Disney Channel and romantic tropes

[meganbmoore]

My DVD player has died and I've been compensating by watching Disney Channel shows.  Do not ask.  I think I've mostly thinking about how they'd be so cool if I were 12.  All the supposedly charming or cool or cute guys need a ounch in the face.  The goody girls who I'm supposed to like are snooty and superior, all other girls are supposed to be annoying, materialistic comedic relief, but are more entertaining.  The smart boys are supposed annoying twats and the "cool" boys are annoying brats who could do with being grounded for years.  I think the only character I like is the hyper competitive and academic sister in some show that's a Brady Bunch knockoff that's named after her irritating stepbrother.  I despair over her taste in boys, though.  (The only show whose title I know is The Suite Life of Zach and Cody.  That one is entertaining, though I keep wondering why the adults haven't murdered all the kids.)

Make me stop watching them.

ANYWAY!

Over at Dear Author, they have a poll about favorite and least favorite romantic tropes.  Since this is a type of topic I never tire of (people's likes and dislikes) give me some of yours.

Comments

[rosehiptea.livejournal.com]

Oh, tropes!

I have a secret weakness for The Marriage of Convenience.

I do really hate The Big Misunderstanding though. I always want to shake everyone and scream at them.

I also seem to have outgrown The Dangerous Rake And His Mysterious Appeal.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

Big Misunderstanding is possibly the one I hate most. The Dangerous Rake and His Mysterious Appeal I was tired of before I was out of high school. And then I entered fandom and found that everyone thought he was the best thing ever. Really, it's why so many popular characters don't do it for me. They're the generic lead of the historical romances most people look down on, and I'm tired of them.

[rosehiptea.livejournal.com]

I just keep thinking about how in real life the Dangerous Rake probably kept being a huge jerk and marrying him would be a really big mistake.