Concerning the pairing Jack/Will in PotC fanfiction:

[araeph]

I thought this would be a good time for me to voice my opinions on this rather sensitive topic, since my next PPC story has to do with J/W bad slash. Really bad slash. Now, I do not think that all slash is bad slash, but I find this particular pairing, Jack/Will, which so many authors find endearing, to be a bit ridiculous. This is my rather

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[araeph]

*groans*

Oh, I know. That was really frustrating. It's like when Orlando Bloom calls Legolas "Leggy". It makes for thousands of fangirls who think that it's okay to write stories where the characters call him that.

I think that comment about Jack and Elizabeth was not meant to be taken seriously, especially as a main plot point. When the screenwriters comment on it, they say, "I love Elizabeth's expression here," or something to that effect--it wasn't something in the script, just their spur-of-the-moment, off-color interpretation of her glance at Jack.

I'm too tired to do a long Jack/Elizabeth rant right now. I will say this, though: I get really tired of people who portray Elizabeth "giving in" to her instincts on that island. She didn't have any romantic instincts towards Jack--were they not watching 99% of the time when she found him just simply annoying? Also, so many fanwriters talk about a Jack/Elizabeth relationship as if they'll be long time partners once that annoying Will is out of the way. Yeah, right. Any romantic liaisons with Jack Sparrow are just that--one night flings--something that Suethors would do well to remember. Miss Swann, I think, deserves better than what Jack can give her.

[mylla]

I think that comment about Jack and Elizabeth was not meant to be taken seriously, especially as a main plot point.

I know, they went on to say something a lot more sensible (although now I'm getting the commentaries confused and have forgotten what it was).

Interesting fact: Until I actually started reading POTC fanfic, I didn't mind the idea of a Jack/Elizabeth pairing. I hadn't thought about it too deeply, or anything. Then I came across my first "Elizabeth and Will are married, but their first child is looking more and more like Jack each day..." fic, yelled "No he isn't!" at the computer and nearly destroyed the mouse clicking the 'Back' button so hard. :p It just doesn't make any sense. And I also need to go to sleep, or I would try to list the reasons why.