SaintsPwR
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100% agree on the Alex/Julie thing, I know some people dislike Incog's wall of texts but i'd rather have things take a slow start than some generic hentai where the characters are fucking after two or three pages. It was nice to see how things were developed and all, but back to Ben and Gwen - it is weird how he keeps them in their S1 relationship when SS starts at like the end of S3 and all.I mean, like, Chain Reaction has Julie and Alex, and they're written better(even then the comic barely focuses on them), plus he can take some notes and references from later Ben 10 shows, like Alien Force and Omniverse where Ben and Gwen become best friends.
Even in Ben 10 show they didn't constantly fight and you can often see how they've become actual friends.
It's just weird he keeps them stuck in the season 1 mindset where they're constantly at odds, like Ben was willing to risk exploding the omnitrix just to save Gwen in the original show.
Plus it's just strange how he refuses to treat Ben as an actual character despite him being a protagonist and all.
There's also other non-H stuff that coves similiar subjects which I think shows how you can do both contrasting personalities that work, and have somewhat light( or at least saccharine tone).
And like, I get Ben being sidelined in favor of Gwen (although I don't agree with it) since she is the main appeal of SS, but things aren't the same if you don't have him to oppose Gwen, it's their chemistry that carried the whole thing, it's why there was a big shipping community when the OG show was airing despite them being cousins.