Betty and Veronica: Difference between revisions

** On the same show, in earlier seasons, Marian had the choice between Robin and Guy, who could fit into ''either'' trope. Guy was conservative and law-abiding (Betty) but also [[All Girls Want Bad Boys|dangerous]] and [[Troubled but Cute|tortured]] (Veronica), whereas Robin was an outlaw and a thief (Veronica) but also [[Victorious Childhood Friend|Marian's childhood sweetheart]] (Betty).

** A final example: Djaq had her choice between amoral, thieving Allan-a-Dale (Veronica) and straightlaced, sensitive Will Scarlett (Betty).

* On ''[[The West Wing]]'', Josh Lyman's assistant Donna (Betty) falls for him, while Josh (Archie) falls for political loose cannon Amy Gardner(Veronica). However, Josh is also a clueless [[Genius Ditz]] who has no idea that Donna is in love with him and is in denial about his own feelings, so he has absolutely no reservations about courting Amy, thereby making poor Donna's plight even worse.

* In the early seasons of ''[[Smallville]]'' in a gender-switched version, Lana is Archie with Clark as Betty and Whitney as Veronica even though Lana didn't want Whitney because he was a great football star and couldn't seem to see just how dangerous he was.

** Around the same time, Robin finds herself in the Archie role when she must choose between Barney (Veronica) and her new boyfriend Kevin (Betty).

* Season 3 of ''[[The Office]]'' had Pam (Betty) and Karen (Veronica) vying for Jim's affections.

 

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