watchingds9forbashir

sorry gotta talk about power dynamics for a second cause like, obviously belle has so much structural power over jack and the show does not shy away from that aspect of her and the ways it hurts jack and the distrust that it seeds between them, but at the same time jack has soo much emotional power over her. he's her teacher. he acts as her doctor. she cares very deeply what he thinks of her. she risks being alone with him time and time again and is more emotionally available than he is from the beginning. like what's even the fun of a fictional relationship without a complex power dynamic and they have 14