I Wish They Stayed Platonic Tournament - Round 4 - Poll 8
Who would you like to have stayed platonic?
Myka Bering and Pete Latimer (Warehouse 13)
Kira Nerys and Odo (Star Trek Deep Space 9)
Voting ended onJun 24
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Why people wished they stayed platonic:
Myka Bering and Pete Latimer
They had a very strong sibling-like relationship for the majority of the show, Myka’s actor wanted her character to be in a relationship with a different (female) character, the characters were literally so platonic they slept in the same bed naked when they knew they’d wake up without their memories to make their future selves investigate what had happened because they knew there was no way they’d ever sleep together and were, in fact, actively disgusted at the idea. It was only in the last season they became romantic and I’m fairly sure the entire cast rejects the entire season anyway.
For the first four seasons they were disgusted at the idea of being a sexual/romantic couple and I understand that the showrunner was trying to go for a "methinks she doth protest too much" vibe but that's not how the actors played it! They worked so well as having an annoying-siblinglike relationship and then the last half season spedrun a romance and it didn't work at all.
Plus Myka is clearly into girls (might be bi but isn't into Pete) and her relationship with Helena (canonically bi) at all times had SO much chemistry. Bering & Wells forever.
The final season suddenly shoved them together as a way of ending things and it was rushed and unnecessary. There was a bit of a will-they/won't-they early on but that had seemingly settled into them being great partners and friends. Also Bering & Wells forever!
1: There's an entire episode where the plot is that they leave proof something is wrong by making it look like they hooked up, which is completely out of character. 2: Myka had a nearly-canon girlfriend and the show was already canceled when they put her and Pete together for the finale.
They were such a fun duo, perfect platonic (work) partners who meant a lot to each other but it didn't have to get romantic. Many fans think Myka in particular had much more romantic chemistry with someone else, and to some people Pete and Myka getting together was a surprise and/or disappointment.
I just think that having a strong, meaningful friendship would have worked just as well for them.
A beautiful supportive platonic male female friendship that was built up over many seasons who were shoved into a relationship in the last few episodes to follow up on romantic tension that had been dropped after season 1
For four seasons they reference to each other as “like siblings,” seemed to have no romantic interest in each other even hinted at, there were episodes where the gimmick revolves around the fact that they weren’t into each other sexually or romantically, and then in season 5, at the eleventh hour, they suddenly realized they’d been in love with each other all along. It made no sense. Who was asking for that? Also Myka had been fairly strongly implied to be in love with someone else for several seasons, but that person was a woman. Cold feet, I think.
Odo is CLEARLY married to Quark, and Kira and Dax should have gotten together, but it was the 90s, they couldn’t embrace the homoeroticism :(
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