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A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much any other "genre" show that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
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Does anybody else think Farscape (as of early S3) is incredibly heteronormative? There's not even the whisper of vibrations between same-sex couples; Chiana never makes a pass at Aeryn, just John and D'Argo. Even putting on my heavy-duty slash-colored goggles, I can't see enough tension between D'Argo and John to make it worthwhile. And we've never (early S3) seen any supporting characters who are anything other than heterosexual or aliensexual.
What up?
Waits for Betsy to get to "Scratch and Sniff"...
Does anybody else think Farscape (as of early S3) is incredibly heteronormative?
Huh. When I started watching, I very nearly asked shrift if everyone on the show was sleeping with each other. So...no.
I think everybody would draw the line at Rygel, and probably Pilot.
Well, there's that visual of Chiana-in-D'Argo's body coming on to Rygel-in-John's body in OOTM. Hilarious, wrong and kind of sexy, I thought. Well, as sexy as anything involving Ryg, and I'm talking as someone who loves the slug.
The slashiest pairings in FS involves Scorpius, including Scorpy/Braca, which is practically canon, and of course, Scropius/Crichton. If Scorpy weren't so bloody ugly, the slashers would've been all over that pairing like white on rice.
I'd settle for Crais/Crichton.
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I think everybody would draw the line at Rygel, and probably Pilot.
And yet, Rygel is among the most canonically paired with other characters....
Does anybody else think Farscape (as of early S3) is incredibly heteronormative?
I kind of felt that way. That the slash wasn't so much on the surface. But Chianna is canonically bisexual. And there are some vibes between John and Scorpy. I think the main thing is that it's just rare for a show to have such a strong and compelling het relationship at its core. That some of the impulse for slash is finding the more complex intimacies. And the show already had that in its canonical relationships.
But Dana's Experience Contradicts That.
Well, in the context of a heteronormative culture, Farscape doesn't stray altogether far during its first 3 seasons. (I mean, there are vibes and suggestions, but never anything more than that.) Then you get to season 4, and then you learn the meaning of heteronormative.
I'd settle for Crais/Crichton.
Puuuurrrrrrrrrrrr. That would be pretty. Could Crichton be in the Peacekeeper uniform from A Bug's Life? Well, in the beginning, anyway . . .