The latest study in Singapore showed that women make 98 cents for every dollar that men make. So at least we're close to equality there! But you're right - there are constantly horror stories about how men conspire to keep women out of their upper ranks. Wasn't there that crazy story in Britain only a few years ago about this top female exec or something who was forced to do demeaning things like serve her same-leveled male colleagues tea and coffee?

I really don't know about that boy, West (what a silly name). What I do know is that TPTB are planning to pair them up, so yes, it is probably an attempt at puppy!love. I just don't plain like this guy, and I think if the writers go ahead and pair these 2 up I'd have completely lost my respect for ALL the female characters in the series. Because hey, dating a creepy stalker guy whose only way of getting to know you better is to insult you? Bad judgement there, girl.

Fortunately, I watch both 'Heroes' and 'Supernatural' for the male characters, so at least I've something else to focus on when the female characters fail. And they killed off my favourite female character early in S1 anyway. Why are female characters so hard for writers to get anyway? Oh, snap. I just figured it out: because most TV writers are largely guys. Duh.