Welcome to another Question of the Day. Today's question comes from Mary1990.
Do Love Triangles/Romantic Elements spoil a good show
This is a great question and one that really bugs me. One of my favourite shows is Lost but the whole Jack/Kate/Sawyer thing really got on my nerves at times and split the fandom. Lots of time was wasted with these pointless storylines when they could have been developing the story more. It's the only part of Lost that I did not really care for.
Other shows that in my opinion have suffered over the years are House and Bones. House especially is turning into some soap opera. I loved the early seasons of House, the medical problems, his cutting wit but as the seasons went on they started pushing his relationship with Cuddy on us. Maybe I'm alone but seeing at how the viewing figures are dropping I don't think I am.
And as for Bones, we'll don't get me started.
What about you? Do you feel that sometimes the shows romantic element takes away from the main storyline/character that made you fall in love with a show?
What example do you have?
Sound off in the comments.
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Well, I get the House thing. Don't agree with it, but I get it.
ReplyDeleteIncluding Bones is ridiculous, though. The romantic element of that show is the WHOLE point of it, has been from day one. You might not like the direction or length they've drawn it out, but how do you spoil a show with a plot line that the show was literally devised to tell.
I hate love triangles and avoid most shows with them. Jack/Kate/Sawyer was the only thing that bugged me with LOST, too.
ReplyDeleteI agree about all three of those shows.
ReplyDeleteCan't stand Hannah on Bones (seriously, worst actress ever).
Was never a love triangle fan on LOST and House is pretty worthless these days with Huddy being central. It isn't that I don't want them together... I just like every other character better than her. To be fair, the Lucas thing (i.e. the triangle) was even worse. He was a cool character that they ruined for the sake of an awful triangle. I used to get together with friends every week to watch House from Season 1 to 4. It just hasn't been the same since the end of Season 3.
As for love triangles in general, they can definitely ADD to a show. They don't always have to detract. Lol I can't actually think of any examples to back that statement up...
I think if it is done right, it works. Eg - Fringe. It's there, but not at the forefront. which is how it should be... unless its a romantic drama/comedy show.
ReplyDeleteActually I like the House romantic side, it shows that this character has so many layers which were undeveloped before, especially in scenes with Rachel. Its still a medical drama - much more than soap operas like Grey's Anatomy or Private Practice.
ReplyDeleteBut Bones ... dont get me wrong, I love the storyline, the characters but this season is so shitty. The cases are boring, the dialogues kind of poor and Hannah sucks.
Loves triangles, yes. It is what ruined 'House' season 6 and ultimately drove viewers away. FYI, that's when 'House' ratings started to drop, season 7 is actually running quite smoothly compared to the second half of season 6. Having said that, the will they/won't they thing ultimately alienate viewers if nothing is done about it. To me, it revitalized 'House', when I was on the verge of giving up.
ReplyDeleteI believe it is too little too late for 'Bones', though.
I like that they are showing a romantic side to House. Why is it because they are doing this, people claim the medical mysteries are gone. They are in every episode. I don't want to just see a pill popping miserable House. I want to follow his journey and see different aspects to him. BTW, I don't believe downturn in ratings is because of Cuddy. They started heading south last year and she was hardly in any episodes
ReplyDeleteI'm personally not a fan of love triangles. I don't get the appeal of watching somebody have to get their heart broken. This element doesn't spoil the enjoyment of the show for me though. The LOST triangle was probably dragged on a little longer then it needed to be, but it was never something that was distracting or something that took up much time in my opinion and the experiences each member of the triangle took away from the relationships were important to their character growth so it wasn't as though it wasn't important to the story. However, I think for anyone who wanted to enjoy discussing LOST on the internet, the triangle and it's passionate fans made it difficult because even though the love triangle was just a very small part of LOST, for many of them it was the only thing that mattered and many a thread were hijacked into insane nastiness because of their passion. It was a level of ugliness I don't think I've ever encountered any place and something I hope I never witness again. So, to answer the question, in my opinion, a love triangle doesn't spoil the actual show, but it does have the potential to spoil the enjoyment of participating in a show's internet fandom.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the romantic element has ruined House and Bones.However, i have no problem with the love triangle between Jack/Kate/James,i think that it didn't ruin the show at all and that proves that love triangles/romantic elements are not always a bad thing...
ReplyDeleteMost series are made WORSE by love triangles, because they distract from main plot points! Occasionally, love triangles can add to a series. Like with LOST.... Jack, Freckles and, Sawyer was an all-time classic love triangle and added many elements to LOST.
