There was one Harry Potter fic where pretty much most of all our favorite characters from a grim-dark version of the future all go Peggy Sue... and they decide going in to have a bit of fun with it... 'Marauders Style'.
Unfortunately, the author seemed to mix up 'Marauders Style' with 'Saturday Night Live - The Best Hits Ever' and thus came the bait-and-switch. You think you're getting a bit of stellar panksmanship that would make Raven, Coyote, Loki, and Eris all grin eagerly while at the same time srs business is happening? Nope, instead you get nothing but a continuous stream of in-your-face WTFness.
Also add in the utterly screwed up characterization of Snape (even by the standards of Crack Fic) and it was just complete and utter fail.
Don't get me wrong. The gags were freakin' hilarious. A discussion on gender and penises where Dumbledore happens to walk by and drops the casual-as-you-please non-sequitur "I have one, too!" nearly sent me out of my chair. But otherwise... just terrible.
In fact, I think the entire thing that bugged me the most was that we were promised plot in not only the fic summary, but the first chapter as well... and then the author goes, "lulwhat? Plot? We don't a plot! We have lulz and lulz of lulz! LULZ!"
Unfortunately, the author seemed to mix up 'Marauders Style' with 'Saturday Night Live - The Best Hits Ever' and thus came the bait-and-switch. You think you're getting a bit of stellar panksmanship that would make Raven, Coyote, Loki, and Eris all grin eagerly while at the same time srs business is happening? Nope, instead you get nothing but a continuous stream of in-your-face WTFness.
Also add in the utterly screwed up characterization of Snape (even by the standards of Crack Fic) and it was just complete and utter fail.
Don't get me wrong. The gags were freakin' hilarious. A discussion on gender and penises where Dumbledore happens to walk by and drops the casual-as-you-please non-sequitur "I have one, too!" nearly sent me out of my chair. But otherwise... just terrible.
In fact, I think the entire thing that bugged me the most was that we were promised plot in not only the fic summary, but the first chapter as well... and then the author goes, "lulwhat? Plot? We don't a plot! We have lulz and lulz of lulz! LULZ!"