I Wish They Stayed Platonic Tournament - Round 4 - Poll 9
Who would you like to have stayed platonic?
Natasha Romanov and Bruce Banner (MCU)
Daikichi Kawachi & Rin Kaga (Bunny Drop)
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Why people wished they stayed platonic:
Natasha Romanov and Bruce Banner
oh no our last two main characters that don't have any romance in their lives :( what can they connect on hmm? oh! Neither of us can have kids : ') sure that'll work
No chemistry and both of them had better, more interesting love interests (especially Nat)
Daikichi Kawachi & Rin Kaga
ALL THAT FUCKING BUILDUP AND SWEET SCENES OF A GUY RAISING HIS ADOPTED DAUGHTER ONLY FOR HER TO TURN OUT TO "NOT BE RELATED" AND HEY SHE'S IN HIGH SCHOOL NOW SO WHY DON'T THEY GET MARRIED AND HAVE A KID TOGETHER?! đ¤Žlegit such a bad plot twist that the live action and anime adaptations cut off before the timeskip JUST to pretend it's all about the childraising aspects.
He raised her as his daughter. Everyone shipped him with the single mom next door, and everyone shipped her with the boy next door. Fans of the anime might never find out the true horror of the ending.
History here: https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/kw3tvj/manga_the_infamous_ending_of_usagi_drop/
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)
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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, Mykaâs 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 theyâd wake up without their memories to make their future selves investigate what had happened because they knew there was no way theyâd ever sleep together and were, in fact, actively disgusted at the idea. It was only in the last season they became romantic and Iâm 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 âlike siblings,â seemed to have no romantic interest in each other even hinted at, there were episodes where the gimmick revolves around the fact that they werenât into each other sexually or romantically, and then in season 5, at the eleventh hour, they suddenly realized theyâd 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.
Kira Nerys and Odo
Odo is CLEARLY married to Quark, and Kira and Dax should have gotten together, but it was the 90s, they couldnât embrace the homoeroticism :(
I Wish They Stayed Platonic Tournament - Round 4 - Poll 7
Who would you like to have stayed platonic?
Kelly and Marco Diaz (Star vs the Forces of Evil)
Spock and LaâAn Noonien-Singh (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds)
Remaining time: 6 days 13 hours
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Why people wished they stayed platonic:
Kelly and Marco Diaz
This was during the part of SvtFoE where Marco was being passed around to every possible girl except for his obvious endgame (Star) bc they wanted to draw it out as much as possible. This made poor Kelly caught in the cross-fire as a blink-and-you'll-miss it girlfriend for Marco that broke up with him off-screen??? And then they proceeded to just revert back to being friends again, so likeâŚwhy did they date in the first place?
Spock and LaâAn Noonien-Singh
The characters were growing closer as friends from shared secrets and trauma, but them being romantic just came out of nowhere, especially since both had rather recently gone through breakups/heartbreak that one would think would make them want to take a break from romance for a good while.
I Wish They Stayed Platonic Tournament - Round 4 - Poll 6
Who would you like to have stayed platonic?
Kylo Ren & Rey (Star Wars)
Ryan Evans & Kelsi Nielsen (High School Musical)
Remaining time: 6 days 12 hours
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Why people wished they stayed platonic:
Kylo Ren & Rey
i'll be honest here i lowkey liked the tension in the first movie. but with the writing of next movies focusing on them as a couple it went so downhill.
Ryan Evans & Kelsi Nielsen
This came out of nowhere, was forced and honestly felt kinda homophobic.
I Wish They Stayed Platonic Tournament - Round 4 - Poll 5
Who would you like to have stayed platonic?
