Girl of the Week: Difference between revisions

Like the [[Temporary Love Interest]], this is a way to give the hero some romance for the episode while still allowing the focus of the show to be on the plot or the arc, but the '''Girl of the Week''' (or '''Guy of the Week''') does not have to [[Cartwright Curse|die at the end]]. The girl will be [[One-Shot Character|gone by the next episode]], possibly because of a wacky misunderstanding a la the [[Three Is Company]] plotline, or a [[Minor Flaw, Major Breakup|very minor flaw]], but sometimes just not showing up again, with [[Snap Back|no explanation offered]]. This relationship will generally be rockier or less passionate than that with the [[Temporary Love Interest]], allowing its end to be less dramatic. If someone is ''noted'' for getting extremely passionate about every Girl of the Week, sincerely believing each one in turn to be the love of their life but then forgetting all about them a week later, they're a [[Serial Romeo]]. Sometimes, particularly in a [[Walking the Earth]] series, there's ''no'' relationship, but the girl is shown having an obvious interest in the hero (which may be mutual) before he inevitably moves on.