I wrote:

To not do so would be a clear disregard of dramatic conventions which �Blake�s 7� otherwise adheres to.

Bizarro (as in the Superman villain? Cool) wrote:

Your theory makes perfect sense;

Thank you.

that if the sex that takes place on the series was relevant to portray a developing

relationship, then it would have

followed the dramatic precedent of B7 and it would

have been shown.

Not simply the dramatic precedent of B7, but the standard conventions of drama per se. And it need not have been shown in full explicit detail, but there would need to be both physical recognition of this in the actors performances and some sort of �consumation� even if it were something as inoffensive as an obviously sexually motivated kiss. Like, to pick a random example, Marion kissing Indiana Jones at the end of �Raiders Of The Lost Ark�, or Cameron kissing Vince at the end of �Queer As Folk� episode three.

But an obvious decision was made *not* to show sex on B7,

probably because they

didn't want to risk the possibility of exposing any

younger viewers to it.

This included heterosexual sex.

I�m sorry to be contrary, Bizarro, but this is quite clearly not the case. In �City At The Edge Of The World� we clearly see Vila and Kerril lazing around post coitus, and their conversations for the rest of the episode are peppered with little inanities and innuendos that refer back to the fact that the two characters have recently had sex. Across that episode we see a (remarkably effective, given the time constraints) relationship establish, develop and be consummated (off camera).

The two actors alter their performance post this scene, with a closer physicality to their onscreen pairing emerging.

There�s no reason why a relationship between any of the lead characters couldn�t have been treated in the same way, albeit over a longer time frame. In fact it almost certainly would have been.

All of this hints that although your theory has

impeccable logic, the

producers chose to follow that convention in

everything...up to and not

including sex.

I again disagree, I think the example of �City�, written by the only person to work on every episode of Blake�s 7, and directed by its most prolific director and second producer, gives a clear indication of how sexual relationships are/were treated within the series; that is wiith exactly the same adherence to basic dramatic convention as every thing else.

If a sexual relationship were developing between any of the lead characters (regardless I hasten to add of sex or sexuality) then we would see its development and repercussions. Exactly as we did in �City At The Edge Of The World�.

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