Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-146.135.19.252-20181116034422/@comment-216.165.250.140-20181127020247

I personally ship Sophitz (most of the time), so I apologize if this sounds biased in any way. But, despite me rooting for Fitz, I think that because of the last part of Flashback, Sophie probably won't end up with anyone (at least at the end of the series). I think this is Shannon Messenger's segway into basically saying "Sophie can't be with anyone." Other reasons for this is that 1. she wants you to read more of her her books! Logically, it doesn't make sense to lose half your fan base because you chose one guy over another.

BUT, by sorta putting Fitz and Sophie together, it's kinda like the point of no return. If Sophie breaks it off with Fitz, she risks losing the Vacker family as a support system, and as an in (they're pretty influential). This will probably push her together with Keefe, who obviously has feelings for her. Which in turn, will also ruin Fitz and Keefe's friendship. So then Sophie looks like the bad guy!

I like how Fitz is emotional, but also doesn't depend on Sophie too much. In Exile, I may not think Fitz handled that situation well, but it's more realistic. Fitz can't be perfect, he has to have some flaws for the character to be relatable. I get it; that was not cool. But I also think it was a necessary part in the plot. If he hadn't reacted, that just would've seemed fishy.

Keefe is pretty awesome too; I'll gladly admit that. But I also think their relationship would be a lot of worrying for each other. It's cute now, but how much is too much?

But despite all this talking about ships, I want to see Sophie connect with her friends more, instead of focusing on all her romantic relationships. If they all had more bonding time, I think they also would be more cohesive as a team.

-A1