DPP: Comparisons

[rdave1.livejournal.com]

In the past DPPs we’ve discussed movies, in which pilots could replace the actors, characters from literature that embody the spirit of Kara and Lee. 

A co-worker and I were discussing yesterday (her ship and my pilots) when the couple faces so many obstacles in their life/relationship, the “happy ending” makes the pain worth it. In our case, pilots faced so many demons and were becoming the people they needed to be to have a relationship and that was taken away without reason. In short, their trials and tribulations came to no fruitations.

So today’s question is have Kara and Lee become the bar where all other couples/ships get rated because of the ending we got? In most shows, in the end the couple gets together so does it make their obstacles a little less validating? Do you compare your current ships, previous ships, movie ships to Kara/Lee’s level of epic love? Does the thought “OMG! K/L had it so much worst, stop complaining and just get it together” cross your mind?

Also, I’m curious to see everyone’s top 5 epic couples/ships of all time. They can have a happy ending. Just explain why the order.

Comments

[ninjamonkey73.livejournal.com]

I didn't word the Janeway/Chakotay part quite how I meant. Sure, their feelings for each other were canon. They never had a canon "relationship", though. I'm pretty sure they never kissed (so many vivid fanfics, I can't be sure anymore what was canon and what was fic).

The episode "Resolutions", set on New Earth, was a giant tease of them almost getting together and they went right back to repressed after that. Sure we had angst. "Coda", when he thought she was dead and there were tears as he clutched at her... I waited all 7 seasons for something to finally push her into accepting her feelings for him. I wrote that scene over and over in episode additions, and comment fic, and "original" plots.

They're the 'ship that make me feel better about the mess we got with Kara and Lee. At least we have video footage to gif and make fan vids out of. Poor Janeway never got more than a rose and dinner off camera.

[rdave1.livejournal.com]

I really did feel bad for Janeway towards the tail end of show because she truely was lonely. Chakotay had moved on with Seven. I mean they were still friends but she wanted him to be happy and her pet project to be happy. She gave up her own happiness for that of her crew.