LIP SERVICE COMMENTARY (reposted from last April)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhZPX_3GcdQ

LIP SERVICE COMMENTARY (dated from April 2012)

(P.s. Found here in the Masterpost)

So I just listened to this wonderful piece of music and at the same time I’m just finding out about what happened to Cat in Lip Service (RIP)

…And well, truth be told, the two are perfectly synonymous with Sam’s role in the great Love Triangle of the series. I realize that FraCat fans are all up in arms and gushing about the coupling and how they’re meant to be but then you guys have to realize something here.

Cat’s actions in refusing to choose between Frankie and Sam was something she actively wanted to exercise because the thrill of an affair excited her and because she didn’t want to choose. That’s right, I said didn’t.

I watched the whole first series and that shall forever be my favorite series and the reason for that is because of Cat’s initial characterization and her strong resistance towards Frankie. The reason why Frankie’s presence still lingers is because they have a strong emotional history and a strong love and bond yes, but Frankie ruined her chances repeatedly. Cat’s refusal to Frankie’s advances and her strength to resist going back to her was what had initially appealed to her persona at first. (Along with her face and her adorable awkwardness and neuroticism)

Then when SamCat happened, I squealed. Not just because of the loveliness of Heather Peace and her hotness, but because of Sam’s appeal and her hotness. Her straightforwardness, her patience, her “good girl” appeal was what gravitated her towards Cat. Among other things. Their relationship was mutually beneficial, they complimented each other and Sam was the first girl that Cat had brought along to meet her parents. While at the dinner Sam was observant and appealed to the Mackenzie matriarch with finesse and calm and made both her mom and her girlfriend pleased. Sam is literally “The perfect girl you’d love to bring home to your parents.” And that’s what she did ;)

But unfortunately, despite all the love, positivity, passion and honesty that she beamed, Sam wasn’t enough to match Frankie. Frankie is an attractive, dangerously unpredictable soul. Frankie has charisma but also a sadness and a harsh background that’s made her complex and that’s what makes her attractive to Cat, among other things.

I had Tumblurked and found many truths to each of the shippers’ arguments; The history and the undeniable consistent gravitation of FraCat and the raw, budding and reliable alternative that was SamCat.

But in the end, what everyone forgets is that in the middle of this is what I personally believe to be a selfish, excited but conflicted and undecisive Cat. Cat, who’s well-aware of Frankie’s unpredictable and painful and manic behaviour and gets drawn into it…to sooth her own needs. Frankie goes along with it because she gets what she wants, but apparently by episode 2, our blonde badass wants her and her alone. She doesn’t want to share Cat anymore with Sam, she wants her best friend back, she wants her muse back, but she’s so into being with Cat that she forgets that what Cat is doing is actually hurting her as well. And probably as the series goes on, she will be forced to move on from Cat and stop making excuses for her actions. There will be a time when she will have to grow up and be a girlfriend who’s actually trusting and worth of your attention, who’s heart you’ll cherish…

Like Sam. Who’s gone through her own struggles (remember the monologue) and came into her own person and lives her life in the open. When everything will unravel, Cat’s betrayal will rip our poor hot cop to pieces. But as Heather Peace says in her B video of awesome…

“I will find someone better than you.”

((This was written about 5 months ago, back in April. But I think it's very much relevant to the show and if you find yourself reading this and see yourself in Cat's shoes or Sam's shoes or Frankie's shoes, then you do what's best for you. This piece is my response to what each character's situation and what happened. If my words resonate a cord, good.))