A Rant About "Evil" Tom

A Rant About "Evil" Tom is an essay by Admonisher, addressing fandom stereotypes of Tom Sloane that were already imbedded in 2000.

Admonisher, who freely admitted to liking Tom, argues that fans are seeing greater moral flaws in the character that can possibly have been intended by Glenn Eichler. He further argues a number of contemporary anti-Tom fics are taking liberties with the show and the characters because the writer doesn't like Tom and so needs to give Daria a reason not to.