Stiles Stilinski and Malia Tate (Teen Wolf)
Mike Wheeler and El Hopper (Stranger Things)
Remaining time: 6 days 12 hours
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Why people wished they stayed platonic:
Stiles Stilinski and Malia Tate
They hook up while in a mental hospital! Both of them aren't in the right mental state at ALL and it's literally Malia's FIRST KISS and then they immediately have sex??? And Malia just spent six years as a coyote in the wild and is mentally stuck at a younger age than Stiles?? It's so weird and gross and they both deserved better!!! Their dynamic is so fun when it's Stiles teaching/helping her, but so uncomfortable when they're romantic. Malia tramples his boundaries a lot and AGAIN. TJEY HOOKED UP IN A MENTAL HOSPITAL
Mike Wheeler and El Hopper
They kissed after she asked if they would be like brother and sister <\3
Their friendship was really interesting & beneficial for them both, but neither were ready for a relationship and it kinda destroyed their bond, as well as their relationship with others. Their breakup allowed El to find herself outside her relationship to him.
They were put into a relationship at 12 after knowing each other for like a week and Jane literally thought of mike as her brother until he kissed her. She didn't know what a boyfriend was, having grown up in a lab her whole life. Besides that, they're incompatible. They have conpletely different interests and want different things. They've been compared to elliot and the alien from et multiple times. The relationship is also VERY comphet coded, especially from mikeâs side but I could go on and on about that. In the end, idk I feel like a friendship between Jane and mike could've been much more interesting and wholesome.
I Wish They Stayed Platonic Tournament - Round 4 - Poll 4
Who would you like to have stayed platonic?
Leo Valdez and Calypso (Percy Jackson)
James Moriarty and Beatrice Holmes (Young Sherlock)
Remaining time: 6 days 11 hours
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Why people wished they stayed platonic:
Leo Valdez and Calypso
Leo got paired up with the first random woman he meets and it is SO SAD </3 dude they dont even really like each other as partners. There is NO REASON for these guys to be in a relationship and they would've had such a good friendship. Also Leo has always been aroace to me which factors into it LOL part of his story was about how lonely he felt in his friend group once all his other friends paired up⌠I think that would've been really interesting to explore ESPECIALLY if he formed a strong friendship with Calypso rather than a romantic relationship
James Moriarty and Beatrice Holmes
To be honest they shouldn't even stay platonic, they should stay away from each other. Beatrice is Sherlocks kinda evil but not that evil anymore sister and James gets with her to use her? To do an evil weapon business with her behind Sherlocks back? Honestly I can't stand the fact that they made a show that had so much sexual tension between Sherlock and James just to fake out and have him bang Sherlocks sister. She isn't even written well, it seems like she's just a plot device that is supposed to alienate Sherlock and James from each other.
I Wish They Stayed Platonic Tournament - Round 4 - Poll 3
Who would you like to have stayed platonic?
Lisa Cuddy & Greg House (House M.D.)
Seven of Nine and Chakotay (Star Trek: Voyager)
Remaining time: 6 days 11 hours
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Why people wished they stayed platonic:
Lisa Cuddy & Greg House
I loved House & Cuddy but the show did some bizarre things with them. Completed obliterated Cuddy's character in the process, let's be real.
Seven of Nine and Chakotay
Star Trek has a bad habit of pairing up two characters in the final season of a show even if it makes no narrative sense. Chakotay is prime husband material but Seven never showed any interest in him or really in romance at all. They crammed in a cringey episode where she lives in the holodeck for a while and tries to date holo!Chakotay to set up their eventual pairing. (She also almost dies from turning off her Borg implants to try and be more human which is completely out of character and just so stupid.) In my headcanon Seven is aroace but if she must be allo she should end up with Janeway, and if Chakotay must come too they should be a power throuple.
What on earth was that?? They had 0 chemistry throughout the season and both had solid romantic subplots with other characters. Baffling⌠Absolutely bafflingâŚ
I Wish They Stayed Platonic Tournament - Round 4 - Poll 2
Who would you like to have stayed platonic?
