That's an interesting question. If Zack had been a girl, I don't really think it would have changed the dynamic there at all. One of the things I remember from the original Battlestar was that they were a sexually liberated people. They had a prostitute character as I remember. And while this isn't something the series has really touched on, because they're far too busy doing space opera, I suspect it's still there.
I remember reading a sci fi story once set in the far future, where because of the pressures of over-population, and the prevelance of genetic engineering and perfect test tube babies, straight sex had become the minority, and gay relationships was the accepted norm. With the pressure of reproduction utterly removed from the system, people discovered that they were able to have much more solid relationships with people of their own gender.
Yes, this is the one big change from the mini series. THe mini series was packed with sex. It seemed like every 5 minutes, somebody was shagging somebody. But in the series, I don't think there's been any sex at all. One or two flirtations with the cylon tha tappears in the docs head. But apart from that. Not much.
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Date: 2005-01-29 06:56 pm (UTC)I think you're probably right that it wouldn't have changed the dynamic much. In fact it might have strengthened it considerably.
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