I totally agree about Octavia. She was so sweet and loving and the worst part of all was that it felt like she was never even given a chance to be loved in return. I was really frustrated with Nero for not even trying with her.

Slash vs. Het... I can go either way, depending on the character. I generally don't worry too much about whoever they're paired with though, since I'm usually inserting whoever I feel like having in their place anyway. :D

I just hate those few cases where they're too obnoxious to ignore.