I would ask for anything with them together right now!
That is truly what's so suckish! Nat has no storyline to even bring Eric in to play off
anything, & Eric's storyline limits his interaction, especially with Natalia.....gee I wonder why, perhaps because with them we actually see real chemistry.
Am I supposed to believe that this was really the way TPTB intended on making EDeN -- barely seen as co-workers, barely seen as friends, & for the most part pretending that
they never existed! What a rip off.
Natalia was great at playing that role, just as she is playing any role - but she really knew how to pull off the "love stuff" & make it truly believable.
I wish one of them would get hurt on the scene together! Then we could really see how they cared for eachother! Cause I think Nat still cares for him the same as she did when they were datin.
I actually think she cares more now than she did then. I'm not saying she didn't give a hoot, cause there were obvious times that she did, but I always got the impression that Nick still being alive (at that time) left her not being able to really look ahead into the future. Once he died, & she moved on, I think it allowed her to see & feel more.
I don't know how I feel about the "being hurt" stuff right now. I used to be all for it, but TPTB have gone beyond overkill these last few seasons with that pattern.
I could go for someone in Nat's family dying, or causing her grief, or maybe her developing a non-life-threatening illness -- something that could break her down a little to where she needed Eric's comfort & support. I liked the "shoulder pop" situation, it was very natural; & the embrace was perfectly done showing trust, care, & concern, without being cheezy & overdramatic; so something like that (only much bigger & drawn out through the season) would be good for them to start rebuilding the real EDeN.
All I know is Im quite sick of "poor pitiful Eric". Right now I feel like he doesn't even deserve Natalia's support (though I could handle seeing it), so it's high time for something to happen to her & he shows the same patience & compassion as SHE ALWAYS HAS -- she deserves that much!