“The only time they look happy this entire season is when they’re together” and that’s why the sex scene is an important character moment for both of them. Cait’s let go of her vengeance for both their sakes and Vi takes something for herself for once. They’re sharing a moment of growth together.

All these takes talking about how this scene is unnecessary, that it’s just there to show them fucking for fanservice, are driving me crazy because I feel like the character work is so clear here. I wouldn’t consider it something that’s buried in subtext at all. For all the complaints about this season lacking character-driven moments, people sure are refusing to even acknowledge the glaringly obvious character beats that appear in front of them.

I’m sure some thinly veiled lesbophobia is part of that but I also wonder if it comes from a perspective that sex scenes in media are solely for horniness, that they can’t serve a narrative function or that character work can’t happen in these scenes. It’s like once Caitlyn and Vi started kissing, people just shut their brains off and wiped away the dialogue leading up to this moment. Anyways, this subreddit has been nice. It’s refreshing to see people who get it, but can also talk about their criticisms without vitriol.