"This could be your last chance." "It's why I came back."

Gay extravaganza!
Part 2!

Careful! This post is going to contain spoilers for the one but last episode of Torchwood.

I can't remember precise instances, but I remember some of my straight friends complaining gayness was showing up everywhere. And that everybody always got so excited about it. The realm of LJ and fandom in general takes that and blows it out of proportion - slash pairings seem to beat other pairings in the interest they raise by miles, and I mean by miles. But most of the fans getting intense about these gay couples potrayed (or not) on TV aren't gay themselves. So this isn't some big surge of love for TV finally potraying "our" relationships on screen (I'm not denying a lot of straight people permanently have two thumbs up for gay couples and it's very couple, I'm just saying it's not blind "they're like us so they're cool" love).

So the question is, ( is it really cooler to be a same-sex couple on TV? )

Up next, and probably tomorrow (since it's two in the morning)...
Gender roles and (male) gay couples : is it really easier to be reduced to doing the dishes because you live with another man?

"Every thought's a fashion or a crime."

Okay, I swear I'm going to bed at some point, but I had to share this. There's a new Jewel Staite interview and she mentions Sean :

"SGPnet: What was your favorite scene in "Serenity" and which one was the hardest and can you also tell us why?
JS: Kissing Sean [Maher] was probably one of the hardest, ironically, since he's so gorgeous! Sean and I had gotten to know each other really well and had developed a brother/sister relationship ... so it was kind of like kissing my brother. We were giggling nervously and being silly, and Joss kept saying "I want romance! Make it romantic!" which just made us laugh harder.
My favorite scene, though, is probably when Mal gives the speech to the crew after we've seen the devastation on Miranda, and he says "I aim to misbehave". Nathan is such a brilliant actor!

SGPnet: What kind of message do you want the fans to pick up from "Serenity"?
JS: Stick to what you believe in, and don't let anybody tell you different.

SGPnet: Some female visitors of my site wanted me to ask you, how kissing Sean Maher was like?
JS: He's a great kisser. And he smells yummy."


BDH-induced happiness is so good. (I also just rewatched the Firefly DVD Bonus "The Making of Firefly" and... yeah. So much love for those guys.)