Xena/Gabrielle! Of course, the "I've seen the best and worst of you and fought at your side" thing is just too great. And I don't know how anyone could have watched the show and not realize that they're each other soul-mate. (actually, now I kind of want a Xena/Gabriella soulmate!AU...) Yay, Root and Shaw are just too awesome! And I love that they explicitly mirror Finch and Reese (and their dynamic/subtext too). Plus the fact that the protagonists have *female* mirror characters is just delightful to me, and what kind of original female characters! Cold, unemotional (bordering on sociopath in fact) and completely kick-ass. And agreed on Buffy/Spike, I love their dynamic in season 7 too - but not really in early seasons, Buffy/unsouled Spike doesn't much work for me... And OMG Mulan/Aurora is great, so sad we didn't get more of it... Or even Mulan/Aurora/Philip.
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Yay, Root and Shaw are just too awesome! And I love that they explicitly mirror Finch and Reese (and their dynamic/subtext too). Plus the fact that the protagonists have *female* mirror characters is just delightful to me, and what kind of original female characters! Cold, unemotional (bordering on sociopath in fact) and completely kick-ass.
And agreed on Buffy/Spike, I love their dynamic in season 7 too - but not really in early seasons, Buffy/unsouled Spike doesn't much work for me...
And OMG Mulan/Aurora is great, so sad we didn't get more of it... Or even Mulan/Aurora/Philip.