The Nandermo tag is looking a little pessimistic, and hopefully it’s just anxiety about S4 coming so soon after S3. Not even a full year to play in the sandbox before we get jossed! (Is jossed still a thing? I know we hate him now but has a replacement term for upending speculation in that specific way entered the fandom lexicon yet?) Anyway, why borrow trouble? Across genres, fandom has a tendency to melt down into hysterics over the littlest things sometimes. Either they’re gonna do it and if they do there will be multiple obstacles what with this being a comedy, or they won’t. In which case, depending on how they go about it, it could range from mere disappointment to cowardly backpedaling. None of us can control that by doomandglooming on the internet. Thus far they’ve done a pretty good job of turning expectations on their ear and they don’t seem like the kind of production that makes decisions from a desire to defy the fandom no matter the cost, so I personally don’t see any reason for premature disgust and betrayal.
I mean, what can you do? If they screw you, you don’t have to keep watching. Media made for profit is transactional, you can withdraw your monetary support at any time. Obviously you can’t get back the time and energy you invested, but of course you did that of your own volition and were never promised anything in return.
But again, it’s too early to start melting down. I understand the desire to prepare yourself for disappointment, especially when you’re as used to it as most fandoms are. But it seems like a really unenjoyable way to interact with a media property, and it won’t change the outcome. If it goes bad, send the message with total abandonment. Unless/until that happens, no good will come of miserable pessimism. 🤷♀️
Given what I’ve heard about the production thus far it genuinely doesn’t seem like they would swerve on fans just to be like cruel or petulant. I feel like if they didn’t get Nandor and Guillermo together it would be for other reasons like they really aren’t actually good for each other for example. Like we all love the ship and it works in this world and I want to see it done but there’s also a legitimate argument for it not being super healthy.
I know that turning or not turning Guillermo into a vampire is one of the story beats that they have confirmed as the impetus for the show’s continuation. The event of Guillermo being turned into a vampire or not is also sort of intrinsically linked to his connection to Nandor too. I’m not going to say you couldn’t decide one without the other but it would be difficult to say have them get together and have Nandor still be umming and arring on turning him.
So yeah from a narrative standpoint I’m just here to say though it hurts it being dragged out or not confirmed is likely an intrinsic part of keeping this world alive.
Just to be super super clear: I want them to get together. I think it could be done. It just wouldn’t be easy/isn’t promised.
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