As dedicated Battlestar Galactica fans are no doubt aware, today is a very sad day. It's the first Friday in a long, long time that we have not had a fresh episode of BSG to look forward to. Not only that, it is the first Friday that we have had to face the inevitable: there shall be no more fresh episodes forevermore. Let us pause, hold hands and attempt to grasp the magnitude of facing a future without seeing Jamie Bamber's pretty face once a week *sob*.
But it is precisely Jamie Bamber's pretty face that got me thinking today (lo, this day bereft of the tingly anticipation of seeing various Sixes sashaying their way around the universe) about one particular aspect of BSG I'll miss the most. When the show first started, my very astute friend Rachel observed that if Starbuck turned out to be a lesbian and Lee Adama turned out to be gay, no one would be at all surprised. And it's this aspect of both their characters that was so key to the chemistry between them throughout the series.
I have been trying to think of any other quasi-romantic pairings on television or in film that had that same kind of quality to them, and I'm coming up empty. I'm not just talking about the tough-guy-meets-his-match trope that starts with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, or the tough chick/sweet guy pairings of Cher and Nicholas Cage in Moonstruck. I'm talking about it being totally conceivable to imagine the following: "I'm queer." "Me, too!" "Oh, man, let's make out!"
I did a bit of poking around here and here [warning: I got a little sick to my stomach looking at the tongue-thrusting couples on this site, complete with clips of dialogue about "making love"]. But I'm still thinking this dynamic is unique among cinematic characters. If anyone has any suggestions, I'd love to hear them.
But this is my suggestion for TV producers and film studios: if you want to capitalize on the success of BSG, incorporate some characters who have that kind of romantic tension that Kara and Lee had.
Now back to my BSG pity party.
BSG and the queerest straight romance
As dedicated Battlestar Galactica fans are no doubt aware, today is a very sad day. It's the first Friday in a long, long time that we have not had a fresh episode of BSG to look forward to. Not only that, it is the first Friday that we have had to face the inevitable: there shall be no more fresh episodes forevermore. Let us pause, hold hands and attempt to grasp the magnitude of facing a future without seeing Jamie Bamber's pretty face once a week *sob*.
But it is precisely Jamie Bamber's pretty face that got me thinking today (lo, this day bereft of the tingly anticipation of seeing various Sixes sashaying their way around the universe) about one particular aspect of BSG I'll miss the most. When the show first started, my very astute friend Rachel observed that if Starbuck turned out to be a lesbian and Lee Adama turned out to be gay, no one would be at all surprised. And it's this aspect of both their characters that was so key to the chemistry between them throughout the series.
I have been trying to think of any other quasi-romantic pairings on television or in film that had that same kind of quality to them, and I'm coming up empty. I'm not just talking about the tough-guy-meets-his-match trope that starts with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, or the tough chick/sweet guy pairings of Cher and Nicholas Cage in Moonstruck. I'm talking about it being totally conceivable to imagine the following: "I'm queer." "Me, too!" "Oh, man, let's make out!"
I did a bit of poking around here and here [warning: I got a little sick to my stomach looking at the tongue-thrusting couples on this site, complete with clips of dialogue about "making love"]. But I'm still thinking this dynamic is unique among cinematic characters. If anyone has any suggestions, I'd love to hear them.
But this is my suggestion for TV producers and film studios: if you want to capitalize on the success of BSG, incorporate some characters who have that kind of romantic tension that Kara and Lee had.
Now back to my BSG pity party.
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I had such a sad moment on Thursday night when I went to go ’set the tape’ (yes, I still use my VCR timer!) for BSG and realized, that it was gone – all gone!
I am totally at a loss coming up with a similar pairing though, maybe this will start a new trend.
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