Just checking in: "I'm ready to listen when you're ready to tell me the rest of the story."

[brightknightie]

It's been just over a week since matches went out. How are you doing? Finding something that clicks? Scouting something new?

Stories come due on the AO3 on June 23. Stories begin releasing on June 25.

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One of our insightful players suggested that we could get more fun from our community during the game's writing phase with periodic surveys. So, this year, I'll try to buoy these dull reminders with interesting questions. For those who'd enjoy a little engagement...

Question #1: Is your personal favorite FK episode the same as the episode you'd identify as FK's best? Why?

Bonus question: What do you think of this question idea? And what questions (if any) should we ask in the future?

Thanks!

Comments

[senmut]

I can't answer, as My Favorite and The Best are very dependent on both mood and memory. Also, I have a bad habit of latching onto scenes instead of stories. (Age of Aquarius, indeed.)

I do like the concept.

Favorite v. best

[brightknightie]

For me, they're different.

My own personal favorite is "Dying for Fame" (S1E15). Its parallelism, metaphors, identity, hope, creation, and salvation make me incredibly happy. But it's riddled with plot holes and continuity errors. I'd never call it best.

"Last Act" (S1E04) on the other hand, is nearly flawless. Its structure and execution are practically perfect in every way. If there's a false note of any sort hidden in it, I know it only because of how many times I've watched it in awe of its storytelling reach and clean-cut form. It has everything, beautifully. So I do call "Last Act" best, when the subject comes up, though it can't touch favorite for me, personally.

[argentum_ls]

I don't know which episode I'd qualify as "the best." There are a few I could fairly easily identify as "the worst" (though, I might have to look up episode names at this point), but best doesn't identify so easily.

My favorite is probably "Curiouser & Curiouser," though I am also a huge fan of "Close Call." My major issue with both is that neither had any lasting impact on the show.