Destina pretty much covered it. I also think (though I came into the fandom when this had all mostly died down) that there are a lot of lingering issues from the year that MS took off--there was a big campaign to try to get his character back, hurt feelings, fandom-wide bloodshed, etc. etc.
Which worked, apparently. That must have been very nice for the rabid fans. Proof that Good Will Out and such.
It's somewhat like being a Spike fan, actually--the ritualized "but not in a crazy way, you understand" thing.
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Date: 2004-06-10 05:36 am (UTC)Which worked, apparently. That must have been very nice for the rabid fans. Proof that Good Will Out and such.
It's somewhat like being a Spike fan, actually--the ritualized "but not in a crazy way, you understand" thing.
*blinks innocently*
There are non-crazy Spike fans? Gosh.
*grins*