ReplyDeleteI think way too many series try to capitalize on romance between two major characters on the show when they run out of good concepts for their series to try to reinvigorate the show. It's a trick they have as "plan B" in their back pocket in case their is a slow script week or ratings dip or if they cater to shipper fans that in recent years have taken over fan forums .
The absolute worst aspect of love triangles is the inevitable combo name vs combo name teaming up. I blame Brangelina... or maybe Bennifer....
i enjoy them but think they should be more even not Elena with Stefan and Damon is a secondry interest etc give both romance close coverage .
ReplyDeletesame with True Blood and Lost Girl team Eric/Damon/Lauren are way more popular than team Bill/Stefan/Dyson yet they dont get nearly as much screentime
I think that some shows live from the sexual tension, like Bones (people tell me, I don't watch it) and like the X-Files used to.
ReplyDeleteI don't think you can have a show without any romance and the occasional triangle.
And except for House I can't think of a show that has suffered much... maybe Mike & Molly ^^ no, just kiddin'!
I LOVE the House love-plot with his boss Cuddy. The miserable drug addict-act was getting tiresome. Its refreshing and surprising to see an adult and work-place relationship on our sadly youth-worshiping, vapid tv programming. If it weren't for House I'd sell my plasma screen. S.6 ratings dropped due to the miniscule amt of screen time given to Cuddy but this season has corrected that issue and I for one am THRILLED. Love the show and the fact House can and wants to evolve. Yay!
ReplyDeleteI agree! In the True Blood books for instance, the Bill/ Sookie/ Eric triangle is one of the MAJOR subplots running throughout the entire series. On the TV series they do not emphasize it enough. The striking Viking needs more face time dammit!
ReplyDeleteLove triangle in Chuck between Chuck/Sarah/Shaw spoiled few episodes of the show. It is much better since Sarah and Chuck are together.
ReplyDeleteI like them when it isn't the focus of the show and they can add layers to characters if dealt well. I agree with all three shows mentioned. Bones as a show is nothing else but whether Bones and Booth will hook up. Very few people watch it for the cases. The triangle in LOST was bearable in the first season but when they kept on dragging it on especially in s3, it turned the show from an alternative TV programme to a conventional one. House and Cuddy, boy. I shipped them but the dumbest of the dumb triangles was in House. Everyone knew that the show was trying to put an obstacle between them. It wasn't even a good, sensible,BELIEVABLE one which in the end belittled both characters and the show.
ReplyDeleteI think showrunners use romance as a tool altogether too often anyway. Hasn't anyone had a job where they just hate everybody they work with? Not everyone has a soulmate on the other side of the building... if they could only change shifts to be with them... sigh... gag...
ReplyDeleteHOUSE is pretty much unwatchable now. The will they/won't they thing with House and Cuddy was cute at first but got very old very quickly when it was being shoved down our throats in EVERY episode from the end of season 4 on. Last season's finale with Cuddy declaring her love for House after rejecting him for so long felt like nothing more than bad fanfiction. Ratings have been falling since they put aside the medical mystery procedural and focused more on who was sleeping with who. Bring back the old show that everyone fell in love with and watch the audience come back.
ReplyDeleteI think the romantic elements aren't want spoils a show, it's the shippers. Once a couple becomes popular, it's all you ever hear about and the writers tend to go out of their way to please those fans, who are usually the ones that constantly complain about the show. Not to mention, for example, Chuck and Blair from "Gossip Girl." Any other love interest for those two, get attacked. No questions asked. Shippers automatically go into hate mode and it means that any other couple combination with those characters don't stand a chance. I think that takes away from a show.
ReplyDeleteWhen done right, triangles can be a very intense tool. Take One Tree Hill for instance, Peyton/Lucas/Brooke is still being talked about intensely and two of them aren't even in the show anymore, but the way it was written, it was simply as best as you can get from a story like this. Same now on Fringe, 2 identical women and one guy, the Fringe boards are going nuts over it. On the other hand, triangles like the one in True Blood or Vampire Diaries just seem too much of an Angel/Buffy/Spike imitation (2 vampires and one girl messing with both... way too cliché).
ReplyDeleteI think that the show who had made the perfrct balance between the romantic situations and the actual show is Stargate SG1. The fans got Jack\Sam relationship like drops falling down from an infusion. If you have ever watched it, you would know what I'm talking about, and same goes for SGA. both amazing shows.... I miss them so much! :)
ReplyDeleteI think House has run its course honestly. They realized the trial and error of the medical mystery forma was getting stale and tried to bring new life to the show with the love story. Going back now will help some, but I think it is in its death throws and would just be on life support if they kept it going for more than 2 more seasons.
