| May. 2nd, 2004 @ 11:11 pm critique of Smallville fanfictions being put out at the moment |
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I haven't really been reading as much Smallville fanfiction as I have before because... right now it seems like there isn't very much good fanfiction. That and the Harry Potter fandom has completely spoiled me and I'm expecting elaborate epics like sushi's Civil War series and the Beast or The Tea Series or Dark Chocolate or Intertexitus (sorry, I know I spelled that wrong) , etc.
And the problem with reading such good stories is that after a while, you start getting used to how seamlessly they weave the story together and how the words themselves become art pieces. And I mean, they've practically made me believe that you don't need a thousand words to paint a rich mental picture of what's going on. I mean, each one of them is just gorgeous.
Anyways, back to Smallville. I've notice people, as always have only been writing vingettes, which I don't mind, but I don't really enjoy reading because the post-episode discussion as so thorough that there's really no point in writing them... But that's just my opinion.
Moreover, I hate, absolutely hate with a passion, stories where Clark is a big flaming gay alien who is going to have a bunch of babies or lex who is a frilly billionaire over-emotional ... person who is carrying Clark's babies. The only baby story that I've ever been able to stand and enjoy was written by Henry Jones Jr. If anyone wants to know how to write a decent mpreg story, read her stuff first. And while you're at it, read all of her stuff. They're all really good.
Okay, another thing that really bothers me is the constant recycling of 'bonding' and ... I donno, 'whatever colored' kryptonite making Clark pregnant, or overly sexy, etc. I mean can't someone do something fun for once that doesn't involve any Kryptonite.
I mean, come on, Smallville is already really badly written and the purpose of fanfiction is make up for their ... problems. And yes, I even had a problem with Memoria. That whole "My dad doesn't love me" thing. *snorts and rolls eyes* Being a child that has been neglected by her father for the last seven years just utterly makes me disgusted with Lex's words. Look, if a child has been neglected that long. They don't give a shit whether their dad loves them because they subconciously teat their parent like a stranger, which is why Lex's flinching from his father was accurate. But his desire for love from him was... completely out of character. Not matter how much that child looked up to their father, just remember 6 very important words, "Out of sigh, out of mind."
If I enough time, I could tear apart the Smallville script line by line. And I won't be as kind as Omar either.
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Now, enough of my ranting... I have a head full of plot bunnies and I'm sick of them sitting there because they're blocking my Harry Potter creativity.
1. (example of using Red Kryptonite in a fun way) -> according to cannon, Red K causes mutations that last for 24 hours. One can make up many scenarioes: Clark turns into an *insert animal here* and becomes Lex's pet for a day, but he enjoys being Lex's pet so much that he tries to keep this up for a longer period of time.
Or
The Red K makes Clark schizophrenic (which can be very funny or scary)
etc.
2. An experiment in Cadmus Labs goes wrong and Kon el gets thrown back in time. (In canon, Kon-el is the leather jacket wearing Superboy who is a successful and good clone of Superman)
3. Aliens that feed off of the Red Sun come to Earth, block out the Red Sun, and try to take it over. A war ensues... And although Clark no longer has any powers, he still wants to help, so he enlists in the miliary. Luthor, through a scalding article by Lois, is also forced to enlist. Somehow Clark and Lex end up in the same unit. At first they hate each other with a passion, but as things get bad, they start taking care of each other and finding comfort in each other. However, one day Clark doesn't come back from a mission... the news hurts Lex far more than he expected.
4. Pure Smut, semi-PWP. Canon!Lex finds out that Superman's DNA has healing properties and tries to seduce him so that he can regrow his missing hand. Lex also creates a refined Kryptonite ring that only weaken Superman but takes away any harmful radiation. Should go from non-con to ambiguous con. (I'm thinking... First encounter, the Planet's copy room, (2) restaurant bathroom, (3) Lex's office.... etc. )
5. Lillian didn't end up killing Julian. But Lionel's plans of Lex and Julian fighting over his empire don't work out. In the end Julian majors in Business and intents to take over Luthorcorp. Lex, who was majoring as BioChem, changed to Pre-Med and ended up becoming a doctor. After a while, he completely lost interest in taking over Luthorcorp, so neither of them are trying staging out Lionel's grandiose conflict. But one day Clark Kent, ace reporter, has to do two interviews. One about the new medical policy at the Met Hospital and the other about Luthorcorp's takeover of Hardwick enterprises. Both brothers fall in love and from there on, their pacifist relationship falls apart over Clark Kent.
6. On a whim, Clark applies to a few good schools in California and he manages to get in to a very good one on a full scholarship. After much debate, his parents think it'll be a good idea finacially and for Clark's experiences to go to college that isn't in Kansas. Lex is saddened by the news. One school year passes and Clark comes back over the summer with a fresh outlook and new experiences. But a lot of things have changed. Pete is a lot more serious after studying a year of Law, Chloe is in jail for tresspassing, Lana moved to Metropolis because Aunt Nell was diagnosed with cancer. And Lex got remarried. But not only that, Lex is dying. (Clark later finds out that Lex's sacchrine sweet wife is slowly poisoning him to death.)
7. Lex writes in Clark's yearbook at the end of his third year telling (implying to) him to grow up. Lex leaves the country to do business for the rest of the summer. Upon reading Lex's quote, Clark is furious. But as the long summer weeks pass by, Clark reflects and realizes that he has been a child and it was time he stopped blaming everyone else for his own problems and mistakes.
8. Mr. Mxyzptlk holds Canon!Superman and Canon!Lex hostage because he's bored and decides to mess with their timelines. What if the Smallville universe was created because Mr. Mxyzptlk just wanted to have fun?
9. Trying to escape his illness and unable to stand Lex anymore, Lionel creates a clone of Lex and puts his brain into the Lex clone. He then finds a way to kidnap and detain Lex and then takes over Luthorcorp and Lexcorp.
10. Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind idea crossover. Lionel is vindictive and bitter that Lex put him away in jail. So one day he manages to hire a man to kidnap Lex and have any memory of Clark Kent wiped out. Clark, who was living happily with Lex, finds out what happened (let's just say he doesn't know how to do the 'remembering kiss') and is devastated. After moping around for a month, Batman gets sick of Clark's attitude and drags him to the Fortress of solitude to have the AI wipe out his memories of Lex.... But sometimes two people are meant to be together and Clark and Lex find and fall in love with each other all over again. But the blocked memories don't stay wiped out forever...
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whoo... that's all for now.. I'm tired. |
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