Is there something in the drinking water? Other than Brent's mother's infatuation with a salesman, there doesn't seem to have ever been an episode where anyone's behavior was motivated by sexual desire. Why are all the characters so aggressively asexual?
shareThere was that episode where Hank had a girlfriend. And that other one where Hank & Karen went fishing (and slept together). There was also the one where the security camera in the gas station caught Oscar & Emma having sex.
And in the season 5 finale, it's obvious that Lacey is being competitive with Emma because Lacey wants to be more than just friends with Brent.
It's there, just not in every episode.
Why is everyone asexual? - Kevin-94
I agree with darryl. I find it refreshing that Corner Gas does not focus on sex. I'm no prude, but way too many shows fall into an endless cycle of "will they or won't they?" and "who is sleeping with who?". Frankly that gets a bit tiresome.
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I don't recall saying "everything has to be about sex." But sex is part of life, at least life as it is lived in the real world and depicted in most stories. I simply found it odd that the show went on year after year with no one ever engaging in behavior motivated by sexual desire. These character seemed oddly asexual to me, and it was interesting question to ask. I do enjoy the show very much, on its own terms.
shareWhy doesn't anybody go to the bathroom or take a shower on this show?
It goes without saying that they most certainly do; the series just chooses not to show it. Same with sex: it's a given; the show just chooses not to focus on it. It doesn't mean the whole town is asexual.
Brent is "on the make" in the episode where he and Emma help the farmer find water (sewage). When Lacey's Tarot reading suggests she will marry Hank, he gets pretty excited. He know they aren't in love, they are barely in "like", but as he says "hubba hubba". When a new doctor is visiting, Lacey is supposed to be flirty. Dr. Chris Garner even asks if Dog River has a "red light district".
A key point of the show is things stay the same, with an almost complete lack of real drama, which is quite refreshing in today's television. Romantic relationships tend to muddy this type of idea.
When Lacey's Tarot reading suggests she will marry Hank, he gets pretty excited. He know they aren't in love, they are barely in "like", but as he says "hubba hubba". - kurth
a·sex·u·al
1. Having no evident sex or sex organs; sexless.
2. Relating to, produced by, or involving reproduction that occurs without the union of male and female gametes, as in binary fission or budding.
3. Lacking interest in or desire for sex.
I think what the OP is asking, is a question I also posed a year ago and also what I asked Brent Butt on Twitter and that is: Why didn't anyone have sex or have sexual or even regular relationships on the show (of Corner Gas)?
It is true we never saw any demonstration of sexual lust or sexual relationships or hook ups on the show, the two only real expressions were the Lake Hank episode where Karen is accused of having sex with Hank but what they later reveal to be just kissing. The only other couple who are most likely having sex are Brent's parents.
I find it quite odd that they never gave anyone a relationship or indication that anyone except Brent's parents were doing the deed. Clearly Brent Butt who is married to the actor who played Wanda in real life never thought it was important. But none the less, this series is still one of my favourite series and always makes me laugh.
I like that the show was not dominated by sexual references or sexual tension. Looking back at TV history I think that "Get Smart" lost something when Max and 99 got married. Same thing with "I Dream of Jeannie." The mystique about whether or not Brent and Lacey would one day hook up helped to maintain the charm of the show. "Corner Gas -The Movie" does a nice job of acknowledging this with a "wink-wink, nudge-nudge."
shareI started watching this show only a few weeks ago and I have to say, not only I lov it, but also, I consider it a breathe of fresh air because it doesn't rely on sex all the time, like most shows do. I am not a prude and I consider sex a very natural thing, but honestly, I feel like television, including sitcoms, rely too much on sex for the most part. For example, I watched the first seasons of "2 Broke Girls" and I thought the show was acceptable, but it progressively became extremely monothematic, centering its humour around sex in most episodes. Honestly, I'm not outraged by sex, I just think it gets rather silly to constantly make references to it, like teenagers usually do.
As a matter of fact, I recently watched an episode where Karen has the hots for Hank and I thought it was effective, precisely because "Corner Gas" doesn't use sex all the freakin' time!
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