Day 22 of 30 Day Shipping Meme

[ultra_fic]

Day 22 - A pairing you hate and no one else understands why?

I have very few pairings that I really hate and even fewer that are difficult to understand why... Still, I'm not having another day where I can't answer the question so, I'm going with Fred & Gunn.



For me, Fred was crushing on Angel when he first saved her from Pylea, whilst Wesley was clearly into Fred. Gunn started to like Fred too, and all of a sudden they were dating, but they just didn't work for me. I do wonder if Joss just put them together to increase the tension and twist up the dynamics of the team, etc. as he so loves to do. Anyway, the point is for me that Gunn and Fred were just far too different to ever work out. Sure, opposites attract, but I never felt like they really understood each other or even truly believed themselves that they belonged together. The chemistry just wasn't there and I really disliked them as a pairing. Of course when Fred and Wes finally got it together like I wanted, they had Illyria take over her body and Fred died. Sucks to have my ships sometimes! lol

Comments

[westwingwolf.livejournal.com]

I have to admit, I think it was only because I wanted Wesley to be happy that I never supported Fred & Gunn.

Are you saying that you saw a point to Lex & Lana?

[ultra_fic]

Oh no, I saw no point to Lex & Lana at all, but there are way more Lexana haters than Fred/Gunn haters, and that was why I couldn't use them. Had to be a pairing that I don't like that most other people do like or at least understand :)

[westwingwolf.livejournal.com]

Gotcha! That makes sense. Or doesn't if you think about it...why would someone support Lex & Lana?