Discussion History Administrivia / NoRealLifeExamplesPlease

Also in defense of my {{Designated Love Interest}} entry, there can be a *display* of romance between two characters, but that in no way makes it \\\"explored\\\" or \\\"logical\\\". Yes the [[{{Love Interest}} nature]] of Korra and Mako\\\'s relationship is obvious, but 1) we\\\'re [[{{Show Dont Tell}} informed]] their feelings are [[{{One True Love}} true]] with minimal substantial buildup until that point, 2) beyond the love triangle their relationship only consists of failed communication and [[{{Sleep Cute}} obvious]] [[{{Held Gaze}} romantic]] [[{{Belligerent Sexual Tension}} gestures]] that seem to function only to the detriment of their characters more than actual chemistry or relationship merit, and 3) they very rarely sit down to have subtle, low-key glimpses into their feelings for each other.

Everything is either browsed over for the sake of action sequences or just plays out in a formulaic, over-the-top fashion with no logical backing (ie Mako\\\'s reaction in episode 9). This sums up the entire [[{{Designated Love Interest}} trope]] to a T. It really doesn\\\'t help that [[{{Static Character}} Bolin and Asami]], themselves, never got any solid character arc outside of their love entanglements.

Also in defense of my {{Designated Love Interest}} entry, there can be a *display* of romance between two characters, but that in no way makes it \\\"explored\\\" or \\\"logical\\\". Yes the [[{{Love Interest}} nature]] of Korra and Mako\\\'s relationship is obvious, but 1) we\\\'re [[{{Show Dont Tell}} informed]] of this with minimal substantial buildup until that point 2) beyond the love triangle their relationship only consists of failed communication and [[{{Sleep Cute}} obvious]] [[{{Held Gaze}} romantic]] [[{{Belligerent Sexual Tension}} gestures]] that seem to function only to the detriment of their characters more than actual chemistry or relationship merit and 3) they very rarely have subtle, in depth glimpses into their feelings for each other.

Everything is either browsed over for the sake of action sequences or just plays out in a formulaic, over-the-top fashion with no logical backing (ie Mako\\\'s reaction in episode 9). This sums up the entire [[{{Designated Love Interest}} trope]] to a T.

Also in defense of my {{Designated Love Interest}} entry, there can be a *display* of romance between two characters, but that in no way makes it \\\"explored\\\" or \\\"logical\\\". Yes the [[{{Love Interest}} nature]] of Korra and Mako\\\'s relationship is obvious, but 1) we\\\'re [[{{Show Dont Tell}}\\\"informed\\\"]] of this with minimal substantial buildup until that point 2) beyond the love triangle their relationship only consists of failed communication and [[{{Sleep Cute}} obvious]] [[{{Held Gaze}} romantic]] [[{{Belligerent Sexual Tension}} gestures]] that seem to function only to the detriment of their characters more than actual chemistry or relationship merit and 3) they very rarely have subtle, in depth glimpses into their feelings for each other.

Everything is either browsed over for the sake of action sequences or just plays out in a formulaic, over-the-top fashion with no logical backing (ie Mako\\\'s reaction in episode 9). This sums up the entire [[{{Designated Love Interest}} trope]] to a T.

Also in defense of my {{Designated Love Interest}} entry, there can be a *display* of romance between two characters, but that in no way makes it \\\"explored\\\" or \\\"logical\\\". Yes the [[{{Love Interest}} nature]] of Korra and Mako\\\'s relationship is obvious, but 1) we\\\'re \\\"informed\\\" of this with minimal substantial buildup until that point 2) beyond the love triangle their relationship only consists of failed communication and [[{{Sleep Cute}} obvious]] [[{{Held Gaze}} romantic]] [[{{Belligerent Sexual Tension}} gestures]] that seem to be to the detriment of their characters more than actual chemistry and 3) they never really have [[{{Show Dont Tell}} subtle, in depth]] glimpses into their feelings for each other.

Everything is either browsed over for the sake of action sequences or just plays out in a formulaic, over-the-top fashion with no logical backing (ie Mako\\\'s reaction in episode 9). This sums up the entire [[{{Designated Love Interest}} trope]] to a T.

Also in defense of my {{Designated Love Interest}} entry, there can be a *display* of romance between two characters, but that in no way makes it \\\"explored\\\" or \\\"logical\\\". Yes the [[{{Love Interest}} nature]] of Korra and Mako\\\'s relationship is obvious, but 1) it comes out of [[{{Strangled By The Red String}} no where]] with little substantial buildup (as been mentioned) 2) beyond the love triangle their relationship isn\\\'t much beyond failed communication and [[{{Sleep Cute}} trite]] [[{{Held Gaze}} romantic]] [[{{Belligerent Sexual Tension}} devices]] that don\\\'t amount to anything beyond [[{{Shipping}} shipping fuel]] and 3) they never really have [[{{Show Dont Tell}} subtle, in depth]] glimpses into their feelings for each other.

