User blog:AustinDR/My Thoughts on Bobby and Lori

So I've made it known already that I don't really care for pairing and/or shipping. Take "L is for Love." Now my main problem isn't because of the twist well except for the fact that people are taking this too seriously enough to drop the show. I mean that is the most stupid thing I have ever, but it's the pairings in the episode. We hardly know anything about any of these minor characters to really see them as nothing more but an infatuation. For one, I don't like Paige: I'm not saying this because I ship Lincoln with Ronnie Anne (which I have vehemently stated several times that I don't), but it's because we know next to nothing about her. I mean, she gave Lincoln a wink and a thumbs up once. That doesn't really mean much to me; I honestly wouldn't even mind if Lincoln doesn't end up with anyone as that's not the point of the show. But for an actual couple...Bobby and Lori.

To be extremely frank, I don't really like this couple. My main gripe with their relationship is that it is so cheesy. Really, I nearly gag at how cringingly sweet they speak to each other. Oh gawd, don't even get me started with the nicknames. Bleh; I'm with Ronnie Anne and Lincoln in how they acknowledge that their older siblings are sickeningly sweet to each other. To me, their relationship comes off as just your typical teenage romance that you would most likely see at school or the movies. I'm not saying that showing affection to your boyfriend or girlfriend is necessarily a bad thing when done at a minimum. Here, it just comes off as forced.

The other main reason as to why I don't like this couple is mainly because of "Back in Black." In that episode, the girls arrange for Lucy to go on a double date with Rocky, and Lori basically has Bobby write down what she wanted him to say on his hand. That's not really the bad part; what I didn't really like was when they had arrived to the golf court, and Lori deliberately makes it seem as though she didn't know how to play golf despite the fact that she is a skilled golf player (I mean I utterly hate golf, so that's saying something). When Bobby points this out to her, she kicks him in the leg in order to make him play along. To me, this felt more like Lori being controlling, or at the very least bossy when it comes to their relationship. That's not even getting into how clingy Lori would tend to be; in "Green House," she was jealous of a painting when she came to the assumption that Bobby was seeing another girl. And then she decides to write the painting a heated letter. However, the main reason as to why I disliked the relationship was "Save the Date." When Bobby learns from his sister what Lincoln had told her in the cafeteria, Lori forces him into an arranged double date against his consent solely so she could get Bobby back. I have spoken on this several times, but I did not like the implication of this: if the opportunity were to arise, Lori would choose her boyfriend over her own brother. That to me felt extremely cold, and self-serving. Sometimes I had the feeling that if Lincoln wasn't related to her, she would have nothing to do with him.

Of course these are my silly opinions. Feel free to disagree with me on Bobby and Lori because I may be looking into it too much than need be. As for shipping, while I don't care for it myself, I will ask what is your favorite ship? Leave your answer in the comment section below.