West Wing Moment of the Day
Nov. 29th, 2009 03:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
selenakA friend of mine - in the publishing business, well-read, i.e. usually well versed in spotting set-ups in fiction -, is currently marathoning The West Wing. She's in mid-season 3.
Friend: Great show. But there aren't many personal stories - love stories, I mean.
Self: There are a lot of personal stories which aren't love stories, but sure, the emphasis is on the politics. Part of what I like about it. But there are a few on-off romances, like CJ and Danny...
Friend: *snorts*
Self:...and the couple most of the audience was rooting for from the get go will get together at the end, so there's that if you absolutely have to have a long term romance.
Friend: CJ and Leo?
Self: *snorts*
Seriously, though, I didn't 'ship Josh/Donna (meaning: I didn't seek out fanfic, I wasn't actively routing for them to get together; I liked what I was given on tv, sure, but I liked their alternate love interests just as much), and I could still see the neon signs early on. Surely if there was a couple who was a safe bet to get together before the show ended, it was this one. Meanwhile - CJ and Leo? Not that I object, I'm just not clear where my friend got that one from.
Friend: Great show. But there aren't many personal stories - love stories, I mean.
Self: There are a lot of personal stories which aren't love stories, but sure, the emphasis is on the politics. Part of what I like about it. But there are a few on-off romances, like CJ and Danny...
Friend: *snorts*
Self:...and the couple most of the audience was rooting for from the get go will get together at the end, so there's that if you absolutely have to have a long term romance.
Friend: CJ and Leo?
Self: *snorts*
Seriously, though, I didn't 'ship Josh/Donna (meaning: I didn't seek out fanfic, I wasn't actively routing for them to get together; I liked what I was given on tv, sure, but I liked their alternate love interests just as much), and I could still see the neon signs early on. Surely if there was a couple who was a safe bet to get together before the show ended, it was this one. Meanwhile - CJ and Leo? Not that I object, I'm just not clear where my friend got that one from.
