Polyandrous Pairing?

[fuzzynecromancer]

We've tried matching up Susan/Ginormica with just about everybody at one time or another. There's loads of Susan x Dr. Cockroach Fics, a few Susan x Link or Susan x Bob fanfiction, the past must contain some Susan x Deitl, and I created a Susan x Cuthbert thread.

My question now is, could Susan be too much woman for one man to handle? =o After all, she is a 49'11" celebrity. She could easily have her own devoted fan club.

Susan paired up with more than one guy, simultaneously. Could it work? o.o

Your thoughts please.

[Mansion]

Heh...

Oh, god, awhile back, I was scribbling down plotbunnies in one of my notebooks and that kind of subject came up. I believe what I wrote "C'mon, there's enough Ginormica to go around!"

Which was a joke, but yeah, I do support that kind of thing. Polygamous couples and whatnot. Partially from having more than a few OT3s in my fandom history.

With Susan, moreso. She really is too much woman for one man to handle.

[Aurum]

What about Insectosaurus, as well? No creature on Earth could handle her. Haha. ;)

[fuzzynecromancer]

Well, it's less of an issue for her, as most species of insects mate only once in their lives.

[RAWRrhi]

I agree an.. er.. normal sized man couldn't handle Ginormica
She should just find a guy she likes and throw a meteorite at him xD

[Aurum]

Wait.

Somebody needs to explain to me how Donkey and Dragon had babies! And not just species-wise now, size-wise! Haha!

I wouldn't put it past Dreamworks to have a six footer be Ginormica's hookup.

[Blackboxx]

Keep in mind that Ginormica is a traditionalist. I don't think she'd go for polygamy, or multiple significant others. Just doesn't seem like her style.

But to actually address the issue, I think if (and that's only IF) she does look for another relationship, there would have to be something unique about the guy. She went for the storybook couple thing ("handsome" guy, prestigious job, etc.), and it ended horribly. He doesn't have to be a monster, but he would need to be... different. Unique occupation (ice cream truck driver, glassworker, something like that), different appearance (heck, make the dude ugly and balding with a heart of gold, just keep with the self-pride theme), and the like.

I must reiterate that I do not wish for any pairings (for my own reasons). I will accept it if the creators make something canon, but I don't think it's needed.

[fuzzynecromancer]

I think "unique occupation" is a rather nebulous term. From a lot of angles, a local newscaster position is "unique," and it doesn't seem that prestigious. Even his new reporter job wasn't in the top 100.

"Unique" itself is a pretty nebulous word. One could argue that every human being is unique. It feels like you're talking about something more specific.


As for donkey and dragon...veteran Dungeons and Dragons players know that you can get a half-dragon almost anything.

[Blackboxx]

Yeah. You're right. Unique isn't the word I was looking for... I guess... uncommon would be more apt. Something uncommon and under the radar (as in not in everyone's face like a weather man). A job you do because you love it, not for the prestige. That's what I meant.

[fuzzynecromancer]

I'd also like to question your assertion that Susan is a traditionalist. She wanted to get married in a church with cake, and have a honeymoon in Paris. That might be fairly normal, but there are plenty of people with unorthodox ideologies, belief systems, and viewpoints who get married like that. It could even be that the church wedding was Derek's idea and, like in other aspects of her life, she got swept along by his enthusiasm, didn't disillusion him about his assumptions, and managed to convince herself that going along with what he wanted was the same as "being a team."

[Blackboxx]

Good point again. I'll have to say I still think she's a traditionalist. Remember how long she clung to the idea of becoming normal? Remember how excited she was to have a normal life? She was not excited when Derek mentioned Fresno, so we do get to see her honest reactions. Yes, she is able to suppress them, but we can tell when she does that. Basically, she freaks out, or shows doubt whenever something abnormal crosses her path, yet she was happy for normality. Everything else sounded natural, so that's what I'm basing my assumption on. In the end, it is still an assumption. Could be dead wrong. Or we could be over-analyzing a family movie.

[fuzzynecromancer]

What's the point of even having fan-boards if you don't over-analyze?

"Normal" is a relative word, and in this case, the desire to be clearly human and not live in a military complex hardly makes one a traditionalist. She doesn't want to be a perfect ordinary housewife, as evidenced by her statement "Or even if you can get me down to eight foot six". She just wants to be a size where she can easily interact within the human world, like fitting inside their house together, and eating crepes in units that don't require a forklift to move.

[Mansion]

I'd also like to point out that her main character arc was going from having these tiny horizons and ambitions (and even then, not really so tiny... She wanted to eventually live in a big city or even abroad) to having the roof blown off her world and all these new oppurtunities and possibilities.

It's safe to say that she's far more open-minded by the end of the movie. Not that I think she's not automatically a proponent of free love or anything, but if some sort of situation would arise in which she had multiple paramours, I think she would be far more open to a non-traditionalist romantic involvement.

[Blackboxx]

Jul 8, 2009 16:25:28 GMT -5 fuzzynecromancer said:

What's the point of even having fan-boards if you don't over-analyze?

"Normal" is a relative word, and in this case, the desire to be clearly human and not live in a military complex hardly makes one a traditionalist. She doesn't want to be a perfect ordinary housewife, as evidenced by her statement "Or even if you can get me down to eight foot six". She just wants to be a size where she can easily interact within the human world, like fitting inside their house together, and eating crepes in units that don't require a forklift to move.

Oh, I never said it was bad to overanalyze. Just pointing it out. I'm just as guilty (well... maybe not JUST as guilty) as the rest of the crew here of doing it.

But to the point, Yes, wanting out of a prison lifestyle isn't what makes her a traditionalist in my mind. It's the reason she wanted it. She wanted to go back to Derek. Back to Modesto, then Fresno, and eventually Paris. She wanted her normal life back, even to the point of saying so a few times. The whole 8'6" bit was followed with "at least I'd be normal", or something along those lines (saw the movie once on opening weekend, so the details are fuzzy, but the whole normal->monster aspect stuck out to me throughout the entire film).

However, I do seem to be throwing out the whole character growth I praise so much. She blatantly says "I don't WANT a normal life" during the escape scene, so I may very well be in the wrong here. Now that I think about it, I am letting my bias get in the way (note, I'm not apologizing for it this time). I personally don't agree with the multiple significant others lifestyle (what others do in their own life is none of my business). I would project that onto my favorite fictional characters, and assume they would agree with me (that's pretty creepy souding...).

Oh well. I've stated my case. You've stated yours. I'm not trying to attack your POV, but clarify my own. We agree to disagree then, yes?

[fuzzynecromancer]

Yup. ^_^

I don't even necessarily think that Susan would be up for polyandry, but I like exploring the possibilities and testing the waters, so to speak.