I totally get how seeing that pattern over and over could really get irksome! It can be a good motivation for writing your own fic to counter it, though!
As for Mad Damaged Jim...I'm not especially a Star Trek fan, and I haven't seen the reboot, so when you mention this character trope, I immediately envision it being played by William Shatner in his over-the-top campy melodramatic style, and it's actually HILARIOUS to think about in that way. Setting that aside, though, that's a really common trope in House fandom, too. Super SUPER common. Mind you, canon provides a basis for some of it, but people go to unbelievable extremes in fic. It's an interesting socio-fannish pattern, isn't it?
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
timeasmymeasure
no subject
Date: 2010-05-04 12:08 am (UTC)As for Mad Damaged Jim...I'm not especially a Star Trek fan, and I haven't seen the reboot, so when you mention this character trope, I immediately envision it being played by William Shatner in his over-the-top campy melodramatic style, and it's actually HILARIOUS to think about in that way. Setting that aside, though, that's a really common trope in House fandom, too. Super SUPER common. Mind you, canon provides a basis for some of it, but people go to unbelievable extremes in fic. It's an interesting socio-fannish pattern, isn't it?