On the claim "Claire took advantage of Isaac."
So lately I’ve been coming across all kinds of people saying that either Claire took advantage of Isaac or that she was just ‘’projecting her delusions’’ on him. Which, okay, to give people credit, yes it might look that way on the surface (because yes, their relationship is nothing simple), but let me tell you why that claim is not only just painting a terrible picture of them, but in general just incorrect.
Alright let's go all the way back to the start, the shuttle crash, when Ty was really ill and they had no way of healing him down there on that planet without the equipment she had in sickbay. She was really upset and now logically he could have ignored that (standing still by that fact wouldn't help Ty nor give them a way to escape) Yet, Isaac reached for her hand. Giving her the sense of comfort she needed in that moment.
Now fast forward to their first date, yes he has no clue what he is doing, but it makes sense, he is a life form who has never experienced such a thing in his life. Now after their second date she tells him that she was reaching in the wrong direction CONFIRMING that she knew she was ''in the wrong'' and again, logically (especially if he didn't want this one way or another) he could have stopped there, but no. He went to his friends for advice and found a way to be human for her so she could kiss him, the way she had requested. And, by the way, when she did, he literally said and I quote: ''If you wish you may kiss me again.'' All of this implies consent. Then, when they are broken up again, he starts making errors, again implying that he is distracted, he even says that his ''Internal programs function more efficiently'' as her partner and makes it rain on the dang bridge for her. There are so many instances where he literally goes out his way to either fix a problem for her or mend their relationship. If she was taking advantage of him or being delusional, logically, why the heck would he be continuing?
Now one thing that is important to note here is that he is absolutely convinced he is incapable of love, yet proves through his actions multiple times that it is much more complex than that. For example when he saves Ty against all logic and the wishes of the Kaylon or when he is ready to give up all his memories so he can love Claire in a human way. Why would he do that, if this relationship with Claire wasn't important to him? He wanted to do it for her, he even stated that he would do this, because he wanted to be a better partner. Not to mention the time he k\*lled himself, because the crew hated him for what he and his species had done and it would basically be ''better that way'' in his mind.
Now let's expand on that moment, the moment where he felt ''emotions'' in a human way for the first time. What is especially interesting here, is that he needs no time to fall in love with Claire, nor find out that he loves her, he does, he knows it. Implying that somewhere deep down, it had always been there, because they could have easily made this a whole arc of him finding his way to her or falling in love with her, but no, they decided to show us that it was already there, but because he is Kaylon, it is a lot more complex. He doesn't know what love is as a Kaylon, because in the end he doesn't experience it the way a human would and frankly wouldn't that be so incredibly confusing? Especially if you are surrounded by only humans. Maybe he was told they were incapable of love or any emotions, but it wasn't true. Remember the two parter in season 2? When one of the Kaylons even asked him if he was acting on remorse (or something along the lines of that). If the Kaylon cannot feel, why would they experience remorse? Maybe it was something just like the Vulcans in star trek, they suppressed it, acted like it wasn't there, because if they would really start feeling things, what would that mean for their actions? What they did and were doing? Which we see in Isaac when he turns against his own people, but hey, that’s just speculations (don’t come for me).
And for Claire’s ‘’delusions’’ that she is "forcing" on everyone, for example when he said as mentioned before that he would delete his memories for her, she answers ‘’Some people would call that love.’’ Is that really forcing ‘’emotions’’ on him or is that just speculation? Has she ever claimed that he is capable of love? No. Has she never admitted that she is wrong and maybe this is just a one way thing? Also no. She is just exploring what this is, just like he is, but yes there are countless occasions that show us that he loves her and she cannot deny that. Can we blame her for that?
Anyway, that was a long one, I think we can conclude that yes, it is a very layered and complex love story. I believe that Isaac, just like Data (with for example Tasha, who he grieved) is capable of love and that somewhere deep down he knows it too. Why does he refuse to acknowledge it? Who knows? Maybe we will find that out in the future or perhaps it is just in his nature (or programming), but it is there and I think this is a classic, showing but no telling story, where it is all shown in implications.
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