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Some fans have noticed that [[http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/790/portal3greek.jpg various characters from the game map to figures]] from ClassicalMythology: [=GLaDOS=] = Prometheus, Wheatley = Epimetheus, Chell = Pandora, etc. Supporting evidence: if you [[spoiler:rescue the turret from the redemption conveyor, it mentions the myth of Prometheus]], an Easter Egg [[spoiler:portrait of Cave Johnson and Catherine includes a depiction of Aeschylus, author of \
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\\\'\\\'Some fans have noticed that [[http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/790/portal3greek.jpg various characters from the game map to figures]] from ClassicalMythology: [=GLaDOS=] = Prometheus, Wheatley = Epimetheus, Chell = Pandora, etc. Supporting evidence: if you [[spoiler:rescue the turret from the redemption conveyor, it mentions the myth of Prometheus]], an Easter Egg [[spoiler:portrait of Cave Johnson and Catherine includes a depiction of Aeschylus, author of \\\"Prometheus Bound\\\"]], and one of the lower levels of the old Aperture complex is labeled \\\"Tartarus\\\".\\\'\\\'
I\\\'m pretty sure that\\\'s not an example, but if I\\\'m wrong, it can go back.
I\\\'m pretty sure that\\\'s not an example, but if I\\\'m wrong, it can go back.
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Actually, I think that now that the RomanceArc page has been fleshed out we can look at things more objectively. With Harry and Ginny we do get to see how BoyMeetsGirl and do get one (implicit) SheIsNotMyGirlfriend scene, and they go on to become JustFriends. The next thing we know, NothingIsTheSameAnymore- we have a GreenEyedEpiphany that induces an UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo. In other words the problem is with the WillTheyOrWontThey phase. Namely, that it was so faint that the question wasn\'t even WillTheyOrWontThey but rather \
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Actually, I think that now that the RomanceArc page has been fleshed out we can look at things more objectively. With Harry and Ginny we do get to see how BoyMeetsGirl and do get one (implicit) SheIsNotMyGirlfriend scene, and they go on to become JustFriends. The next thing we know, NothingIsTheSameAnymore- we have a GreenEyedEpiphany that induces an UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo. In other words the problem is with the WillTheyOrWontThey phase. Namely, that it was so faint that the question wasn\\\'t even WillTheyOrWontThey but rather \\\"Do they have a WillTheyOrWontThey thing going on to begin with?\\\". We had two {{Romantic False Lead}}s and exactly one MomentKiller (no chocolate allowed in the library!), and that\\\'s it.
Given that this pairing had ridiculous effort put into in on every other front- just check how many tropes on the LoveTropes index apply to it-- it\\\'s an excellent case study of how much that phase matters in a romance. The execution on everything else is great, but \\\'\\\'that\\\'\\\' part is missing, and you have people feeling cheated out of something.
Is this \\\'\\\'bona fide\\\'\\\' red string strangulation? It\\\'s hard to tell. Certainly it\\\'s not a typical example. Maybe using this more precise analysis we can write about them on a page in an objective way that doesn\\\'t make judgment calls about whether development was \\\"good enough\\\".
Given that this pairing had ridiculous effort put into in on every other front- just check how many tropes on the LoveTropes index apply to it-- it\\\'s an excellent case study of how much that phase matters in a romance. The execution on everything else is great, but \\\'\\\'that\\\'\\\' part is missing, and you have people feeling cheated out of something.
Is this \\\'\\\'bona fide\\\'\\\' red string strangulation? It\\\'s hard to tell. Certainly it\\\'s not a typical example. Maybe using this more precise analysis we can write about them on a page in an objective way that doesn\\\'t make judgment calls about whether development was \\\"good enough\\\".
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That depends. Whether a couple falls under this trope depends on what stages, if any, of the RomanceArc they actually go through.
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That depends. Whether a couple falls under this trope depends on what stages, if any, of the RomanceArc they actually go through. I guess time \\\'\\\'is\\\'\\\' a factor (you can\\\'t believably squeeze it all into an episode), but a season should be enough, so generally the answer is no, what you describe doesn\\\'t fall under the trope.
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Anyway, I think that now that the RomanceArc page has been fleshed out we can look at things more objectively. With Harry and Ginny we do get to see how BoyMeetsGirl and do get one (implicit) SheIsNotMyGirlfriend scene, and they go on to become JustFriends. The next thing we know, NothingIsTheSameAnymore- we have a GreenEyedEpiphany that induces an UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo. In other words the problem is with the WillTheyOrWontThey phase. Namely, that it was so faint that the question wasn\'t even WillTheyOrWontThey but rather \
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Actually, I think that now that the RomanceArc page has been fleshed out we can look at things more objectively. With Harry and Ginny we do get to see how BoyMeetsGirl and do get one (implicit) SheIsNotMyGirlfriend scene, and they go on to become JustFriends. The next thing we know, NothingIsTheSameAnymore- we have a GreenEyedEpiphany that induces an UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo. In other words the problem is with the WillTheyOrWontThey phase. Namely, that it was so faint that the question wasn\\\'t even WillTheyOrWontThey but rather \\\"Do they have a WillTheyOrWontThey thing going on to begin with?\\\". We had two {{Romantic False Lead}}s and exactly one MomentKiller (no chocolate allowed in the library!), and that\\\'s it.
Given that this pairing had ridiculous effort put into in on every other front- just check how many tropes on the LoveTropes index apply to it-- it\\\'s an excellent case study of how much that phase matters in a romance. The execution on everything else is great, but \\\'\\\'that\\\'\\\' part is missing, and you have people feeling sort of cheating out of something.
Is this \\\'\\\'bona fide\\\'\\\' red string strangulation? It\\\'s hard to tell. Certainly it\\\'s not a typical example. Maybe using this more precise analysis we can write about them on a page in an objective way that doesn\\\'t make judgment calls about whether development was \\\"good enough\\\".
Given that this pairing had ridiculous effort put into in on every other front- just check how many tropes on the LoveTropes index apply to it-- it\\\'s an excellent case study of how much that phase matters in a romance. The execution on everything else is great, but \\\'\\\'that\\\'\\\' part is missing, and you have people feeling sort of cheating out of something.
Is this \\\'\\\'bona fide\\\'\\\' red string strangulation? It\\\'s hard to tell. Certainly it\\\'s not a typical example. Maybe using this more precise analysis we can write about them on a page in an objective way that doesn\\\'t make judgment calls about whether development was \\\"good enough\\\".
