#21 'The Threat' f!s

[natural-blue-26.livejournal.com]

Snagged from today's fandomsecrets here.

Serious fan trauma, right here. Anyone else remember this book's cliffhanger making the wait for the next one *extra* long?

Seriously, whoever keeps posting f!s I love you.

Comments

[pie-is-good.livejournal.com]

Yeah....I definitely remember that. That was the first month I was completely adamant that my mom take me to the bookstore...nearly every day that month until it came out >.> (This isn't very spoiled...the bookstore was across the street from the grocery store)

[joking.livejournal.com]

I recall hyperventilation and panic after finishing the book. Fortunately, I read it after #22 had already come out, so my torment was not long drawn out.

[noapologiesx.livejournal.com]

Either I read 21 and 22 back to back or I knew instantly that he wasn't dead, because I have zero memories of being distraught. It was so long ago, I can't remember details. lol.

[ladysugarquill]

Um... didn't we have a spoiler policy? *is still on book 12 T_T *

[rivulet027.livejournal.com]

I remember that! Guh!

But I think this needs to be put under a cut...cause that's pretty spoil heavy if someone hasn't read it yet.

[dgcatanisiri.livejournal.com]

I know I didn't read them back to back, but I think even then, my knowledge of books/TV shows had developed to where "main characters don't get offhanded deaths like that, it's totally a fake out" and I wasn't that concerned about it.

[natural-blue-26.livejournal.com]

Argh! Though I had, but lj keeps cutting out on me tonight-- hope we're not going to have another one of those attack weeks and it's solely a problem on my end!

Fixed now!

[natural-blue-26.livejournal.com]

Live journal went in and out on me while I was posting this- originally I though I *did* have one. However, I though we had pretty much decided that this comm was everyone friendly and the other one was for spoilers? I'll have to double check.

[natural-blue-26.livejournal.com]

Yes, well major psych for then END of the series then lol.

Aka sorry, we can't kill of Tobias NOW because we need to kill another main character LATER and then Tobias won't be around to be SAD. :P

[dgcatanisiri.livejournal.com]

Well, finales always have different rules in regards to deaths, of course. :P

Though I do recall being surprised at the '...wait, that was IT?!'-ness of that ending at the time. Nowadays, I can appreciate that style of ending.

[buffyangellvr23.livejournal.com]

I don't think I had a problem either because I read into the third book before reading that one or because we had later books where I work and I knew he was still alive. I think the second...The Pretender is right after, and I'd have seen the cover.

[buffyangellvr23.livejournal.com]

blech, so it's not just me? Is it a 'compression error' thing?

[natural-blue-26.livejournal.com]

Sadly no? :P

[blue_rampion]

Did you see the one for poparena the other day? (Even Animorphs reviewers are getting secrets!)

...unfortunately I can't actually remember how I reacted to Tobias's 'death' though.

[blue_rampion]

...also on another note I am beginning to wonder if we need a 'Animorphs appeared on fandom secrets!' tag XD

[natural-blue-26.livejournal.com]

Because some silly person keeps posting all of them? -_^

[natural-blue-26.livejournal.com]

No, I missed it! What day?

[blue_rampion]

Um...yesterday or the day before maybe? I'm not quite sure. (LJ's being funny atm, otherwise I'd go and try to find the direct link for you)

It was like a screencap of poparena's face on a YouTube vid, I think, so the image didn't immediately say 'ANIMORPHS!' I didn't even register that it was him until I read the text

[blue_rampion]

Yes XD

[natural-blue-26.livejournal.com]

ANIMORPHS LOVE MUST BE SHARED WITH EVERYONE

[natural-blue-26.livejournal.com]

Hopefully LJ will fix itself and we can find it again later. I wonder if he knew he was mentioned?

[blue_rampion]

Who knows? I wouldn't have a clue whether he follows F!S at all.

[amusesme.livejournal.com]

I remember frantically reading the next book immediately after finishing this one. I don't even think I came up to breath. I was just like WHAT IS RACHEL GOING TO DO OMGOMG. Book 22 is still my favorite Animorphs book of all time.

Also YAY for FandomSecrets and thanks for posting these here :)

[nixonsangel.livejournal.com]

Just want you to know that your icon is the best thing ever.

[blue_rampion]

Aaaand I have managed to find it! It is this one, from here