Replacement Love Interest: Difference between revisions

** They weren't that similar. Kim was a brunette american gymnast, Kat was a blonde australian diver.

* In the pilot of ''[[Harsh Realm]]'', Hobbes meets the virtual double of his fiance Sophie.

* Probably part of the reason that [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Riley Finn]] is so disliked by the fandom is because he practically had the words 'Buffy's new love interest!' flashing in bold neon lettering over his head in his first appearance.

** I'll see your Riley Finn and raise you Kennedy.

* Niles' second wife Mel Karnofski in ''[[Frasier]]'' — a fussy, domineering, hysterically-inclined, nervous woman whose behavior (and the characters' reactions to it) made it clear that she was a saner, less abrasive version of Maris, Niles's [[Jerkass]] of a first wife, despite Maris being [[The Ghost]]. This is actually something that often occurs in real life with people who have recently gotten out of unhealthy relationships.

* This is what fans assumed John Doggett would be for Scully on [[The X-Files]] while Mulder was abducted. He wasn't, and the writers/creator were very explicit in saying that Doggett was ''not'' a love interest for Scully ''or'' a replacement for Mulder. It still didn't stop the fans from hating his guts.

* Sully on [[Bones]].