[spoilers] Harry and Ruth. The Wonder Years.

[watchstrap]

(27-11-2010 11:12 PM)watchstrap Wrote:  Most of my reasons for wanting them to take the plunge have already been mentioned, but I don't think anyone has mentioned their intellectual compatability. They know all the same cultural references, one starts quoting something and the other finishes it off. I don't imagine Ruth did this with George, in fact she probably had to hide that side of herself away.

Binkie wrote (but I erased the clever quote reference)

I agree entirely on the point of intellectual compatibility. This is an overlooked element in TV relationships. It is too often the case that viewers are expected to accept that two characters are in an emotional/romantic relationship simply because the script says this is so. The match (whatever form it might take) between Harry and Ruth is much more satisfying as a result of this extra little detail. I do wonder why you think Ruth would have had to keep her intellect hidden from George. Did he seem like that much of a philistine?

Yes, he did! I had a bit of an irrational dislike of him, probably because he just wasn't Harry. I do think that part of being true to her legend in Cyprus would have meant that Ruth hid a large part of herself away, less to explain.