The show definitely hinted at things that can't be taken any other way then that at the very least Maya likes Riley. There are things that go over and beyond oh these are two girls being friends. Then there are things like Maya's head full of Riley's, Riley's head full of rainbows and unicorns, friends of Dorothy, Christopher Park, the brick and the statues. Those things couldn't have just been done by accident. They aren't just chemistry and how the actors are saying their line. They are stuff that was written in and have to be explained.
When Maya says "I don't know what i like" and Farkle says "woah". The "they love each other, they are going to marry each other" joke by Auggie. The multiple comparisons to Corry and Topanga the most notable being, "I know that, if you’re lucky in this life, you get an extraordinary relationship. My mother and my father met each other very early and stayed together for the rest of their lives. Our first boyfriends, Maya. Who knows how long that’s going to last? We’re going to meet new people all of the time. But, if there’s one thing I know for sure in my life, it’s that you are my extraordinary relationship, Maya."
Also, when Riley calls Maya her sister is i think in those same episodes where they are saying Lucas is like a brother. I think it was in Texas Part 1. I just don't even know what that means. It is just really awkwardly done. Also, if Riley doesn't really think of Lucas as a brother, which i would agree with, then it is just as possible that she doesn't think of Maya as a sister.
There is more. I could go on. I could probably find things in every episode, but i will stop there and just say that, for me, i am not talking about how the girls talk to each other. I am not talking about chemistry or how they look at one another. I am rather talking about all of this really overt stuff, comparrisons with Cory and Topanga's relationship, the Christopher park references, as well as just their relationship being the most important thing in each others lives. Shawn even says that Maya and Riley's relationship is different then his and Cory's. Eric's "no, we knew that already. That's not it. This goes deeper." after the short stack of pancakes fight when the girls say they are best friends.
Maybe the writers didn't mean it, i don't know, but i do know that this isn't just people making things up in their heads either. The writers are either trolls or stupid or they are doing it in purpose.
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Riarcus
7 years ago
I give more weight to Riley calling Maya her sister because she's known Maya much longer and always seemed confused about her feelings toward Lucas. As for their generally profound relationship, they are two girls, who typically can get closer than two guys because of the way society views things. An example being that two male friends holding hands is much more likely to be seen a certain way than if it was two female friends.
The show might have some queerbaiting but there was never any hard evidence, that I'm aware of, that they were meant to be a couple. Some could view me calling it a friendship as lessening what they had. On the other hand, perhaps it is elevating what a friend can be. Most people would do better in life with a friend like Maya or Riley.
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Educator07
7 years ago
Most people would do better in life with a friend like Maya or Riley.
They were co-dependent and almost creepy. I can't remember them having more than one or two meaningful conversations with a person their own age without the other person around.
Good job Oscars! Hopefully Asian and Hispanic nominees in 2018!
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Riarcus
7 years ago
That's a fair point. It was great that they were always there for each other when it mattered. But also being together the other 99% of the time was excessive.
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decarus427
7 years ago
I get what you mean about the sister comment. My only issue with it, like i said, was that it was in those same weird episode where Riley and Maya were calling Lucas like a brother. That makes it not enough for me.
Also, for me it is not about them holding hands all the time. It is not about the physical or the eye contact or the "chemistry". It is about the dialogue and the sets and the comparison dialogue. This is not the real world. This is a tv show where these things have meaning.
I also think that if they were a boy and a girl we would not be having this conversation. There would be no doubt that they liked each other and that the writers wrote all of the extremely overt evidence on purpose.
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Riarcus
7 years ago
We're seeing the same equation we're just getting different answers to it. But really, what's more important is that we can both appreciate Maya and Riley.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsxHlB9Cjlk
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cTitus924
7 years ago
I don't think there's a right answer or a wrong answer
Women, can't live with em; So stuff your mother and live with that.(Bullet Tooth 504)
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cTitus924
7 years ago
Agreed
Women, can't live with em; So stuff your mother and live with that.(Bullet Tooth 504)
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