ReplyDeleteCould not agree more! (on shippers)
ReplyDeleteI acept that the thing between Lucas and Cuddy was anoyed, I hated that stotyline, make me hate Lucas too. But I was very very happy when Cuddy and House begin a relationship, was a dream come true for us the fans who see House as more than a doctor who use drugs and solve puzzles, and we want to see him in a real, adult relationship... As for Bones nothing but dislike Hanna, sorry for the actress (I love her in Hose btw), but the character is just a distraction (like Lucas) but in the end is going to be Booth and Bones.
ReplyDeletePersonally I think it depends, like with NCIS & Tiva... I don't mind the chemistry between them but I think if they actually got together it would ruin it.. Rule #12 Never date a co-worker :)
ReplyDeleteDisagree on True Blood and think they need more of Eric and more of the struggle between Sookie's LUST for Eric and Love for bill. That is a constant in the books from book 2 or 3 onward. In the Vampire Diaries it is front and center in the plot. IT is the reason the brothers have been fighting and the reason much of the plot advances in the books. So it is needed.... albeit cliche. I think Fringe is handling the triangle brilliantly, but in reality... it is not a triangle. It is one man and woman loving each other with a woman in the way. To be a triangle it would have to be Fauxlivia in love with Peter who is also in love with Fauxlivia. He only loves Olivia in my eyes.
ReplyDeleteThe main reason both handled it so well was they never made it a front and center issue. RARELY were the plots about the love dynamic, it was subtle and a subplot that added to other more formidable plots.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely hate love triangles, especially when almost everyone who watches the show doesn't like it such as the Chuck/Sarah/Shaw on Chuck last year or the Michael/Fiona/Jesse that Burn Notice is trying to do. I like when characters get together on shows, i understand ratings might decrease if they get together but if a show pushes the will they won't they to long they are going to loose ratings (e.g. Bones.) I can't stand to watch Bones anymore, i am not going to watch until Booth and Brennan final get together.
ReplyDeleteLove triangles can be pretty interesting if the do them right. If they drag it too much though *cough* Lost *cough*, it gets very pointless, boring, etc and it does ruin the whole show.
ReplyDeleteNot always, but if they get in the WAY of a genre show, then yes. I think romance as a part and parcel of a show isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it is often done the wrong way to please a section of rabid fans...
ReplyDeleteWell, it depends on how the writers approach love triangles. For example: I love the whole Fringe Peter/Olivia/Fauliva triangle, it actually helps the plot along. But the whole Lost Jack/Kate/Sawyer thing was just annoying.
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna be bold, daring and not pussy-foot around here: I strongly dislike love triangles. ;P
ReplyDeleteIt's a soap opera element that has crept into prime time tv over the past several years, like a disease, and destroyed otherwise great shows. Viewers get sucked into a vortex of will they/won't they, who's gonna hook up first and the basic premise of the show gets lost in the process. While all the other viewers get fed up and go watch something less annoying.
So. Not a fan of love triangles.
(And I didn't mention Supernatural even once ;P )
LMAO at not mentioning it UNTIL you mention it referencing NOT mentioning it.
ReplyDeleteWell since SPN doesn't HAVE a love triangle (thank all things holy and a few things not) I felt it would be pointless to bring it into the comment - and I really, really wanted people to notice my not mentioning it. :D
ReplyDeleteIt's not that I dislike Hannah, but I just can't bring myself to care...
ReplyDeleteI loved the whole dynamic that there was before, those little bonding moments over the last few minutes were always cute... Things got to change, evolve, bla bla bla... I know. But doesn't mean I have to like it.
Exception that proves the rule: Fringe, that triangle is just awesome!
I enjoy the love triangle of Ted, Barney and Robin. Provides some extra laughs and you believe both relationships
ReplyDeleteActually I really like love triangles, it's boring when the writers just make them break up and get back together like a million times. As for romantic elements, I'm a girl, and I still enjoy a bloody scenes more, than a disgusting love scene with phrases like'-Do you love me?-Of course.-I don't believe you. Prove it.blablabla...' Maybe I'm the screwed up one, but as Dean right said once: No chick flick moments!:)
ReplyDeleteYeah those chick flick moments get old real fast - just give us some gore! :)
ReplyDeleteI guess Castiel porn and God is not a love triangle is it? Thank godz they have different taste in women... and even then those women's subplots do not take over the show so much.