Everything is either browsed over for the sake of action sequences or just plays out in a formulaic, over-the-top fashion with no logical backing (ie Mako\\\'s reaction in episode 9). This sums up the entire [[{{Designated Love Interest}} trope]] to a T.

Also in defense of my {{Designated Love Interest}} entry, there can be a *display* of romance between two characters, but that in no way makes it \\\"explored\\\" or \\\"logical\\\". Yes the [[{{Love Interest}} nature]] of Korra and Mako\\\'s relationship is obvious, but 1) it comes out of [[{{Strangled By The Red String}} no where]] with little substantial buildup (as been mentioned) 2) beyond the love triangle their relationship isn\\\'t much beyond failed communication and [[{{Sleep Cute}} trite]] [[{{Held Gaze}} romantic]] [[{{Belligerent Sexual Tension}} devices]] that don\\\'t amount to anything beyond [[{{Shipping}} shipping fuel]] and 3) they never really have [[{{Show, Don\\\'t Tell}} subtle, in depth]] glimpses into their feelings for each other.

Everything is either browsed over for the sake of action sequences or just plays out in a formulaic, over-the-top fashion with no logical backing (ie his reaction in episode 9). This sums up the entire [[{{Designated Love Interest}} trope]] to a T.

Also in defense of my {{Designated Love Interest}} entry, there can be a *display* of romance between two characters, but that in no way makes it \\\"explored\\\" or \\\"logical\\\". Yes the [[{{Love Interest}} nature]] of Korra and Mako\\\'s relationship is obvious, but 1) it comes out of [[{{Strangled By The Red String}} no where]] with little substantial buildup (as been mentioned) 2) beyond the love triangle their relationship isn\\\'t much beyond failed communication and [[{{Sleep Cute}} trite]] [[{{Held Gaze}} romantic]] [[{{Belligerent Sexual Tension}} devices]] that don\\\'t amount to anything beyond [[{{Shipping}} shipping fuel]] and 3) they never really have [[{{Show Don\\\'t Tell}} subtle, in depth]] glimpses into their feelings for each other.

Everything is either browsed over for the sake of action sequences or just plays out in a formulaic, over-the-top fashion with no logical backing (ie his reaction in episode 9). This sums up the entire [[{{Designated Love Interest}} trope]] to a T.

Also in defense of my {{Designated Love Interest}} entry, there can be a *display* of romance between two characters, but that in no way makes it \\\"explored\\\" or \\\"logical\\\". Yes the [[{{Love Interest}} nature]] of Korra and Mako\\\'s relationship is obvious, but 1) it comes out of [[{{Strangled By The Red String}} no where]] with little substantial buildup (as been mentioned) 2) beyond the love triangle their relationship isn\\\'t much beyond failed communication and {{Sleep Cute trite}} [[{{Held Gaze}} romantic]] [[{{Belligerent Sexual Tension}} devices]] that don\\\'t amount to anything beyond [[{{Shipping}} shipping fuel]] and 3) they never really have [[{{Show Don\\\'t Tell}} subtle, in depth]] glimpses into their feelings for each other.

Everything is either browsed over for the sake of action sequences or just plays out in a formulaic, over-the-top fashion with no logical backing (ie his reaction in episode 9). This sums up the entire [[{{Designated Love Interest}} trope]] to a T.

Also in defense of my {{Designated Love Interest}} entry, there can be a *display* of romance between two characters, but that in no way makes it \\\"explored\\\" or \\\"logical\\\". Yes the {{Love Interest nature}} of Korra and Mako\\\'s relationship is obvious, but 1) it comes out of [[{{Strangled By The Red String}} no where]] with little substantial buildup (as been mentioned) 2) beyond the love triangle their relationship isn\\\'t much beyond failed communication and {{Sleep Cute trite}} [[{{Held Gaze}} romantic]] [[{{Belligerent Sexual Tension}} devices]] that don\\\'t amount to anything beyond [[{{Shipping}} shipping fuel]] and 3) they never really have [[{{Show Don\\\'t Tell}} subtle, in depth]] glimpses into their feelings for each other.

Everything is either browsed over for the sake of action sequences or just plays out in a formulaic, over-the-top fashion with no logical backing (ie his reaction in episode 9). This sums up the entire [[{{Designated Love Interest}} trope]] to a T.