Queerbaiting / Slashbaiting

[erilyn]

Yo, what are some good examples of queerbaiting / slashbaiting fans (eg shows/TPTB try to have their cake and eat it too, by appealing to fans who want to see non-heterosexual characters/couples/storylines, but without actually, you know, making it canon)?

Looking for both specific stuff within narrative or external (interviews/cons/promos etc), any help appreciated :)

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[deepbluemermaid.livejournal.com]

Also, for femmeslash, there's Rizzoli & Isles (in case you're unfamiliar with it, Jane and Maura are colleagues and best friends, and often discuss guys they're interested in / dating). Just from the first season, from memory:

- the pilot has Jane staying in the spare room at Maura's place; when Maura comes in to find Jane not sleeping, she lies down with her and Jane makes a joke about it being a lesbian come-on. They do share the bed that night, presumably platonically.

- episode 1x06 takes place within a lesbian bar and has epic not-very-subtext. There's a big discussion between Jane and Maura - in bed! - over what would make Jane turn gay (season tickets to some sports team were mentioned) and which of them would be 'the man'. And then there's an actualfax undercover-in-a-lesbian-bar scene with both of them involved. Amusing recap here, with that in-bed dialogue quoted on p.3: http://www.afterellen.com/TV/2010-08-17/rizzoli-and-isles-very-special-lesbian-episode-recap

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I've seen a lot of references to the incredible slashiness of R&I, but haven't actually seen any, but thanks for the tips about some specific stuff :)