ReplyDeleteI agree.
ReplyDeleteThis is a big point in the Castle fandom right now. It annoys the crap out of me.
I totally agree. Especially about House. Huddy ruins the show, nothing left to add. The only thing worse than Huddy itself are the Huddy shipping fangirls, ugh. None of the probably watched the show when it was actually good, otherwise they would not like this soap opera. Is this just a desperate try to keep at least a bunch of viewers?!
ReplyDeleteThe only show that I feel would be ruined by a heavy romantic arc would be Supernatural. It started out as two brothers hunting things that go bump in the night and it should end that way as well. The plot in and of itself is more than strong enough to carry the series.
ReplyDeleteHowever, for most (if not all) of the other shows that I watch, the romantic elements definitely are a big part of why I watch. What it really depends on is how deftly the material is handled by the actors and the writers. If a love triangle is done properly, then I'm all for it.
I think Chuck did a good job with the Chuck/Sarah/Shaw triangle. No one really liked Shaw with Sarah so the audience felt vindicated when he turned evil. It wasn't drawn out too especially long and Sarah came back to Chuck before Shaw went all crazy killer. There were a few frustrating episodes of Sarah-Shaw interaction, but ultimately the triangle (or at least Shaw's presence in the show) led to some of my favorite Sarah-Chuck scenes.
ReplyDeleteI think that love triangles can be effective when it enhances the central story, not when it needs to be the inevitable conclusion (i.e. House). The Walking Dead is the first show that I have noticed the story being enhanced with their Lori-Rick-Shane love triangle. Also, knowing where the love triangle went in the comic book and where it will inevitably go in the show I like it.
ReplyDeletejeff/annie, on community.
ReplyDeleteWe all want to see House in a real adult relationship. Too bad we haven't seen it yet. He was more fun when he was sleeping with hookers.
ReplyDeleteThe one love triangle I believe worked, and one I became invested in, was the Buffy/Xander/Willow. Maybe it's not even a triangle, considering Angel was involved too, but that is the only one I can think of that was never overplayed, but grew into a much deeper love between the three of them.
ReplyDeleteWith very few exceptions, love triangles suck. They waste time, make characters act like idiots/jerks, or worse take them completely out of character. I find that love triangles are used when writers run out of ideas.
ReplyDeleteThe love triangle is what I cannot stand on Vampire Diaries. I watched season 1 over the summer because of the fans on this site, but in all honesty, I find Elena and Stephan annoying as all get out. I'd like the whole show better if the main characters took their drama elsewhere and the minor characters took over.
ReplyDeleteLove triangles really don't work when the viewers don't believe one of them has a chance. Burn Notice might as well give up because Jesse is a non-entity in that one. It's more like a curve with a tangent hanging off it than a triangle.
ReplyDeleteI have never agreed with a comment more! Thank everything that Jessica died in the pilot. If I had even gotten a whiff of a brother love triangle I would have been out of there from the start. It's bad enough if it's colleagues; it's unbearable if it's family.
ReplyDeleteHonestly I do not disagree with you, I am just sayin in the books it is the driving force of everything. I think Stephan is annoying paired with Elena, with Katherine, with fruit salad, with vervain, well.... with anything!
ReplyDeleteWell, Britain's soap operas *are* prime time TV so... :p
ReplyDeleteThough, the less said about Emmerdale, the better.
I just thought Kate was annoying.
ReplyDeleteBring on Jack/Sawyer!
Agreed.
ReplyDeleteBut a pairing isn't really a triangle. Most shows can successfully pull of a pairing... nowhere near as tricky as a triangle.
TV is a business.
ReplyDeleteAnd when we have crap like "Twilight" pulling in millions of dollars, there's bound to be a lot of TV shows trying to capitalize on the whole sickly romance garbage.
I preferred the Hurley/Sawyer/Miles Love triangle if I'm being honest.
ReplyDeleteI agree that Eric needs more face time.
ReplyDeleteBut the TV show is much better than the books, IMO. I can't stand love stories that go on and on and on. It ruins the "realism" for me (baha. Realism...).
Besides, I'm still waiting for that Eric/Laffyette/Jason triangle.
Jillyanne you said it best. Too bad we can't copy/paste what you wrote into an email and send it to every network exec and tv producer!
ReplyDeleteEh... Locke/The Island/Jack was pretty watchable.
