Tin Man

Today, Kendra and I were watching Tin Man, and we made a rather disturbing discovery.

I first watched this Sci-Fi original miniseries several years ago. It's one of my cherished childhood memories. Watching it now, I...notice...more than I did when I watched it before.

Now, Tin Man is best described as a modernized version of The Wizard of Oz. Actually, it's more of a sequel than an adaptation, but I'm not here to talk about the plot.

I'm here to talk about a) the man with the boobs, and b) the sexual tension.

The Man with the Boobs

For those of you who have seen the show, I'm referring to Azkadellia's manservant who wears the yellow and black latex outfit, and uses a cattle-prod to torture the prisoners.

When I say boobs, I don't mean the flab that men get when they gain weight. I'm referring to a rather trim, bald man who has round, perky, B-cup-at-the-least, honest-to-God breasts.

I mentioned earlier that he was wearing a weird latex uniform. We thought maybe it was just an unflattering costume, and that everyone who wore that uniform looked like they had breasts. Then we were introduced to his buddy wearing the exact same uniform.

He was completely flat-chested

Nobody on the show seemed to notice this, and that drove us nuts. Kendra and I kept having to pause it, rewind it, and watch his scenes in slow motion. I was half expecting him to look up, stare straight at the camera, and say: "My eyes are up here, girls."

Sexual Tension

Cain is the best example, as he has sexual tension with everybody, no exceptions. Maybe it's the angst he exudes, or maybe it's his habit of pushing people up against vertical surfaces, but Kendra and I agree, the tension is there.

The Queen had a huge, expensive looking portrait taken with Glitch. Glitch was her adviser.Who gets a portrait taken with their adviser? It wasn't a secret portrait, either. It was prominently displayed in the front room of the castle where the Queen lived with her family.

The Queen has lavender eyes. Ahamo has blue eyes. DG inherited her eye color from her father; they confirm this in the show. Azkadellia, however, has brown eyes. Now, maybe the Queen or Ahamo has a relation with brown eyes, but if they did, it was never shown. You know who does have brown eyes? Glitch, the adviser the Queen had that portrait taken with.

There are more examples: Such as Ahamo rather creepily referring to his daughter as a "pistol," Azkadellia getting all up-close and personal with her subjects and her objects of torture, and Jeb's hair. 

In all seriousness, Tin Man is a good show, and I'm only half serious about the sexual tension. If you haven't seen it, you really should; it's a lot of fun.