Katniss and Gale (Hunger Games)
Katara and Aang (ATLA)
Remaining time: 6 days 10 hours
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Why people wished they stayed platonic:
Katniss and Gale
It would have been a lot less trouble for both of them if things had been kept platonic, and Katniss could have maybe kept a friend by the end of the series since the messiness of and stress about the sort-of romance helped to push them away from each other during hard times.
They never shouldâve had romantic emotions between them we shouldâve gotten them being able to be best friends even if one is female and one is male. Guys and girls can be friends without it being romantic and Katniss never thought of Gale that way until after she had been falling in love with Peeta. Yes I get that a love triangle is dramatic but with everything else going on they really didnât need it tbh.
Katara and Aang
Aang felt more like a little brother figure to Katara (at least to me). Their dynamic and age difference made me lowkey uncomfy because Katara acted more like a mother figure towards Aang. Also Katara gets reduced to a mother/grandmother/healer after her marriage to Aang despite being a powerful bender and fighting for her right to learn waterbending fighting techniques.
They are kids. It never really felt like Katara's choice to be with Aang. She constantly acts like his mother because that's her main role in the show to be the mothering one. Have I mentioned they're kids? Maybe could have accepted them if they were canon in Korra but didn't like ATLA ending on it.
The vibes were all wrong
Generally I just have a serious dislike for straight couples where the woman basically has to babysit the man. I get the point is Aang went through character development and matured and everything but the fact the crush started the way it did made me incredibly uncomfortable every time it was brought up. Especially since I have experience dealing with guys like these. And that's not even mentioning season 3 where Aang treats Katara as if she basically owes him an explanation as to why they aren't together when she clearly has a lot more on her mind rn considering the fucking WAR. I just. Why. Why would you write it like this. Why do you think this is cute. I hate straight people.
They were such sweet friends, and I feel like they're both too young to be getting into a relationship at the end of the show.
Katara was not interested for so long and I just feel like Aang growing out of his crush and respecting her as a friend and ally would have made for a much stronger narrativ.
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Katniss and Gale
Iâm glad it ended with Katniss and Peeta together.
I Wish They Stayed Platonic Tournament - Round 4 - Poll 1
Who would you like to have stayed platonic?
Jackie and Fez (That 70s Show)
Rachel and Ross (Friends)
Remaining time: 6 days 10 hours
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Why people wished they stayed platonic:
Jackie and Fez
It felt so forced. Jackie was serious with Kelso and Hyde, and then ends up with Fez and he's supposed to be her dream guy out of nowhere? Not buying it, they didn't sell that dynamic at all, if anything the narrative around her character feeling like she was 18 and suddenly needed to have her whole life figured out made it seem like she was just desperate to make happily ever after happen in any way possible and Fez was the last easy target. Not to mention, Fez as a character got a complete rewrite in the last season, he went from being the shy awkward guy who fumbles every girl he goes for to being this suave ladies man that sleeps with a different girl every night and Jackie has to try to get him to notice her. Super super forced. Hated that pairing sooooooooooo much. It's like if they tried to run with Joey and Rachel being together on friends like they were the perfect couple all along. At least in that show they wrote it into the plot that the characters came to their senses.
Rachel and Ross
Dragged out too long + they make each other worse. Ross is immature and Rachel is petty
I Wish They Stayed Platonic Tournament - Round 3 - Poll 16
Who would you like to have stayed platonic?
Dani Moonstar and Sam Guthrie (Marvel/X-Men Comics)
Kira Nerys and Odo (Star Trek Deep Space 9)
Voting ended onJun 14
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Why people wished they stayed platonic:
Dani Moonstar and Sam Guthrie
Well firstly Dani does not like men. I donât care what Big Marvel says. Secondly it was lowkey just used as a way to further Samâs emotional development at the expense of hers without actually fridging her (especially in early NM 2009)
Kira Nerys and Odo
Odo is CLEARLY married to Quark, and Kira and Dax should have gotten together, but it was the 90s, they couldnât embrace the homoeroticism :(
I Wish They Stayed Platonic Tournament - Round 3 - Poll 18
Who would you like to have stayed platonic?
