RORI
Rori is the pairing of Robbie Shapiro and Tori Vega (Ro/bbie and To/ri).
This couple was first sort-of hinted in Pilot, but was hardly visited until Season 3. Now, there are more and more hints.
It has a very similar pattern to other "playful" couples Dan has put in his show in the past.
Robbie is shown to have a slight crush on Tori, but as Tori said in The Worst Couple, he's "not really her boyfriend".
So, let's ponder:
Sigh.
Do I really have to ponder this?
Meh. I try to do this with a neutral viewpoint since I really don't care for Victorious couples, but this couple sets me off in so many ways.
I'll probably put my opinion in at the end, but for now, let's look at the facts.
Dan Schneider has said in the past that he hates to repeat himself. That means he doesn't like redoing past plots from past shows of his into his new shows. That is of course a smart thing to do. Who would want to see repeats?
But he doesn't stick straight to that. I have pretty much watched every single episode of Drake & Josh, Zoey 101 (not so much…), iCarly, and Victorious, so I think I have a valid reason for saying this. I haven't watched Dan's other shows ('cept The Amanda Show, but I don't think that counts). So, here's what I see:
The biggest reoccurring method Dan uses in his show is this:
A nerdy guy likes a pretty girl and they constantly get rejected and for some reason the laugh track plays.
I could think of many instances.
Josh and any girl besides Mindy.
Firewire and Zoey.
Freddie and Carly.
Sinjin and Tori and even Jade sometimes.
I don't know about Dan's other shows, but I'm sure there's some form of it.
Okay. That's pretty much what I hate most about Dan's shows, and trust me, there's not that much to hate. Why? What makes rejection funny? People think it's funny when a guy or a girl (Stacey and Logan) get their heart broken? No matter how "horrible" they may seem, that shit hurts!
But I ramble. See, Rori is just like that. You know? And if you don't support the couple, here's a relieving thought:
It's just infatuation.
Just like Josh's infatuation with most girls.
And Firewire's infatuation with the slut who ruined the show—ahem, I mean Zoey.
And Freddie's infatuation with Carly.
And Sinjin's…I don't even want to know what he does when he has a crush. He reminds me of the "Honeyman" from "Tales Of Mere Existence".
See? And like all of those infatuation, it dies out. Josh ended up with Mindy. That wasn't infatuation. Firewire ended up with…wasn't he with Stacey at the end? Can't remember. Freddie got over Carly as well.
It always dies out.
Now let's look at the two people involved and what they contribute:
Too easy.
Robbie Shapiro…of course he's going to like a pretty girl. Right? Because what else would nerds in Dan's shows like? Average girls with amazing personalities? Noooo, because Dan's shows reject those. Like in The Worst Couple, the game show needed "more attractive people".
At first I had hope for him because for the first two seasons he hardly paid attention to her. He showed interest in Cat and Trina mostly. But no, now he's been crushing on Tori as well.
And just like in every single "nerdy guy and pretty girl" equation in these shows, what does Tori Vega do?
She doesn't look for personality. Why would she do that when she could like a hot guy? Because it's not like nerdy people have feelings, right?
…
I'm getting too biased. I'm gonna wait a few days before I write the last part~
What will happen in the future?
~Three days later~
So, due to past shows of Dan, we may be able to predict what will happen in this case.
Or not. Dan's unpredictable.
On the Rori page on Wikipedia, someone commented saying that since Creddie won't happen, Dan should make Rori to balance it out. And sure, it's a nice argument. But others argue that Choey was a nerdy guy/pretty girl relationship. I don't think so but many do. Either way, I'm not sure if it's right to simply like a relationship for the type of relationship it is, rather than like the two people who correspond together and how they build and grow together.
Well, that's my biased view on it. Like I said, I don't fangirl over many Victorious couples, but I do dislike some.
Will Rori happen?
I seriously doubt it. But I do expect more one-sided affection before both of them get into other relationships.