Re: The Great Ship Debate
This is a pretty cool thread. I'll put in what little I have to offer. Lots of people have made good points already. I apologize if I rehash opinions. I didn't get through all the replies.
GSR - I'm a huge Sara fan. I could ship her with almost anyone, it's kinda sad. Well, maybe not sad, but it does seem silly to imagine her with Greg, Cath, Nick, and/or Sofia and have no problem with it. For the life of me, I'll never be able to explain this coherently, but I could never tolerate her relationship with Grissom, even before it was revealed they were a couple.
It was clear from the get go her purpose was to be Grissom's love interest. I get that. That's understood. Just, there was always something about their exchanges, their conversations that seemed. . .forced. It was either she was trying too hard to convince him a romantic venture was worth a try or that he was trying too hard to convince himself that it wasn't worth the risks. I also love Sara for her strength and her constant struggle against her flawed past. Even still, as much as I love the flaws of the character, her willingness to drop everything for Grissom just because he's finally ready to pursue a relationship with her seemed almost too weak for her character. I'm not sure I make much sense. Anyway, the biggest reason I'm usually not for this ship at all, is I feel the writers ended the 6th season with the GSR reveal in response to GA moving to Thurs. To me, that's an afterthought and downright insulting to the people who really support these two characters. Honestly, I'm mad for ya'll, even if you aren't.
As for what I sometimes like about it: they smile more. I can't fault them if they seem to be happy. Of course, with what little bits and pieces we get of their relationship, it's hard to say how happy they are. (and I'm excluding all the massive amounts of screentime that involve them working a case. I'm just referring to the scenes that clearly pit them as a couple). Anyway, for the most part, I'm not a fan. I do enjoy the occasional happy moments, but honestly GSR doesn't have to be the only aspect of the show that highlights the "good times", if you will. Throw in a few more moments with other characters, at home kicking back and sipping a brewski and say "Yeah, Nick or Warrick can be at home and be happy too."
Sara/Greg - This is also up in the air for me, because it depends at what point in the show's history we're discussing. I totally adored this ship when Greg clearly had a crush on her and she would humor him with a smirk here or a glance there. They were very playful. Over time, however, they developed this brother/sister relationship mixed with a little mentor/student deal during Season 5. I really enjoyed this aspect of their relationship, maybe moreso than the early stages of Greg's crush. If GSR wasn't canon and the writers tried to go for something romantic, I might not agree with it, just because now the relationship has matured into something filled with respect. It's a relationship where not only Greg learned a thing or two about forensics from Sara, but Sara also loosened up a bit more and I wholeheartedly attribute that to her relationship with Greg.
I'll cut this here, before I get too longwinded. I could probably go on for pages and not really say anything new. It felt good to write this out, for a change, instead of always debating in my head about it. lol.