Jeff Winger, Annie Edison (Community)
Daikichi Kawachi & Rin Kaga (Bunny Drop)
Voting ended onJun 15
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Why people wished they stayed platonic:
Jeff Winger, Annie Edison
Gross age gap, makes the show hard to watch at times, weâre more interesting platonic
It was just a weird pairing
The age gap is just too much and it wouldn't be so popular if the writers had written Britta better and more consistently
Their age gap is uncomfortable to me, their personalities don't work together (they're both too high-strung), and most importantly, Jeff/Britta is RIGHT THERE (not only were they meant to become canon before the writers changed their minds, they have more chemistry and more to offer each other in my opinion). Jeff and Annie should've had an older brother - younger sister dynamic.
Daikichi Kawachi & Rin Kaga
ALL THAT FUCKING BUILDUP AND SWEET SCENES OF A GUY RAISING HIS ADOPTED DAUGHTER ONLY FOR HER TO TURN OUT TO "NOT BE RELATED" AND HEY SHE'S IN HIGH SCHOOL NOW SO WHY DON'T THEY GET MARRIED AND HAVE A KID TOGETHER?! đ¤Žlegit such a bad plot twist that the live action and anime adaptations cut off before the timeskip JUST to pretend it's all about the childraising aspects.
He raised her as his daughter. Everyone shipped him with the single mom next door, and everyone shipped her with the boy next door. Fans of the anime might never find out the true horror of the ending.
History here: https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/kw3tvj/manga_the_infamous_ending_of_usagi_drop/
I Wish They Stayed Platonic Tournament - Round 3 - Poll 17
Who would you like to have stayed platonic?
Natasha Romanov and Bruce Banner (MCU)
Lance McClain and Princess Allura (Voltron)
Voting ended onJun 15
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Why people wished they stayed platonic:
Natasha Romanov and Bruce Banner
oh no our last two main characters that don't have any romance in their lives :( what can they connect on hmm? oh! Neither of us can have kids : ') sure that'll work
No chemistry and both of them had better, more interesting love interests (especially Nat)
Lance McClain and Princess Allura
After getting with Lance in the show, Allura's character was completely butchered, and Lance should've been with Keith
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The "romance arc" between them was dropped in season 1 and from that we were given such better dynamics and opportunities for both of them!
Allura became more focused on her mission as a princess and the complexities of Diplomacy- as well as deal with the horrors diplomacy could not fix
Lance was able to grow from a dumb lover boy into a fleshed out character who missed his home and learned to be a genuine part of the team- so much as to become second in command OF said team
Forcing them back together in the end of season 8 completely demolished what development they had and ruined the storyline for both of them
Sick of seeing powerful women reduced to a sacrifice
Sick of seeing a man of color reduced to a goddamn farmer in the name of grief.
They deserved better than eachother and what came of it.
Why. Whyyyy. The whole series Allura clearly sees Lance as, like, an annoying sibling or smth then suddenly she likes him back and they kiss and then she dies. Fuck this series was a shitshow
This pairing came out of the left field. Where are the themes? The parallels?? Shared passions. Anything. Why these two?
lance's entire character arc was built around him moving on from his shallow obsession with allura, only to very suddenly enter a relationship with her at the very end of the show. it is heavily speculated/well known that this last-minute change in plot and endgame ships only occurred because the show's intended gay rep/relationship(s) were red-lighted by dreamworks.
That ending has so many other problems regarding how both of them were treated but suddenly having Allura fall for the guy she's had 0 interest in (thats's pretty much accepted and gotten over her atp), LITERALLY DIE, and then have him spend the rest of his life as a farmer grieving her completely obliterated any semblance of development EITHER of them had up til that point. And for what?! Both deserved so much better than to be shoved into a last minute relationship and pull a full 180, especially when it gets 0 actual development before one of them literally dies! What was the point of this?!
