Alright, sweeties, I have another question. If you don't want to answer... if you think I'm super annoying and want to ignore this... I can certainly accept that.
But for anyone who wants to answer, I'd love to read your thoughts:
Has the Eric/Calleigh relationship seemed contrived or overhyped?
ABSOLUTELY NOT!!
The thing that some people seem to be missing is that what is happening with E/C now is nothing new! The writers have been addressing this since the end of Season 5! Yes, she went with Jake but in the finale and the eps leading up to it we saw a shift in Eric and Calleigh.
The people who missed that are the same people who, imo, aren't really
watching the show anymore. They have become so honed in on and fixed
one aspect of the show that they have missed what the writers have been doing with these characters. If they HAD been watching they would have noticed some things. Big things, IMO.
Eric's shooting changed him...it was a traumatic experience that woke him up to how precious life is. This fact is supported by episode 703 when Cal reads his file and it in it or at least voiced over is his "change in perspective" of his life post shooting. As far as Cal is concerned, while she has not mentioned or worn her emotions on her shirt sleeve, she has noticebly gravitated towards Eric. Her big emotional change, as many have mentioned happened back at the end of Season 4 with Hagen's suicide. Now, Natalia mentions, in "Just Murdered" that Cal had take an
interest in Eric since he returned to work....not a romantic interest at that point, as Nat hints at but one that, if watching, tells the viewer that Cal too was affected by the shooting and is watching over Eric more than anyone else in the lab.
Did she go with Jake at the end of season 5? Yes. I am not demeaning that ship in anyway...not at all.
I don't have that in me. But to deny that when she "chose" Jake, her and Eric hadn't at least broached the subject of them is rediculous. Again, some people were and are just sooo focused in on
one aspect of the show that they can't see the forest for the trees. And imo, that is why they think this ship fell from the sky or is out of the blue.
“When you nearly lose someone, it's like you get the chance to press the reset button. If you’re lucky you get to realize it’s all still there, you just needed to recognize it.”
That is exactly what Eric's shooting did to BOTH of them.
It is not exceptionally overhyped....since ep 703 we had what 3 eps, not counting Monday, that had somewhat "romantic" E/C content in them. In those eps they "talk" or attempt to talk about them....imo that is not overhyping something.
Is the promo ALL about them? YES. Is THAT a little overhyped? YES. But it IS Sweeps and SEX SELLS. That is just the way of TV today!
People keep contending that E/C has been dropped from the sky...No it was not. You want to know when E/C started? Go back and rewatch "Just Murdered" or, to a lesser extent, you can even go back and re watch "Man Down" paying close attention, in both eps, to character reactions and expressions.
The reason we have seen "more" of E/C as of late is b/c the climatic moment is on its way....the hints were there from season 5 on, the
nuances were there from the end of season 6 til the last 3 eps, which were the set up for the big moment of reveal. It was and is a sequence of events. It was/is a progression.
People who dislike this ship will probably always dislike this ship....are they entitled to do so? Of course! But there are also people who love this ship. There are always two sides to a every story. Right now, this is the part of the story the writers have decided to tell.