'Life Unexpected' creator Liz Tigelaar: Cate belongs with Ryan
If you're watching "Life Unexpected" (Monday nights at 9 p.m. on The CW), you know that the love triangle of Ryan-Cate-Baze -- otherwise known as boyfriend-girlfriend-baby daddy -- is kind of a big deal.
There's this great guy (Ryan) who wants to be everything to his girl, but his girl (Cate) has this chemistry with this sexy guy (Baze) ... who impregnated her in high school. And they kinda sorta had sex again after the long lost spawn came back into their lives a couple weeks ago.
So, yeah ...
I'm sure you all have your opinions about whom Cate should be with, but show creator Liz Tigelaar has an opinion too.
"She belongs with Ryan," Tigelaar says in the clip below. "[Baze]'s complicating it. It doesn't mean she'll end up with Ryan. It doesn't mean she'll end up with Baze. But I think you can't look at the situation and not think that Cate belongs with Ryan. Ryan is a great guy. He's everything that a healthy, well adjusted reasonable person would want ... which is the problem (laughs)."
Yes, Cate isn't quite a grown up yet and that could indeed be Ryan's biggest problem.
"[Ryan] does have his own kind of flaws in that he thinks people can change and
he thinks she's, on some level, maybe better than who she is."
And the Baze business is clearly a result of Cate not yet being a big girl ... just as Baze isn't exactly a big boy yet.
"Cate and Baze are just peas in a pod," Tigelaar explains. "They're like reluctant peas in a pod."
So will Ryan soon find out about Cate and Baze's bedroom time?
"Cate technically did not do anything wrong. Let me just defend Cate. She, so far, has not lied to [Ryan]. Because he hasn't asked. And they were technically on a break. Right now, Cate's rationalized herself to be in the clear. But I mean, of course yes, it will all [come out and it will] be a disaster."
Team Ryan or Team Baze?
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Not gonna lie, I'm team Baze. I love Ryan though. I think he's such an amazing guy and Kerr Smith is unbelievable. I just feel like Baze and Cate have more chemistry. Maybe I just like the edginess in Baze's character, I can't help it, I like flawed characters (ie: Pacey-Dawson's Creek, Nathan-OTH, Mark-Grey's Anatomy). And, you know, sometimes two characters are just so wrong for each other that it's almost right. I can't wait to see how it all unfolds though. Should be interesting.
She needs to get Baze out of her system. Then go back to Ryan. In a perfect world!!
I'm Team Baze here too but like most people I really like Ryan and the scenes they share. I just think Baze and Cate share some much hotter chemistry and I'm interested to see how it all plays out.
I'm on Team Ryan. I just haven't found anything too great/charming in Baze so far (I do love his interaction with Lyx though), and he and Cate ending up together looks like a giant cliché to me.
Baze is the best, but Cate should stay with Ryan. She needs his stability to keep her afloat, and I think so does Lux! It'd be too far-fetched if she ended up back with Baze.
Are you out of your mind!!!!?
I don't mind a little Ryan loving, but at the end od the road...Baze and Cate all the way
Lux on air. Starting!
I'll give my opinion in an hour.
No, Baze team here!
This is close to the same argument that took place on Gilmore Girls -- Christopher or Luke? Now it is Baze (and it looks like he is a rich kid like Christopher) or Ryan? Cate needs to stay with Ryan. Cate and Baze have their hands full taking care of Lux, and they don't need to make matters worse by trying to be boyfriend and girlfriend. In addition their relationship is based on lust and not love. Cate and Ryan. Nuff said.
Ultimately, Baze all the way. They're not ready for it now, and I can see Cate and Baze taking way more time that it will for Lux to adjust to the situation with both of her parents, but that's the family unit. They all belong together.
BOTH!!!