Fry X Leela: Overcoming the Couple Dilemma 

I agreed

Well, to be perfectly honest in my humble opinion without being sentimental, of course without offending anyone who thinks differently from my point of view, but also by looking into this matter in distinct perspective and without condemning anyone's view and by trying to make it objectified and by considering each and everyone's valid opinion I honestly believe that I vividly don't have anything to say. Thank you.

Based

I'm sobbing, what a great message, sadly I also have nothing to say

Beautiful 😭

Wow…

Because it was at best a d plot and the relationship does progress thruout the series

Yeah, it's weirdly appropriate for these particular characters.

Yeah but i just watched the second ep of season 6 the other day and it seemed like they were so in love on the first episode but somehow she ends up doing that weird shit with branigan without even giving a shit about fry even tho she did show some affection before leaving earth ....i just don't get that part...kinda boils me up a little too tbh ...like i get it she thought she had to repopulate the human race again but she didn't really seemed too concerned about having to forget about fry ...can y'all convince me she ain't a hoe cus i feel so bad about fry even tho it's all fictional it's still kinda messed up

Sorry for the long essay but i need therapy after that episode

I remember crying at the montage where they explore the world as they grow up together when I was 11 lolll

Its the late philip J fry for me for very similar reasons.

I can see them having kids, especially adopting considering Leela’s childhood and her habit through the show of nurturing any animal that comes her way and needs her help

I wouldn’t expect to see that till the show creators are ready to call the show the end for real since all the cancellations have been by the platform

@@adrivoid5376 If done well, an adoption route would be a cool way to introduce a new character to the show. I Leela was already willing to adopt with another dude, so I could see an episode that involves and ends with a houseless kid with some kind of deformity to tug on Leela's heartstrings, who's also projected to have a rough life with no future ahead of them, something Fry would of course sympathize with, and them deciding to go for it. Bonus points if the kid definitely has some bad habits/personality traits to overcome similar to Fry having to overcome his laziness, that'll make raising the kid right difficult but endearing and touching for Fry and Leela while giving the new character some actual character development. I just realized any kid Fry and Leela would have would be default get a fun uncle Bender. Tell me there aren't a hundred funny episodes you could write just rolling with that premise alone.

GREAT FUTURAMA LEELA AND FRY EXCELLENT.

Considering Fry's babies got zapped with F-Rays and Leela grew up as an orphan, they can definitely adopt

Agreed. I've rewatched the Fox run sm times

Unlike Aggretsuko, where Haida constantly wanted be with her even when he was with someone else.

Leela probably knew Fry's relationships weren't going to last...

I weep as well. Seymour was a loyal and a great dog. RIP Seymour.

Every gosh darn time! They get me every time.

@@punkbjork I will wait for you by Connie Francis.

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well perfect time with the new season just launching

I watched this when i was young (like to young for it to be considered something I should watch) and I loved it so much this video has made me put it in my list of things to watch because I really wanna watch it again now understanding what's actually happening 😂

