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Meta meme: 30 Days of Shipping
Day 28 - A pairing that you will never understand?
I can honestly say the questions I struggled with the most were these so-called "negative" ships. Who the hell expends energy thinking about stuff they don't care for? What a waste...but I didn't want to repeat myself, so I dug deep for this one...
Shawn Brady/Mimi Lockhart, Days of Our Lives ~ So when Classic Shelle was irrevocably broken (and after Kirsten Storms left the series), these two ships went totally backwards. Belle married Philip out of some sense of mistaken compassion (by this time he was an Iraq war vet who'd lost a leg), and that left Shawn to contemplate Belle's (former?) best friend, Mimi. It was downright bizarre, because this pairing ruined so many relationships - not just Shawn/Belle, but also Belle and Mimi's friendship, as well as Shawn and Philip's friendship.
These four were erstwhile friends whilst part of the 'teen' set; it started with a Shawn/Belle/Philip triangle, but it was obvious where that was headed, so Philip gravitated toward Chloe Lane instead...but Mimi? Geeky little desperate Mimi was one of Belle's clingy friends, but she wanted to be accepted and popular more than anything, so she helped Jan Spears with her vendetta against Chloe for half their HS years. She also spent those years miserable and lonely, because she was desperately in love with Shawn (who was in love with Belle), and jealous that Belle was receiving all of his attention.
So there's all that background brooding at the bottom of this pairing, and it's obvious that even when Belle and Philip marry (and Mimi gets her man, even going so far as to marry him), Mimi still can't get over her jealousy of Belle's place in Shawn's life. Which is understandable...but man, she was whiny about it :-/
I get the feeling these two were paired together because they were the only two original actors from the teen scene still left at this point (both Belle and Philip had been replaced, thus ruining any chemistry or history they had with their friends). I, personally, didn't see the chemistry between them, but there are a lot of diehard "Shimi" fans still left out there, so *shrug* To each his own. But I'll never understand someone going after his ex's best friend and expecting anything but heartache on the other side. Bleh.
Previous....
Day 01 - What is your current favorite ship? Sam Thomas/Stacey McGill, Baby-sitters Club
Day 02 - What was your very first ship? Ryan/Stacy, Kids Inc
Day 03 - A pairing that needs to happen now? Seeley Booth/Temperance Brennan, Bones
Day 04 - The pairing with the most chemistry? Matt Hunter/Maxie Jones, General Hospital
Day 05 - The pairing with the least chemistry? Sesshoumaru/Kagome, Inuyasha
Day 06 - The best kiss? Tommy Quincy/Jude Harrison, Instant Star
Day 07 - The most heartbreaking scene? Shawn Brady/Belle Black, Days of Our Lives
Day 08 - The pairing with the most baggage? Miroku/Sango, Inuyasha
Day 09 - The most believable relationship? Jonathan Creek/Maddie Magellan, Jonathan Creek
Day 10 - Why aren't these two married in real life? Jason Cook/Kirsten Storms
Day 11 - What is your dream pairing? Charlie Thomas/Janine Kishi, Baby-sitters Club
Day 12 - Who had the best wedding? Byron Sully/Michaela Quinn, Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman
Day 13 - What is your favorite television pairing? Ryan/Stacy, Kids Inc
Day 14 - What is your favorite book pairing? William Dunford/Henrietta Barret, Minx
Day 15 - What is your favorite real life pairing? Queen Victoria & Albert, the Prince Consort
Day 16 - What is the absolute worst pairing? Sesshoumaru/Inuyasha, Inuyasha
Day 17 - A pairing you thought would never work out, but did? Archie "Snake" Simpson/Christine "Spike" Nelson, Degrassi Junior High/High/TNG
Day 18 - What is the cutest pairing? Early Classic Shelle, Days of Our Lives
Day 19 - A pairing you've rooted for since the beginning? Trent Lane/Daria Morgendorffer, Daria
Day 20 - The "can't stand the sexual tension anymore" pairing? Kyouya/Haruhi, Ouran High School Host Club
Day 21 - A pairing you like and no one else understands why? Sesshoumaru/Kagome, Inuyasha
Day 22 - A pairing you hate and no one else understands why? BSC slash
Day 23 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out great? Lexie/Archie/Katrina, Monarch of the Glen
Day 24 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out badly? Tommy/Jude/Jamie, Instant Star
Day 25 - A pairing that was/would-be adorable, but could never work out? Seth Hazlitt/Jessica Fletcher, Murder, She Wrote
Day 26 - A pairing that you hated and ended up loving? Bruce Patman/Lila Fowler, Sweet Valley High
Day 27 - A pairing that you loved and ended up hating? Logan Bruno/Mary Anne Spier, Baby-Sitters Club
Upcoming...
Day 29 - What ship had the best proposal?
