Very interesting post RG.
@surayya Feel free to use what you like.
My question is, should the show, being fiction, take the time to actually show the characters growing into a proper relationship over time and trials or just have it be a bit more accelerated? Personally, I think a bit of both. It is unrealistic for two people to meet and in a few weeks be in love (I finished highschool a few years ago, I’ve been there, done that, and seen fail all around me) or should they properly portray what it takes to maintain and grow in relationship over time, getting past fights and arguments, trials, and everything that comes in a real life relationship package?
I think it is a bit of both too. Technically RumBelle became true love in their first episode together. However, it was stated within the episode that it had been a “couple of months” since they first met and then the Lacey and Skin Deep flashbacks expanded on this by showing that the two didn’t immediately fall in love but they got used to each other over time and the love developed from there.
We were shown Snowing were true love in the first 5 minutes of the pilot yet season 1 told their story of how they came to get to that point.
I think you can say immediately that a couple is true love, but you have to take the time to show WHY a couple is true love and how they got to that point. This is my main issue with OutlawQueen. We’re told they’re soulmates/possible TL “because pixie dust says so”, as for WHY they’re soulmates/ possible TL, again it’s “because pixie dust said so”. The audience is being told why instead of being shown why. It is entirely possible that Regina and Robin did take the time to get used to each other in the missing year hence why they are so drawn to each other in Storybrooke and the audience just hasn’t been shown that part yet. We may see that in season 4 which would add another layer to their scenes in season 3, like Think lovely thoughts added another layer to the Rumple/Bae portal scene.
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