Why?

[debka_notion]

Why do so many good Sci-fi stories decide to take a detour and discuss humans having sex with Martians?

Comments

[thevortex.livejournal.com]

Because, it's sex. Didn't you know that was a critical facet of all that there is? :Þ

The Vortex

True, true

[debka-notion.livejournal.com]

And I suppose it's still better than them segueing into a discussion of bestiality. But sometimes it's just so irrelevant. If you want your characters to be sleeping together, can't it be part of the plot? Or at least make sense? (One thing Heinlein manages more than many other writers, considering the quantity of gratuitous sex that he inserts at times.)