's automatically called Cable's mother. But whatever.

Enjoyed the bar/mind scenes with Charles/Erik.

Again loved EVERY cameo. Nice to see they added MJ in there, show Spiderman does get his happy ending.

Was a bit surprised Cyclops kinda took the Xavier route at the end with Bastion. But I get it at the same time.

Fight scenes were amazing... not entirely shocked the US government shot at the asteroid. Mostly I just wanted to say "are ya'll that stupid? yeah shoot something that close to earth". Not gonna lie gonna tune out season 2, depending how long they drag the time travel eps. Time travel is not really my forte.

Do hope having Apocalypse at Genosha means they'll bring back Gambit.

Take aways... so SICK of Rogue/Magneto being shoehorned in. I don't care if its in the comics. Didn't like it then, don't like it now. I just barely tolerated it because comic wise, nobody's aged (save for a few I guess) since World War II. And I tolerated Kate/Immortal cause it wasn't as much shoehorned/or focused. And Kate's younger than Rogue.

But this pft. Sorry writers you're not selling me on this. You LITERALLY couldn't fin a character a bit older? Or even focus on Magda? No we gotta focus on this May/Decemeber romance. Gosh still feels like they're dragging on this for season 2. The look Magneto had. Like an awkward ex.

I just know the writers did Gambit dirty on this. And I suppose I shouldn't be shocked since some of the writers were guys.

Just gah, I rolled my eyes when we had to focus on Rogue/Magneto. Like Rogue was the only thing he ever loved. Now I could sorta understand why his children were blurred. He has almost no relationship with any of them. But I still feel like for someone who misses family so much, his children should be there. The "family I always wanted". Always out of reach, whether its his choice or not.

I mean for goodness sake we could have a Magda reference. Everyone's always stated she was his great, only love. They could have moved on that. Felt like a wasted possibility.

Though am hoping, we'll get a Polaris/father meet cue or siblings moment as well. Glad THIS version of Marvel has kept the siblings together. Yeah Marvel comics, still pissed you tore the twins away from Magneto.

Anything else... uhh Morph's in love with Wolverine? I know someone's gonna say "No he just took Jean's form to make him feel better". Maybe... but considering his update now. Doesn't feel like that. Feel like he's got a huge crush on Wolvie. I'm not entirely against. I mean yeah the voice in the old series made me question his age.

But unlike the whole Rogue/Magneto thing. Doesn't feel as cringey. Morph's older, I'm assuming. And hasn't been isolated or any of those "I'm in a vulnerable place". Depending on what the writers wanna go with that is really up to them.

I can see it going either way. Wolvie going the other way, considering Jean won't love him. Finding a relationship with Morph. Or unfortunately, Morph's in Wolvie's spot. Pinning for someone who just sees him as a friend.

Now onto the soap operaaaaaa. The big bone I'd have to give the writers is how they handled Jean/Scott/Madelyne/ Wolverine rectangle.

Now some fairness, yes I read the writers gave into the soap. Not excuse for rushing. Maybe the writers didn't know they'd get two seasons. Maybe they thought "we'll be lucky to get two".

But I WAS hoping, they would actually separate Scott and Jean for a bit. After those moments with Jean and Logan, yeah I became a shipper. So I thought "Okay they can break up". Given the mess, I was okay. Jean breaks up, says "I gotta find out where we go. Where I go?". She tries to find herself. Sees Logan will always love her and put her happiness first.

Her and Wolverine at least have ONE date, when Logan feels they're in a comfortable space. What happens I dunno 8B. I just wanted to see that.

Scott and Madelyne talk. See if things are genuinely there. Now I don't wanna say "base on comics". Cause comic wise... lol Cyclops has a problem with being faithful. I would just prefer they realize things won't work out and reconnect.

But we don't get that. Instead it all feels rushed and this was done in a matter of a couple of days. So all that drama/finding myself went fast without a development or ahaha moment to me.

Thats about it. Despite all my gripping. I do GEUNINELY like this show and recommend it. Its still good and a good connection to the original show.

JUST BRING BACK GAMBIT D8<. Other than that I don't have a lot of demands/wants for seasons 2 or 3. Other than a few small character suggestions I written earlier.

