I have to agree with you there. I've fond in television serials like Buffy that the friendships, sibling relationships, and family relationships are far more interesting than the romantic ones. Currently at the stage - in which I prefer to ship friendships over romantic relationships.
In part, because the conflict isn't sexually based. (ie. will they or won't they?) The problem with romantic conflict is it tends to be fairly conclusive or it goes in a circle, break-up, get back together, break-up. (UGH). Serial writers, for some reason, don't tend to be that interested in writing romantic relationships between people who are also friends, and depicting conflicts that aren't just sexual in nature. It shouldn't just be about the sex.
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Right there with you...
Date: 2015-07-28 11:18 pm (UTC)In part, because the conflict isn't sexually based. (ie. will they or won't they?) The problem with romantic conflict is it tends to be fairly conclusive or it goes in a circle, break-up, get back together, break-up. (UGH). Serial writers, for some reason, don't tend to be that interested in writing romantic relationships between people who are also friends, and depicting conflicts that aren't just sexual in nature. It shouldn't just be about the sex.