BSG 4.something - Escape Velocity
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boomqueenThis episode just confused the hell out of me. It was disjointed and all over the place--split between too many different character arcs and sub-plots.
Good stuff:
Chief--sorry, SPECIALIST--Tyrol needs me to protect him and cuddle him. Seriously.
His storyline was the only part of this ep that really got me. Well, that and Baltar's crazy God stuff.
The funeral at the beginning was AWESOMESAUCE. Especially in light of Galen's religious upbringing, and how that must mess with his head: performing a memorial service that he thinks he remembers but doesn't actually know if those memories are real. Whoaaaaaaaaa mindfrak.
So, do we think that Tyrol provoked Adama into demoting him because he's really that angry about his lot in life, in not getting Boomer and being stuck with Cally instead, or because he wanted to be demoted to remove his potential for sleeper/negligent sabotage from the deck? I could see it either way...
Watching Racetrack/Skull's raptor almost bite it really wowed me. With all the deaths lately I wasn't sure if they were going to make it.
James Callis sure is acting the shit out of Baltar right now. He's still just as crazy and squirrelly and self-serving as ever but I'm FASCINATED by him.
Not so good stuff:
NOT NEARLY ENOUGH KARA.
I'm over Roslin/Adama reading each other books in sickbay. I thought the first visual of Ellen/Caprica was cool, but it got way old by the third and fourth time they used that same visual transition.
Was it just me or was this one of the most casually girl-bashing eps so far? All the Cally!hating and harem!beating and random careless denigration of women. WTF show.
Bzuh stuff:
Why was my Sammy just hovering over Kara all concerned and/or creepy-like? What are you doing Sam!?!
...So, I totally agree with Alanna: Wonderful episode from a philosophical and political standpoint, but it needed more Kara. Hmph. Word.
(SPOILERS FOR NEXT EP) Stuff from the preview:
Leoben, my first cylon boyfriend (before those cute and distracting sleepers came along...), is back and the Demetrius is gonna be in trouble! Hey la hey la my boyfriend's back!
Paint!sex 2.0! Mutiny! Jealous!Sam! CAN'T WAIT.
Would this be the opportune time to ask for that Sam/Leoben sandwich fic that people were hinting about on my last post? I'll bribe or trade or do whatever, JUST WRITE IT LADIES.
Good stuff:
Chief--sorry, SPECIALIST--Tyrol needs me to protect him and cuddle him. Seriously.
His storyline was the only part of this ep that really got me. Well, that and Baltar's crazy God stuff.
The funeral at the beginning was AWESOMESAUCE. Especially in light of Galen's religious upbringing, and how that must mess with his head: performing a memorial service that he thinks he remembers but doesn't actually know if those memories are real. Whoaaaaaaaaa mindfrak.
So, do we think that Tyrol provoked Adama into demoting him because he's really that angry about his lot in life, in not getting Boomer and being stuck with Cally instead, or because he wanted to be demoted to remove his potential for sleeper/negligent sabotage from the deck? I could see it either way...
Watching Racetrack/Skull's raptor almost bite it really wowed me. With all the deaths lately I wasn't sure if they were going to make it.
James Callis sure is acting the shit out of Baltar right now. He's still just as crazy and squirrelly and self-serving as ever but I'm FASCINATED by him.
Not so good stuff:
NOT NEARLY ENOUGH KARA.
I'm over Roslin/Adama reading each other books in sickbay. I thought the first visual of Ellen/Caprica was cool, but it got way old by the third and fourth time they used that same visual transition.
Was it just me or was this one of the most casually girl-bashing eps so far? All the Cally!hating and harem!beating and random careless denigration of women. WTF show.
Bzuh stuff:
Why was my Sammy just hovering over Kara all concerned and/or creepy-like? What are you doing Sam!?!
...So, I totally agree with Alanna: Wonderful episode from a philosophical and political standpoint, but it needed more Kara. Hmph. Word.
(SPOILERS FOR NEXT EP) Stuff from the preview:
Leoben, my first cylon boyfriend (before those cute and distracting sleepers came along...), is back and the Demetrius is gonna be in trouble! Hey la hey la my boyfriend's back!
Paint!sex 2.0! Mutiny! Jealous!Sam! CAN'T WAIT.
Would this be the opportune time to ask for that Sam/Leoben sandwich fic that people were hinting about on my last post? I'll bribe or trade or do whatever, JUST WRITE IT LADIES.
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Date: 2008-04-26 01:18 pm (UTC)I feel like i'm very simple and a bad fan (lol).. for me, no helo, no sharon, no anders and no kara = boooring as hell.. yes, i guess i should love the philosophical stuff but I realize that that it's not the reason why I watch the show.. I must be very superficial.. which kinda sucks..
And it's like i enjoy some Baltar but not SO MUCH as here.. it becomes boring for me. It's obvious we all see the show for very dfferent reasons.
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Date: 2008-04-29 12:42 pm (UTC)And this episode definitely suffered for lack of Kara as far as my enjoyment is concerned.
It's a lot harder to squee when you feel just kind 'meh' about most of the episode!