30 Days of Shipping Meme - Day 8

[strangevisitor7]

Snagged fromdragonsinger

Day 8: A pairing only you seem to like - Richie Ryan/Jo Harvelle. Richie (Highlander) and Jo (Supernatural) are two characters who are not that popular in their respective fandoms. They are both "sidekicks" desperate to prove themselves and I think that makes them perfect for each other. I've put them together in my Immortal!Dean

Comments

[bt_kady]

I can see it! Not as easily as I see pairing Dean with Amanda, but I see it. Anyone who can write SPN/HL crossover successfully gets my vote! *hugs*

[strangevisitor7]

Thanks! Jo and richie do not get enough fandom love, so why not from each other. :D

[bt_kady]

I adored Richie and mourned heavily when he was killed on the show. Stan, the actor, is awesome and turned me into a blithering idiot when I met him.

Alona is another awesome and sweet person. I loved seeing her in Boston last year. Jo never got the love she deserved. Losing her and Ellen still hurts every time I watch AAH.

Pairing their characters definitely works for me.

[strangevisitor7]

I am jealous that you got to meet them both. I cried when Jo and Ellen died. I never watched the episode where Richie died because I do not acknowledge its existence.
I need to get back to that story and write their next adventure

[caitriona_3]

I don't know Richie that well, but I loved Jo. I'm so glad she's got a place to shine in your series.

[strangevisitor7]

Thanks. I think Jo is a great character who never was given a chance in the sereis

[strangevisitor7]

Thanks1 I did always mean to continue their story because i did enjoy writing them together

[strangevisitor7]

I will! I hope you get back to writing too. I know that my muse has been teasing me with her return - so you never know

[jolinar_rosha]

Jo and Richie aren't popular in the fandom?

lol, I had no idea!! (but then the only contact I've got with the SPN fandom is where it comes to Castiel :P And I never had any contact with the Highlander fandom at all :P)

well, I certainly very much like both of them. And they make a very interesting pairing too.

[strangevisitor7]

No they really aren't popular. Most of the people currently active in Highlander fandom are not Richie fans. As for Jo, Kripke pretty much dumped the character because of fan backlash - all the psycho Dean girls hated her because she was interested in Dean.

There are many Richie and Jo fans on my flist because we've found each other. And I'm glad you're one of them!

[jolinar_rosha]

omg really? So what, Dean isn't allowed to be attracted to a worthwhile woman and/or be happy? One of the reasons I liked Jo so much was because she had the potential to be as awesome as the boys, plus she had an actual personality.

I cried my eyes out when she and Ellen died.

Idjits.

Also, why are people not Richie fans? I'm genuinely curious. I know he was a bit of a wise-ass and all, but I mean, the guy was, like, 21? I dare them to show me a mature 21-year-old. And the poor guy did mature, so much, by the end of the 5th season.

Again, idjits.

[strangevisitor7]

I should clarify about Richie. Richie was wildly popular during the series run. In fact I know that one of the reasons that he was killed off was because Adrian Paul was jealous that the Richie character was so popular.
The on line community has shifted dramatically toward Duncan/Methos and a dislike of Richie over the 10+ years that the show has been off the air. Maybe the majority of Richie fans never came to LJ. I know alot of Richie fans on my flist but if you look at Highlander ficathons and the like there is always a majority of "no Richie please" in the requests.

And no Dean isn't allowed to be happy with anyone but Sam (or Castiel more recently) according to fandom. I, of course, want him to get with Chloe Sullivan but that's a completely different ship possibility

[dragonsinger]

I love the idea of Richie/Jo. Love it, love it. I think I wrote a drabble once, but I can't remember where I put it.

And Richie had a pretty big following back in the day. Have you met Clan Denial? ;)

[strangevisitor7]

Me too. I do know that I have found a strong circle of Richie lovers but it seems that out in the big wide world of Highlander fandom, he gets stomped on alot.

I always notice in highlander ficathons etc. that there are many many will not read or write Richie type notes. The fandom seems dominated by D/M lovers. Again that's just my perspective as a late comer to the fandom

[dragonsinger]

I'm not surprised. But if their page is still up, definitely check out Clan Denial. We were nothing but Richie lovers. :)

[strangevisitor7]

I looked but it seems like that site hasn't been updated in 10+ years. Is there a better link you can share?