Comments on: ‘Shiptober’: Are Rizzoli & Isles destined to remain best friends, or is there romance?

By: MB

MB — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 08:54:00 +0000

Bit late to throw in my 2 cents, but here it is:
I think there has been one or two hints from Maura Isles that her character is not exclusively straight – I’m not one of those fans who can start listing episodes and quote the exact wording, but there was a little phrase thrown in there somewhere about French women and how she’s never been with one that left the debate of her sexuality wide open – the implication was that she has been with women before, just not a French one. At least that was my first thought.
As for Jane, she’s catholic and I think there are many men and women who were raised in a certain religion that live out their lives, forever hiding in the closet. If TNT were smart, they could really do something ground breaking with these two characters. Set an example so to speak.
As for the should they / shouldn’t they debate – well why not? I think main stream television could do with a gay couple in a leading role and the on screen chemistry is clearly there. Gay couples have been popping up on our TV’s over the last few years, but rarely ever in a leading role.

By: ryan

ryan — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 10:11:00 +0000

In reply to fan. Exactly! Tamaro was all about laughing at the notion of them being together. All the "rizzles" scenes were for laughs. At least Nash has stopped with the dumb jokes about them. And yes, this show was never meant to go there but I can see them doing it next season. And the blaming game really needs to stop. Neither Angie or Sasha can tell the writers/showrunner what to do. No wonder celebs get turned off by their shows fanbase.

By: fan

fan — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 09:58:00 +0000

You sound dimwitted. Janet Tamaro was even worse than Nash. Tamaro had no intention of going there and she had made them a joke for the straight viewers. And you do realize that Angie has no say whatsoever
with how the show goes, right? The show was never going to go there
although anything can happen but stop blaming the actors.

By: Eva

Eva — Sun, 25 Oct 2015 10:43:00 +0000

It’s difficult to watch them and NOT see an obvious romance. But that may just be a publicity stunt to garner a wider audience. However, I think they’ve always been more like girlfriends than friends. My fav friendships would be like Meredith & Cristina, Gibbs & Fornell, Derek & Mark etc. And while they touch and hang out just as much as Rizzoli and Isles, the latter’s chemistry is very different. I’d want them to be paired up.

By: luckypenguinbuddy

luckypenguinbuddy — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 06:35:00 +0000

The fact that neither Jane or Maura has mentioned there attraction to women is not unheard of. This story may be centered in Boston but not everyone is out and proud there. They may each have their own reasons for not mentioning it, even as close as they both are to one another. Even though Maura has never said anything, her actions have spoke volumes to viewers (she screams bisexual). Remember that there are closeted lesbians that have only ever been with men. Many Rizzles fanfictions discuss this very dilemma between Jane & Maura. Maybe they both fear making their feelings known could jeopardize their friendship, especially if their feeling are unrequited. One episode (if handled properly) could take care of this very thing and truthfully not much would really change for these two women on screen. It’s sad, because if one of them was the opposite sex we wouldn’t even need to discuss this.