Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-3257939-20150601205621/@comment-209421-20151109084937

I think that there's grey areas, I like a bit of both A and B, but not when the off-screen goes counter-canon to what is shown.

There are times where I feel that off-screen interaction explains things well. Example in point, Blake's knowledge of Neptune's fear of water. I could spin six or seven different ways they could have come up with that, but the most important part is that she already knew. Especially since Blake was the one that pointed it out, makes me wonder what kind of gossip she and Sun have been exchanging. (Q: Did Weiss also know that in advance? Can't remember off the top of my head, but if she did it does put a lot of emphasis on off-screen interaction between the two).

However, all off-screen interaction needs to be confirmed on-screen through hints and trickery, if not blatant statements. Otherwise, fans go wild with speculation. Similarly, shippers will be shippers, and if canon information comes up that suggests otherwise... then it is ignored.