[ SECRET POST #2654 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2654 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

01.
[Ioan Gruffudd/Fantastic Four 2005]


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02.
[Laurell K. Hamilton]


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03.
[Bates Motel]


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04.
[Sherlock]


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05.
[Korn; Breaking Benjamin]


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06.
[American Horror Story]


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07.
[Gwyneth Paltrow, Iron Man]


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08.
[Kino's journey/Kino no tabi]


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09.
[Roxy Music]












Notes:

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Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 1 - posted twice ].
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Comments

[dreemyweird]

Oh, no, that's a perfectly legitimate question. And the answer is no. As I see it, these supposed signs of romantic attraction are just as prominent in Elementary as they are in Sherlock. And I would never call Joan and Sherlock an item.

Now granted, there are shows where these same things between a man and a woman are meant to be romantic. And sometimes when I see them I just kind of go "omg no they are going to make them hook up??" But that's because it's statistically more likely, not because I perceive these gestures/sentiments as inherently non-platonic.

(note, though, that I'm talking about modern settings and non-traditional narratives created in the late 20th-early 21st century).

IMO it's ultimately a matter of what the author wants to say and whether they introduce other prominent plot devices that hint at a romance. Gestures of affection in themselves can never be a good indication of what kind of relationship is going on (unless they are also signs of sexual attraction, as in staring at the other's ass/boobs, groping, kissing on the mouth).

I actually wish we had more touchy-feely man&woman on-screen friendships where there would be all these supposedly telltale signs but the fact that it's a friendship would be made obvious with the help of plot/stylistic devices.