Board Thread:Spoilers/@comment-96.228.137.74-20160311185338/@comment-26834139-20160415032332

Sparkstoaflame wrote: Again, my question is, are we indeed that special, or we just happened to be at the right place at the right time, perhaps both!? putting aside the entire controversy it sprung from, it's really a very interesting social phenomenon in and on itself. and i'd say it's a mixture of both. there were certain elements in place, such as the sheer pervasiveness of the lesbian death trope/bury your gays and the fact that the 100 is a show that is very much driven by its social media presence. but that alone wouldn't have been enough if the fandom didn't take initiative. This isn't new either. When Conan-Doyle killed of Sherlock Holmes back in the 19th century, the fans(dom) was so upset they protested and Conan-Doyle brought Sherlock Holmes back.