Little House on the Prairie/Fridge

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  • Fridge Logic: Almanzo tells Laura that his sister, who's been the schoolteacher for several months, often spoke of her. Eliza Jane Wilder hated Laura, believing her to be the one instigating all the bad behavior in the other children, so odds were she wasn't saying anything terribly complimentary. So what does Almanzo go and do? Start courting her, even if Laura didn't figure it out right away. It leaves one wondering just what Eliza Jane actually said, and how much it might have contributed to her brother's decision to court Laura, who was at the time only fifteen.
    • Fridge Brilliance: Sibling rivalry. Farmer Boy shows that Almanzo and Eliza Jane didn't really get along, and the years probably didn't improve on that much. He could have started meeting Laura just to antagonize Eliza Jane, and then genuinely fell in love with Laura.
    • Considering that Almanzo's comment comes after a whole string of incidents including the seat-rocking episode described on the Crowning Moment of Awesome tab, he may even have been able to see through Eliza Jane's dislike enough to be impressed by Laura's sheer audacity.
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