While Simon's role is definitely to be the overly harsh, grouchy critic, he isn't supposed to spectacularly lose his shit the way he did last night. And when he goes after Ryan himself, Ryan usually jabs back, but last night he just deflected him, which makes me think even more that he went out/was sent out to take the hit from Simon and keep him from really going after Sanjaya. It's funny how much time Ryan spends keeping people from saying something they really don't want to say, which means that when he does something idiotic there's no one to stop him, most of the time.
It's funny you say that about their dynamic, as I was talking to someone else yesterday and musing about why that crowd Cassie always referred to as the Random Militant Slashers haven't come down like a ton of bricks on Ryan/Simon since it's their preferred dynamic, the misanthropic yet sexy genius intrigued by the prettier, younger, more impulsive hero-type. I think it's the RPS prejudice that keeps them away—it's like, most RPS'ers are all about the pretty and so slash the singers (see also popslash), while those who would appreciate the Simon can't deal with the RPS—but I'll take it, because I love my little Rymon circle.
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Date: 2007-04-18 12:30 pm (UTC)It's funny you say that about their dynamic, as I was talking to someone else yesterday and musing about why that crowd Cassie always referred to as the Random Militant Slashers haven't come down like a ton of bricks on Ryan/Simon since it's their preferred dynamic, the misanthropic yet sexy genius intrigued by the prettier, younger, more impulsive hero-type. I think it's the RPS prejudice that keeps them away—it's like, most RPS'ers are all about the pretty and so slash the singers (see also popslash), while those who would appreciate the Simon can't deal with the RPS—but I'll take it, because I love my little Rymon circle.