yayness!

[kindkit]

Warehouse 13 has just introduced a gay character into its main cast. This is pretty rare for a genre show in the US, where if there are queer characters at all they're usually far in the background. Plus, the show handled it well--the character's gayness wasn't made a big deal of, much less the subject of a Very Special Episode. And he's a good character, not in any way a stereotype, whom I already liked.

Now, let's just hope he's not killed off or otherwise gotten rid of. *fingers crossed*

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[st_aurafina]

I like him very much - he's professional, and he manages his power in interesting ways, and I think he's a really good fit for the team.

I was spoiled that the new character was gay, but I was really happy with the way it was brought into the story. No big deal, and it just passed by, and there it is. I have no idea if he's a permanent addition to the cast - he's still listed as 'guest star' in the credits. But I hope so, because he hits my competency kink hard.

[kindkit]

Oh, dear, I didn't look at the credits. But the show seems to be integrating him in a way it never really integrated H G Wells, so hopefully he's here for the duration and isn't going to be tragically killed or something six episodes from now.

[ten]

I really like him with Claudia. I just hope that he went from Pete's partner to Claudia's partner doesn't mean he's gonna get sidelined again.

(I also hope he gets some romance, but maybe that's going too fast for SyFy already x_x...)

[kindkit]

Given the way the show has handled romance, I think I'm okay with him not having one. But it would be nice if we could see him at least having attractions/flirtations, like everyone else.

I was a little put off by Claudia's "I should have a gay friend, because I'm fabulous" thing--it's such a stereotype, and Claudia's not girly in a way that fits it, and one of the great things about Steve is that he's not fabulous in that Will & Grace way either. So hopefully that was just Claudia feeling uncomfortable about having assumed a mutual attraction.

[wishfulaces]

Of all the genre shows on right now, Warehouse 13 does seem like one of the more likely ones to introduce a gay character as a main character...and yes, it is awesome because he already had instant rapport with the ensemble, Claudia especially.

Yeah, I was pissed for about five minutes last episode because I was afraid Myka wasn't coming back; now I'm totally happy with it.

[kindkit]

Yeah, Warehouse 13 has been decent-ish on queer inclusion already, with Helena and with at least acknowledging that queer people exist in the world.