Talk:Matched/@comment--20150315233129

Reflecting back on this, I'm wondering if this was the "test" episode Aaron and Michael used to gauge how fans would react to the possibility of Raven and Beast Boy kissing. I know for a fact, series have episodes like this, where they "test the waters" on a subject/topic they want to try and pursue. An example of this is from Kim Possible, "Emotion Sickness" was a test episode for how people would react to the idea of Kim and Ron being romantically involved. Instead of diving in head first and dropping the load on viewers that they are together, they sort of "mentally" put it in our heads to absorb the idea of them being involved. It was a win-win situation, because if fans reacted badly, they had the excuse of Kim being "hypnotized" to fall back on.

I'm beginning to think that's what they were doing here, hence all the teasing and anticipation. They wouldn't want to drop a bomb this big unless they were sure the viewers were happy/or okay with the act. And apparently they got the answer they wanted because of "Rocks and Water". Amazing how you can look back and see how things came to be.