Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-108.21.221.94-20130906000053

What is the probability of them becoming actually canon? Usually a show will throw in one pairing with some homoerotic subtext that they never plan to resolve, just to draw the attention of fujoshis and whatnot. However, it appears that the Free! writers are using RinHaru and MakoHaru (and RinTori on the side) to that end, while they're letting Rei and Nagisa's relationship really develop. I'm super pleased with this, but I don't know if I'm being overly optimistic. With three episodes left in the season, do you think they'll get a resolution? Maybe an overarching romance arc spanning another season? Or just not be canon at all? 