I've decided that reading comprehension is not one of the strengths of many of the folks on Facebook.
So many conclusions are jumped to. So many idiotic comments made about subject matter with which you just KNOW the responder could not ever in a million years have become acquainted.
And just DARE to express your dismay over what a beloved TV show has become (in case of point, "Person of Interest") and lesbian assassins are hot on your tale trying to make you confess you have issues with lesbian women. As a fan of "Person of Interest", I "liked" its Facebook page. As a "liker", I get the occasional feed from the "Person of Interest" page. Today's was a feed of a video in which Amy Acker shared her opinions on her character Root's relationship with the character Shaw (they've become a lesbian couple and the main focus of the show). This was not what drove me from the show, by the way...I quit becoming a regular viewer one and half seasons back when a new machine and super villains were introduced to set up an evil empire. My love for the show was always based on the two main characters' desire to help people their machine identified as being threatened/endangered in some way.
So, to this new post, I opined (and by myself...NOT in response to anyone else's post):
"Gosh, it's so strange to me that Root has become the focus of this show. It's no longer the show I fell in love with."
That's it. Innocuous, but matter-of-fact. I was floored by the reactions I got from a couple of women proclaiming I have LGBTQ and lesbian issues. How dare I post anything negative to that show's Facebook page if I don't watch the show? I handled each attack calmly but firmly. I was not critical or condemnatory of anyone. Yet, the end result is that I have "blocked" one particularly strident person who demanded that I explain myself and my "obvious" attempt at "moral superiority".
Great Caesar's Ghost!
I am totally baffled reading this.
We still watch though I too miss the show you loved and wish it had not taken the turn it did for the reasons you stopped watching.
I think Root is too much of the show now but the other characters are still strong. I originally disliked Root but am now ok with her, and at times even like her.
Root is a bit obsessed with Shaw and I have no doubt regarding her feeling for Shaw. Yes, Shaw gave Root a goodbye kiss. At the time I wasn't sure if Shaw was just being nice. Granted much of the driving force behind Root is to find Shaw but that "they've become a lesbian couple and the main focus of the show" is a surprise to me.
Crazy people.
