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Fannish Five: Therapy!
Sep. 22nd, 2012 06:31 pm5 canon pairings that could really benefit from couples therapy.
Unfortunately, the first example which came to mind actually got couple therapy, and benefited from it - Keith and David from Six Foot Under. I take it the question refers to couples who canonically would or could not follow suit. Let's see:
1.) Jack Bristow and Irina Derevko, Alias. Of course there's the problem that neither of them is likely to tell each other or the therapist the truth, but hey. They would benefit. Somehow. Um. At least it's better than plotting murder?
2.) Buffy Summers and Angel/Riley Finn/Spike, BTVS. Any of Buffy's three main love interests in the course of the show would do in this category. A shame that the sole fully qualified therapist (went to high school with Buffy, is a vampire) doesn't show up until season 7.
3.) The Doctor and River Song, Doctor Who. Each would keep a therapist busy for millennia. Together... Well, at least a therapist might arrange for a more even couple time? And work out how much of River's emotions are conditioned or rebellion against condition, and how much hails from actual aquaintance?
4.) Toby Ziegler and Andrea Wyatt, The West Wing. I mean, I loved their scenes together, all of them. But presumably couple therapy would have convinced Toby sooner that when Andi said "I won't marry you again", she meant "I won't marry you again"?
5.) Dream of the Endless (Morpheus) and anyone he was ever romantically involved with, The Sandman. Seriously. The poor therapist would probably conclude that making Dream celibate would benefit all creation for the rest of time. Considering.
Unfortunately, the first example which came to mind actually got couple therapy, and benefited from it - Keith and David from Six Foot Under. I take it the question refers to couples who canonically would or could not follow suit. Let's see:
1.) Jack Bristow and Irina Derevko, Alias. Of course there's the problem that neither of them is likely to tell each other or the therapist the truth, but hey. They would benefit. Somehow. Um. At least it's better than plotting murder?
2.) Buffy Summers and Angel/Riley Finn/Spike, BTVS. Any of Buffy's three main love interests in the course of the show would do in this category. A shame that the sole fully qualified therapist (went to high school with Buffy, is a vampire) doesn't show up until season 7.
3.) The Doctor and River Song, Doctor Who. Each would keep a therapist busy for millennia. Together... Well, at least a therapist might arrange for a more even couple time? And work out how much of River's emotions are conditioned or rebellion against condition, and how much hails from actual aquaintance?
4.) Toby Ziegler and Andrea Wyatt, The West Wing. I mean, I loved their scenes together, all of them. But presumably couple therapy would have convinced Toby sooner that when Andi said "I won't marry you again", she meant "I won't marry you again"?
5.) Dream of the Endless (Morpheus) and anyone he was ever romantically involved with, The Sandman. Seriously. The poor therapist would probably conclude that making Dream celibate would benefit all creation for the rest of time. Considering.
