Here's the catch: most of the time, I don't want to see this romance on screen.
As far as what's onscreen, I tend to fall into the NOROMO pool. In fanfic? Play all you want and have lots of fun doing it. *g*
Playing stuff out onscreen doesn't always work out as you wanted. Which is one reason that I'm still vaguely wigged out over getting canon slash in Torchwood. I've seen how badly writers can mess up het relationships, so now I'm bracing myself for how badly they can do a same-sex one.
I think my problem with ship has been due to TPTB shoving it in and/or hammering the viewer over the head with it. I loved John/Aeryn on Farscape and Wash/Zoe in Firefly, but in both cases they were together from the start or at least planned that way, and the chemistry worked.
When the chemistry doesn't work for whatever reason, and TPTB are determined to make it work, it's like they're trying to make a square peg fit into a round hole. It's not going to work and it's going to be obvious it's not working.
Someone made a comment recently about never seeing a "failed date" in one of these scenarios. I think that would be great way out if TPTB intended for a couple to be together and it's just not working (for the general audience, because fandom is a different animal). Send them on a date and the characters realize they're attracted to each other, but they're just not right for each other. It's realistic though, so what do I know? *g*
With the nature of "team-oriented" shows, I really don't want to see inter-team relationships, especially if they're shown in the light of "Twu Luv Shall Conquer All" and there's little if any consequences simply because it's the male and female leads and consequences would likely mean one or both leave the show.
I often ask myself a question I would love to ask certain TPTB when I see this setup, "If both leads were male and the supporting cast were male, would you insist on having an inter-team relationship? If not, why?" Because really, just because there's a girl doesn't mean she has to default to Love Interest.
What I don't mind seeing is team members in relationships with people outside the team. There's a close bond between team members, and I like to see exploration of how they balance that bond with the bond they have with their significant other, who probably feels a bit like they're on the outside looking in sometimes.
In the case of Supernatural, I'm thinking with the traveling nature of the show, the best they could do is a retro "girl of the week" type situation and nothing long-term. They have had that for both guys in a sense, but I just don't think their lives are ones that can be shared with someone outside of other hunters. And if they bring in a young, female hunter, the dreaded words "kick ass" show up in the casting call. Blech.
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As far as what's onscreen, I tend to fall into the NOROMO pool. In fanfic? Play all you want and have lots of fun doing it. *g*
Playing stuff out onscreen doesn't always work out as you wanted. Which is one reason that I'm still vaguely wigged out over getting canon slash in Torchwood. I've seen how badly writers can mess up het relationships, so now I'm bracing myself for how badly they can do a same-sex one.
I think my problem with ship has been due to TPTB shoving it in and/or hammering the viewer over the head with it. I loved John/Aeryn on Farscape and Wash/Zoe in Firefly, but in both cases they were together from the start or at least planned that way, and the chemistry worked.
When the chemistry doesn't work for whatever reason, and TPTB are determined to make it work, it's like they're trying to make a square peg fit into a round hole. It's not going to work and it's going to be obvious it's not working.
Someone made a comment recently about never seeing a "failed date" in one of these scenarios. I think that would be great way out if TPTB intended for a couple to be together and it's just not working (for the general audience, because fandom is a different animal). Send them on a date and the characters realize they're attracted to each other, but they're just not right for each other. It's realistic though, so what do I know? *g*
With the nature of "team-oriented" shows, I really don't want to see inter-team relationships, especially if they're shown in the light of "Twu Luv Shall Conquer All" and there's little if any consequences simply because it's the male and female leads and consequences would likely mean one or both leave the show.
I often ask myself a question I would love to ask certain TPTB when I see this setup, "If both leads were male and the supporting cast were male, would you insist on having an inter-team relationship? If not, why?" Because really, just because there's a girl doesn't mean she has to default to Love Interest.
What I don't mind seeing is team members in relationships with people outside the team. There's a close bond between team members, and I like to see exploration of how they balance that bond with the bond they have with their significant other, who probably feels a bit like they're on the outside looking in sometimes.
In the case of Supernatural, I'm thinking with the traveling nature of the show, the best they could do is a retro "girl of the week" type situation and nothing long-term. They have had that for both guys in a sense, but I just don't think their lives are ones that can be shared with someone outside of other hunters. And if they bring in a young, female hunter, the dreaded words "kick ass" show up in the casting call. Blech.