Fate worse than death = being locked with a woman?

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I thought Tomasina's advice was so sad and hurtful. I really felt for Jack in this episode. As for him being locked in the room; my guess is that after few days they would be allowed to roam the palace and given more freedom.

I understand that in the bible at some point Jonathon joins David in exile. My guess is that if we had a second season, that Jack would some how manage to escape and help David.

What he is saying is that orientation is not a choice, a very popular belief among straight people who, of course, cannot answer the question, "When did you choose to be heterosexual?" One does not switch on and off one's orientation.

No, "we all" dont know that it was just phase 1. We may speculate but .. we dont know.
I did see it as a pretty final thing anyway. Im also assuming Silas doesnt really want to spend too much time on his son anymore, even to torture him.

However, I do have to say that there is a whole lot of discussion here thats missing the point. Yes some fool said it would be less horrible for a gay man (etc etc, not going to repeat it), but dear god, have none of you learned by now that imdb boards are crawling with ignorant fools? Or is it such a welcome pasttime to make sure they stand corrected at every turn and corner? If so .. by all means .. go ahead, but don't think you're doing it for the greater good or the education of others.

ANYWAY...
The point (having been made earlier in this thread) is that nobody IS forcing Jack to have sex with her.
At least I did not notice anyone holding them at gunpoint until penetration is achieved..?

So basically, what this supposed "fate worse than death" amounts to, is being under house arrest with someone you dont particularly like (maybe actively dislike) - and probably are not interested in sexually (although I do agree that the prince seemed bisexual rather than strictly gay, at least judging from the early episodes, but it could have been a cover of course. Personally, I think he doesn't quite know it himself anymore .. what with having to pretend and lie about these things constantly.)
Oh yeah, and what makes this fate so bad now?
Is it the additional catch: IF you do decide to pass the time with carnal pleasures, you may end up impregnating her, and thus will get executed for having outlived your usefulness? For a gay man, that should not be too much of a problem, right?
Or are we to understand the punishment in such a way, that Jack will gain freedom only after having succeeded in producing an heir? That arguably is pretty horrible, but still .. not a fate worse than death.. If you cant bring yourself to do it, youll still "just" be imprisoned.
Also its worth noting that actual intercourse isnt a necessary requirement to get someone pregnant.. so if she was willing to play along, it would be somewhat easy to reach the intended goal without having to perform any particularly horrible acts, right?
And it is to be assumed that she would want to go along with it, no matter what that entailed, as pregnancy would then also mean her own freedom.

Personally, Id say this would be a worse punishment if he actually was straight, locked in with a hot and willing woman, but having to fear for ones life if she does get pregnant.. and im guessing theyre not provided with contraception ;)

Anyway.. conclusion: I find this one of the (few) weak points of the show. Surely a guy like Silas couldve come up with something "better".
Which then also brings me back to the initial thing I said, and I find myself having to revise it: Maybe Silas does intend to torture him in more ways than were shown after all.

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I don't know, Butchie, instead.