Apologies to anyone who shipped
the following couples, this is just my personal opinion on the subject:
IZZIE & GEORGE – Grey’s Anatomy
Izzie and George had one of the
best platonic relationships of all times until… they decided to ruin it and get
them together! Why? I really don’t know! They were best friends, confidants… it
worked so well. Meredith had Christina, Izzie had George. According to me,
Izzie and George never had any sexual tension during the first couple of
seasons, so I really don’t understand why the sudden decision to make them a
romantic couple. Basically Izzie was the reason George left Callie [well, I
guess that was for the best in the end, she is a happy lesbian now] and then
there was what felt like an eternal guilt trip about it. When they finally
became a “couple” they discovered they were lacking sexual chemistry, which the
entire audience had figured out before! It was one of those plots with huge
buildup that goes nowhere. I don’t know if I have more issues with the couple
per sé or the unsatisfying conclusion of the arc. I bet there were fans who
liked them, but I really don’t think anyone can convince me on this one. I was
very disappointed that they destroyed one of the best friendships on the show
and I think it was the beginning of the downfall for Izzie as a character.
SHANNON & SAYIN –
Lost
This show had one of the largest
and most diverse casts on television; so I could never figure out why they
thought Shannon and Sayid should be the first couple to hook up on the island.
I guess you could argue they were shooting for diversity with this pairing, two
people who would have never gotten together under different circumstances… I
understand the point of view, but I thought they were completely incompatible [even
if they had a couple of sweet moments here and there]. Sayid was a former soldier and Shannon was a
girl concerned with more mundane aspects of life [probably with a good enough
heart, but still]. On one of the fansites they call them: “The soldier and the
Barbie”, not precisely the type of couple I like. Plus, wasn’t Nadia supposed
to be the love of Sayid’s life? Anyway, Shannon and Sayid bonded over maps and
French translations and it looked like she actually cared for him… but also
felt like she wanted someone to take care of her, as Boone pointed out. It
didn’t last, of course, because Shannon was one of the first to die on the
island…But then, they were together in the flash-sideways… which I really
didn’t get. I can understand people
liking them, they were likable characters and it was an unexpected couple; from
different worlds and all that. However, I personally never understood or cared much
about this couple. What made Shannon and Sayid more epic that Sayid and Nadia?
Never got that. I am sure someone is going to jump in after reading this and
explain that Shannon was Sayid’s constant or something like that… hey have it,
I’d like to hear it actually.
SLOANE & BARNETT
– Alias
Yeah… that happened. If you don’t
remember, it is probably because you suppressed the memory to avoid ripping out
your eyes or something. This definitely gets filed under the “what the hell
were they thinking”? category. I really don’t know. It was around the time
Sloane was pretending to be a reformed spy/humanitarian. He runs into Barnett overseas,
she confesses she was somewhat obsessed with him, she wrote her college thesis
on him or something. Then they sleep together… I know… ew. Oh, Sloane also tells Barnett he believes
Sydney may be his daughter… so as you can see there was a lot going on! According
to me, there was more than enough drama already. Having Sloane and Barnett hook
up was just overkill! Aghrr… my eyes.
TROY & BRITTA – Community
Are they still together? No they are not, they broke up during that bizarre [but great]
Freaky Friday episode... I think.... I could have accepted them being a couple
if they didn't make the show about it; but that episode where they were hooking up and then Britta
climbed out the window was just so awkward… In other words, I really don’t mind
the concept of them being together, but I don’t want to SEE it. I
wonder if some
Community fans were all
about this couple… I find it hard to believe because one doesn't watch
Community for the couples! Who cares?! It
is all about crazy situations and obscure pop culture references. But I could
be wrong… However, if we are looking for couples to ship I’d argue Annie &
Jeff work and Britta also had much better chemistry with Jeff. In addition,
they should leave Troy with his true meaningful relationship: his bromance with
Abed.
MIKE & KATHERINE
– Desperate Housewives
Obviously we never wanted Mike
with anybody other than Susan. So when they broke them up in Season 5, I don’t
think anybody was happy. Susan had a new boyfriend and Mike developed feelings
for Katherine. There was something really wrong about that couple, and I am not
speaking about Katherine being sort of an obsessive psycho who later decides to
turn lesbian and ran away with Julie Benz… I think I even preferred Mike with
Edie and that is saying a lot! Whatever is the opposite of chemistry, I think
Katherine and Mike had it. I never believed Mike could have feelings for her.
In the end Mike re-marries Susan and Katherine goes all fatal attraction on him
[until she runs away with a woman]. It would have been so much better if they
had just gotten a new actress to play Mike’s love interest in that season… oh
well… it was a long time ago.
DEBRA & DEXTER – Dexter
Nothing actually happened here,
they didn’t kiss or anything. Thank God! But they did decide, all of the
sudden, to have Deb develop “romantic” feelings for Dexter! Did anybody like
this? I don’t think so… One of the things I loved about them was that they had
a very established brother/sister dynamic and I used to celebrate the fact that
they never gave any ‘sexual’ vibe, which is impressive given that at some point
they were married in real life. I used to love that, then that shrink screwed
with Debra’s head and it all went to hell! After it happened, I read a lot of
articles where the producers explained, Debra developing those feelings was a
necessity for the arc to come [finding the truth about Dexter]. I completely
disagree. Debra already had very profound sisterly feelings towards Dexter and
that was more than enough for the arc to work.
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