[ SECRET POST #2566 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2566 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Pairings you thought would have been popular

[crunchysunrises]

I'm sure other individuals have equally valid individual reasons to not ship them.

And just because it's a supposedly a buddy dynamic doesn't mean it's a dynamic that a lot of people want to write. (The actors that played Tony Stark and Bruce Banner (or Tony Stark and Captain America) did a great job of working off of each other, which is cited as character chemistry and a sign that they were meant to be shipped. The Tony and Rhodey dynamic wasn't so easy.)

Whether it was intentional or not, Rhodey doesn't add anything to the plot or Tony's emotional arc in IM2.

Out of control killer robot soldiers would/should be considered a horrible threat to New York in their own right. That Rhodey is trapped in one, especially when the others are apparently unmanned, is unnecessary. Worse, he's written in such a way that he doesn't do anything to make his predicament more interesting... or anything that the narrative hadn't set Pepper or Natasha up to do.

He also keeps Tony from accidentally killing his party guests but, although a more interesting use of the character, the scene is short and more dramatic cut than explored.

With only half a scene of being interesting under his belt - and a BFF who seems to forget that he exists when he's out of the frame - I can see why few people who write for the movies latched onto Rhodey as a potential romantic pairing after IM 2. The writing doesn't provide Rhodey and Tony with an easy understanding during the semi-decent times (like with Banner) and Rhodey's disapproval isn't shown to matter to Tony (unlike with Captain America. In fact, the writing makes it seem like Tony's more upset about his suits being nicked than his friend betraying him.) And people, whether consciously or not, are likely to react to these sorts of narrative cues. (Despite having an arguably smaller role in IM1, Rhodey had a much more important role both in terms of plot and Tony's emotional arc in that movie, which is probably why someone's aforementioned funvee shipping community was able to get off the ground.)

So, uh, in short, I don't think it's fair to shout the race card when there are many reasons, both personal and in the narrative, not to ship those particular characters. Not unless someone comes out and tells you that... which seems unlikely given how loud fandom is, especially when it comes to policing other fans. (For their own good, I'm sure.)