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You didn't. Evangeline got to me first. The process is irreversible.Samantha14 wrote:Tiger. Tiger. Tiger. Where have I gone wrong with you?![]()
*Must go talk some sense into Evangeline*TigerintheShadows wrote:You didn't. Evangeline got to me first. The process is irreversible.Samantha14 wrote:Tiger. Tiger. Tiger. Where have I gone wrong with you?![]()
TigerintheShadows wrote: I just think they have marvelous chemistry and I can't not love them in Evangeline's fics.
We're never told how old they are; we're just given general age ranges. Trying to define the ages of Odyssey characters is really a moot point, since Jason should be in his fifties or so but acts like he's in his thirties. Whit should be practically senile by now, but he acts and sounds like he's not even sixty-five yet. (This is Odyssey. Everyone is a Time Lord.) I don't think age should really be a factor, especially since both Jason and Connie are adults, and to adults, age gaps matter far less than they do when one is a kid and the other is almost out of college.The Old Judge wrote:@Tiger: So why is Jason marrying someone less than half his age a good idea?
Flimsy, yes...but reasoning all the same.TigerintheShadows wrote:No real reason; I just think they have marvelous chemistry
No, the star Evangeline.EvangelineWalker wrote:Why thank you! (You do mean me, don't you?)
I don't think Tasha and Jason really work if for no other reason than their different interests in life. Jason loves adventure, certainly, and he thrives on the thrill of his line of work. But he also wants to settle down--he doesn't want to work full time at the agency; he wants a quiet life, too, and if he were to get married I think he'd want to just settle down and start a family. I don't think Tasha is really interested in that, since it would likely mean she'd have to quit her job, and it's clear that she loves her career in the NSA.Stop Wooton Around wrote:Now if Tasha, were to get saved I think, they would make a great couple.
So I have converted you?TigerintheShadows wrote:We're never told how old they are; we're just given general age ranges. Trying to define the ages of Odyssey characters is really a moot point, since Jason should be in his fifties or so but acts like he's in his thirties. Whit should be practically senile by now, but he acts and sounds like he's not even sixty-five yet. (This is Odyssey. Everyone is a Time Lord.) I don't think age should really be a factor, especially since both Jason and Connie are adults, and to adults, age gaps matter far less than they do when one is a kid and the other is almost out of college.The Old Judge wrote:@Tiger: So why is Jason marrying someone less than half his age a good idea?That aside, I already answered the question as to why I ship them:
Flimsy, yes...but reasoning all the same.TigerintheShadows wrote:No real reason; I just think they have marvelous chemistry
No, the star Evangeline.EvangelineWalker wrote:Why thank you! (You do mean me, don't you?)Yes, I mean you.
The Old Judge wrote:True, the actors have chemistry, and praise God that Odyssey has good actors. But from a real life perspective, if I was walking down the street, and I saw someone who was about to hit the big "4-0" with a girl who's probably 20, I'd be somewhat disturbed.
"Oh, look, one's about to hit a mid-life crisis, and the other's about to take the big exam," is something that would run through my head.
Your pushing those age limits to convince yourself that it will work. Connie had a crush on him and that just makes it awkward now especially because the writers have already created a stereotypical Connie that just would feel weird for them to be married. There is no way that relationship works, their characters wouldn't mesh to be committed to each other for life. I mean if Mitch doesn't work (who is actually her age) how does Jason? The only way to make it work is to significantly alter one of the characters (either Jason less wild or Connie significantly more mature) and it would ruin the character behind the name that we have come to love.EvangelineWalker wrote:The Old Judge wrote:True, the actors have chemistry, and praise God that Odyssey has good actors. But from a real life perspective, if I was walking down the street, and I saw someone who was about to hit the big "4-0" with a girl who's probably 20, I'd be somewhat disturbed.
"Oh, look, one's about to hit a mid-life crisis, and the other's about to take the big exam," is something that would run through my head.
Yes, but if Connie is something like 24 (I've heard that said somewhere) and Jason is 36 or so it would a little more believable. Maybe.
I think you're trying to put more years between them than there really are!
Since there's no way to know how old they are (unless it actually says on the show) I choose to believe that they are closer in age than 20 years apart. (although that wouldn't be as bad as all that. Depends on what the couple is like. I think Jason looks young anyway.)
And you can choose to believe what you want to--I'm obviously not going to change your mind.
Even if it didn't lead to Jason and Connie getting together, I'd be all for Connie gaining the maturity she should have, because I honestly think she's about twenty-four or so (not because of the "relationship", but because I actually think Connie is twenty-four) and she really needs to start acting like it--though I think we can safely blame the writers for keeping her as static (or in some cases, regressed) as she's been.Stop Wooton' Around wrote:either Jason less wild or Connie significantly more mature
Age I might consider giving you if the age gap is as wide as you're saying (and I've never gotten the impression that it is). But I think there is a good deal of chemistry between the two. As far as occupation is concerned, Jason did remark to Monica-disguised-as-Paula that at some point he wanted to settle down and not travel so much, and after all he's been through, I don't blame him. I wouldn't be surprised if he were much like Whit--more of a consultant for miscellaneous governmental agencies than actually being on the payroll--but I don't think he's looking to make that a career anymore, especially now that he's returned to Odyssey and has taken over J&J Antiques.Stop Wooton' Around wrote:character chemistry, age, occupation, etc.
I do think the characters have chemistry and I don't see a problem with marrying a former boss (key word: former).Stop Wooton' Around wrote:The actors have chemistry but I don't believe the characters do. Do you realize Connie would be marrying her former boss...
Yes, he says he wants to settle down but somehow that has never happened and I have a feeling he never will. Remember when he does "settle" down for awhile he gets "the itch" and never actually does. He thinks he wants to settle down when thinks are hectic but after he sits around for too long he gets antsy.