candlehand
candlehand t1_j2a3g26 wrote
Reply to comment by freeeeels in I just can’t with the forced romances in mysteries and thrillers! They are so ridiculous by ginnygrakie
Different strokes (huehuehue) for different folks.
If I or my wife just learned a family member was missing we would not be in a sexy mood, so the example given seems pretty alien to me.
candlehand t1_j2a2s14 wrote
Reply to comment by Potatoskins937492 in I just can’t with the forced romances in mysteries and thrillers! They are so ridiculous by ginnygrakie
It always kills the pacing when a story pauses the plot for a forced romance scene
candlehand t1_j2a25n2 wrote
Reply to comment by RingtailRush in I just can’t with the forced romances in mysteries and thrillers! They are so ridiculous by ginnygrakie
Maybe it's because I grew up in the bible belt but I always felt like HBO's sex scenes are just there for repressed people.
Like people who told me porn was a sin growing up love some GoT and loved Harlequin romance novels.
These "culturally approved" sex scenes must be super enticing to someone who doesn't allow themselves to have another outlet.
candlehand t1_j2a1dgr wrote
Reply to comment by Talmor in I just can’t with the forced romances in mysteries and thrillers! They are so ridiculous by ginnygrakie
I think the key that makes your example work is that the romantic partners can't be a victim of the tragedy that is currently occuring.
candlehand t1_j2a4f4g wrote
Reply to comment by WhenRobLoweRobsLowes in I just can’t with the forced romances in mysteries and thrillers! They are so ridiculous by ginnygrakie
It's just done poorly very often and shoehorned into situations it doesn't belong.
There may be some prudish people but I'm not offended if I read an out of place sex scene, I'm just a little bored.
We live in a world with the internet and anything sexy directly at your fingertips. Incorporating a sex scene just because has lost it's relevance and steaminess.