I mostly agree with you. Part of that comes from the writers not treating the love interest as an interesting character in their own right with their own autonomy and motivations, but as an add-on for the main character, so it's just not possible to know how to write the relationship even if the writer has experience in a good one because one of the characters doesn't feel like a real person. And I sincerely believe that a lot of kids, teens, and losers with zero game are comfortable reading about relationships; I think they just don't like poorly written and forced relationships or those filled with red flags (if they can recognize these for the disturbing things that they are), although some of the people in those demographics may suck it up and continue reading anyway because that's what they have to do to enjoy the characters that they actually like or else to get their romantic fix in the medium of their choice. (And Heterosexual Compulsion is a hell of a drug!) I mean, if everyone wrote about terrible friendships that weren't funny versus well-written healthy friendships it'd be the same situation. It's not as if most people don't like friends because they don't have any. (Well, okay, this is the internet lol but you know what I mean!) Edit: I forgot to add, the only reason kids dislike romantic relationships is honestly because of the patriarchy and misogyny. Kids are smart even if they don't really understand what's wrong and why because everyone else takes it for granted; they simply internalize what adults teach them about being an adult one day. Another reason they don't like coercion or red flags; the only reason to ignore them is because someone else tries to say they're normal. ALSO I think another problem is when writers assume that a relationship must show evidence/hints of sex or that the relationship should replace the entire plot once it takes off and that scares the writer from doing anything except the will-they-won't-they or something else more shallow to keep the end at bay. IMHO the Owl House is the strongest proof that a great, well-written romantic relationship of any age can be shown with sincere, healthy love and without going beyond PG; both characters being fleshed out and made interesting while still giving other characters room to shine. Don't get me wrong, I'm down with more mature depictions of relationships but obviously kids wouldn't want that and shouldn't be shown certain things. This ties into what I'm trying to explain about the writer assuming there needs to be strong implications of sex to make the relationship seem legitimate or that this is what a relationship is and nothing else. I feel like male writers, especially in comic books, fall into this trap the easiest, especially when pandering to the male gaze and so it's off-putting for a variety of people. Like, it was mentioned that Spiderman was better known as a teenager which is why they dropped the Mary Jane romance but I genuinely had no idea he started out that way and then I generally forgot even when I did know because honestly? Him and Mary Jane as a couple are iconic plus I remember Peter having a ball-bashing boss, not Peter being a nerd boy in high school or college. Edit: lol my train of thought got wrecked; I was trying to say Peter and MJ as a couple was more than that, it worked okay, although I can't claim it was perfect. I don't think Peter without her is automatically better off and they made it work for 20 years so ya know... and people liked that! Some got upset about the breakup. That's why I love that the first Spiderverse movie references this and also gets them back together in a reasonably realistic way.

@@DoveJS Another problem when it comes to romance in comics that also translates to manga and anime as well is that the writers (who are mostly male) think like this: "Only girls care about romance, and girls are not going to read/watch this. Our readers/watchers are teens and losers who are over 30 and have never been with a woman. They want to see sex, not talking about feelings!"

When it comes to Spider-Man it's a lot more of a nostalgia thing I think, writers and editors believe he's at his best miserable and alone, which is ridiculous but I think it's how they see it cause marrying Peter to them made him old

Self report

spider-girl handled the relationship really well

Well for that theres two reasons 1 because its famous and succesfull ( big shock ) 2 maybe might be because simpsons doesnt has a story and it was made for just a family having funny moments like family guy meanwhile futurama even it has funny episodes that has nothing to do with the story but it did had an actual story

Monkeys paw moment

"A man can dream, right? A man can dream." - Prof. Farnsworth (Anthology of Interest I)

To be fair, when Fry tried to change just for Leela, it wasn't fair to either of them, regardless of her exact response. Fry should want to change to improve his own life for his own benefit and to do less harm by being more thoughtful towards others while Leela shouldn't accept people who try to force her to change for *their* benefit or to fulfill the role that they expect her to play, without any thought for her well-being and autonomy. So, even if she has a shallow or bad response towards him, while that isn't necessarily good, if she accepts Fry pandering to what she wants or to what Fry thinks she wants then Leela is just reenacting what the other men in her life did to her. That's not true growth; it's just a fawning performance. It's why Fry got so worried when he couldn't be certain if Leela only loved the worm-ridden him or if she loved him regardless and the changes allowed that to shine through. Basically, if Fry is putting in all the effort, it doesn't work out if he's just trying to mold himself to her expectations without really being a good person and the same is true for Leela. It works when Fry is being considerate and so is she. (But also it probably didn't help that the writers sometimes couldn't decide what they were doing later on lol.)

Wish you the best of luck!

@@SarcasticChorus thank you :)

I second this, that show was so good. Such a shame it ended on a cliffhanger

For real. 😮

@@Mr.WestcottX yeah😄