ReplyDeleteThough they did get overly lovey dovey with all that.
Love triangles are only as good as they are written to be. The concept of the triangle is rarely ever the problem. The problem is how they're executed. Unfortunately, a well written love triangle is hard to come by.
ReplyDeleteEh, even the best writer can't make a triangle good if the acting isn't in it.
ReplyDeleteSub-par acting is an entirely different problem. Speaking of which, if there are any casting directors reading this, don't hire this guy anymore:
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Not really cos... you said love triangles are only as good as they are written to be.
ReplyDeleteI was just pointing out that there are more factors involved.
Alright. Point well taken.
ReplyDeleteAnd I take your point on Chris Klein.
ReplyDeleteNice to look at but has all the talent of a stuffed turkey.
Arguably the greatest love triangle in TV history (in terms of execution and the explosion of popularity that followed) was with three subpar actors IMO.
ReplyDeleteKelly-Dylan-Brenda worked well in spite of Luke Perry, Shannen Doherty and Jennie Garth all lacking range as actors. They didn't draw it out, it came from a believable place, and when he made is decision (after half a season of a briskly moving plot), he stuck by it.
An ode to the horrible acting of Chris Klein: Here's every single word he uttered in "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li." It's a testament to how stupendously bad of an actor he is and the montage is hilarious.
ReplyDeletehttp://vimeo.com/14396701
Baha! He's worse than Horatio from CSI.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeeyWvo1rNg
Cor blimey, lucky it's "arguably" the greatest love triangle in TV history.
ReplyDeleteGood lord that's bad! The saddest thing about Horatio and his cheese-tastic line deliveries is that people love 'em anyway. It defies all logic.
ReplyDelete*Huffs* Well aren't you just the picky one?
ReplyDeleteI know you're a douche Hungry but I thought you were an intelligent douche ..........
You know what I mean - I know you do.
All I can add is - God help the Brits.
Well, it was certainly the most successful love triangle, and a lot of TV historians do consider that season to be the shows creative peak.
ReplyDeleteStill. Arguably. TV historians don't really dictate what was and wasn't "the best."
ReplyDeleteI mean, even saying the actors are subpar is subjective.
Ah, the beauty of opinions.
Your first mistake was assuming I'm intelligent.
ReplyDeleteYour second mistake was... OOH, SOMETHING SHINY!!!1
All I can say is, at least everyone involved in that show know how bad it is. ^^
ReplyDeleteThere are some shows in which the romantic element is part of the design. In those cases what makes me truly insane is the ridiculous drawing out of the romance. When you have to start going to insane lengths to keep the couple apart...you're going to screw up the show. Repeatedly, shows have been screwed up and the fans have disappeared. TPTB have convinced themselves that the problem is that they got the couple together so now, shows that have a romantic component built in are told/forced/believe that they can't ever get the couple together. If you're waiting on Castle and Beckett to get together don't hold your breath.
ReplyDeleteA couple of the more infamous examples are Moonlighting and Lois and Clark (L&C took a major nose dive from top 20 to bottom twenty in one season. Do they think it's because they betrayed fans by building up their hopes for a wonderful wedding they'd been waiting seasons for then revealed Clark had married a clone? No! They blame the fact that Lois and Clark got together in the first place. Sigh. Majorly frustrating.) It is possible to have a couple continue to be exciting and romantic and all the yummy stuff we love *after* they get together. I've seen it done. But it's been years. And it seems no network is brave enough to let the writers go for it. (I fervently believe the writers would love to do it in a lot of cases.)
wow, I wandered off my original point.
I don't thing love stories and love triangles automatically ruin a good show. I think it depends on the show and the characters. If the show allows the romantic shenanigans drag the show off it's axis then yes, it will ruin the show. To my mind, Bones is about the creepy gross cases and the really atypical personalities that work the cases together. The Bones/Booth will they or won't they has pushed the show off my axis. The addition of Hannah is an example. The existence of the character has shifted the show's focus a little too much for my taste.
What I do summarily hate is this inability for Hollywood to allow a man and woman to work together as partners without getting romantically involved. Scully and Mulder were great partners. They sucked as lovers...and I'm going to stop there cause I *really* rant over that one. Time and time again characters that start as partners and friends get morphed into these creatures from a romantic comedy and it makes me insane! For me, that's quickest way to kill a show.
