humans in pairs theme

This is a general theme pertaining to the respective interactions and attitudes of two people vis-à-vis each other.

Notes

We distinguish between "individual humans", "humans in pairs", and "humans in groups" with reference to whose experiences are relevant to the thematic idea that is being expressed. For example "coping with problematic people" clearly implies the presence of two or more people but the theme is only concerned with the experiences of a single observer at a time. "romantic relationship", on the other hand, is a category of themes that most often examine the interaction between two people and discuss both their experiences simultaneously. Likewise "humans in group" imply themes that examine the constitution of a whole group of people, for example the idea that "lack of trust can lead to group dysfunction."

21 total · 16 major · 5 minor

Story	Level	Motivation
ahh1x32	major	The father and son, buddy cop, crime fighting duo Paul and Philip Reardon were at the heart of the story.
ahh2x16	major	Adelaide and Robert were partners in crime.
ahp4x11	major	The old men Tom and Ben were on the verge of being forcibly removed from their old shack and sent off to an home with other old people.
ahp7x04	major	Central to the story was the ad hoc and ill considered partnership of the two crooks Phil and Davey, the latter of which was recklessly trigger happy in the former's estimation.
columbo1971e1x01	major	The mystery writing duo Ken Franklin and Ken Ferris. Ken murdered Jim to keep him from going solo and exposing Ken as the less talented of the two.
movie: 2009: Lost Memories (2002)	major	Central to the story was the relationship between Masayuki Sakamoto and his partner at the Japanese Bureau of Investigation Shojiro Saigo.
movie: Appleseed Ex Machina (2007)	major	Deunan, a counter-terrorism unit officer, was compelled to take on Tereus as her new partner against her wishes. She preferred to stay on her former partner, Briarios, and her and Tereus had trouble getting along as a result. It also didn't help matters that Tereus was a clone of Briarios.
movie: Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)	major	The story explores the relationship between the cyborg police detective Batou and his new mostly human partner Togusa.
movie: Nirvana (1997)	major	The virtual reality game character Solo was pleading with his programmer (i.e. his creator) Jimi to terminate his miserable existence.
movie: Replicant (2001)	major	The retired police detective Jake Riley took the replicant (an adult clone with the mind of a child) under his wing and ultimately became a father figure to him.