I can never help but cringe when a character in a Tv show or movie does something completely idiotic. Its inevitable, even if i've seen it hundreds of times, or sometimes even if i understand where its coming from. More often than not, it has something to do with a character's romantic interest.
In the movies, keeping the two main characters apart is a tactic to lengthen the ending. That one final hurdle that will make you swoon if it can be pulled off just right.
In tv; it is the exact same thing. Once the two main characters get together, its over. The interest is gone because the angst, the tension, and the reason you watch in the first place is gone (You know you secretly watch for the couples and not what the actual show is about :D ). They may carry on doing the same exact thing they have been doing for the has however many seasons, but the drama, the spark is gone. I have experienced this in a recent development of [H]ouse where House and Cuddy are finally together. Since they eased off a mystery based show into a drama between the two, the shock of the sudden resolution is not good. House, notorious for being an ass is now....completely out of character for the fans that have been watching for a long time. It's no longer a show that keeps you on the edge of your seat from week to week. the "problem" is resolved every single episode. The Writers of this show may continue to stretch out the show, but my interest will not really be peaked again unless they break up. 'tis the unfortunate fate of a duo that would be amazing together.
( The first counter example i thought of for this was Friends. Yes Rachel and Ross got together wayyy before it was over, but the show didn't seem centered around their characters alone, and the drama was kept up with their on again off again relationship style. )
The entire reason for this rant is that i just recently watched the 100th episode of Bones. In short, i understand the decision by the writers, but it was not pulled off well, and it was not good AT ALL. I'm pisssssssssed off. MAJOR-LY-like.
Okay. So Booth is in love with Brennan. And she (though she has not said it, it is implied) loves him too. He finally gets the balls to tell her, and she tells him that because she is be a scientist, it restricts her from believing they could work because of the lack of proof. or something... (yea, I thought crazy at first too, but once you get used to her character, its kind of grows on you) ANYWAYS.
she tells him she can't change
AND HE GIVES UP
JUST LIKE THAT. (<-- to make the beginning relevant, i cringed here)
alright. No. This would never happen.
If you love someone, and you have the guts to tell them, then you should not just take the first (HESITANT) no for an answer. NEVER. THIS IS
NEVER JUSTIFIED.
Except in TV shows (
:( ). because they want their shows to last, and if they get together in the series then there's no more angst or anything (admit is you really love the angst), and it dies a tv show death.
This would be sad....but I'm completely pissed on how the convo went. It started realllly well....then just kinda....went to hell. Seriously, the scene might not have been longer than 4 minutes.
But yea. I guess this is a life lesson? Don't be like Episode 100 in Bones. Make the person you love reject you more than just one halfhearted "I can't change".
IF
YOU
LOVE
SOMEONE
IT
(should be part of the definition but, it)
MEANS
YOU
DONT
WANT
THEM
TO
CHANGE!!!!!!!!
gah. XP
well, thats all i got for tonight, sorry if you didn't follow me at all....
--TTFN