I don't think it's arguable at all to call it the most successful love triangle, the show was at it's peak in the third season in terms of viewership and cultural relevance. It was upwards of 16 million viewers a week on a nearly 30 episode season, ridiculous numbers for Fox considering the network was not on par with the other three networks in terms of overall viewership yet.
ReplyDeleteAnd while judging the actors abilities in question is subjective, I think I'm safe to say it without couching it as an opinion.
You're talking about the viewership of the show.
ReplyDeleteThere's no statistics on how many liked the love triangle.
i think the real problem is that the networks insist on keeping shows on the air for SO LONG. for example, on lost, the writers really didn't have enough material for six seasons, so how do they fill it? love triangle.
ReplyDeletein my opinion, this season should absolutely be the last season of house. they have resorted to huddy, because there aren't a whole lot of other ways to take his character at this point.
the worst/best example of this is the x files. the sexual tension was HIGH from day one, but they wisely dragged it our for about five seasons...but then it just became silly. i mean how long are two people who literally go to both of the arctic poles to rescue each other really going to beat around the bush? this is when the show jumped the shark. should have ended at season seven with grace and mulder and scully riding off in the sunset. would have avoided tons of melodrama. BUT greedy producers milked two more pitiful seasons out of it that were a total character assasination on scully.
so my point is that the love triangles are inevitable, but they only ruin shows when greedy producers drag them out to a point of ridiculousness.
Yeah...kinda...I mean...I like them to begin with...Adds tension ya know...but they end up being dragged out till the end of time......then you cease to care.....ya know !!!
ReplyDeleteLost Love triangle - Beaten into the ground....buried.....dug up and beaten some more :))
Vampire Diaries - To be honest....I just don't care.....I watch for the writing....The characters do nothing for me.
Fringe Love triangle - This one is more tolerable, cause i know it's not gonna be dragged out for 10 years :))
But...they lose all the impact they should have...cause the fans see where the line should be drawn...but the writers don't.....and beat that dead horse into Dust :))
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'the worst/best example of this is the x files. the sexual tension was HIGH from day one, but they wisely dragged it our for about five seasons...but then it just became silly. i mean how long are two people who literally go to both of the arctic poles to rescue each other really going to beat around the bush? this is when the show jumped the shark. should have ended at season seven with grace and mulder and scully riding off in the sunset. would have avoided tons of melodrama. BUT greedy producers milked two more pitiful seasons out of it that were a total character assasination on scully.'
ReplyDeleteYeah when Mulder Left......I only continued watching for Scully.....Got bored....Then rejoined when Mulder popped back up.......The X files is nothing without Mulder and Scully.....They def beat that horse !!!
But i'll always love them/show no matter what, cause it was my first foray into fandom......Mulder was my first fictional crush, and MHO - they never lost that sexual tension, no matter how long they played it out....cause the actors had amazing chemistry.
I think a lot of love triangles are forced on the fans.....and you're thinking....Where's the chemistry....and i do think it can be filler.
I dunno...this is how i see it....Love the comment<33
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ReplyDeleteStreet fighter....The legend of Chun Li - ROFLMFAO
The day they introduce a love triangle....I will walk...i Adore the show....but if they dare do this.....they might as well stop calling the show supernatural and cancel it !!!
ReplyDeleteYeah it was a background thing mostly....But it got kinda annoying, because you were wondering....Whats the point of investing in this relationship if you're never gonna get any payoff !!
ReplyDeleteHardly in it? They did a whole episode revolving around a day in the life of Cuddy. Probably one of the stupidest things I've seen on tv, certainly the worst House episode ever. Last season was also when they created that ridiculous backstory of the secret love they've had for each other for 20+ years after a one night stand in college. And the entire season revolved around House's obsession to win over Cuddy and steal her away from that other guy.
ReplyDeleteAny non-Huddy audience that they managed to hold onto in season 6 they lost at the end with the fanfiction ending of the finale when she shows up before he can relapse on drugs. House's building depression and inevitable breakdown was all over not being able to get Cuddy -- Wilson even paid the team to spend time with him to help him through his depression.
Cuddy and Huddy are killing the show. They both need to go.... and soon!
I'm agreeing with all those who said that triangles usually make an otherwise good show yucky, but that the Lost triangle actually added to the plot. It's when the "shipping" started that the situation deteriorated.
ReplyDeleteOften, though, coworker romance just makes me think, "Don't these people ever go out?" In the real world, people go to work, then go home and go out, to a party or something, and meet their soulmates. That being said, I did meet my husband at work, so, what can I tell ya?
i totally agree with you!
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