Yes, you can make excuses for why such a situation might exist… but why does the scene exist? What story elements does it provide? What character motivations does it provide? If, as you say, there is no follow up and no plot elements linked to it specifically being Gaius and Starbuck… then why was it Gaius and Starbuck? Either for no reason, and it’s bad storytelling, or it’s shock value, and it’s bad storytelling.
You could say that about a lot of scenes in general across so many different shows. It doesn’t need to exist except probably to show that Gaius and Kara (for different reasons) aren’t especially interested or capable of long-term relationships currently (and that Kara has deep feelings for Lee).
I don’t see why it shouldn’t be Gaius or Starbuck.
Yes, you can make excuses for why such a situation might exist… but why does the scene exist? What story elements does it provide? What character motivations does it provide? If, as you say, there is no follow up and no plot elements linked to it specifically being Gaius and Starbuck… then why was it Gaius and Starbuck? Either for no reason, and it’s bad storytelling, or it’s shock value, and it’s bad storytelling.
You could say that about a lot of scenes in general across so many different shows. It doesn’t need to exist except probably to show that Gaius and Kara (for different reasons) aren’t especially interested or capable of long-term relationships currently (and that Kara has deep feelings for Lee).
I don’t see why it shouldn’t be Gaius or Starbuck.