I may have to watch a few Greys episodes and come back here for follow up observations!

I think with characters we need to know why they’ve made their choices – there’s some room for holding back, but it needs to be done skilfully. I do not count this among the skilful examples of this.

And yes, it was an interesting look at what happens past an acceptable ‘window’… and I think it would have been way more interesting to see how a ‘first time’ played out between someone inexperienced and very experienced but yet both of them being professionals (because it’s a storyline that tends to be limited to younger characters, mostly teens), rather than… well, sudden Jesus-angst. Sigh.

It also seems to me to be sort of buying into the whole idea of there being a particular “window” during which you should lose your virginity and anybody who doesn’t obviously has some really serious reason or some kind of hang-up, rather than just not having met the right person or being nervous or not being ready or whatever. Especially since it sounds as if it’s being portrayed as a result of her being afraid Jesus will hate her, rather than her having made a conscious decision to wait for religious reasons and being disappointed in herself that she couldn’t live up to the standard she had set for herself. Sounds as if that wouldn’t have been in character for her either, but at least it would portray delaying sex as something she chose rather than just as she’s afraid to do it because of her religious beliefs. Which strikes me as sort of buying into the idea that there is a “right” time to have sex and that if somebody hasn’t done so by then, they need an excuse.

And I agree that it’s less interesting. It makes it seem like they just chose the stereotypical reason rather than developing one that worked for the character. I do like the idea of somebody waiting for the right time and/or the right person so it will be special and then worrying that they’ve left it too long.