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Originally Posted by npal
And of course if Nao wins, everything is nice, the writers are cool, the story was excellent, character development was marvelous, let's disregard everything that doesn't adhere to the above statement and praise Nao forever and ever, because Nao is THE girl and she had every right to do what she did and steal the victory from Sayaka, who's personality is non-existent because I don't like her cause she sucks and she's clearly suffering from some form of mental disorder cause there's no way she's not - look, she's eating her spaghetti with a knife but although she is using the fork now, I won't forgive her cause she's so crazy- and that's my credo and all who don't follow me are plain ignorant, mindless,immature babblers that don't know logic and reason, so cheers to Nao once again 
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This
always seems to happen with competitive "shipping". I noticed it first with a lot of online fans of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer show. At first, it was hard for me to believe. I decided to do some research and began looking at forums for other shows. I saw the same thing over and over again. At one point (this was several years ago), I checked out a forum for the televison show, Smallville. Now, anyone who has ever heard of Clark Kent knows who he eventually ends up with, but it was happening there too! Fans of one girl had gone so far as to concoct wild, implauable scenarios to take into account (the yet to appear) Lois Lane.
These things always seem to take on the
exact same pattern:
- Ill will towards the competition.
- Ill will towards the lead character (coupled with more ill will towards the competition).
- Complaints about the writing.
I was near certain that soon after Rin confessed to Asa, we would see complaints about the writing. It took longer than I thought, but it always seems to happen. The success of a favorite character always seems to get entangled and confused with quality. It's like a force of nature. Or a game with strict rules.
I have issues with the writing. As I looked back on the series, the central conceit that allowed it to get beyond Episode 7 (and maybe even Episode 1) really strained my ability to suspend disbelief. My problem isn't with the outcome. It's how long it took to get there. Often, these harem romances have less to do with getting two people together, and more to do with keeping them apart for the duration of almost an entire series. That's where I think the credibilty issues lie, and where I often have problems with the writing. But that seems to be a force of nature too.