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The Cause: Battlestar Galactica
The physically blessed members of the supposed 'fairer sex' have a distinctly dodgy track record in the realms of fiction. Femme fatales have accounted for many unsuspecting males in film noirs over the years, luring their prey with sultry looks and the power of suggestion. However, in sci-fi shows the luscious ladies tend to be a bit of eye candy to keep the lads and dads from channel-hopping over to the live footie, lest they miss a chance to gawp at a gratuitous cleavage shot. Then came the revived Battlestar Galactica, which drew men into falling in love with a 'toaster'.
The pivotal character of Number Six, a Cylon agent in human form played by blonde model Tricia Helfer, regularly appeared in a number of eye-poppingly skimpy outfits. The heterosexual male gaze aligned itself alongside the devious Gaius Baltar, who fell in love with her (or perhaps 'it') while believing she was human. Bad idea. For the Cylons, a race of robots engineered by the humans, were hellbent on destroying the race which created them. In other words, not ideal dating material. Especially once she covertly used his security clearance to allow the Cylons to launch their attack.
Number Six saved Baltar's life when her fellow Cylons nuked the human colony of Caprica, but she quickly returned as a conniving, manipulative presence in both Baltar's conscience and on the Galactica ship itself. He tried hard to resist at first, struggling to come to terms with the fact that he'd been doing unspeakable things with a piece of hardware. Alas, the twinkling eyes, magnificent figure and beestung lips were too much for him and he happily cast aside the future of the human race.
So what is the moral of the story? Well, if a vicious race of robots really is trying to infiltrate mankind by posing as women (other than the Spice Girls) then it's highly likely they will adopt an irresistibly beautiful form. Baltar was unable to 'do a Zammo' and just say no, as might many lustful males. Not knowing what potentially damaging agenda may lie behind the beauty, avid fans of Battlestar Galactica would be justified in turning their backs when a fittie makes a move on them.
