Actually, if we're talking about internet-era fandoms, I think a better equivalent would be "La Femme Nikita"'s 6th season. This was a fandom where some of the writing staff actually hung out on the alt.fan.* newsgroup, and literally would put in small things that the fans had requested (I kid you not, and was confirmed). And then, the final season made a "lie" out of all the things fans had invested in during the previous 5, killed off several loved characters, made you hate others, and also had plot-points that were *directly contradicted* by previous episodes (camera-POV-omniscient, so it wasn't just character-perspective issues). They left scorched earth behind, while destroying the aspects that fans had loved - and I think that's how people are feeling in regards to COE. Just my $0.02; ymmv and all that. Thank you for this thought-provoking thread!
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This was a fandom where some of the writing staff actually hung out on the alt.fan.* newsgroup, and literally would put in small things that the fans had requested (I kid you not, and was confirmed).
And then, the final season made a "lie" out of all the things fans had invested in during the previous 5, killed off several loved characters, made you hate others, and also had plot-points that were *directly contradicted* by previous episodes (camera-POV-omniscient, so it wasn't just character-perspective issues). They left scorched earth behind, while destroying the aspects that fans had loved - and I think that's how people are feeling in regards to COE. Just my $0.02; ymmv and all that.
Thank you for this thought-provoking thread!