On Mon 11 Jun, Helen Krummenacker wrote:
Interesting idea that Cally got waif-ized to make her more appealing to Avon....how sexist of them. Why alter *her* to fit *him* rather than vice versa
I didn't take Ellynne's post to mean Cally was 'Waifed' to *make* her more appealling to Avon, by the writers. Although that's not unthinkable, an attempt to parrallel Blake and Jenna with the new lead couple, except that they weren't really written as a couple. It's the audience that sees it in the apparent chemistry. Others have said they saw Avon being attracted to Cally in her first few (pre-Waif) episodes, and later he became disinterested.
Paul always said that Avon was attracted to *women*, not girls. While I don't necessarily take Paul's views as canon, I think the chemistry on screen was always with strong women like Servalan (and Soolin towards the end of the season as she got stronger as a character - I don't see romance, but I do see chemistry).
Judith