OK, I touched on this in another thread.
Yes I agree that sex for ratings is just plain tasteless and really obscene. And that romance makes a far better story. But it shocks me that so many people seem to be saying the opposite from my opinion of the mini when it comes to the sex.
We saw a lusty scene with Baltar and 6 where she toys with his mind then bones him like a Bunny Ranch porn star. A few scenes later she murders a baby. Later she tells him who she is and what she's done and how she did it. This establishes the characters and their motivations!! It's not gratuitous!
Here's the real kicker that blows me away. So many of you kind folks have thought the above described scene wasn't needed but the Tyrol/Boomer scene was fun and OK. But I think the Tyrol/Boomer scene APPEARED to be gratuitous because the story which explains WHY they had to loudly argue about the broken gimbal as they left the hangar bay before ripping their clothes off to make out wasn't explained. I watched it and laughed saying "what the hell was that all about?" I had to think about a bit before I realized, OK, it was a show to hide their relationship from the crew. It really was a weak spot in the editing of the mini because there were scenes that explained it that were cut. Yet the sex was kept... for ratings. The impact of the scene and their relationship isn't really fully realized until the end when we find out Boomer is a Cylon.
NOW, if the relationship was portrayed romantically instead of sexually, the storyline could have built more tension. The sex could have been used, sparingly, for an episode where the order to "start making babies" results in a question as to why Boomer can't get pregnant. They do some tests and discover she's.... gasp!...A CYLON!!!!!
Now that's good drama folks. Think about it.
I think a lot of you guys have got a prejudice against the mini that's keeping you from seeing the forest because of the trees. It's a great show.
