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⌈ Secret Post #2329 ⌋

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On again/off again couples - dumb rant

[(Anonymous)]

It happens all the time, but does anyone else find it *really* annoying when shows are constantly throwing obstacles in their main couple's path? They'll finally get together after a lot of angst, then some (usually completely ridiculous) thing will happen to split them up, they'll eventually get past it and get back together, then something *else* will happen to break them up, and the whole cycle starts over again. And repeats for several seasons.

This isn't even about any specific pairing because it seems to happen on pretty much every series that lasts more than a few seasons and has a main couple, and I'm just over it. I've seen writers/showrunners/even actors say that doing that is the only way to keep things interesting because happy people are boring but...really? It just seems like lazy writing to me if the only way they can make the show interesting is to cause drama between A/B especially when most of the time, even if their relationship is important, the show is actually *about* something else.

And a lot of the time, even when I started out really loving the pairing, by the end I'm indifferent to them because the writers have jerked them around so much that I just don't care anymore.

I know this is a lame thing to complain about but...it just annoys me. Meh.

Re: On again/off again couples - dumb rant

[(Anonymous)]

Stupidest one I can think of was the "virus" on Dark Angel.

Re: On again/off again couples - dumb rant

[(Anonymous)]

I was going to mention that one. And, further, I'm sure it's not the writer's intention, but I don't find that thwarted love romantic, I find it infuriating. "If you can't be together - then DON'T. MOVE ON PEOPLE." And that's what I routinely shouted at the tv screen when watching Dark Angel.

Re: On again/off again couples - dumb rant

[(Anonymous)]

No, it annoys the shit out of me, too. I really, really hate the "happy couples are boring" excuse because...what? That means you're basing the majority of your show's drama and excitement on a relationship. That's just lazy writing! To the point where I am extremely happy when I find a show that doesn't have any relationships at all! Person of Interest, for instance, does an absolutely wonderful job of creating a dramatic and exciting plot without any romantic subplot. Hell, White Collar has a stable, established couple and manages to keep them fun and interesting. "Happy couples are boring" my ass. If your main pairing can't work through shit together as a couple, then maybe they shouldn't be a couple in the first place.