They're revisiting it in the latest episode, and while it works as a driving force behind the Starbuck/Apollo/Adama relationship-- and actually, as a driver for Starbuck's behavior in general -- the flashback scenes with Zach just didn't cut it.
This is more the fault of the actress though, than the writing, would you agree?
Although, now I think about it... are we perhaps guilty of stereotyping here? Yes, Starbuck looks and sounds and acts gay, but... And of course, the one teensy problem with the Starbuck being gay thing is, she has had not one single slashy subtextual scene with any female character. Yet.
Hmm. I am rambling. Apologies. Not much sleep last night.
Well, we are falling into some gender-role stereotyping. However, she also has little chemistry with any of her male co-stars which may or may not have anything to do with her skills. She's doing a pretty good job of everything else, though, so I'm hesitant to blame it on talent.
For the record, I'd like to see her matched up with Boomer or the gal from Ops just to see what happened.
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Date: 2005-01-29 03:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-01-29 06:22 pm (UTC)Although, now I think about it... are we perhaps guilty of stereotyping here? Yes, Starbuck looks and sounds and acts gay, but... And of course, the one teensy problem with the Starbuck being gay thing is, she has had not one single slashy subtextual scene with any female character. Yet.
Hmm. I am rambling. Apologies. Not much sleep last night.
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Date: 2005-01-30 04:49 pm (UTC)For the record, I'd like to see her matched up with Boomer or the gal from Ops just to see what happened.
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Date: 2005-02-07 03:56 pm (UTC)