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Do you ever find yourself 'shipping a pairing that is clearly never, ever going to happen? A pairing that makes absolutely no sense? Do you ever think 'you know, the idea of these characters getting together is fun to entertain, but I'm not going to hold out any hope of it happening in canon because it's obviously impossible'?
Does that pairing ever happen anyway?
Let's talk about Glee.
I'm going to let my text message to reipan, sent immediately after watching 'Diva', set the tone for this entry:
REI. REI. FINN KISSED EMMA. FINN KISSED EMMA. I'VE WANTED THIS FOR TWO YEARS, REI, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. HOW IS THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENING??? IT'S THE ONLY FINN PAIRING I'VE EVER 'SHIPPED AND IT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE.
I can't really explain why Finn/Emma occurred to me in the first place; it's not as if they've had vast amounts of sexual tension in the past, or even vast amounts of interaction. I think perhaps I was musing on the concept of Rachel/Will and then thought 'hey, what about their romantic counterparts?' and then decided that pairing up their romantic counterparts was much better. Back in May of 2011, in any case, I made this entry of hopes for the third season of Glee, which concluded thus:
I don't have anything in particular against Finn, but I feel that romantic storylines with him have a detrimental effect on both Quinn and Rachel's characters. So I need him to have a storyline that keeps him away from both of them.
FINN HAS A RELATIONSHIP WITH
I DON'T KNOW
EMMA?
Here's the thing: although I was trying to make it sound that way, I wasn't just casting around randomly for someone to put Finn into a hypothetical relationship with. The pairing had popped into my head a day or two earlier and I thought it was really inexplicably hot. I think I made that entry in the secret hope that someone would comment to say, 'Finn/Emma? A brilliant idea, my good lady! I shall write vast amounts of fanfiction immediately!'
Nobody did, of course, because Finn/Emma makes no sense.
BUT NOW IT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING AND IT IS GLORIOUS.
I can't believe it. Glee has a billion characters; what were the odds that my little nonsensical pairing would end up having any sort of acknowledgement? (Of course, if Glee runs for long enough, I'm fairly certain that its characters will be paired up in every combination possible. That show gets through couples at a hell of a clip.)
I haven't seen any episodes past 'Diva', so please don't let me know what's going to happen in the future!
Oh, Glee. I'm never going to be able to stop watching you.
Speaking of shows I can't escape: I almost managed to give up Waterloo Road during the most recent run of episodes (8.11 to 8.20). I so, so nearly managed it. I went about four weeks without watching it, and then I cracked and caught up on everything I'd missed. I WILL NEVER BE FREE OF THIS TERRIBLE PROGRAMME.
I love that, if someone comes into the room when I'm watching Waterloo Road and asks what's going on in the episode, the answer will almost always be so silly that I can't keep a straight face. 'That teacher's in danger of being suspended because she hit a pupil.' 'Why'd she hit him?' 'Er, he stole a pair of her knickers and threw them at her during a lesson.'
th_esaurus came in during episode 8.20, when Michael and Scout were discussing Scout's dreams and future. She started hissing 'Make oooout' at them, rather to my amusement. That would have been pretty unprofessional of Michael, considering that he's the headteacher and Scout is a pupil, but it's not as if any teacher in Waterloo Road is particularly professional. (One of the truest quotes ever written about this show, from this blog: When you go for a job as a teacher at Waterloo Road they sit you in front of the interview panel with a cup of tea and a custard cream and they ask, “What do you know about boundaries and the pupil/teacher relationship?” If you shrug your shoulders, look blank and fill the ensuing awkward silence by dunking your biscuit in your tea - you’ve got the job.)
Does that pairing ever happen anyway?
Let's talk about Glee.
I'm going to let my text message to reipan, sent immediately after watching 'Diva', set the tone for this entry:
REI. REI. FINN KISSED EMMA. FINN KISSED EMMA. I'VE WANTED THIS FOR TWO YEARS, REI, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. HOW IS THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENING??? IT'S THE ONLY FINN PAIRING I'VE EVER 'SHIPPED AND IT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE.
I can't really explain why Finn/Emma occurred to me in the first place; it's not as if they've had vast amounts of sexual tension in the past, or even vast amounts of interaction. I think perhaps I was musing on the concept of Rachel/Will and then thought 'hey, what about their romantic counterparts?' and then decided that pairing up their romantic counterparts was much better. Back in May of 2011, in any case, I made this entry of hopes for the third season of Glee, which concluded thus:
I don't have anything in particular against Finn, but I feel that romantic storylines with him have a detrimental effect on both Quinn and Rachel's characters. So I need him to have a storyline that keeps him away from both of them.
FINN HAS A RELATIONSHIP WITH
I DON'T KNOW
EMMA?
Here's the thing: although I was trying to make it sound that way, I wasn't just casting around randomly for someone to put Finn into a hypothetical relationship with. The pairing had popped into my head a day or two earlier and I thought it was really inexplicably hot. I think I made that entry in the secret hope that someone would comment to say, 'Finn/Emma? A brilliant idea, my good lady! I shall write vast amounts of fanfiction immediately!'
Nobody did, of course, because Finn/Emma makes no sense.
BUT NOW IT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING AND IT IS GLORIOUS.
I can't believe it. Glee has a billion characters; what were the odds that my little nonsensical pairing would end up having any sort of acknowledgement? (Of course, if Glee runs for long enough, I'm fairly certain that its characters will be paired up in every combination possible. That show gets through couples at a hell of a clip.)
I haven't seen any episodes past 'Diva', so please don't let me know what's going to happen in the future!
Oh, Glee. I'm never going to be able to stop watching you.
Speaking of shows I can't escape: I almost managed to give up Waterloo Road during the most recent run of episodes (8.11 to 8.20). I so, so nearly managed it. I went about four weeks without watching it, and then I cracked and caught up on everything I'd missed. I WILL NEVER BE FREE OF THIS TERRIBLE PROGRAMME.
I love that, if someone comes into the room when I'm watching Waterloo Road and asks what's going on in the episode, the answer will almost always be so silly that I can't keep a straight face. 'That teacher's in danger of being suspended because she hit a pupil.' 'Why'd she hit him?' 'Er, he stole a pair of her knickers and threw them at her during a lesson.'
th_esaurus came in during episode 8.20, when Michael and Scout were discussing Scout's dreams and future. She started hissing 'Make oooout' at them, rather to my amusement. That would have been pretty unprofessional of Michael, considering that he's the headteacher and Scout is a pupil, but it's not as if any teacher in Waterloo Road is particularly professional. (One of the truest quotes ever written about this show, from this blog: When you go for a job as a teacher at Waterloo Road they sit you in front of the interview panel with a cup of tea and a custard cream and they ask, “What do you know about boundaries and the pupil/teacher relationship?” If you shrug your shoulders, look blank and fill the ensuing awkward silence by dunking your biscuit in your tea - you’ve got the job.)