Oh, fandom...

So, JK Rowling had an interview, and as mentioned that she's had two more deaths she wasn't planning for added to Book 7. And so the fandom is flailing wildly. I am most amused.

Particularly by This poll it triggered.

Speaking of polls, I recommend this one to anyone who has seen Fear Her. Srsly.

And whilst I am on a link-pimping spree, philnthropy. Born out of the MsScribe saga, we have people selling some highly amusing fandom and f_w related t-shirts, with profits being donated to charity. All the details can be found in that comm, and it's a brilliant idea that I am fully behind.

Also, merinnan made me lose the game.

( And that dungeon thing, since everyone else was doing it )

First impressions and Point of View characters

Okay, this is an idea that originally came up as a throw-away remark in the comments to someone, and just sort of... built in my head, until I realised it sort of explained a huge amount about how I feel about the characters in Doctor Who, especially Rose.

And what it all comes down to is first impressions.

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Wow. That's a lot of words, in which I say... not very much, really. However, I would like to hear from people on how different or similar their experiences have been compared to mine.

ETA: Read the comments. I've got some very diverse and interesting perspectives on Rose and just companions in general.