firebending-mustang reblogged your post: why do people (vigorously) ship Danny/Valerie?
I love that essay. I don’t like DxS but I don’t like DxV either. Although I like DxV more than I like DxS, mainly because Valerie did have a huge change throughout the series and she wasn’t even a main character. Sam didn’t have any dramatic changes until season 3, which completely ruined her character anyway. If I didn’t ship CanonxOC so hard I’d be a DxV shipper for sure.
:'D Thank you! And I completely agree about Valerie and Sam respectively, as I hope I made clear in my essay. ;) Sam had a lot of potential, and they tried to make her "strong and independent," but that only came across through her words and not so much her actions, especially as time went on. :/
amusette reblogged your post: why do people (vigorously) ship Danny/Valerie?
God, I’m usually a Danny/Sam shipper, but you have supplied some awesome points here. For the longest time, I’ve gone along with whatever ship is canon in a fandom, but recently I’ve been trying to question myself and why I ship this or that particular pairing. I started having mixed feelings about Danny/Sam anyway during season 3, but I never really got Danny/Valerie until now. So, uh, thanks.
You're very welcome. B-) I can definitely see the appeal of Danny/Sam - I usually ship friendship-to-romantic ships, and they are obviously very close. I'd just like for Sam to back off a little and for Danny to figure out what's right on his own more often. I don't want them to become the kind of couple where Sam just takes the reins and controls his every move, which I think could be a consequence of the fact that they've been friends so long and he doesn't want to hurt her.
But I'm glad you see the appeal of D/V now, as well. :) I obviously really like it. XD
NEOPUFF REBLOGGED THIS FROM DPSG1 AND ADDED:
like seriously now i wanna vid some danny/valerie
YOU HAVE SUMMED UP THE GLORIOUSNESS OF THAT SHIP
I love you too, my darling, and YES YOU GO VID SOME D/V! 8D They need all the love!