skygiants

Exactly. As a character she's fun, but the writers are so heavy-handed with their ~budding love~ that it just makes her unappealing to me.

I think it's because most of the State Military aren't alchemists, so in comparison to the *special* alchemists (who come across as slightly removed from reality), they seem a lot like us. Whereas in BSG everyone is in the military and they are super special!!