What’s a ship you like that most people don’t?
Ooh this is a good question. The first one coming to mind is probably Alex & CarmÃn from Bia. Mostly because even as I was shipping them, I was questioning why lol. Like I know people do ship them, but I think others aren't as easy to forgive Alex (& rightfully so). I am mostly talking about s2 Carmilex (tho there were a few nice moments from their s1 relationship). CarmÃn has such a great story arc from shallow online personality to an authentic content creator who cares about things like the environment and enjoys up-cycling. And instead of pairing her up with a nice guy like Jandino who had a role in her transformation (which is a popular dcla go-to that I usually enjoy), the show paired her with Alex who also starts out as a not so nice guy. But oddly enough, I think that's what I like about them? Like CarmÃn was able to change, so she had faith that Alex could change too. That even when they were both horrible she still saw something good in him? I also thought it was hilarious how much Alex's mom loved CarmÃn and wanted them together instead of Mara who was just an outright brat. However, the only thing I didn't like (MAJOR SPOILER) was that they kissed when he was still with Mara. Like as bad as Mara was, he was wrong for cheating (which the show does address), but they could have just omitted that....Ultimately I still liked their ending and would've loved to see their relationship in a s3 where they were both on the other side of their journeys to be better people!
For non-dcla show I'd go with Dair from Gossip Girl since to most viewers it's probably the underdog ship. Chuck/Blair was the fan favorite pairing while Dair was treated as a weird filler plotline as the characters had little interaction prior. But that "filler" plot line was one of the best things ever written in that show. And to me those characters grew so much and at that point in their journeys were far better suited for each other than Chuck or Serena. Plus the chemistry between the actors was amazing. They really reminded me of a classic rom-com pairing. You could honestly tell the actors had fun playing against each other during a time they were probably getting burnt out. And they just brought out the best and happiest in each other which was refreshing with all the pain they suffered with their exes. They breathed new life into the show! But of course it was only short lived :/ (I like to pretend the show ended on their date on the MET steps)