Wouldn't mind a Spiderman crossover. Considering their friendship in the comics. Would love another Spidey/Wolvie day out. Even bring MJ into the mix as a friend. Would love Nightcrawler and Spidey being buds as well.

#X-men 97 #marvel comics

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brokenstar28 · 1 month

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Tag Game

Last Song:

Currently Watching:

Three Ships:

Favorite Colors:

Currently Reading:

Currently Consuming:

First Ship:

Last Movie:

Currently Working On:

I will go first:

Last Song: Happy Nation - Ace of Base (X-Men ep 5, why?)

Currently Watching: So many things, Bad Batch, X-Men 97', re-watching Percy Jackson (the show, don't worry)

Three Ships: Jondami, (Idk, I don't ship that many people) Umm, Percabeth, ... Fierrochase? Idk.

Favorite Colors: Blue & Purple

Currently Reading: Trials of Apollo, I'm on book 4 (Why, Rick?)

Currently Consuming: Rick Riordan books.

First Ship: ...? Idk. Probably Han x Leia when I was 8.

Last Movie: Hmm...I re-watched Empire Strikes Back? I don't remember.

Currently Working On: My fanfic.

Tags: @normalperson3 @threeraccoonsinatr3nchcoat @arrowheadedbitch @mac-cheez @alecasnotebook @autistic-human @camo-wolf @pics-and-fanfics

#tag game

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audiodee · 15 days

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#x-men #x men 97 #marvel comics #xmen #podcast #discussion #Spotify

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spaceorphan18 · 24 days

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X-Men 97 Ep 8 Thoughts

I don't have a whole lot to say about today's episode.

Storm is still MIA, Rogue is in a coma, and Gambit is still dead. And my heart isn't fully in what's left.

That is not saying it was a bad episode by any means. One of the good things about this show is that it allows different characters to shine, and kind of rotates through the cast.

Nightcrawler is amazing in this episode, and I absolutely love him. The way they do his action is fantastic. And he remains kind of the soul of the story. I'm hoping that he stays long term.

I appreciate that Wolverine is /not/ the center of the story. And I like Wolverine. But he is so often the focal point of non-comics media. It gets tiring. I will say, it's hilarious the discourse last week about Rogue letting an already dead man go when Wolverine was slicing through people left and right this episode.

Jean, Scott, and Cable get to shine in this episode. Lots of great action and dynamic from them. Also - oof, the Bastion's horror-esque backstory. And - yes, love the dig at the original films (even if I have a special place in my heart for the original films.)

I don't really have that much to say about Jubilee and Sunspot. It's kind of been the weakest element for me, but more so due to lack of interest. I understand why it's a story and what's being told. I'm just... not invested.

All the cameos! Hi Spidey!!

Oh, and Xavier is back. Okay.

It's interesting the (ex-)showrunner says that his favorite X-Men book was Adjectiveless #25, which makes a whole lot of sense. Magneto's story - and him kind of losing his shit and (god help me) even the love triangle makes a little bit more sense now. (Fun fact, #24 is Rogue and Gambit's first date - and one of /my/ favorite issues)

I am curious as to where they go from here. I feel like it's mostly a showdown from here?

Also - the showrunner also mentioned, and backed up in this episode, no time travel shenanigans. Which is fine. But, god, that means either Gambit is going to end up being one of Sinister's projects or a horseman of Apocalypse. Not totally thrilled with either idea, but I just cannot accept that they don't bring him back at all. It would, honestly, sour the entire show for me. :/ (though - I call a season 1 cliffhanger maybe?)

#xmen #x men 97

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sunnydaleherald · 2 years

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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Sunday, June 26

Buffy: Ford? Ford: Hey, Summers! Ford: How ya been? Buffy: Oh, my God! What are you doing here? Ford: Uh, matriculating. Buffy: Huh?