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Natasha and Bruce
yet another forced ship that just feels unnecessary? like they can still understand each other's struggles and pain without making it romantic
Lance and Allura
FUCK dreamworks all my homies hate dreamworks, klance canon king, etc.
I literally do not ship any of these characters and never have I'm just incredibly pissed about how the show handled ALL relationships. Of every type.
I Wish They Stayed Platonic Tournament - Round 3 - Poll 16
Who would you like to have stayed platonic?
Dani Moonstar and Sam Guthrie (Marvel/X-Men Comics)
Kira Nerys and Odo (Star Trek Deep Space 9)
Voting ended onJun 14
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Why people wished they stayed platonic:
Dani Moonstar and Sam Guthrie
Well firstly Dani does not like men. I donât care what Big Marvel says. Secondly it was lowkey just used as a way to further Samâs emotional development at the expense of hers without actually fridging her (especially in early NM 2009)
Kira Nerys and Odo
Odo is CLEARLY married to Quark, and Kira and Dax should have gotten together, but it was the 90s, they couldnât embrace the homoeroticism :(
I Wish They Stayed Platonic Tournament - Round 3 - Poll 15
Who would you like to have stayed platonic?
Stiles Stilinski and Lydia Martin (MTVâs Teen Wolf)
Myka Bering and Pete Latimer (Warehouse 13)
Voting ended onJun 14
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Why people wished they stayed platonic:
Stiles Stilinski and Lydia Martin
They literally had a great storyline of Stiles getting over his crush on her, they both went on to date other people they had more chemistry with, and then in season 6 they shoehorned in a love story between and made it the focus of the season when it shouldâve been focused on Scott and Stilesâ bond (one of the reasons season 6 sucked). Then Dylan OâBrien couldnât be bothered with the show anymore so it was all for nothing anyways
Their relationship in the early seasons was so annoying with Stiles just pining after Lydia and being kind of mean and entitled. But then season 3-5 he seemed to move on from her and they become a fun duo, being the two who can't fight and are the detectives of the group (season 4 especially!!). Then season 6 came along and they finally became canon and it sucked.
Myka Bering and Pete Latimer
They had a very strong sibling-like relationship for the majority of the show, Mykaâs 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 theyâd wake up without their memories to make their future selves investigate what had happened because they knew there was no way theyâd ever sleep together and were, in fact, actively disgusted at the idea. It was only in the last season they became romantic and Iâm 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 âlike siblings,â seemed to have no romantic interest in each other even hinted at, there were episodes where the gimmick revolves around the fact that they werenât into each other sexually or romantically, and then in season 5, at the eleventh hour, they suddenly realized theyâd 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.
I Wish They Stayed Platonic Tournament - Round 3 - Poll 14
Who would you like to have stayed platonic?
Jonathan Byers/Nancy Wheeler (Stranger Things)
Spock and LaâAn Noonien-Singh (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds)
Voting ended onJun 14
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Why people wished they stayed platonic:
Jonathan Byers/Nancy Wheeler
I liked their monster-hunting partners dynamic that they had in season 1, having platonic interactions that usually would be romantic (like literally sleeping together). It seemed like Jonathan had a crush on Nancy, but I hoped he would get over it. But unfortunately things didn't go like I wanted. And the way they got together is the thing I hate the most about their relationship, the trope when the other character keeps insisting that "It's obvious for everyone that you're in love, just kiss already!" Then they decided to have sex and begin dating. Also I believe they didn't have a talk about their feelings before the "Unproposal", which didn't help to sell their feelings as romantic, at least to me.
Spock and LaâAn Noonien-Singh
The characters were growing closer as friends from shared secrets and trauma, but them being romantic just came out of nowhere, especially since both had rather recently gone through breakups/heartbreak that one would think would make them want to take a break from romance for a good while.
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