TV Freak: On the Good Ship Let Down

Do you know my favorite part of watching TV?

All of it.

Um, I write a TV blog. I love everything about TV.

But also, I'm an unabashed 'shipper. For those of you not familiar with stupid internet TV-related terminology, that means that I like to get invested in the romantic relationships of TV characters. And I do. I will argue with you for an unacceptable amount of time about Buffy and Angel or Spike, I cried at Jim and Pam's wedding, and when I found out Vaughn had married someone else, my heart broke almost as much as Sydney's.

I've never claimed to be an entirely healthy person.

But sometimes, you get really into a couple getting together, and the show strings you along, and you just can't wait, and then it finally happens and you're so excited.....

Except it sucks.

Most Disappointing TV Hookups

Sookie and Eric, True Blood

God, I was waiting for this. It was hot in the books, it was hot in the show's dream sequences, it was hot in the please-god-anyone-but-Bill kinda way. And then it happened, and it was anything but. Sweet, no memory Eric is boring, and the constant puppy dog love faces the two of them keep making are driving me crazy. The long awaited shower scene? As annoying as hanging out with high people in real life.

Really? You have the new Phish live album? Score!

Donna and Josh, The West Wing

I was really into this pairing for a while, despite my adoration of all things Mary Louise Parker, but by the time they finally got there, it felt like a whimper and not a bang. The moment got a little swept under the rug, and honestly, it was another of those moments where the show waited too long out of fear of the "Moonlighting curse" and by the time it actually happened, we didn't really care anymore. So sad.

Oh, god. Also really, really sad.

Felicity and Noel, Felicity

I liked Noel a lot in the beginning of the show, and honestly rooted for these two over the initially-insufferable Ben. But then it happened, and they were kinda just....blah.

Unlike this promo shot, which is amazing. What are they all looking at?

Sydney and Will, Alias

Now please do not get me wrong, as I have already mentioned in this post (and possibly all of the other ones on this blog) I am a huge Vaughn fan. But in the beginning, I really loved Will, so I wanted to see a little action between him and Sydney. Sadly, when it got there, it was a big disappointment. From the timing to the setting to the lack of emotions, it just all felt wrong to me. And Bradley Cooper naked should never feel wrong.

OK, this one feels a little wrong. Is he terrified of his own abs?

Shaun and Juliet, Psych

I think this is another case of waiting until I didn't really care anymore, but Psych also did a really bad job of having these two feel really inconsistent in their interest. Are they flirting? I have no idea. It seems like you forgot about it for a couple episodes, Psych, and then I'm supposed to get all excited at the Kiss-from-Nowhere? Nope, not happening.

The last time I was excited by a kiss from nowhere. Don't judge me, it was adorable.

Dawson and Joey, Dawson's Creek

I have a confession to make. The episode where Dawson and Joey go on their first date is one of my most rewatched of all time. Not because I've seen it in ten years, but because of how many times I watched it in a row at the time. I literally rewound one part until the VCR tape broke. (It's the thing with the flower, for any of my fellow Beek lovers out there.) And then.....they sucked. Just no chemistry whatsoever. Of course, it didn't help that the chemistry with Pacey was electrifying the screen, but still. At some point, this hookup was the whole point of this show.

Another show that is all about the hookups.

Booth and Brennan, Bones

If you've read my blog in the past, you know how crazy pissed off I was about last season's finale, and the "Will-They?" that wasn't. If you don't, here's a reacap: I have literally never been as angry at a show in my entire life. I've waited six seasons to watch these two (who previously were one of the greatest will-they-wont-they couples in TV history) get together, and then it happens off screen? Hateful. Just hateful.

OK, I forgive you a little bit for this face.

Ross and Rachel, Friends

I might get some flack for this, but as I've argued before, Friends missed its window with this couple. I loved them like everyone else did in the beginning, and actively rooted for them long after it was clear they didn't belong together anymore. But after living together for a season and rushing the finale I-Love-You's, I just felt underwhelmed. It should have gone so much better, show. Why is everyone so afraid I'll stop watching once you put the people I like together?