User blog:AndrewBrauer/Discussion - Are the fans trying to make Lynncoln happen?

Time to discuss a topic most of you probably don't want to hear and I'm sure someone else has talked about this issue, but I feel the need to give my thoughts on this since it doesn't seem to be going away so here's the question: Are the fans trying to make Lynncoln happen?

Let's take a look at this picture I found recently.

This is from yesterday's episode "Kick the Bucket List" and it was during one of the weaker scenes (unless you're a Lynn fan) in the episode where Lincoln was making a sub and Lynn wanted to eat some as well. After Lincoln rejected Lynn's offer she ended up eating the other half of the sandwich and BOOM this meme was born! A very brief moment involving Lincoln and Lynn eating the same sandwich together has caused fans to discuss this from both sides, the supporters of Lynncoln and the people rejecting this shipping.

Personally I've never been able to see the appeal of this shipping and I'm not looking at this through a romantic or sexual way, I mean as just shipping two characters together as a duo, to me Lincoln and Lynn have never been good when paired up together often times things turn out worse. Usually Lincoln ends up beaten up or getting mocked from Lynn while she ends up getting away with it without any consequences or learning from her mistakes, whether it was "Space Invader" (the episode that started this whole Lynncoln craze) or moments whenever Lincoln and Lynn are in the same room together, somehow situations involving Lynn embarrassing Lincoln like pulling his pants down at the end of "One of the Boys" are meant to be funny. I've never really seen a touching or sweet moment between these two which is shocking considering all the fanart seems to make Lynn out to be a sweetheart towards Lincoln (which I find it both hilarious and not believable at all that Lynn is sweet towards Lincoln) while Lincoln blushes over it, the closest I've seen Lynn be nice to Lincoln is in "Dance, Dance, Resolution" when she got Lincoln a date or at the end of "No Such Luck" when she apologized to Lincoln, although that tender moment is soon quickly shattered when Rita says that they all sold his stuff. Otherwise, Lynn seems to use Lincoln more as a prop or sports dummy whenever she needs to practice for her sports, and the two never seem to have good chemistry at all. (And before you jump down my throat about the "balls" line from Space Invader, check out my blog where I discussed all the episodes of season 1 and you'll see my thoughts on that scene when I talk about Space Invader)

So now that I've given my opinion on this shipping, why does it seem to only get bigger? Well I have some possible reasons as to why that is.

Lincoln and Lynn are similar

The fans of this shipping think that Lincoln and Lynn are similar to each other both in personality and appearance. Both are roughly the same height and both have freckles, (Luna also has freckles but I assume the fans didn't really care about that) they also are close in age only about 2 years apart from each other. I don't really see this as a good reason to love this shipping, just because they're the same height doesn't mean they are automatically a shipping worth caring about. Lincoln and Lynn are also into boy things with Lynn being even more into boy things than Lincoln, however her tomboyish behavior is taken to unflattering points where she comes off obnoxious for being gross around Lincoln and bullying him. (some of have that Lynn is just playing around with Lincoln, but based off of Lincoln's reactions it seems more like she's bullying him) This is a better reason to believe why people would ship these two together but the problem comes with that Lynn manages to look worse when she's around Lincoln, her personality comes off unlikable since she usually messes with Lincoln and acts like it was just her playing around with Lincoln even if he comes out unhappy from the whole ordeal.

Both siblings are polar opposites

While Lincoln and Lynn are similar in some ways, they're also opposites as well, using the old term of "opposites attract" for this reasoning why fans ship these two together. But the only opposites I could come up with is that Lynn is just more gross than Lincoln even though he also doesn't mind gross things that much, and that Lynn is more energetic than Lincoln. So I don't quite buy the two shipped together just because they're polar opposites since they're not quite so different from each other, it's not like shipping Lincoln (or Lucy) and Luna together where it makes sense since she's very loud while he (or she) prefers to be quiet. This also ties into my other possible reason why people are behind this shipping...

They enjoy Lynn mocking Lincoln

Now I know some of you will defend this statement and say that Lynn is Lincoln's sister and it's typical for siblings to mock each other, but there's a limit to simply mocking someone and then flat out insulting them for being below you. I mentioned in my review of "Space Invader" that the balls line wasn't funny to me at all since Lynn was really calling Lincoln a wimp, and then of course later in the episode when Lincoln finally tells Lynn off for being a bad roommate she throws a meatball at Lincoln and acts like she deserved to do that. I can't see those two being shipped together because Lynn makes Lincoln feel worse as she insults him and acts like she deserves to beat him up against his will, and yet somehow this is all suppose to be done cause someone finds it funny? It's not Luna and Lincoln or Luan and Lincoln who are opposites of one another and both of them do make things worse for one another from time to time, but there is still a mutual family love between the two and both realize the mistakes they made in certain episodes they're in together. But with Lynn and Lincoln it only seems like Lynn learns nothing only coming out the same she was before, while Lincoln suffers all the consequences for doing very little to nothing wrong. Personally I find this to be an odd reason for this shipping.

The writing staff are aware of this shipping

Yeah I said it, I believe the writers are aware of this shipping and only want to tease it in certain episodes just to satisfy the fans. (or the Lynn army as I call them) Whether it was the sandwich scene in "Kick the Bucket List" or the photo of little Lincoln and little Lynn in the bathtub together in "The Whole Picture" or everything in "Space Invader" they seem aware of this shipping. If I found out that this was true and the whole staff was in on it all along, I would have to question them on how they write they're characters. Whenever Lincoln and one of his older sisters are paired up usually those moments have nothing hinting at a possible attraction, it's always done in a way family would show love for each other, yet somehow with Lynn that's not the case.

Space Invader

And now we tie everything together with Space Invader, this episode is probably the best reason as to why Lynncoln is a thing. Right when Lynn and Lincoln shared the same bed together everyone decided to ship these two together, first starting off innocent before going way overboard with the NSFW artwork of these two together, which even after Space Invader I still didn't see why people loved pairing these two siblings together. Space Invader proved to me that Lynn is the most obnoxious and annoying sibling out of the family, and seeing her paired up with Lincoln the main character only sparked trouble in my eyes. This is probably the most logical reason as to why these two are shipped together and why fans support this pairing so much.

So what are your thoughts on this, do you have your own theories or reasons as to why Lynncoln is such a popular shipping? Let me know in the comments below I'm always open to discussions!