It's really interesting that you've posted this because I was thinking along these lines a few days ago but never felt I could express it well enough. For me, part of the issue is I'm not a writer so kinda feel as though my opinion is weightless or something....anyway, moving swiftly on... I also dislike intensely the OTP thing. I do have my favourite pairings within my current favourite shows and sometimes they're the 'popular' ones and sometimes they're unexplainable to the uninitiated. But to call a pairing the 'ONE TRUE PAIRING' does put my back up because I start to wonder why there has to be any restriction? I have my favourite pairing but I can quite happily read a fic where one of my favourite couple is paired up with someone completely different and unexpected and if it's well written it's awesome! I can see Gibbs/Tony more easily than others, Tim/Tony increasingly so dammit Nny, Tony/Ziva terrifying but so hot, Tim/Ziva would be so sweet, Gibbs/Ziva would be an infrequent pleasure simply because my heart couldn't cope with the badass of those two and Ducky/Gibbs has serious poignant potential. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I love a lot of different groupings within the team framework. I can see a lot of things being possible. And to have an OTP seems so sad in a way? Because the possibilities are endless... And yes, I'm still into Sam/Dean. And the fact that they added Cas to the mix made me go 'Oooh! New pairing possibilities!' And now Gabriel (and yes, I'm flailing like mad) and then there's the thought of all four of them...nah, don't need an OTP over here thanks!
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Date: 2010-04-14 03:48 pm (UTC)I also dislike intensely the OTP thing. I do have my favourite pairings within my current favourite shows and sometimes they're the 'popular' ones and sometimes they're unexplainable to the uninitiated. But to call a pairing the 'ONE TRUE PAIRING' does put my back up because I start to wonder why there has to be any restriction? I have my favourite pairing but I can quite happily read a fic where one of my favourite couple is paired up with someone completely different and unexpected and if it's well written it's awesome! I can see Gibbs/Tony more easily than others, Tim/Tony increasingly so dammit Nny, Tony/Ziva terrifying but so hot, Tim/Ziva would be so sweet, Gibbs/Ziva would be an infrequent pleasure simply because my heart couldn't cope with the badass of those two and Ducky/Gibbs has serious poignant potential. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I love a lot of different groupings within the team framework. I can see a lot of things being possible. And to have an OTP seems so sad in a way? Because the possibilities are endless...
And yes, I'm still into Sam/Dean. And the fact that they added Cas to the mix made me go 'Oooh! New pairing possibilities!' And now Gabriel (and yes, I'm flailing like mad) and then there's the thought of all four of them...nah, don't need an OTP over here thanks!