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• “While many in the blogosphere applaud their chemistry and wonder when the two will finally be brought together for good, I, for one, hope the answer is “never.”
• “This is one… character who could really use a [love interest other than the top billed white male]. Or, better yet, NO [love interest] at all — the show is at its best when [black female character is] left to solve…cases, and too many suitors distract from the show’s real tension point— whatever case needs solving. Less flirting….”
• "I like [lead white male character/black female character] as good friends. I feel he could use someone like her. Why do people want to ruin that and create a romantic spark? I just don’t see them together like that. I don’t see [black female character] with anyone yet.”
• “I think a man and a woman can have chemistry as friends without having to jump into bed together.”
• “Indeed they have great chemistry and maybe it may lead somewhere one day but now they mostly behave more like brothers in arms (given their background and character), which is a little more than friends but it doesn’t have anything to do with becoming a couple.”
• “Not in this lifetime please, it would ruin the show, [White male character]  doesn’t need any more attachments, not with [black female character]  maybe a hook-up but with some random women who we will never see again, just to relieve stress. And I see him better with [white female character]  than with [black female character] , they operate on the same wavelength, no strings attached.”
• "If [White male character]   had to hook up with anybody i would prefer it to be [white female character]   rather than . [black female character]”
• "I really don’t see any chemistry there.”
• "I don’t see it. I think she is going to be a strong ally, nothing more.”
• "I don’t think there’s chemistry, like bf and gf but I see them becoming good friends, or like brother and sister.”
• "Reading way too much into the situation i think.”
• "Please no [White male character] and [black female character]. That would be the worse couple ever.”
• "This Show gonna be crazy everyone should everyone have a love scene? [black female character]  is a bad bad choice for [White male character]!”
• "GROSS, GROSS, GROSS *pukes* Dear writers, please do NOT let that atrocity -called [Shipname]- happen…unless you want 80% of the fandom to stop watching this show."
• "The romance with [Black female character] is a mistake IMO. Hate it when writers feel they have to shoehorn a romance in when the characters have zero chemistry between them.”
• "[Black female character] having a crush on [White male character] would be perfectly understandable, I just don’t see [white male character] falling for someone like her. [White female character], yes, because those two were hot together. But [black female character], definitely not.
• "I ship [white male character]  and [white female character] partially because I DON’T want to see [white male character/black female character shipname] — I want them to be platonic friends. We don’t have enough truly close male-female non-romantic relationships on television.”
• "I enjoy the chemistry between [black female character] and [white male character], but man, am I ready for TV romantic relationships to be more than chemistry and sparks.I think lots of men and women who have chemistry, but have reasons to be in other romantic relationships and instead remain incredibly good friends, happens all the time.”
• "a non-romantic close male/female relationship with be a good message from a feminist point of view. Either one would kind of make the world a better place. Still, my vote is for "platonic" because, well, I like their relationship platonic. No reason other than personal taste.”
• "These two have no chemistry, and their romance does nothing to advance the major storylines of the show.”
• "It would be very interesting if this show had a man and woman who ended up being really good friends without there being a sexual component. Which is why I like their friendship a lot.  Also, main girl/main guy pairings are way predictable anyway.”
• "no no no no.  I see a friendship with mutual respect and admiration but no to the romance… Enough trying to add romance/love/sex/whatever to the show. I get that it’s life and people hook up but too many budding relationships can take away from the show.”
• "Personally, I hate her because she not only fell in love with [white male character]  in literally 2 episodes, she felt entitled to love in return. This seems incredibly selfish to me.”