Oh, I love that root beer metaphor (although, I struggle a bit with it having never ever met a person who drinks root beer).
Thanks for linking me to your meta. I agree with it and don't have much to add other than seven years down the track after it was written, I think little has changed in that I don't think Kira would be get the same background she had if the show was made today, anymore than it would have if made in 2003. While BSG did go down that route with Saul Tigh on New Caprica , I don't think a show would be brave (or if one is, that there is a network brave enough) to have a major character portrayed that way from their introduction. It's quite a shame really, but also makes DS9 all that more brilliant for providing us with that wonderful discussion of those issues that are out there and more relevant than ever but have also in there increased relevancy become so sensitive cannot be really portrayed in all its shades of grey today. It was a show ahead of it's time.
(Thinking about it, Kira and S3-onward Saul have remarkable similar character arc, except with Saul having a different resolution to his Second Skin revelation).
because there were a lot of angry letters in the sci fi magazines, and some asked things like "what's next, Garak and a sheep?"
Really? Wow. I would have though the reaction would be more positive given that Kirk/Spock is the father of all slash pairings.
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Date: 2010-03-28 12:47 am (UTC)Thanks for linking me to your meta. I agree with it and don't have much to add other than seven years down the track after it was written, I think little has changed in that I don't think Kira would be get the same background she had if the show was made today, anymore than it would have if made in 2003. While BSG did go down that route with Saul Tigh on New Caprica , I don't think a show would be brave (or if one is, that there is a network brave enough) to have a major character portrayed that way from their introduction. It's quite a shame really, but also makes DS9 all that more brilliant for providing us with that wonderful discussion of those issues that are out there and more relevant than ever but have also in there increased relevancy become so sensitive cannot be really portrayed in all its shades of grey today. It was a show ahead of it's time.
(Thinking about it, Kira and S3-onward Saul have remarkable similar character arc, except with Saul having a different resolution to his Second Skin revelation).
because there were a lot of angry letters in the sci fi magazines, and some asked things like "what's next, Garak and a sheep?"
Really? Wow. I would have though the reaction would be more positive given that Kirk/Spock is the father of all slash pairings.