~~Lie to Me~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Prophecy of Love (Buffy/Willow, T) by glasswrks

What Love Is (Buffy/Willow, G) by glasswrks

The List (Buffy/Willow, G) by glasswrks

Home (Buffy/Willow, G) by glasswrks

Faith and Gambit (Crossover with X-Men, T) by Aragorn_II_Elessar

Losing Control (Crossover with Leverage, NSFW) by TheologyDiscography

Anything You Need (Crossover with Leverage, M) by TheologyDiscography

Too Little to Understand (Crossover with Leverage, G) by TheologyDiscography

Risky Kisses (Crossover wit Leverage, T) by TheologyDiscography

Aimee (Crossover wit Leverage, T) by TheologyDiscography

On the Job (Crossover wtih Leverage, G) by TheologyDiscography

Apocalypse Rising (Crossover with Leverage, T) by TheologyDiscography

[Chaptered Fiction]

Bliss Took Hold, Chapter 9 (Xander/Spike, E) by MysticD

Keeping Up With the Scoobies, Chapter 13 (Buffy/Spike, T) by TakaraPhoenix

Unexpected, Unwanted, Unbelieveable, Chapter 22 (Buffy/Spike, R) by the_bronze

Unforseeable Paths, Chapter 5 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Axell

Mortal Allies Series, Episode 5: War and Roses, Chapter 34 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Passion4Spike

Anything We Want, Chapter 19 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by scratchmeout

A Gift by Starlight, Chapter 8 (Crossover with Sailor Moon, FR15) by MinaMartin

[Images, Audio & Video]

Video: Buzwuzz's Spuffy Fanvids by thenewbuzwuzz

Artwork: Buzwuzz's Hand-Drawn Spuffy Art by thenewbuzwuzz

Artwork: Because It Has to Be by thenewbuzwuzz

Artwork:Spike commission by tartan-tardis

Meme: Tumblr text meme- Angel and Spike by spikedru

Manip:"The Fairytale" fan manip by l0veisntbrains

Manip gifset:You with the Crack Running Through You by Kim Addonizio (Spuffy) by anyachristinaemmanuellajenkins

Manip gifset:Season 6 - Xander and Anya by starryeyesxx

Manip gifset:Season 6 - Willow and Dawn by starryeyesxx

Video: buffy the vampire slayer angel and buffy / happier by Mew kuson

Video: Buffy and Faith: All around me by Slayer girl

[Reviews & Recaps]

The Thin Dead Line • S02E14 • TPN’s Angel Guide by Passion of the Nerd

Buffy Reaction - 1x6 - THE PACK by MrResident

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER - SEASON 4 EP 16 WHO ARE YOU? (2000) REACTION VIDEO! FIRST TIME WATCHING! by Reel Reviews With Jen!

Awkward Aquarians Review Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 2! **This one's gonna hurt like hell!** by Paige Marie Dooling

Angel S02E12"Blood Money"♡First time Reaction&Review♡ by SoFieReacts

Spuffy Explained - Why Spike & Buffy in Love MOSTLY is Fine EXCEPT For... by Partially Examined Kubrick

ANGELUS IS UNLEASHED! Angel 1x16 & 1x17 Reaction! by Elie Moses

Buffy The Vampire Slayer 3x20 - "The Prom" Reaction by DodoReactions

Angel S02E13 "Happy Anniversary"♡First time Reaction&Review♡ by SoFieReacts

[Recs]

5 BtVS and 5 Critical Role oneshot recs for Rarepair Hell Weekend by thenewbuzwuzz

[Fandom Discussions]

Open Buffy Starter (roleplay) by rainbowxfmuses

Faith in Boston by isagrimorie

Faith in Boston- response by qrred and isagrimorie

Faith was failed by those around her in S3 by momsopposed2theoccult

Cordelia in Restless? (continued) by multiple authors

Angel Season 5 Rewatch - #4 Hellbound (SPOILERS) by LWP

Poll: AtS 5 Villainy - Hainsley v Crane by LWP

Early Buffy/Angel fanfic archives by flow

BOOM! The Vampire Slayer # 3/Buffy '97 # 1 Thread (spoilers) by BAF

Buffy has to be the best & most accurate depiction of depression I have ever seen on TV. by multiple authors

How many of you actually enjoyed the Connor/Cordelia storyline? by multiple authors

What’s your favorite Buffy & Giles moment? by multiple authors

What episode of Buffy and Angel have you rewatched the most? by multiple authors

What do you think about Normal Again? by multiple authors

Say one thing you like about Warren, as a character, not as a person by multiple authors

Thoughts on S2.E19 I Only Have Eyes for You? by multiple authors

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Imagine the Fanged four didn't become vampires,how do you see their life? by AJ_Babe and multiple authors

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

PUBLICATION: Comic Book Preview – Buffy ’97 #1 via Flickering Myth

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