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Mysteries of the OT3

  • Apr. 7th, 2010 at 1:12 PM
crypto: Amy Pond (Default)
This isn't a rant or even an opinion either way, just curiosity:

Is it just me, or have OT3s gotten much more popular & prominent in media fandom over the last couple of years? I'm thinking especially of White Collar and Leverage, but my vague impression is that they've become more mainstream across the board.

The ones that I'm most used to seeing mentioned are mainly of the "Two Men & a Woman" variety (with Legend of the Seeker's Richard/Kahlan/Cara being the only major exception that springs to mind). So I'm inclined to wonder whether the rise of OT3s partly represents a move within slash fandom to explore alternative approaches to canonical female love interests. Is that too simplistic? Are there other explanations of the OT3 boom (assuming I'm not just imagining it)? Or am I just not seeing the major "Three Men" or "Three Woman" or "Two Women & a Man" variants that are out there?

Just wondering!



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[personal profile] erda wrote:
Apr. 7th, 2010 05:48 pm (UTC)
I wonder how much of it is because people are a little more self aware, and therefore no longer feel comfortable killing off, ignoring, or demonizing the female characters in order to pursue a slash pairing.
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[personal profile] crypto wrote:
Apr. 7th, 2010 08:11 pm (UTC)
I've noticed from what I've seen of White Collar & Leverage fandoms, people really seem to like the female characters in the OT3s (Elizabeth and Parker, respectively), as opposed to other fandoms where people are a lot more ambivalent about the female characters (e.g., they may like them in theory, but they don't like how they're written/portrayed on the show). So part of it might be about perceived improvements in canon depictions of female characters, aside from any fandom trends or developments.
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