I feel nostalgic for the time when I could do a close reading of a text without the devil on my shoulder hissing "You're being queerbaited - they're exploiting you." The fourth wall is just gone between fandom and creators now; they know what we want and they know how to give us enough subtext to keep us interested without ever taking a real risk.

But I don't want to be so cynical. I want to be able to enjoy subtext between same-sex couples the same way I would with f/m couples - Josh and Donna didn't get together until season 7 of The West Wing. I want to be able to have shows where we have seven seasons of build up for a same-sex that don't feel insulting and then anticlimactic, if that makes sense.