I'm not sure how to talk about this month's obligatory Skins fandom wank (SIGH) without it turning into "I wish I could bake a cake filled with rainbows and smiles and everyone would eat and be happy" but... I just really think it's a shame that this is happening again. And I hate that a couple of anonymous crazies over on
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Panda/Naomi, OMG. I sort of want to write it for the crack value alone!
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I don't femmeship Panda because she's not even a little bit gay. Whereas I see canon Effy as bi and Katie....well, Katie seems straight also, then Bedlam happened, so I thought, Katie could straight but with, um, Effy leanings.
(disingenuous argument is disingenuous now and forever).
If you write this Panda/Naomi, I will read it, and lol massively.
I can sort of stomach Effy with Cook, but I like Effy by herself even more.
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I find this really interesting, because I do too - but I don't think there's actually any canon evidence for Effy being bi, is there? I think it's more an extrapolation of her behaviour, this assumption that she could be with a girl and not think it a big deal. (Unlike Katie; I think if Katie does have any leanings that way they're buried under so many issues that it would be rare for them to actually come out, so to speak.)
I really like the idea of Effy being single too, because I think she needs to, I guess, grow by herself, but I think there's a fine line between Effy being single and Effy being alone. She really needs a strong support network, I think, and right now she just doesn't have that.
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It's not a definitive conviction (like you say, no canon evidence) but my gut says bi. I think if there is any capacity for same sex attraction within her, she'd go for it. I don't see her being phased by gender. A writer needn't work hard to convince me Effy would fuck or fall in love with a girl. Unlike Katie, where the writer would need to delve into her mind convince me why this ultra hetero seeming lady fancies fanny in any capacity
(In Australia, no one says fanny. Whenever a character uses it I giggle like a little girl).
I know you agree and all, but I'm coming up blank on why Effy would like Freddie. I was going to type something along the lines "effy likes someone who intrigues her" but Freddie refutes that. Can you come up with any reasons or do you reckon Effy acted really OOC in going after him?
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I think ultimately what she needs is someone who can sort of combine the two - someone who can be a grounding influence but still keep her interested. (And the only person I can think of who really fits the bill is, um, Tony.)
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