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Whilst I’m disappointed that Tedbecca wasn’t endgame, that’s not why I’m upset with the finale.
I shipped it, but not as hard as a lot of people. And I’ve had numerous pairings (even ones who canonically love each other - looking at you Picard/Crusher) end in nothing. It’s annoying but it’s fictional, I’ll get over it. You know?
But it’s the fact the writers continuously baited Tedbecca; the hotel where you expect Rebecca but its Sassy, the texting where you expect Ted but it’s Sam, the first scene of the final where it looks like they spent the night together...
There are other scenes too, but these (once a season) were specific bait, and there was no reason for it (especially the final episode bait) except to be cruel to people who enjoyed the Ted/Rebecca relationship.
And that’s why I’m upset. It was unnecessary and disrespectful to the fans of the show.
"I've got nothing. I really tried as well. I mean, even on the walk over here, I was thinking something would pop into my head, but nope. Absolutely nothing. Sorry, Ted."
REBECCA WELTON in TED LASSO 3.11 "Mom City"
Can’t believe im adult now. Sometimes I feel like a teletubbie with a credit card.
Thinking about Albie's Angels again. There are countless parallels I could draw between the weeping angels that are in love but can never see each other, and the timing malfunction of Liv and Helen's relationship while everything else about them makes sense...
Xena vs. Kira Nerys
Remember: don't vote on "who would win in a fight", but on "who, when given a task that fits her skillset and talents, would do that task better: more comprehensively, faster, with more pizzazz, with less collateral, etc."
Endorsements! "What is she good at?"
Xena, Xena Warrior Princess: She has many skills. Fighting, healing (she invented cpr and field medicine and triage, etc), tracking, she has various spiritual powers, she can beat up literal gods, she gave birth to the messiah (which isn't precisely something she was competent at but it's worth mentioning), she's the queen of strategy and also she can embroider.
Kira Nerys, Star Trek: Fierce advocator for Bajoran rights - including the rights of Bajoran freedom fighters (and not just because she was one). She works so hard to do what's best for Bajor, and spares not a single thought for what's best for her. Even Dax struggles to get her to loosen up! She will go toe to toe with anyone: the Emissary of her faith, the head of her church, any politician or diplomat you care to name - she would fight the embodiment of Injustice if she could (and would probably win).
Doctor Beverly Crusher
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Schisms
them: kaidan alenko is boring and bland
me: kaidan alenko is a well-adjusted bisexual man in his early-to-mid thirties, there is literally nothing sexier
Trouble with writing Star Trek fan fic is I get caught up in things like "how much energy is the warp core producing, anyway" and "how much does the target chamber at LLNL weigh" all so I can write sentences readers will skip
(if you switch between multiples of these, just vote on your most-used one)
the "i definitely do NOT have feelings for them in any way shape or form" while obviously crushing on them trope might be cliché to you. it's about being doomed from the start, the desperate denial of the starved self, the tragic inevitably of love to me tho
what you need to understand about recommending a show to me is that no matter how much we both know I'll like it, I can't watch it until the Neurodivergence Department in my brain approves it. I don't know when that will be, and I don't have any more control over it than you do.