Day 30 - Your favorite ship forever and ever and ever?
I can honestly say the questions I struggled with the most were these so-called "negative" ships. Who the hell expends energy thinking about stuff they don't care for? What a waste...but I didn't want to repeat myself, so I dug deep for this one...
Shawn Brady/Mimi Lockhart, Days of Our Lives ~ So when Classic Shelle was irrevocably broken (and after Kirsten Storms left the series), these two ships went totally backwards. Belle married Philip out of some sense of mistaken compassion (by this time he was an Iraq war vet who'd lost a leg), and that left Shawn to contemplate Belle's (former?) best friend, Mimi. It was downright bizarre, because this pairing ruined so many relationships - not just Shawn/Belle, but also Belle and Mimi's friendship, as well as Shawn and Philip's friendship.
These four were erstwhile friends whilst part of the 'teen' set; it started with a Shawn/Belle/Philip triangle, but it was obvious where that was headed, so Philip gravitated toward Chloe Lane instead...but Mimi? Geeky little desperate Mimi was one of Belle's clingy friends, but she wanted to be accepted and popular more than anything, so she helped Jan Spears with her vendetta against Chloe for half their HS years. She also spent those years miserable and lonely, because she was desperately in love with Shawn (who was in love with Belle), and jealous that Belle was receiving all of his attention.
So there's all that background brooding at the bottom of this pairing, and it's obvious that even when Belle and Philip marry (and Mimi gets her man, even going so far as to marry him), Mimi still can't get over her jealousy of Belle's place in Shawn's life. Which is understandable...but man, she was whiny about it :-/
I get the feeling these two were paired together because they were the only two original actors from the teen scene still left at this point (both Belle and Philip had been replaced, thus ruining any chemistry or history they had with their friends). I, personally, didn't see the chemistry between them, but there are a lot of diehard "Shimi" fans still left out there, so *shrug* To each his own. But I'll never understand someone going after his ex's best friend and expecting anything but heartache on the other side. Bleh.
Previous....
Day 01 - What is your current favorite ship? Sam Thomas/Stacey McGill, Baby-sitters Club
Day 02 - What was your very first ship? Ryan/Stacy, Kids Inc
Day 03 - A pairing that needs to happen now? Seeley Booth/Temperance Brennan, Bones
Day 04 - The pairing with the most chemistry? Matt Hunter/Maxie Jones, General Hospital
Day 05 - The pairing with the least chemistry? Sesshoumaru/Kagome, Inuyasha
Day 06 - The best kiss? Tommy Quincy/Jude Harrison, Instant Star
Day 07 - The most heartbreaking scene? Shawn Brady/Belle Black, Days of Our Lives
Day 08 - The pairing with the most baggage? Miroku/Sango, Inuyasha
Day 09 - The most believable relationship? Jonathan Creek/Maddie Magellan, Jonathan Creek
Day 10 - Why aren't these two married in real life? Jason Cook/Kirsten Storms
Day 11 - What is your dream pairing? Charlie Thomas/Janine Kishi, Baby-sitters Club
Day 12 - Who had the best wedding? Byron Sully/Michaela Quinn, Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman
Day 13 - What is your favorite television pairing? Ryan/Stacy, Kids Inc
Day 14 - What is your favorite book pairing? William Dunford/Henrietta Barret, Minx
Day 15 - What is your favorite real life pairing? Queen Victoria & Albert, the Prince Consort
Day 16 - What is the absolute worst pairing? Sesshoumaru/Inuyasha, Inuyasha
Day 17 - A pairing you thought would never work out, but did? Archie "Snake" Simpson/Christine "Spike" Nelson, Degrassi Junior High/High/TNG
Day 18 - What is the cutest pairing? Early Classic Shelle, Days of Our Lives
Day 19 - A pairing you've rooted for since the beginning? Trent Lane/Daria Morgendorffer, Daria
Day 20 - The "can't stand the sexual tension anymore" pairing? Kyouya/Haruhi, Ouran High School Host Club
Day 21 - A pairing you like and no one else understands why? Sesshoumaru/Kagome, Inuyasha
Day 22 - A pairing you hate and no one else understands why? BSC slash
Day 23 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out great? Lexie/Archie/Katrina, Monarch of the Glen
Day 24 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out badly? Tommy/Jude/Jamie, Instant Star
Day 25 - A pairing that was/would-be adorable, but could never work out? Seth Hazlitt/Jessica Fletcher, Murder, She Wrote
Day 26 - A pairing that you hated and ended up loving? Bruce Patman/Lila Fowler, Sweet Valley High
Day 27 - A pairing that you loved and ended up hating? Logan Bruno/Mary Anne Spier, Baby-Sitters Club
Upcoming...
Day 29 - What ship had the best proposal?
Day 30 - Your favorite ship forever and ever and ever?