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So, what are your thoughts on the relationship of Ben and Annie? What exactly is do like about them?

I had to sit on this a bit, to think about both sides of their relationship. I ended up writing a bit so… under the cut we go!

I’d think Annie, because she was never the one to hero worship, was already pretty neutral about Ben; ‘he’s a good person for doing the things he does’ and whatever. But, with stories from the Andromeda 5, she got second hand but still personal experiences and history with Ben Tennyson (beyond snatching his sumo slammers card way back when).

I suppose that translates to something like- ‘you’re a hero AND you’re a person, who will always try to do right even if you stumble along the way’. To bring up BenLie and BenRook, it’s like the middle road between Julie’s ‘i know you as a human boy with a life on earth’ and Rook’s ‘i know you as the hero of the universe and one of everyone’ initial thoughts on Ben.

But since a relationship isn’t one sided, let’s talk about what Ben may like about Annie.

Ben - confronted with either sides of the binary - would kinda disappoint some sides, even if Julie and Rook understands if season 3 and ov julie were still written well. Not to knock on these relationships, but going out for dates as ‘that guy from class’ would lead to disappointment when heroing takes priority, and ‘this is the hero of the universe’ is significantly prone to disappointment because no one’s a paragon and Ben needs a break from fighting every so oftenx

And aside from the silent appreciation - instead of fawning over his heroics like it was a prize to be with him - Ben may find that Annie is that in-between he needs. Just like him, even at the most relaxed in her life, Annie always as a foot in the alien world; Andromeda 5. And just like him, Annie born and raised on Earth, have gone through some shit before meeting.

I mean sure, nothing compares to being the hero of the universe, but Annie is no stranger to threats. She doesn’t see Ben as this perfect being, but also understands that he’s needed across the universe, to save people like her dads from ending up hurt.

But I don’t know- I’ve pulled these thoughts out of my head and I’m not sure if I’ve gotten the vibes right. I do hope it’s like… understandable and whatever, haha!