tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post1483734075150111114..comments2024-03-19T07:50:26.697-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Gotham: Harvey DentBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-61106262981727011342017-12-24T16:00:53.772-05:002017-12-24T16:00:53.772-05:00I loved Cesare and Lucrezia on The Borgias and the...I loved Cesare and Lucrezia on The Borgias and the writers never let me down.<br /><br />I loved Christopher and Valentine on Parade's End and the writers didn't let me down.<br /><br />"Shipping" in the sense of "rooting for a happy ending" is obviously a heavy gamble. "Shipping" in the sense of enjoying every good interaction between the couple is not. I may hate later Nashville with a burning passion but I will never stop enjoying Scarlett and Gunnar's first season because that was magic. And with a couple like Batcat, where things naturally must be stormy regardless of whether the writing is good or bad, you will need a very thick skin to be a happy camper.<br /><br />I'm not sad at the moment because they aren't together, I'm sad because the writing of the show overall has taken a critical hit.<br /><br />I will always love Bruce and Selina of seasons 1-3 Gotham.Thomas Ijon Tichyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01401298696128080459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-1338952471184738252017-12-24T15:57:19.362-05:002017-12-24T15:57:19.362-05:00Comedies have the luxury of not having to generate...Comedies have the luxury of not having to generate drama through break-ups so yeah I agree that it is the place for people who want to root for stable relationships. Especially if the couple in question is the beta couple (think Chandler and Monica on Friends or Turk and Carla on Scrubs).Patrykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662838711958747484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-10438025081061763642017-12-24T13:11:12.184-05:002017-12-24T13:11:12.184-05:00Patryk, this is one of the many things Brooklyn 9-...Patryk, this is one of the many things Brooklyn 9-9 doe right. Jake and Amy's romance flowed naturally and it hyasn't overtaken the whole show. Plus, they love each others odd quirks, and embrace them (Amy making sure their wedding cake was in the shape of Nakamura Tower (complete with Bruce Willis hanging by a firehose) to Jake getting Amy a set of binders.Jeff Liptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07699464691843236282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-85057832447233265002017-12-24T11:12:36.223-05:002017-12-24T11:12:36.223-05:00People don't want to invest in relationships i...People don't want to invest in relationships in a drama mostly because it's a lost cause. The writers will always separate the pair, kill them like Joss Whedon does, put them through a Ross and Rachel dance of breaking-up and near misses or invent the most stupid plots to keep them apart even after they marry (Castle's last couple seasons come to mind). The problem does not lie in shipping itself but the toxic presentation that's used to keep the stakes up. Bruce and Selina have also the addded baggage of the Batman canon to content with.Patrykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662838711958747484noreply@blogger.com