Team Edward or Team Jacob? How can anyone be on either team? Even Bella herself is incapable of being mutually exclusive - and her character lives it all firsthand. How can a fan, experiencing this phenomenon vicariously, ever be able to claim to be a member of Team Edward or Team Jacob? That's like asking people if they are Team Vanilla or Team Chocolate, or Team Hot Dog versus Team Hamburger, or Team Pepsi versus Team Coke.
I am the kind of person who orders a salad at Burger King and eats raw beef but gags at the thought of eating sushi. How can I possibly be expected to choose a side? Especially when I am fascinated with Gil Birmingham (Billy Black) and Billy Burke (Chief Swan), and get goosebumps watching Kellan Lutz (Emmett), Jackson Rathbone (Jasper), Charlie Bewley (Demitri), Michael Welch (Mike Newton), and Chaske Spencer (Sam).
The irony is that even in a fictional world, we seem incapable of deciding what (or whom) it is we want. So I guess it is time to go to sleep to let my dream-self decide for me.
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