@2ls1t Nah you just weren't paying close enough attention, rewatch the 5th episode. I agree that it kind of came as a "wtf" moment but the hints, although very subtle, were there. It definitely seemed like Seven had a relationship with the woman she wanted to kill and I remember a scene where her and Seven kind of exchanged a glance. Honestly there just wasn't time for it in the larger picture, but it didn't come completely out of left field.
@paulvincent83 "It definitely seemed like Seven had a relationship with the woman she wanted to kill" now you mention it, I do recall this but I still think it was unearned.
The season spent way more time on Raffi's interactions with Picard and Rios, and even Jurati - not to mention we had a side story involving her son from a previous heterosexual relationship. Don't get me wrong, I'm not against it but it was way too rushed (as was this finale in general, in terms of plot). If they wanted to explore Seven and Raffi's relationship, they could easily have let it breathe across season 2.
@2ls1t I don't mind it as a tease. There were strong "jilted lover" overtones between Seven and the crime lord in "Stardust City Rag," and similar implications when Rafi was asking her old buddy for diplomatic clearance when they got to the Artifact. But if they don't actually explore the relationship in a meaningful way in s2, that tease will feel really cheap. (And I agree, I couldn't believe they nicely set up Elnor and Hugh like that only to kill Hugh off two minutes later.)
@andrewbloom yup. As you say, it'll ultimately be down to how (well) they handle the relationship in season 2 as to how cheap this throw away, last minute visual really was.
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Raffi and Seven all of a sudden interlocking hands at the end as if they've a budding relationship was a complete WTF and 100% unearned. There's been no indication that Seven or Raffi are bisexual. If anything, I was half-expecting Seven and Rios to kiss after Picard's death. Have Raffi and Seven even shared much screentime??
It feels like lame pandering - if the show wanted to include an LGBT relationship (which would be great), I'd rather they had explored the hinted at attraction between Elnor and Hugh before the latter's untimely demise.
Beyond all that, this finale was weak and a disappointing end to the first season. Above all else, I hope that's the last we've seen of Narek.