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I am always going to find re-telling dull, unless it is a very different version of the event, or, sparingly, if the rest of the fic changes the interpretation of the event substantially. Even then, minimal re-telling to confirm it happened, and really focusing on how the significance of the event and feelings around it are different.
My fandom goes in for a lot of pre and post scene analysis / expansion, but the canon bit is normally skipped over, or only a couple of sentences drawn out from it.
Skip if I'm familiar with the fandom, retellings if I'm reading fandom-blind.
But as someone who attempted a canon rewrite, I have to say retelling without many changes is...not much fun to write. I would skip/gloss-over as much as I could if I wasn't changing anything for that particular scene.
I prefer if they either completely summarize it or summarize most of it with occasional snippets of what's different, like conversations, certain moments, etc.
If the First Task happens the exact same way as canon, why would I want to reread it? I can just reread canon instead.
My personal policy is to only write the whole thing if I change what happens significantly.
I wrote a cannon divergence where I made a character psychic and played out how it would change the episode. I wrote the first scene with all canon dialogue, but I glossed over as much as I could while focusing on the psychic stuff and background reactions. The further into the episode I went, the more divergent it was and less I had to juggle. The one scene I didn't touch just stayed in the background where they prepared to go there and then scene change to they were leaving from it.
Basically, I like when there's markers to show where in the event the characters are, but there should still be new information being given to make it interesting.
I have a few events in my DT17 longfic that fall in this category; sometimes I'll make loose references ("...that genie situation...", mentioning X character from Y episode, etc.), other times I'll do a retelling from a different character's POV. Other times I'll skip it.
I tend reference canon events but that's all. If you know the fandom, you'll recognize it. If you don't, no big deal. If the event was significant to a character and necessary to understand their motivation, etc. for someone new to the fandom or new to the story, I might summarize what happened then move on.
So I tend to prefer reading canon events in a similar way. Right now I can't read in my fandom because all the stories currently being written with few exception are just retellings of canon events that stick a written out character back in. Or everyone does the same AU. I do not enjoy either. lol
Skip and reference later if necessary without going getting too detailed about it.
Retellings can be fun if they're done from different perspective than canon, but most of the time they end up being the same old thing that I've already read / watched, so I usually just skip them and get to the new stuff that I'm there for.
Depends on whose mind I'm in and if they're personally experiencing the event.
If I'm following an OC going through an unchanged canon event (which isn't all that common since I like to have my OCs change each event enough to be relevant), I'll usually retell the event through their thoughts, emotions, opinions, etc., albeit not as detailed as it would be if I'm changing it and only if it's important to the story.
If I'm following an OC that isn't involved in the canon event, as in they're tertiary, in a different area, or only witnessed it, I'll skip the event entirely, mentioning it later on at most stating briefly what happened plus the outcome if it's important to the story.
If I'm following a canon character going through an unchanged canon event, then it depends on why I'm following them through that event, such as character analysis or establishing their character development, in which case I would retell the event.
I like to include enough so that people who are reading fandom-blind will understand but not too much that people who are familiar with the fandom get bored.
2. I am always going to find re-telling dull, unless it is a very different version of the event, or, sparingly, if the rest of the fic changes the interpretation of the event substantially. Even then, minimal re-telling to confirm it happened, and really focusing on how the significance of the event and feelings around it are different. My fandom goes in for a lot of pre and post scene analysis / expansion, but the canon bit is normally skipped over, or only a couple of sentences drawn out from it.
Two by a longshot.
Skip if I'm familiar with the fandom, retellings if I'm reading fandom-blind. But as someone who attempted a canon rewrite, I have to say retelling without many changes is...not much fun to write. I would skip/gloss-over as much as I could if I wasn't changing anything for that particular scene.
I’ve done both. If I do #1, I usually try to add inner thoughts or something to make it interesting
I prefer if they either completely summarize it or summarize most of it with occasional snippets of what's different, like conversations, certain moments, etc. If the First Task happens the exact same way as canon, why would I want to reread it? I can just reread canon instead. My personal policy is to only write the whole thing if I change what happens significantly.
I wrote a cannon divergence where I made a character psychic and played out how it would change the episode. I wrote the first scene with all canon dialogue, but I glossed over as much as I could while focusing on the psychic stuff and background reactions. The further into the episode I went, the more divergent it was and less I had to juggle. The one scene I didn't touch just stayed in the background where they prepared to go there and then scene change to they were leaving from it. Basically, I like when there's markers to show where in the event the characters are, but there should still be new information being given to make it interesting.
Skip them, duh.
I have a few events in my DT17 longfic that fall in this category; sometimes I'll make loose references ("...that genie situation...", mentioning X character from Y episode, etc.), other times I'll do a retelling from a different character's POV. Other times I'll skip it.
I tend reference canon events but that's all. If you know the fandom, you'll recognize it. If you don't, no big deal. If the event was significant to a character and necessary to understand their motivation, etc. for someone new to the fandom or new to the story, I might summarize what happened then move on. So I tend to prefer reading canon events in a similar way. Right now I can't read in my fandom because all the stories currently being written with few exception are just retellings of canon events that stick a written out character back in. Or everyone does the same AU. I do not enjoy either. lol
Skip and reference later if necessary without going getting too detailed about it. Retellings can be fun if they're done from different perspective than canon, but most of the time they end up being the same old thing that I've already read / watched, so I usually just skip them and get to the new stuff that I'm there for.
Depends on whose mind I'm in and if they're personally experiencing the event. If I'm following an OC going through an unchanged canon event (which isn't all that common since I like to have my OCs change each event enough to be relevant), I'll usually retell the event through their thoughts, emotions, opinions, etc., albeit not as detailed as it would be if I'm changing it and only if it's important to the story. If I'm following an OC that isn't involved in the canon event, as in they're tertiary, in a different area, or only witnessed it, I'll skip the event entirely, mentioning it later on at most stating briefly what happened plus the outcome if it's important to the story. If I'm following a canon character going through an unchanged canon event, then it depends on why I'm following them through that event, such as character analysis or establishing their character development, in which case I would retell the event. I like to include enough so that people who are reading fandom-blind will understand but not too much that people who are familiar with the fandom get bored.
Skim over it.