@gertritude i imagine them thinking "i got paid to be this stupid this is awesome" and it usually feels better

@LoreleiA8T okay actually this is genuinely great advice for helping me with this weird issue. Thank you

@gertritude I love the x-files but I’m on season 9 and can’t stop thinking about this 😭😭

@DaleCoopee Please... I just started watching it, and while I'm really enjoying it, I am NOT looking forward to the later seasons for this reason (among others) 😔

@gertritude same

@gertritude I've always done this but with good media too. Just always thinking "what if the actors think this is cringe?" and it takes me out of it with a shiver of embarrassment

@gertritude I thought I was the only one. It's worse with animated shows, like I just have to imagine these people alone in a room making silly little noises

@gertritude I’ve had that issue AS AN ACTOR. I’ve been in classes or workshops or something and suddenly realize we’re all doing exaggerated voices to each other or literally playing pretend and just get so embarrassed or weirded out.

@gertritude When they’re doing something magic that needs to be added in after I can only think about how embarrassing it would be

@gertritude @ngvotgav me always tbh

@gertritude they’re artists making art trust me they’re having the time of their lives they get to play dress-up with their friends

@gertritude Ok but ive tried explaining this to so many people as the reason why i usually enjoy and can connect with animated media better than live action bc when its REAL PEOPLE I can't help but just see actors and rehearsed lines. FINALLY SOMEONE GETS IT

@gertritude For me it's the fact that, no matter how intimate or isolated the scene may be, there's like a crew of 10+ people just standing a few feet from where these characters are at all times

@gertritude this is why I struggle to watch shows with actual people in it and stick to cartoons

@gertritude This is how I feel with the hunger games movies. Sorry y’all, it’s just not that good.

@gertritude I just imagine them loving every second of it. Watch Doctor Who and you’ll get it, the actors that play The Doctor fucking love doing it(usually).

@gertritude that's why is so rewarding when they seem to enjoy it!

@gertritude i had this soo bad from like 2018-2021. like a weird extended form of emotional dissonance idk