In Which I Do A Meme: Top Shippings
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ladyhadhafang! I do love a good shipping. ^_^
Top 10 Shippings Overall
1. Amy/Rory, Doctor Who
2. Beast/Belle, Beauty and the Beast.
3. Mitchell/Annie, Being Human (until Mitchell goes insane, that is :( )
4. Elder/Amy, Across the Universe (yes, there's a pairing in a current YA novel I like. Insanity! :O )
5. Flynn Rider/ Rapunzel, Tangled
6. Tohru Honda/ Kyo Sohma, Fruits Basket
7. Harry/ Ginny, Harry Potter
8. Germany/ Italy
9. Sailor Moon/ Tuxedo Mask
10. Sophie Hatter/ Howl (books and movie both! ^_^)
Top 5 Love Triangles/Threesomes
1. Hungary/ Austria/ Prussia, Axis Powers Hetalia (as a threesome, because it fits perfectly. Hey, Hungary's already a yaoi fangirl!)
2. Celia/ Marcus/ Isabelle, The Night Circus (as a love triangle, because oh look, actual consequences of the decision! Hello!)
3. Mary/ Matthew/ Lavinia, Downton Abbey (as a love triangle, because the show actually made the other girl sympathetic and nice and didn't have everyone be a bitch to her just because)
4. Bolin/ Korra/ Mako/ Asami (as a love triangle, because again, the other girl is an interesting character who isn't instantly made bitchy or shallow just to make the lead look better. Also, it's nicely underplayed thus far)
5. Viola/Duke/Olivia/Sebastian!Viola (both the original play and the adaptation of She's the Man)
Top 5 Canon Pairings
1. Nina/George, Being Human
2. Tyrion and Shae, Game of Thrones
3. Aang and Katara, Avatar: The Last Airbender
4. Zuko and Mai, Avatar: The Last Airbender
5. Hermione and Ron, Harry Potter
Top 5 "Not my favorite, but they're very nice alternate choices" Shippings
1. Katara/ Zuko (Yes, yes, I know. I hate the pairing written badly, is all.)
2. Hungary/ Prussia
3. Sokka/ Toph
4. Matthew/ Lavinia
5. Tohru Honda/ Yuki Sohma
Top 5 "Wtf that makes no sense... but I LOVE it!" Shippings
1. Zyn/ Leah (Haven't looked at that one too much lately, but dang if I don't love it!)
2. Sands/ Snape (Thank you so very much, Mervin)
3. Marcie Millar/ Nora (At the very least, it makes a fuck-ton more sense than the canon shipping of Nora/ Patch)
4. Hong Kong/ Switzerland (You can blame the dude who wrote the Hearth Series for this one)
5. Egypt/ Lithuania (It was done in an extremely cracky fanfiction, and now I kind of love it)
Top 5 "I just don't feel what everyone else is feelin'" Shippings
1. Belle/ Gaston (Um...way to miss the point of the movie? 8( )
2. Bella/ Streex (Yes. This crossover happened. No, I'm not sure if it's a joke or not)
3. Switzerland/ Lichtenstein (I know blood relationships are a bit loose in Hetalia, but... Lichtenstein looks like she's about twelve. And calls Switzerland "Big Bruder" pretty much every time they meet. It's just a bit...squicky, is all I'm saying)
4. Belerus/ Lithuania (Erm... the only time they went on a date, she broke his fingers. And come on, the guy's a big enough woobie as it is!)
5. Jareth/ Sarah (Ignoring the age factor, the entire thing is centered around him tricking and victim-blaming her. I could see it as some metaphor for going into adulthood or something, but a straight-up relationship? Erm... O_o)
Top 5 "I hope these die" Shippings
1. Katara/Zuko, How I Became Yours (yes, those two are fanon versions of a Suethor's twisted mind, but they both are such self-centered assholes that I don't feel the least bit sorry about what happens to them in the sequel)
2. Patch/Nora, Hush Hush.
3. Edward/Bella & Christan Grey/ Anna Steele (yes, this might be cheating, but they're honestly the same characters)
4. Karumi/ Hakuron (... Mother. Of. God.)
5. Zoey Redbird/ Loren Blake (Not only is Zoey underage, the fact that she's completely oblivious to the many implications and consequences of going all the way with a teacher just makes it even squickier, somehow!)
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ladyhadhafang! I do love a good shipping. ^_^Top 10 Shippings Overall
1. Amy/Rory, Doctor Who
2. Beast/Belle, Beauty and the Beast.
3. Mitchell/Annie, Being Human (until Mitchell goes insane, that is :( )
4. Elder/Amy, Across the Universe (yes, there's a pairing in a current YA novel I like. Insanity! :O )
5. Flynn Rider/ Rapunzel, Tangled
6. Tohru Honda/ Kyo Sohma, Fruits Basket
7. Harry/ Ginny, Harry Potter
8. Germany/ Italy
9. Sailor Moon/ Tuxedo Mask
10. Sophie Hatter/ Howl (books and movie both! ^_^)
Top 5 Love Triangles/Threesomes
1. Hungary/ Austria/ Prussia, Axis Powers Hetalia (as a threesome, because it fits perfectly. Hey, Hungary's already a yaoi fangirl!)
