It's been a while since I've tweeted about #Cheers, but I am still watching. I am about 10 episodes into Season 8.
A couple of recent observations. ..
I am all for making fun of male fragility, but that "twist" in the end makes absolutely no sense. . .esp. since she 1. is the one who is Jewish and 2. a doctor, and presumably has witnessed other circumcisions.
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#Cheers I watched last night, Sam weasels a way to see Rebecca naked against her will (she is expecting her bf). It is treated an an innocent joke not a violation (though Kirstie Alley plays Rebecca with an underlying anger that works)Show this thread -
The episode ends on a rape joke. After being locked away in the BF's apt all night by accident, Rebecca thanks Sam for not "laying a hand on her" and he thanks her for "being a sound sleeper." (i.e. suggesting he had sex w/ her while she was sleeping).
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It is bad enough she has to thank him for not touching her without consent, but that last joke is not only not funny, but not even a joke if we consider that he was already violating her agency by going in there to peep her naked. i.e. he has already committed one sex crime
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Anyway. I'll keep watching, so you won't have to. .. or go ahead and watch. It is kind of fascinating (though I am eager to move on to Frasier).
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