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hanzajesthanza · 2 years

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i loveeee being in a fandom where the work of media in question is complete. it's finished. it's done.

we don't have to wait around for the next book or watch as the series gets dragged out and beaten like a dead horse for a neverending amount of cash flow.

the creator had a vision, he stuck to it, he executed it, and now we have "the work"—an established body of canon which we can talk about and discuss, without having to say "unless this gets changed or modified in future installments." there is a set number of short stories, a set number of books. asides from the comments of the author himself said in interviews and opinions remarked upon in essays and other works, there is nothing more we have to be prepared to risk everything on. the story is complete. it has been told. everything we know has already been written down.

i know some, or more likely, most people cannot stand it when there are no new or upcoming additions to the work of a fandom, nothing to "look forward to." but i love it. please don't give me any more, this was more than enough to deal with, i'm still working on this, honestly. rather, what i'm "looking forward to" are interpretations, analysis, and other work from fans from which we can generate—ourselves—ongoing discussions and arguments which will last us forever.

i don't want hype. i want love.

#filed under: my posts always sound pretentious but please i really am not trying to be pretentious this is just how i think to myself #txt #the witcher books #everybody say thank you sapko for finishing the series and not giving up halfway through the saga and abandoning it #also the fact that it's One Guy as the author makes it so much more easier and straightforward #however there are like Ten Million References which you need to read Every Fantasy Series to get so. there's your homework #i'm joking but really 'getting a degree in arthurian literature to read the witcher' is a good idea #and 'getting a degree in european history to read the hussite trilogy' is also a good idea #if sapkowski were to announce another 'witcher' work i would accept it (generally; within reason) but i would also be like:#'what are you doing. let the dead sleep.'#let geralt rest on the island of avalon he deserves a peaceful retirement don't keep bringing him back for small tasks #HOWEVER if you would like to write something with ciri in the world of arthurian legend... i'm down for that

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