Phun with "Phantom".

This is the actual summary of the newest "Danny Phantom" episode, "Double Cross My Heart":

Sam’s got a new crush: Gregor, a goth transfer student from Europe. And Danny’s jealous, although he won’t admit it. Instead, he convinces himself that Gregor is an undercover operative for the Guys in White, out to get Danny Phantom. When Sam finds out Danny has been spying on her, she’s furious, but Danny’s suspicious grows when the Guys in White show up in Amity Park. The mystery deepens as Tucker tries to help Danny uncover Gregor’s intentions. Is Danny right? Is Sam truly in danger from Gregor and the Guys in White, or is Danny just jealous of Sam and Gregor’s growing romance?

In spite of the fact that the episode won't air for another two days, reviews are already up for it at TV.com.

First of all, I miss the good old days of TV Tome, where you had to apply to be a reviewer for a series. At TV.com, they're much looser with the rules. The good news is that anyone can be a reviewer. The bad news is that, well, anyone can be a reviewer, leading to this shipper nonsense.

Which brings me to my next point: as I mentioned before, one of the things I don't like about "Danny Phantom" is how the show would a) openly flaunt its shippy intentions, thereby holding the narrative hostage from the audience and b) indulge the audience with said intentions. While not completely terrible, the episode "Flirting With Disaster" is painful to watch due to its fourth-wall puncturing; I find it hard to believe (to say nothing of insufferably self-conscious) that the minor characters' lives, as well as that of villain Technus, are so dull and uneventful, that they have time to comment on whether or not Danny and Sam will figure out their feelings for each other. (This episode turned the word "clueless" into a four-letter word, which is appropriate as I feel that stuff like this is a big f--- you to people who watch this show for reasons other than shipping.) And this is a couple that I admire; if Craig Bartlett ("Hey Arnold!") summoned the testicular fortitude to pull this crap with Arnold and Helga, animation's most laughably incompatible couple, his head would be on a stick.

Once again, this is a poor reason to watch a cartoon, and if (God willing) I create an animated program, I sincerely hope that my show's fans will not be this retarded.