random potc thought

[cimorene]

i really love norrington, but jack/norrington annoys me. i can't decide what to do with him that doesn't upset my ot3 or get extremely angsty. (i liked the idea of gillette at first; but on further watching i think gillette is not intelligent enough for him. i'm less sure about groves. but i'm still inclined to think him unworthy.)

Comments

[permetaform]

::GLOMPSyou:: I know. I'm thinking it's because I need him there to be a foil and he can't be a proper foil if they're shagging...it changes the nature of the relationship some and I almost like to keep it more pure, like how you have some friendship fics and you just SCREAM when they pair up...

[cimness.livejournal.com]

yeah, exactly. i'd love to see norrington and jack become friends, actually, cause they both are intelligent and norrington could really USE, and certainly deserves, some good banter, the poor baby. and i can honestly see where the j/n comes from because there are all those cute bits in the movie (although it's really not that surprising jack would flirt with the crack naval officer who has a reputation as a pirate killer, y'know?). it just dissatisfies me somehow.

[stungunbilly.livejournal.com]

Er, what about Bootstrap Bill?
Or, well, Anamaria?

[cimness.livejournal.com]

well, we've no evidence that he's on conversational terms with either of them.

[stungunbilly.livejournal.com]

True, but then if Bootstrap's anything like his son, he's not really much of a conversationalist.
Plus, they are both pirates; that he can recognize and has some little motive *not* to hang. He has plenty of reason to converse with them.

[cimness.livejournal.com]

it's not that it would be hard to get them into a conversation, it's that they have no canonical relationship. i like canon. it's an excellent foundation for a fanfiction story. the more relevant canon available, the better.

[kenovay.livejournal.com]

Noooooo! Jack/Norrington! Leave my OTP alone!

If you really can't stand it, I reckon Groves is the best of the lot (but still inherently inferior) - best-looking, most intelligent.

[cimness.livejournal.com]

well, probably more intelligent, definitely best-looking, but not necessarily cutest. you can read gillette as puppyish as opposed to officious, if you wish.