Others, including Gryph, have responded to the other points. This bit here, however, just caught my attention:

>By
>the end of "SoS2:7:Ceremony & Celebration", Kate and Juri have
>apparently consummated their relationship. That just creeps me out.
>Honestly. Couldn't they do it *between* stories? And for
>balance, yes, the first encounters in UF1 creeped me out too.

The fuck, man? Are you that easily squicked? I mean, it's not like the entire sequence of events was described in minute detail, in either situation. I mean, we're talking three or four paragraphs at most, no explicit description, no kiny scenarios, (at least none we're privy to -- further this respondent sayeth not ;) not even any blue language. I'm under the impression that we're all adults (or incredible simulations thereof) here, and this is PG-13 stuff at best. NYPD Blue is racier any given week.

And how, exactly, does putting the sex scenes between the episodes make things better? That doesn't make any sense at all: "Something happens, but you don't get to know what, because it's naughty." Right. Fine. We must protect the children, because you've got a hair up your ass.

Ah, the hell with it. If you can't handle mature entertainment, you're free to wander off to disney.com or whatever.

Mr. Fnord, Rabid Crack Weasel #23
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