Warehouse 13

While watching Claudia and Steve attempting to find the cause of adrenalin depletion of jockeys on Warehouse 13 the other night, my wife said, “Remember Steve’s first appearance, and they made so much of his homosexuality?” I said I did remember, and I did, because at the time I wondered why writers or producers decided the show needed a homosexual, except maybe so as not to have more of what pop psychology calls “sexual tension,” as is evident between Myka and Pete, and to some degree between Artie and Leena, even though Artie killed her, but I have an idea he didn’t really, that she will make a comeback somewhere and the plot will be Artie was under the spell of an artifact and Leena was on a special mission, so that is why she was gone so long.

Maybe writers decided not to have more sexual tension; maybe one set of tension was enough. Or … Maybe writers and producers or people who put pressure on TV shows, no matter how disguised, maybe somebody decided, “You know, we need a gay character.” And the show got a homosexual character.

My wife said, “They haven’t mentioned that he is gay since his first appearance.”

I said, “You’re right. But, most science fiction fans are traditionalist.”

Besides, working with Allison Scagliotti every day would make a gay man straight.