And then, almost inevitably, they’ll push the two back together with nary a thought of what came before, pat themselves on the back for a well written relationship and sit back, expecting the accolades from shippers to come in.
And you know what, I will probably enjoy it in the moment as my emotions soar with the scene unfolding in front of me, with the sound-track, with the writing (if it is Jane Espenson 😉 ), and/or with the acting (mainly from Bobby Carlyle, but both). But there will probably be a very unpleasant after-taste, as I reflect and think-on, and feel-on, on what we are suppose to swallow, when viewed as a whole.