From TV Guide. This is for June 2nd:

Bianca finally makes some headway with presumed straight Marissa

Yay! I like Minx!

This is so contrived, how is this any different from Zarf? It'd be one thing if Marissa was a known bi sexual, but she's not

This is so contrived, how is this any different from Zarf?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhwbxEfy7fg

If not for the whole baby switch business I would have been interested in Bianca/Krystal. Imagine Erica's reaction.

Oh DeeeDee

Edited May 24, 201114 yr by dragonflies

This is so contrived, how is this any different from Zarf? It'd be one thing if Marissa was a known bi sexual, but she's not

Yeah, but people do come out in their late 20's all the time. It's not exactly unheard of.

Yeah, but people do come out in their late 20's all the time. It's not exactly unheard of.

Yeah, but I'm tired of seeing Binks be the one to lead them down the garden path, so to speak. I know she's a Kane woman and they got it going on like that but still it would be nice for a woman to fall for Bianca because Bianca is just her kind of woman.

Yeah, but I'm tired of seeing Binks be the one to lead them down the garden path, so to speak. I know she's a Kane woman and they got it going on like that but still it would be nice for a woman to fall for Bianca because Bianca is just her kind of woman.

+1

I can't believe more people don't have a problem with this. It's not about "coming out of the closet later in life" it's more about that there's been NO hint that Marissa is remotely into women at all. It's just awful all around

Basically they're saying Bianca isn't good enough to be paired with an actual lesbian, she gets a confused not Lesbian or Marissa

It'd be one thing if Marissa was a known bi sexual, but she's not

It hasn't been established that she is 100% straight, either, so it's not impossible for her to have feelings for a woman.

I can't believe more people don't have a problem with this. It's not about "coming out of the closet later in life" it's more about that there's been NO hint that Marissa is remotely into women at all. It's just awful all around

Maybe it hasn't been hinted at because it hasn't been relevant to her character's story yet. I don't know how they would hint at it anyway without it being absolutely awkward. "Oh, JR, I don't blame you for sleeping with Annie, she has an epic rack."

It hasn't been established that she is 100% straight, either, so it's not impossible for her to have feelings for a woman.

Yeah it actually pretty much has. I'm curious how it hasn't? Cause otherwise the same can be said of almost any character.

Maybe it hasn't been hinted at because it hasn't been relevant to her character's story yet. I don't know how they would hint at it anyway without it being absolutely awkward. "Oh, JR, I don't blame you for sleeping with Annie, she has an epic rack."

Now, that could have been quite a triangle. Not with BA Marissa, but with this one...

"Oh, JR, I don't blame you for sleeping with Annie, she has an epic rack."

LOL

"Oh, JR, I don't blame you for sleeping with Annie, she has an epic rack."

I'm trying to picture Grandma Boring saying that.

Yeah it actually pretty much has. I'm curious how it hasn't? Cause otherwise the same can be said of almost any character.

Bisexual means that a person is attracted to both males and females. Unless Marissa has flat out said, "I am not attracted to women," it's totally a possibility. And yes, the same is true for every character. Most characters are assumed to be straight, as they should be, because straight-identifying people make up the vast majority of the population, but it really would not be a mind-blower if a long-time character assumed to be straight struck up a relationship with someone of the same sex. The only reason why it wouldn't work now is because nobody knows how to write stories like that which require every single mark to be hit on the nose, with no room for mediocrity.

For a character like Marissa, isn't easy because she's only been around for a few years and has only had relationships with two male characters on the show. A scene like this can easily happen...

[bianca and Marissa have stayed up all night. Chatting, sharing stories, laughing, becoming best friends. Bianca has just told Marissa about her coming out experience.]

MARISSA: So...it was hard being the gay daughter of Erica Kane.

BIANCA: Ha. I think it's hard being anyone's gay daughter. But being Erica Kane's daughter didn't make it any easier.

MARISSA: Heh.

BIANCA: Consider yourself lucky. I'm proud of who I am, and I wouldn't change it for anything, but there were a few rough years in there where it's was like...I didn't think I could make it.

MARISSA: Maybe I'm not as lucky as you think I am.

[bianca pauses for a second, but she thinks she knows what Marissa means.]

BIANCA: Oh, I'm sorry. Of course, all of the stuff with Krystal was horrible for you.

MARISSA: Yeah, that, too. But I meat more in line with what you were saying...

BIANCA: ...what do you mean? Wait...Marissa...

[Marissa gets serious for a second, then looks at Bianca with sort of a grin.]

MARISSA: I'm just full of surprises, aren't I?

BIANCA: You're kidding!

MARISSA: Nope. I am most definitely not.

[bianca's mind? Blown.]

MARISSA: Her name was Heather. We were in the 11th grade. We were friends, but not extremely close or anything. We were partnered up for some science thing. I went over to her house on a Friday night. Her parents were out. We worked on the project for a while, but we weren't really into it. It was a lot like tonight...we just talked for a really long time. She kissed me. I pulled away and got out of there fast.

BIANCA: Aww...

MARISSA: We never talked about it again. Ever. I wish we had.

BIANCA: Aww....but, Marissa, sorry to tell you this, but just because a girl wants to kiss you, that doesn't mean anything about you.

MARISSA: Yeah, but...what if I liked it? I mean, I don't know if it felt right, but it definitely did not feel wrong. If that makes sense. I always kind of wonder what might have happened. Sometimes I wonder about what could happen now.

[iN on Bianca, who's heart is nearly beating out of her chest.]

OF COURSE, I'd love it if Bianca got herself a strong, independent, take-no-prisoners, ready-to-bitchslap-Erica-if-need-be, self-confident lesbian. I'd love that. But I'm not gonna turn away another story that I'd like to see, especially when it's obvious that we won't be getting Option A. I just hope that Dave'n'Don don't mess this up and that Agnes and Lorraine grab it and run with it. I think I already did my little Melissa Etheridge joke a few weeks back to explain that we don't need to see these two together forever!!! by the end of the finale, but one of those little things they can do to "keep the drama alive" is push the two together, but leaving it open to audience interpretation whether they get together or Bianca finds a more desirable partner or whatever.