Wraith feeding off of each other for pleasure?

[Laura Dove]

Well I feel pleasure after I eat a nice big meal to. Not so sure if that would remain the case if someone else were to "give" me their's after they'd already eaten it.

Ewww, OK, you have a point.

They said in this ep that Dex's brain was loaded up with some sort of chemicals that were affecting the reward or pleasure centers of his brain whatever that's supposed to mean. Ford's case of addiction was likewise chemically related.
It just seems to me that the pleasure component is primarily chemical for the individual being fed on/given life.

They talked about an abnormal activity in the brain reward circuits or something like that. It's what happens to drug-addicts who go through withdrawal: The addiction is caused by an imbalance in the part of the brain that handles desire/pleasure. I read a few articles about it but it's rather complicated for a non-specialist and I don't remember all details. Anyway, it sounded like a standard drug-addiction withdrawal symptom in the episode.

Humans naturally form couples because we reproduce that way.

Well, not only, or there wouldn't be homosexuals.

Wraith don't seem to. They don't seem to form emotional attachments as much in general. I don't think we've even seen a case of two Wraith being "friends" before. Their attachments seem more all encompassing for their "hive" or their faction or possibly their queen. You're right that this again is likely at least in part societal though as again Ellia seemed to form a very deep emotional attachment to her "father" but you could also say that this might be the result of her imprinting on him as some sort of queen like superior figure, and had their been more than just him taking care of her she would have imprinted on all of them equally as a young Wraith would on those of his hive.

The same could be said about human relationships. I think that Ellia was already too old to be imprinted that way: It usually happens very early in life.

Anyway, we know from Todd in "Common Ground" that wraith consider other "brothers", which seems to mean that they CAN form deep attachments. I agree we still have to see what it exactly means, however.

[GoSpikey]

It'll be nice to see Todd interact with Kenny.

[perkin127]

i like the idea that a wraith feeding on a wraith would make him stronger, becasue the 'food' is more powerful the life force taken from it would be more powerful. on the idea of it being pleasurable do u think some wraith are drug addicts like ford and humans in our own reality, doing anything for a fix. oooo another thought what if the queen needs to feed off the male as part of the reproduction, taking some of the males strength to create a new life, ok no more thinking about wraith sex for me!

[Laura Dove]

another thought what if the queen needs to feed off the male as part of the reproduction, taking some of the males strength to create a new life

Praying mantis-style? Yep, I thought about it too.

[perkin127]

thank god im not the only one i thought i was going a little crazy!

[Laura Dove]

thank god im not the only one i thought i was going a little crazy!

Heh, not sure if I'm a good reference, as I AM crazy.

[Kris_x-303]

It could be like some kind of Wraith sex thing.

Eww..

Just eww..

People.. Please.. Get out the house more hehe

[Actionhank]

There can be only one... Wraith in the end who has all the power. ^^