DPP: The Recovery Ships (or shipping, post-pilots)

[winegums.livejournal.com]

In my entire life in fandom, there is no fictional couple that captured my heart as entirely as pilots did, and absolutely none that came even close to the kind of ruin and devastation they inflicted.



Post-Daybreak, I've been reluctant to ship, but earlier this year, after some fellow pilotshippers reported that a certain pair from the Avengers did function as a 'recovery ship' of sorts thanks to some similarities to pilots combined with the lack of epic pilots-scale heartbreak, I got curious.

So what I want to know today is, is recovering from pilots even possible? What has post-pilots shipping been like for you? And are there any fictional couples who make you feel better about it all, for even a little bit (using reasoning along the 'at least someone can be happy' lines) ? 

Or is it all just a load of ship? 

Comments

[winegums.livejournal.com]

But really shipping? Not so much.

Yeah, I have trouble getting to the level of obsession that I call shipping too, mostly it's just 'ok, these people are cute, but I will forget about them five minutes later'.

And very few of my other ships have satisfactory endings either (Jamie had to go and get shot on LOUK, hmph), though I have my fingers crossed when it comes to Downton Abbey - pilots-reminiscent people always seem to have a VERY rough time with love connections!

[anamarya.livejournal.com]

Jamie had to go and get shot on LOUK

You had to come and remind me of that! I mean, L&O is L&O and I'll watch it till I die (or it will end eventually) but Mattie :((((((((((((

[winegums.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry bb :(

In my head LOUK ended with the episode before Deal, and Matt did hook up with Alesha at some future point (denial, I am good at it!)

[anamarya.livejournal.com]

ok, these people are cute, but I will forget about them five minutes later'.

oh yeah, exactly my feelings.