(Well, Athena/Helo's troubles were all from the outside. They had a solid loving relationship based on mutual respect and kick-assitude. And they had the most loving spouse-shooting scene on tv, that one time she needed to go to the Resurrection Ship for a daring rescue.)

Yay women! Although the thing I've noticed about myself on the fannish misogyny front is that I keep saying of good het: "It's like slash, they're equal partners!" Fr'instance, I am highly in favor of Robin/Barney: Bros 4 Life!