Oh, I have no doubt of that. I've seen it with my own eyes. I guess what I was trying to express (not entirely clearly) is that some people have objection to Sam on general principles, even before the matter of pairings comes up, because they see her as the Mary-Sue-est Mary Sue evah!
But yeah, some of the most ardent OTP'ers of all varieties try to make the rival into some sort of monster, some sort of sexless or oversexed being, or some sort of weak, wan ineffectual creature. It never works, because in order to do that, the rival has to be waaaaay OOC, and the whole fic goes off the rails as a result. Bad writing is Bad.
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Date: 18 Aug 2011 03:15 am (UTC)But yeah, some of the most ardent OTP'ers of all varieties try to make the rival into some sort of monster, some sort of sexless or oversexed being, or some sort of weak, wan ineffectual creature. It never works, because in order to do that, the rival has to be waaaaay OOC, and the whole fic goes off the rails as a result. Bad writing is Bad.