I don’t think he doesn’t care, but I think the success of s1 has got to his head and he thinks he can make wilder creative decisions now and I guess we will see what happens but so far I don’t have high hopes
@NeppRudy@eaglzfan1967@atrupar lol just say ur a racist and move on. Literally he was born in the US, so your constitution says he’s American. Ur feelings don’t matter when it comes to the law.
See as much as I complain about how Shane was written, I don’t think RR hates Shane. I think that she does not find his narrative as compelling as Ilya’s, because in her mind Shane has had the easier life and path and it’s odd to her that ppl find Shane so compelling
@landofpoppies39 And their issues are actually rooted around their relationship and the secrecy they had to suffer through besides their personal trauma which should be addressed in a more balanced way.
@landofpoppies39 I’m not sure if it’s just “a little deeper” when Shane’s obvious OCD/disordered eating and anxiety issues were magically cured at the end of the long game while Ilya got chapters for his therapy sessions. I’m not pitting them against eo. They both suffered a lot and deserved more
@landofpoppies39 And I’m saying him choosing this path doesn’t negate the fact that he will still struggle with his issues which are very unexplored and rushed in the long game.
@bezegg@landofpoppies39 Are u assuming that Shane’s obvious eating disorder/OCD and anxiety will be addressed after they were magically cured at the end of the long game? It’s not illegal to admit that that ending was rushed and Shane’s issues were ignored
@thecatboyzoro@hamiltongoalies You can interpret Shane’s obliviousness due to neurodivergence, but I still believe that this is the author’s bias not an intentional nod to neurodivergence or ppl on the spectrum
@thecatboyzoro@hamiltongoalies Since I’m not neurodivergent, I cannot speak to how autistic ppl will deal with stuff like this. However, i believe Rachel ignored Shane’s feeling for homophobia in hockey not due to his neurodivergence (she didn’t even write him to be autistic) but as a plot device.
Why are we reducing Shane’s sacrifice to taking a pay cut? He was accused of cheating as an athlete and driven out of a team he built up and hoped to retire in. Acknowledging his sacrifice does not diminish Ilya’s sacrifice. Yall are weird.
also i cannot bring myself to care about a millionaire taking a small paycut with which he still gets to be a millionaire and have more money he could ever spend for the price of getting to play, live and be with the love of his life
Why are ppl pitting Hollanov against each other??? Their love IS the book. Rr has her own bias which I will not go into here, but Hollanov loves each other and will sacrifice everything for each other. They are end game and soulmates. If u don’t like them both why u even here?
@viaevis Ilya did sacrifice his home country and Boston legacy too. They have both suffered a lot due to the homophobia and they are both allowed to struggle with it. However, at the end of the day they will always choose each other. It is not a competition, it’s them against the world
I don’t think Shane feels bad about going to Ottawa or choosing Ilya. But just as Ilya’s depression is not cured by them being married and out, Shane’s issues should not be magically fixed either. He’s allowed to feel bad about his team turning on him and accusing him of cheating
@thecatboyzoro@hamiltongoalies Not trying to disagree with you, but Shane’s autism was not even canon until the show. I try not to bash rr but tbh she sometimes ignores Shane’s full identity for plot.
@Bsum14bb They have both suffered immensely due to homophobia in hockey culture (Shane also would have dealt w racism realistically but rr didn’t rlly go into it). It’s them against the world and not them against each other, and they are both allowed to feel bad about their sacrifices.
@tonedeafandh0t Did u think Ilya was mean and bitter in the long game??? Wtf is this take??? Shane is allowed to feel bad about the impact on his career due to his choice that he’s willing to make for ilya. It’s understandable and not an attack on ilya.
Not sure if ppl are being purposefully obtuse but you can choose to do something bc it’s what you want and still feel conflicted about the outcome. Ilya certainly wasn’t 100% happy going to Ottawa for Shane and it’s perfectly understandable. For Shane somehow it’s different.