Talk:Cabbie/@comment-3247345-20120525045034/@comment-5129552-20120525184819

To be honest, until recently I never even took Bori seriously--sure there was a bit of that in the pilot, but pilots are usually rife with inconsistencies, and it was always Bade after that. Until recently. So it was never necessary for me to insist pairing of Tori with Andre simply because I liked Bade.

I know that many tandem shippers are guilty of only shipping their secondary ship to make way for their OTP, but that's not the case with everyone. I was shipping Bade and Tandre, but for completely unrelated reasons. I love Bade, they're interesting and cute and sexy and hilarious together, and actually gave Beck some personality. I also love Tandre--in fact, I think they have they could have the most realistically healthy relationship on the show. If they become an actual couple, I think I'd like Tandre more than Bade. I think Andre is THE absolute best guy for Tori--they bring out the best in each other.

Right now, with what happened to Bade, I ship past-Bade but not present-Bade. I still ship Tandre, since they still have the dynamic that drew me to them. It's too bad that Andre is a "consolation prize" for a big part of this fandom, but that's certainly not how I view him. Tori with be lucky to have him (and vice-versa). I wouldn't say the same for Cat and Jade, since they don't have the harmonious dynamic he shares with Tori.

However that triangle (and forced quadrangle) is resolved, I hope Dan just goes ahead and develops Cabbie further. The flirting and chasing and never really happening needs to stop at some point.