Getting caught up

I've rewritten this blog like three times now trying to find the right words to explain what im thinking...I really need to get this out.

To make it simple I watched "Fame and Misfortune" today...and it hit me pretty hard.

I've always had a tendency to get deep into the meaning behind each episode, and they usually make the basic morals rather blatant but this one was...different.

I think this one got to me so much because I've seen this kind of thing a lot this past year.

I saw it with Paramore and their Hard Times album, detailing what it's like to be put on a pedestal and the pressure that comes with it.

I've seen it multiple times in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. That fanbase is so divided that there is almost always a split reception between games.

I saw it again in the Call of Duty series with the recent WWII instalment, with the rumors that it was only made to please fans, to make a "safe" entry into the series.

And finally it reminded me of one of the first dark MLP fanfics i ever read. Back when I had only seen a few episodes and all my fanfic reading was done on FF.net. The entire plot of that story was based on how out of control a fanbase can get and the consequences of their actions.

Fame and Misfortune really made that sink in for me. It layed it all out so blatantly I would have to be blind to not see it. I would like to think I've taken care to not get too caught up in a fanbase again (story for another time) but this is a good reminder. One I won't soon forget.