FYI, right after I commented, new fic showed up on ds_flashfiction. Haven't read it, but it still seems like an active community.
I came into the fandom long after the show ended, so found the fandom overwhelmingly seasons 3/4 centric. Since I never was in on the episode meta, my impression was that most fans preferred those seasons (though there's been a resurgence of RayV, I know).
As a viewer, seasons 3 and 4 are great subtext. Seasons 1 and 2 are great text. Even the episodes in 3 and 4 that are feasts of subtext have gaping plot holes that make my brain hurt, and there are a few episodes I just find painful to watch. Not that there are no bad episodes in seasons 1 and 2, but I feel like the show had a clearer identity those seasons and, though it had its weirdness, still managed to tell compelling dramatic stories.
I hadn't thought about the portrayal of women in the early seasons, but it's definitely true. Is this a reaction to "Invitation to Romance"? Cause I'm not going to defend that one. :)
(Also--my favorite due South episode? "The Man Who Knew Too Little." And I know that's an unpopular opinion.)
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Date: 2008-02-20 03:50 pm (UTC)I came into the fandom long after the show ended, so found the fandom overwhelmingly seasons 3/4 centric. Since I never was in on the episode meta, my impression was that most fans preferred those seasons (though there's been a resurgence of RayV, I know).
As a viewer, seasons 3 and 4 are great subtext. Seasons 1 and 2 are great text. Even the episodes in 3 and 4 that are feasts of subtext have gaping plot holes that make my brain hurt, and there are a few episodes I just find painful to watch. Not that there are no bad episodes in seasons 1 and 2, but I feel like the show had a clearer identity those seasons and, though it had its weirdness, still managed to tell compelling dramatic stories.
I hadn't thought about the portrayal of women in the early seasons, but it's definitely true. Is this a reaction to "Invitation to Romance"? Cause I'm not going to defend that one. :)
(Also--my favorite due South episode? "The Man Who Knew Too Little." And I know that's an unpopular opinion.)