I’m gonna lose some followers because I seem to be in the minority on this but I really want to voice my opinion on the Jag debacle.
I’m not mad at Jaguar.
I think they are brilliant.
I actually like feeling a little played. It makes me feel kinda dirty. Honestly, the whole thing is kinda…
^^THIS!!! OMFG, I feel the exact same way!!! I’m sosososososo impressed them right now, so much that I want to go out & buy a Jag lol! So fucking brilliant. They never actually said Mr. Hiddleston was going to be in the ad. They just let everyone’s imagination run wild. Bravo, Jag team. You guys are evil geniuses & I can’t wait to see what you have in store for us next.I can’t even be forreal mad at them either. Now that I reread their tweets, they never said he was gonna actually be *in* it… Just about who will be joining him. And we ate it right out of their hands. Cheeky bastards.
So cheeky. And they never @ mentioned Tom either which is kinda suspect if he were really to be involved. I was just so into the idea of more Jag!Tom (because let’s be honest I wrote a multi part fic about him because I LOVE Dom Jag Tom) that I didn’t even care hahaha
I, too, love my Jaguar!Tom and was looking forward to some new inspiration/frustration. But now I’m left picturing the CEO stroking his cat as he scrolls down his Twitter feed… Evil laughter echoing around his dark office. Great imagery for the whole “villain” front.
Honestly, good game Jaguar. Good fuuuuucking game. We alll literally fell for it. I mean that’s just brill! Just one mention of Tom and we all went ballistic! But I love that they now have a Quartermaster and its Hoult (tho I think he’s more goodie than baddie).
Oh, it was quite clever of them, and yes, I love the ad they did with Hoult. That’s not what I’m upset about. What bothers me is the blatant use of Tom’s tag in teasing it, targeting directly to his fanbase, without actually having him in the ad. There was no reason for that—the ad could have included his character, even in passing—and I found it to be exploitative. It created a lot of unneeded disappointment and negative feelings for some fans.
And it’s sad that you’d lose followers just for having a not-as-negative reaction…We’re all fans; we don’t have to agree on everything or even be affected by these things the same way. I’m kinda glad we aren’t all the same; that’s one of Fandom’s strengths, I feel.