Orphan Black Has Been Renewed

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“Where do you see yourself in five years?”

Still fucking pissed over the death and mistreatment of Abbie Mills tbh

Denial-Acceptance

So here’s the thing. Right now everyone’s fix-it fics, though they are lovely and beautifully written and heartfelt, are making me cry, because I do NOT accept any ending for Abbie (or Sleepy Hollow in general) that does not involve her LIVING and PREVAILING and getting to live a long and satisfying life. Damn it, Abbie should at least have what Buffy had at the end of Season 7–which for all the flaws of the last few seasons ended with its heroine smiling into a wide-open future.

Abbie lives. I refuse to believe anything else. Season 3 didn’t happen because 20-20 hindsight I can see it was nothing but setting up an ending I do not and will not accept. 

So who’s with me on the USS Denial? Point me to the fics, old and new, that show what SHOULD’VE happened. Help me come to a peaceful place of denial.

I will start the ball rolling with a link to a short piece I did over the winter that I fully admit is tooth-rotting fluff. I’m posting it because it’s chronologically the last thing I wrote for Ichabbie–a sort of epilogue to my Trust & Love set approximately 7 years from now:

http://archiveofourown.org/works/5242025/chapters/12728489

Anyone? Anyone? Help?

Abbie Mills being killed on Sleepy Hollow just goes to show me the writers, producers, and showrunners of Sleepy Hollow were never truly invested or interested in her character. They never expected this amazing black female character, played by a very talented black woman, would resonate with so many people. They never expected Abbie to have the fanbase she had, or to become as popular as she is. 

It says to me all the praise they got in season one for the shows diversity was really all talk. That once Abbie got too popular, they pushed Katrina out to the forefront hoping desperately fans and viewers would latch on to her like they did Abbie. Because they didn’t see Abbie as special, unique, and important. 

I stopped watching the show mid-way through s2, but Abbie was always the reason I wanted to watch. She was the heart of the show in the early seasons. She was the cornerstone of what made the show work. 

I’m not sure if Nicole wanted to leave the show (given that the showrunners seemed clueless as what to do with the character and utterly unwilling to pursue the obvious Ichabbie romance), or if this was a showrunners only decision. Either way, it’s a sad loss for television. I only hope Nicole can find better work and better roles where she can really shine as an actress. She deserved so much better than what she was given on Sleepy Hollow. And fans deserved better from the showrunners. Abbie Mills deserved better. 

I think you are on to something. Someone on Twitter just pointed out that it looks like the symbol was painted across Crane’s grave in the pilot.

https://twitter.com/MichiganCubsFan/status/708812140610789376

So, what are the odds, y’all, that SH is about to retcon the hell out of the Katrina storyline, without even naming her?

What if … what we end up getting is that what saved Crane in 1781 wasn’t really Katrina’s shitty witch powers at all, but the bond between Witnesses? Basically:  Abbie saved Crane, not Katrina and her coven?

I would lol forever.

I had no idea about this “clue” until now. I must have played the game over 10 times too... Haha

havent actually played kotor in a bit, but i was cleaning out files and im still laughing at this bit oh my god

wink wink nudge nudge hey player character

They are so comfortable with each other and their chemistry is so natural and apparent. I feel like I’m just screaming this into the void but… CAN Y'ALL JUST  GET TOGETHER ALREADY?!?!

The problem is that characters can grow and change over time. Except on this show. Because the writers are bad but think they’re so clever. The best friends thing could have been done. Crane could have had a powerful and capable wife who had powers that added to their struggle as Witnesses. Abbie could have had Danny as her guy on the inside of law enforcement. Or Frank Irving could still be with us. They just don’t see it. And they think it’s more fun to play these games. I wish I had such a big platform on which to tell people screw you.

Ichabod Crane + living the “What Would Abbie Mills Do?” life

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