09-11-2014, 12:13 PM
" find romantic plotlines generally predictable, cheap, shallow, dull."
Like you, I would prefer to see no long-term relationships on the show itself, and keep romance in the realm of fanfiction, imagination, and speculation. But I still have strong opinions about it, heh
Like I've said before, I like romance, but I generally like it better in books than visual media, and I hate romcom tropes, cliches, and stereotypes. IMO weddings or other set-in-stone relationships are simply not suitable for the sitcom genre. And any "love interest" character who sticks around for more than, say, half a season, will start to bog down the show...
It makes me feel like I'm being sort of uncharitable and cranky to say "don't multi-ship", because what people write or read in fanfiction has little effect on me. Unless, of course, it starts to crowd-out the types of themes or stories that I *would* like to see. What actually bothers me, I think, are people who claim the title "multi-shipper" like it's some type of an accomplishment to make as many different combinations of characters as possible. I suspect they think they're more creative or more open-minded than those who don't.
And I'm not even saying "Don't multi-ship"; I certainly can't tell other people what to do, just that my personal and admittedly biased reaction is to find it silly, illogical, and a bit disingenuous.
Like you, I would prefer to see no long-term relationships on the show itself, and keep romance in the realm of fanfiction, imagination, and speculation. But I still have strong opinions about it, heh
Like I've said before, I like romance, but I generally like it better in books than visual media, and I hate romcom tropes, cliches, and stereotypes. IMO weddings or other set-in-stone relationships are simply not suitable for the sitcom genre. And any "love interest" character who sticks around for more than, say, half a season, will start to bog down the show...
It makes me feel like I'm being sort of uncharitable and cranky to say "don't multi-ship", because what people write or read in fanfiction has little effect on me. Unless, of course, it starts to crowd-out the types of themes or stories that I *would* like to see. What actually bothers me, I think, are people who claim the title "multi-shipper" like it's some type of an accomplishment to make as many different combinations of characters as possible. I suspect they think they're more creative or more open-minded than those who don't.
And I'm not even saying "Don't multi-ship"; I certainly can't tell other people what to do, just that my personal and admittedly biased reaction is to find it silly, illogical, and a bit disingenuous.