Well, I'm gonna stick with my gut reaction, which is that it doesn't matter how the victims react, really, once he compels a woman to sleep with him he's forced her into sex and that's rape. Whether that means anything in particular about his character or the show or whatever is open to debate but that he's done that seems pretty clear.
Spike: Or maybe Captain Forehead was feeling a little less special. Didn't like me crashing his exclusive club, another vampire with a soul in the world. Angel: You're not in the world, Casper.
'Just Rewards (2)'
Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
A topic for the discussion of Doctor Who, Arrow, and The Flash. Beware possible invasions of iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi, superhero, or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect adult content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Marvel superheroes are discussed over at the MCU thread.
Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.
Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.
This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.
-t - Jul 01, 2011 9:52:20 am PDT #17532 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
§ ita § - Jul 01, 2011 9:55:53 am PDT #17533 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Forgiving a rapist also doesn't make it not rape. Loving a rapist doesn't make it not rape. Rape is what happens, right then, when a person's ability to consent is removed, and sexual acts are performed. Not what happened before or afterwards.
tiggy - Jul 01, 2011 10:16:28 am PDT #17534 of 30001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
agreed and conceded, ita. i don't think the writers thought Damon would be as popular as he became. why, i don't know. Damon from the books is still a sarcastic ass much of the time, but he never compels anyone to have sex with him. give him free things and let him drink from them, absolutely. but there's no rape.
follow up question for this discussion. are rapists in fiction irredeemable?
smonster - Jul 01, 2011 10:36:21 am PDT #17535 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
What ita said.
Consuela - Jul 03, 2011 4:03:07 pm PDT #17536 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Cool overview of ALL the various credit sequences for Doctor Who: [link]
Jon B. - Jul 04, 2011 3:16:22 am PDT #17537 of 30001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Cool overview of ALL the various credit sequences for Doctor Who: [link]
Well, that was... thorough! (and surprisingly entertaining!)
Theodosia - Jul 04, 2011 4:24:21 am PDT #17538 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I swear I didn't recognize that "Pope" (the criminal chef) on Falling Skies used to be "Major Davis" on SG1! No wonder he's stealing every scene he's in (not that it's hard to do with most of the cast excepting Noah Wyle).
beekaytee - Jul 04, 2011 6:00:16 am PDT #17539 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
That took me a minute too! I did, eventually come to me, without IMDB intervention.
He really is good in this.
sumi - Jul 07, 2011 11:22:09 am PDT #17540 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Falling Skies has been renewed.
Scrappy - Jul 07, 2011 12:00:58 pm PDT #17541 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Yay--we are really enjoying it.