Better Together AND Married With Children

Every time another tiny piece of the game drops, whether from them directly or through their favorite blogger, the whole fandom jumps to attention. And yes, most of it is mockery, frustration, and second-hand embarrassment, but still. Traffic is traffic. Bad publicity is still publicity.

And that’s the sad part, because you can see the engagement slowly fading. Not all at once, but in little drops. Tumblr has become pretty boring. Sam is basically in permanent sales mode, and aside from gossip, there isn’t much to discuss. Caitriona only really pops up when she has a new project to promote, and it works for her. She doesn’t need an army of fans constantly maintaining her business for her.

It feels like Sam may be heading down a road many male leads from long-running shows have walked before, especially the ones who were part of a major romantic pairing. They start as heartthrobs, with tons of female fans and far more attention than the actresses beside them. Then the show ends, the slow fade begins, and you blink. Suddenly twenty years have passed, and their career is mostly small projects that keep a reduced fanbase alive, living off the nostalgia of the one role that made them famous, going from convention to convention, while the actress beside them is collecting awards and booking better roles.

And while that may work for some of those actors, and maybe it’s enough for them, Sam has built a very expensive little empire that is supposed to be funded by that same fanbase. But he isn’t doing much to expand his audience. Not through different acting roles, not through his alcohol business, not through his books. He has put all his eggs in one basket.

So maybe that explains, in some way, these pathetic attempts to revive a sleepy fandom.

Or maybe not.

Who loathe the public glare and flashing light,

Yet somehow drop a hint about a future wife

In every anonymous dm you write.

You crave the shadows, or so you both claim,

While whispering secrets to the Tumblr news,

An actor trapped inside the web of fame,

And she, who tracks her paparazzi views.

"Please respect our privacy," you sigh,

Then post a blurry photo of a ring,

With captions like: “The future’s drawing nigh…”

And “Change is such a beautiful, hidden thing.”

Since low-key modesty is your true art,

And keeping secrets is your greatest pride,

Here are some quiet ways to start

To let the world know she will be your bride:

Skywrite the date in neon pink.

Keep it subtle.

Leak a pda tape to the press.

Blame a hacker.

Rent a billboard in Times Square.

Just a small one.

Hire a flash mob for the gym.

Act surprised.

Tell a talk show "no comment."

Wink three times.

Post an ultrasound (no matter what part of the body) on TikTok.

Filter it heavily.

Go forth, sweet hermits of the silver screen,

And hide your love inside a stadium roar.

We promise not to look at what is seen,

Until your next exclusive tells us more.

Lookie, lookie, even Outlander_Starz and Starz have become shippers! (Finally!)

Outlander _Starz says "MOM AND DAD"

Starz says "No matter the century, they serve"

So I read that as Sam and Caitriona are MOM AND DAD not only in the film (18th century) but also in this century! 👀 💙💚💍

Lo que tal vez le hubiese funcionado mejor hubiese sido no reirse de su fandom a la cara como lo ha hecho y sigue haciendo. Sabemos que la decepción ha conseguido que gente deje de seguirlo, de comprar sus productos y de apoyar sus proyectos ¿ Mucha, poca ? el tiempo y la caja registradora lo dirá.

What might have worked better for him would have been not laughing in his fandom's face the way he has and continues to do. We know that the disappointment has led some people to stop following him, stop buying his products, and stop supporting his projects. How many? A lot? A few? Only time and the cash register will tell.

FILMS WATCHED IN 2025 [10/?] SENSE AND SENSIBILITY 1995 | dir. ang lee

Bat, it's great to be fired up, but maybe dial It back Every now and then 🤣