Ooo, very true about Dinah being the first Black Canary in the comicverse. ;) I really liked that they still kept the Canary "in the family" so to speak, since I can't imagine them being able to get Laurel anywhere near that point now. At least, not without her going through some sort of redemption-ish arc and getting her life in order again.
And I'm the same, I still really like Sara, despite the fact I'm Olicity all the way. (It helps that I'm a multi-shipper and don't get bothered shipping totally conflicting things. ;) )
About the smushnames for ships... *throws in my two cents from the conversation downstream* ;) It's weird, there are some ship names that sound SO awkward, they make me cringe (Caskett for Castle/Beckett is one ;) ) and there are others that I sort of fall right into and it doesn't bother me (Skate for Sawyer/Kate from Lost). More often than not, IMO, it's not necessary and just is done because somebody wants to be the one who "invents" the ship name that everybody else ends up using, rather than it being a helpful shortcut when you're talking about the pairing.
I think fandom would be an easier place without ship names in many ways, if for no other reason than it would help the newcomers not be completely confused, lol! ;) ♥
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Date: 2014-02-15 09:30 am (UTC)And I'm the same, I still really like Sara, despite the fact I'm Olicity all the way. (It helps that I'm a multi-shipper and don't get bothered shipping totally conflicting things. ;) )
About the smushnames for ships... *throws in my two cents from the conversation downstream* ;) It's weird, there are some ship names that sound SO awkward, they make me cringe (Caskett for Castle/Beckett is one ;) ) and there are others that I sort of fall right into and it doesn't bother me (Skate for Sawyer/Kate from Lost). More often than not, IMO, it's not necessary and just is done because somebody wants to be the one who "invents" the ship name that everybody else ends up using, rather than it being a helpful shortcut when you're talking about the pairing.
I think fandom would be an easier place without ship names in many ways, if for no other reason than it would help the newcomers not be completely confused, lol! ;) ♥