Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-25536775-20160805213611/@comment-25926288-20160821120556

DracoWombat wrote: The negativity in the Once fandom can be contagious, and my opinions are surprisingly easily dwindled. I remember being a staunch supporter of 5A at first... Then the Tumblr community practically murdered me mentally. I was hating it for the majority of 2016, but since my rewatch last month, I find myself enjoying it again.

I guess we do judge the writers a bit too harshly, and the part of the fandom you interact with definitely helps you being pushed in a particular interpretation. Go on the Tumblr confession blogs and you'll start to think this show is the TV version of Nickelback. Oh, I know. I think they should be critcized, but not for every little nitpick. At least "solid", that's what I expect.

I surely bet they are now up to date on Alex. I'm sure that things like Alex's gender was just a production/casting/whoever's in charge mistake. Honestly, I didn't even notice. Plus the writing mesh is also something to consider as a team of writers write the episode and not a singular hive mind. New ideas are thrown around and some things will be retconned, whether it's a necessary one or a awkward one.