In Chapter 9 we learned about parasocial relationships which is when one party knows more about someone than that someone knows about them. I can easily and sadly say I have first hand knowledge on this subject because of how many shows, movies and books I have connected with.
My main ones are Harry Potter, Sherlock and Supernatural which all have fantastic characters that have made their way into my heart. Harry Potter and his friends taught me so much as a child growing up, such as friendship, importance of family, loyalty and courage. I looked so deep into the books that I researched more spells, kept a spellbook, bought a wand, tried to find a way to get accepted into Hogwarts, the list continues on. Sherlock is more of a love of the actors and how well they portray the characters because I read the books when I was younger. Sure, the show drifts off in order to make the fans happy but they do it in such a fantastic way that it work and really makes the actors shine. Benedict Cumberbatch may look kinda odd but he is a beautiful and talented man, same goes for Martin Freeman, who also plays The Hobbit. Lastly Supernatural has made me like scary things because apparently if scary things come out of nowhere Sam, Dean, and Castiel will show up and make everything better. Misha Collins, Castiel, is the one who usually grabs my attention with his character and even more so with his personality off screen. He has charities and put together GISHwishes that is a huge scavenger hunt across the globe where everyone does acts of kindness.
It is weird to sit in class and be told I am obsessed and have parasocial relationships with these people who don't know I exist other than being apart of a fan base, which I find fantastic because they put on a great show just for the fans and I'm honored to be apart of it and I am okay with having these relationships and obsessions.
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