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kalikahuntress linked me to this wonderful interview - link - with Katrina Law, Mira in Spartacus. The whole interview is fantastic and she comes across as a genuinely warm and nice person. But my favorite part's where she discusses this scene...



And the way Dan Feuerriegel (Agron) and Pana Hema Talyor (Nasir) approached their characters, playing gay:

Dan Feuerriegel [Agron] and Pana [Hema Talyor, who plays Nasir] were so beautiful when it came to the entire process. They’re both straight, but they really wanted to be true to the relationship and the love, and not be two actors that were going, “Okay, we’re going to do this scene, but we’re going to indicate to everybody that we’re still straight.” They said, “No, we’re going to go for this, we’re going to be true, and we’re going to throw ourselves into this as wholeheartedly as we can.”

Aww... just, aww...! Gosh, and I thought I couldn't love them more! No wonder the relationship of their characters feels so true and genuine! I love it when actors aren't afraid to catch the "gay cooties"!

They just went for it, and I thought it was so beautiful. On the day we were rehearsing the scene, as with most actors they weren’t fully going for it, they were just indicating that they were kissing. I have a part where I shuffle my foot as I walk in to indicate that I’m there, and then they look up and see me. Well, on the first take we did it, everything was fine, and then I have this epiphany. So, the scene starts, and they start making out—making out hot and heavy, looking hot as hell—as you could tell, since that was the take that was used—and I very quietly tiptoe in. I think they made out for an extra 45 seconds to a minute. (laughter)

AE: Everyone at AfterElton now officially loves you for that.
KL: Finally, they think, “You know, this is going on for a really long time.” So Dan looks up and he sees that I’m there, and so I smile with a genuine, “Ha ha, got you,” and so the entire scene afterward with the two of them was the genuine giggles with the two of them being embarrassed and caught. It was such a beautiful scene and a lot of fun to do. I bought them a six-pack afterwards, but they were so good about it. The way they embrace their roles is just beautiful because they have no prejudice towards it, and that’s great.

You mischievous sprite, you! XD

And the part that made me really fall in love with her:

AE: I have to tell you there is some controversy at the website because Agron and Nasir haven’t actually had a love scene yet. Everything has been implied; perhaps it does make it more romantic, but to be honest, we want to see nudity.
KL: (laughter) There’s going to be a Season Three, and I can’t imagine the two of them escaping that for very long, just by the nature of the show. I personally want to see it, too! (...) I am looking forward to their sex scene being hot, heavy, and awesome. I’ll have to rewind it many times to watch it. (laughter)

It's so wonderful to see a cast that ships their own characters so hard! I just want to cuddle them silly. For such a violent show, they are an incredibly heartwarming bunch of people!