2. Celia/ Marcus/ Isabelle, The Night Circus (as a love triangle, because oh look, actual consequences of the decision! Hello!)
3. Mary/ Matthew/ Lavinia, Downton Abbey (as a love triangle, because the show actually made the other girl sympathetic and nice and didn't have everyone be a bitch to her just because)
4. Bolin/ Korra/ Mako/ Asami (as a love triangle, because again, the other girl is an interesting character who isn't instantly made bitchy or shallow just to make the lead look better. Also, it's nicely underplayed thus far)
5. Viola/Duke/Olivia/Sebastian!Viola (both the original play and the adaptation of She's the Man)
Top 5 Canon Pairings
1. Nina/George, Being Human
2. Tyrion and Shae, Game of Thrones
3. Aang and Katara, Avatar: The Last Airbender
4. Zuko and Mai, Avatar: The Last Airbender
5. Hermione and Ron, Harry Potter
Top 5 "Not my favorite, but they're very nice alternate choices" Shippings
1. Katara/ Zuko (Yes, yes, I know. I hate the pairing written badly, is all.)
2. Hungary/ Prussia
3. Sokka/ Toph
4. Matthew/ Lavinia
5. Tohru Honda/ Yuki Sohma
Top 5 "Wtf that makes no sense... but I LOVE it!" Shippings
1. Zyn/ Leah (Haven't looked at that one too much lately, but dang if I don't love it!)
2. Sands/ Snape (Thank you so very much, Mervin)
3. Marcie Millar/ Nora (At the very least, it makes a fuck-ton more sense than the canon shipping of Nora/ Patch)
4. Hong Kong/ Switzerland (You can blame the dude who wrote the Hearth Series for this one)
5. Egypt/ Lithuania (It was done in an extremely cracky fanfiction, and now I kind of love it)
Top 5 "I just don't feel what everyone else is feelin'" Shippings
1. Belle/ Gaston (Um...way to miss the point of the movie? 8( )
2. Bella/ Streex (Yes. This crossover happened. No, I'm not sure if it's a joke or not)
3. Switzerland/ Lichtenstein (I know blood relationships are a bit loose in Hetalia, but... Lichtenstein looks like she's about twelve. And calls Switzerland "Big Bruder" pretty much every time they meet. It's just a bit...squicky, is all I'm saying)
4. Belerus/ Lithuania (Erm... the only time they went on a date, she broke his fingers. And come on, the guy's a big enough woobie as it is!)
5. Jareth/ Sarah (Ignoring the age factor, the entire thing is centered around him tricking and victim-blaming her. I could see it as some metaphor for going into adulthood or something, but a straight-up relationship? Erm... O_o)
Top 5 "I hope these die" Shippings
1. Katara/Zuko, How I Became Yours (yes, those two are fanon versions of a Suethor's twisted mind, but they both are such self-centered assholes that I don't feel the least bit sorry about what happens to them in the sequel)
2. Patch/Nora, Hush Hush.
3. Edward/Bella & Christan Grey/ Anna Steele (yes, this might be cheating, but they're honestly the same characters)
4. Karumi/ Hakuron (... Mother. Of. God.)
5. Zoey Redbird/ Loren Blake (Not only is Zoey underage, the fact that she's completely oblivious to the many implications and consequences of going all the way with a teacher just makes it even squickier, somehow!)
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Date: 2012-06-16 03:36 am (UTC)And why the less of focus in Avatar works. My main issue with Avatar writers is that their romance has two speeds, none and OMG I'm in love. Aang's feelings for Katara tend to disappear when not plot relevant and her importance to him will jump up or down to suit the plot. It's ESPECIALLY painful in Korra when Episode 2 Korra and Mako have some ship tease moments and then episode 5(I think, the shipping episode) BAM she's been in love with him since she came to the city. And hey, what do you know, Mako ALSO has feelings for her. Feelings never really shown. This is literately told to us by the voice over. We aren't shown either of them falling even into mild like and now it's bam love.
But mind you, this is complaints from a very opinionated spot. As a romance writer and lover, it bugs me when emotions jump from 0 to 100 like that but it's a perfectly logical way for a kid's show to be written. It's just the Avatar writers are more than willing to just MAKE a character desperate rather than building up desperation. They are great writers but emotional consistency has always been an issue for them (imo, I've seen people who find the character extremely emotionally consist ant.)
I do love Korra's character though. She feels tough without feeling like a "feminist" character. She really does feel like a female version of the average anime "hot blooded hero". Gender doesn't feel like a part of her character. Even in the romance, she and Bolin are remarkably similar in their romantic pursuits (aggressive but not forceful) and it shows that Korra is a PERSON and that's wonderful. She's flawed but learning, enjoyable to watch, passionate, strong and smart when she needs to be. It's wonderful to see that in kid's animation.