I was going to post about this more in detail later, and I probably still will.
I have a problem with the casualization of sex that's happening on Atlantis. That's not to say I think you should save yourself for your wedding day and only sleep with your one twu wuv. No. I'm not.
I just think that Sheppard having sex with that girl (and I don't say girl lightly) was the height of bad security. First of all it's the Basic Instinct Principle and I can't beleive that Sheppard who's pretty smart and has gotten a very good idea of what runs this fuedal society isn't wary of anyone attempting to get near his *cough* genetic material in the name of sex. Sex? Can be pretty darned distracting.
Second it's just NOT A GOOD IDEA TO SLEEP WITH THE NATIVES YOU JUST MET ESPECIALLY THE ONES RELATED TO AN ARGUMENT ABOUT THE ROYAL BLOODLINE. I hate that the SG writers just throw caution to the wind when sex gets involved. I've *met* men who *can* say no. It's possible. Even with the naked woman throwing herself at you. Which again, Sheppard, it really should have set off some alarms, and not that one with the slow disco beat and the deep masculine voice that sounds a lot like shaft. Also? He's gotten laid recently, I don't buy the "omg haven't had sex in forever, must hunmp now!" theory either.
There just some very disturbing undertones about sex, sexuality and the how if it's pretty, it's obvously not dangerous. Now they made up for it a litttle because Sheppard totally got screwed by her later. Though I can buy him going back for her, she expressed some ideas he found attractive in terms of a human being and in the orignal scenario laid out for him, she was in a lot of danger.
Also yes, OMG ENDINGS, I crave endings! Is that so wrong? Has there been some new break through in story telling that's decided conclusively that the more the audience has to pretend happened the happier the audience is? Becuase there's leaving it to the imagination and then there's leaving a character in a situation WITH NO CLEAR MEANS OF ESCAPE, just a few possibilities that are... very slim at best.
*rereads* So yeah, I'll be taking most of this and throwing in my LJ too. *sheepish*
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Date: 2005-12-20 06:11 pm (UTC)I have a problem with the casualization of sex that's happening on Atlantis. That's not to say I think you should save yourself for your wedding day and only sleep with your one twu wuv. No. I'm not.
I just think that Sheppard having sex with that girl (and I don't say girl lightly) was the height of bad security. First of all it's the Basic Instinct Principle and I can't beleive that Sheppard who's pretty smart and has gotten a very good idea of what runs this fuedal society isn't wary of anyone attempting to get near his *cough* genetic material in the name of sex. Sex? Can be pretty darned distracting.
Second it's just NOT A GOOD IDEA TO SLEEP WITH THE NATIVES YOU JUST MET ESPECIALLY THE ONES RELATED TO AN ARGUMENT ABOUT THE ROYAL BLOODLINE. I hate that the SG writers just throw caution to the wind when sex gets involved. I've *met* men who *can* say no. It's possible. Even with the naked woman throwing herself at you. Which again, Sheppard, it really should have set off some alarms, and not that one with the slow disco beat and the deep masculine voice that sounds a lot like shaft. Also? He's gotten laid recently, I don't buy the "omg haven't had sex in forever, must hunmp now!" theory either.
There just some very disturbing undertones about sex, sexuality and the how if it's pretty, it's obvously not dangerous. Now they made up for it a litttle because Sheppard totally got screwed by her later. Though I can buy him going back for her, she expressed some ideas he found attractive in terms of a human being and in the orignal scenario laid out for him, she was in a lot of danger.
Also yes, OMG ENDINGS, I crave endings! Is that so wrong? Has there been some new break through in story telling that's decided conclusively that the more the audience has to pretend happened the happier the audience is? Becuase there's leaving it to the imagination and then there's leaving a character in a situation WITH NO CLEAR MEANS OF ESCAPE, just a few possibilities that are... very slim at best.
*rereads* So yeah, I'll be taking most of this and throwing in my LJ too. *sheepish*