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: 2008-04-27 02:01 am (UTC)Leoben is still my only Cylon boyfriend!
I do not like my Chief (he will never be a specialist :( to me ) angry! Although he does it so well. There were so many thoughts going through my head about his motivation. I thought part of his Cally anger was for her leaving him when he's going through this mind frak. I really do think that he loved he even if she wasn't his true love (Boomer) and I never saw her as whiny she always seemed spunky to me. Plus the boiled cabbage smell was just mean lol not that any of them probably smell all that great.
Hmm I never thought of him wanting to get off the deck to prevent himself from possibly doing sabotage but it's a good thought. IMHO I think he was just distracted thinking about Cally and made a mistake. And really good point about the service. I don't think that anyone knows that Tory killed Cally and I think the Chief will be crazy violent pissed at her when he does find out. Mainly because he's so pissed at Cally right now for leaving him in his angst.
Is it weird that if I could pick any of the BSG boys and transport them into RL to be my boyfriend I would pick the Chief? He just does something to me. Sure the other guys are pretty but I think in the day to day they would drive me nuts. The Chief is the one I want all to myself in RL. lol
I want Sam/Leoben sandwich fic PLEASE!
Next week will be of so much hotness!!!!
Also Jane needs to keep the Buffy the hell away from my BSG thankyouverymuch. Because really the angsty S/M thing you had going this episode did nothing for me!
Also all I could link about during those Caprica/Ellen transitions was that that top was so not flattering to either of them. It made it look like they had sagging half-deflated water balloons over their skin cover ribs. eck.
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Date: 2008-04-29 12:47 pm (UTC)yeah, I definitely think this is probably the biggest part of it. Even if he was provoking Adama intentionally, a huge chunk of it has got to be about his grief and his ongoing identity crisis.
Maybe if we keep asking for Sam/Leoben sandwich fic all over the place someone will get truly inspired and write it? Pimp that plot bunny hard! ;)