Fandom Gank thread

[Bob Schroeck]

I think the distinction we need to make here is simple. A Gainax Ending is intentional -- it's designed to confuse or piss off the viewer, either for Grand Artistic Reasons or for Creator Lulz. A Fandom Gank is unexpected -- the creative team thinks it's doing something cool and interesting, or appropriate to the setting/story, and expects the reader/user/viewer base to Get It and applaud them. The reader/user/viewer base then begs to disagree.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.