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Random thoughts on BSG 2.02 (aka, "Pretentious Title 4")
Yes, I liked the episode. Tense, gripping, blah, blah....
I'm getting tired of the lack of static cameras. Shaky movement is becoming boring. (and other shows are trying to ape it, badly. sigh. Not to mention that Farscape always did it best, anyway)
ok. dude.
There's a keypad to lock the arms locker, but to get into it, you just have to turn the wheel on the door and pull the lever.
....
Doesn't that make a lock/keypad pointless?
Kara's "it's my dad" still strikes me as her saying, "it's my dad's thing, this music, and he keeps giving it to me. And it kind of grew on me, and it's something of him that I can touch" so to speak. Even on the second run through of the episode, I don't feel it was her saying her dad was a musician. Helo was mocking her music choice, she was saying it wasn't hers.
Erm, ok, it's like this: your mother gives you this cd of music that you hate. You loathe, but it's your mother, and so you keep it. And on days when you're feeling not so fabulous and miss your family, you stick the cd in and listen, and you have to be alone to do it, because you know you're being an emo-kid, and really stupid. But you listen, because it's almost like being home. THAT was what I got from the music....
As for the jacket, of course it takes her a while to pull it on, and she's very careful with it. She's bruised and battered, and considering how long it took her to take off the other jacket, one would assume she loves that one even more....
Kara sitting on the arrow was fucking priceless.
Dee being so fucked up was also nicely done. She's been stuck there with dead people, and should be dead. So there's a little survivor's guilt, I'm betting. Plus she's got a headache, and she watched the one girl die, and... *pats her*
The bit with Cally and Tyrol is great, because they've moved from dead sadness to hysteria, and it's so human.
And maybe it's just me, but I still say the medic sent them after it, knowing that Socinus was dead anyway, because she wanted to put him to sleep (like a dog! hah!). And Tyrol trying to have Crash make the decision was cowardice on his part, but it's also human. Human, too, was his need to make Soc's last few moments happy, rather than sad. Because he can convince himself that made it better.
The centurion exploding over Apollo was nifty. Although I had a Terminator reaction, and wanted to see it start crawling towards them...
And we now have canon infirmary porn! YAY!
Best Tigh line ever: "Thank the gods I didn't have kids"
Still, I can't help but feel worried that we'll be forced to watch more episodes with only a small amount of Kara and Helo. They could have the rest of the series be nothing but them on Caprica, could dump the religious junk, the politics, and the colonial fleet could sod off into a black hole. And I'd watch it. (I'd read it to, actually). Kara and Helo's Road Trip at Ragnarok.
Space here, because I'm going to end up ranting slightly, and being slightly rude about RDM.
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ok. Kara's dad. Her jacket, etc. I've heard that in the podcast, or in his blog, Moore says more about this stuff, and this is one of the things that makes me dislike the show. To get facts about things, you have to do more than watch the show. This is BAD storytelling, people. It makes them lax, because then they can do whatever the fuck they want and their fans will fawn all over, swanning about and feeling they know something new because it's not in the show.
This isn't like me randomly naming someone Neena Wilson in an SG fic (something only three people will get), and then being all smug about it.
This would be me having a secret marriage between Neena Wilson and Jack O'Neill, but it's never mentioned or touched on or referenced. Ever. But when people send me feedback asking if they'll get together, I can say, "omg! They're already married, didn't you know?"
(new Who suffers from this "We're Being So Cool"-itis as well. If I hear one more "ZOMG! Bad Wolf!!!!!!111!!!" thing, I may be rude)
Yes, I liked the episode. Tense, gripping, blah, blah....
I'm getting tired of the lack of static cameras. Shaky movement is becoming boring. (and other shows are trying to ape it, badly. sigh. Not to mention that Farscape always did it best, anyway)
ok. dude.
There's a keypad to lock the arms locker, but to get into it, you just have to turn the wheel on the door and pull the lever.
....
Doesn't that make a lock/keypad pointless?
Kara's "it's my dad" still strikes me as her saying, "it's my dad's thing, this music, and he keeps giving it to me. And it kind of grew on me, and it's something of him that I can touch" so to speak. Even on the second run through of the episode, I don't feel it was her saying her dad was a musician. Helo was mocking her music choice, she was saying it wasn't hers.
Erm, ok, it's like this: your mother gives you this cd of music that you hate. You loathe, but it's your mother, and so you keep it. And on days when you're feeling not so fabulous and miss your family, you stick the cd in and listen, and you have to be alone to do it, because you know you're being an emo-kid, and really stupid. But you listen, because it's almost like being home. THAT was what I got from the music....
As for the jacket, of course it takes her a while to pull it on, and she's very careful with it. She's bruised and battered, and considering how long it took her to take off the other jacket, one would assume she loves that one even more....
Kara sitting on the arrow was fucking priceless.
Dee being so fucked up was also nicely done. She's been stuck there with dead people, and should be dead. So there's a little survivor's guilt, I'm betting. Plus she's got a headache, and she watched the one girl die, and... *pats her*
The bit with Cally and Tyrol is great, because they've moved from dead sadness to hysteria, and it's so human.
And maybe it's just me, but I still say the medic sent them after it, knowing that Socinus was dead anyway, because she wanted to put him to sleep (like a dog! hah!). And Tyrol trying to have Crash make the decision was cowardice on his part, but it's also human. Human, too, was his need to make Soc's last few moments happy, rather than sad. Because he can convince himself that made it better.
The centurion exploding over Apollo was nifty. Although I had a Terminator reaction, and wanted to see it start crawling towards them...
And we now have canon infirmary porn! YAY!
Best Tigh line ever: "Thank the gods I didn't have kids"
Still, I can't help but feel worried that we'll be forced to watch more episodes with only a small amount of Kara and Helo. They could have the rest of the series be nothing but them on Caprica, could dump the religious junk, the politics, and the colonial fleet could sod off into a black hole. And I'd watch it. (I'd read it to, actually). Kara and Helo's Road Trip at Ragnarok.
Space here, because I'm going to end up ranting slightly, and being slightly rude about RDM.
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P
A
C
e
Skip
If
You'Don't
Want
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Read
ok. Kara's dad. Her jacket, etc. I've heard that in the podcast, or in his blog, Moore says more about this stuff, and this is one of the things that makes me dislike the show. To get facts about things, you have to do more than watch the show. This is BAD storytelling, people. It makes them lax, because then they can do whatever the fuck they want and their fans will fawn all over, swanning about and feeling they know something new because it's not in the show.
This isn't like me randomly naming someone Neena Wilson in an SG fic (something only three people will get), and then being all smug about it.
This would be me having a secret marriage between Neena Wilson and Jack O'Neill, but it's never mentioned or touched on or referenced. Ever. But when people send me feedback asking if they'll get together, I can say, "omg! They're already married, didn't you know?"
(new Who suffers from this "We're Being So Cool"-itis as well. If I hear one more "ZOMG! Bad Wolf!!!!!!111!!!" thing, I may be rude)
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I had the impression that she meant her dad was a musician, and never thought about the way you interpreted it. But, I think you may be right.
Also, as far as the medic is concerend, I too was wondering about her true intentions, because it seems like she goes through the motions for a few seconds and then announces that there is no hope. It definitely seems like her mind was made up already. I would need to rewatch Scattered to see if I can pick up a clue to her intentions at first.
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Yeah, I was vaguely watching Scattered, and I just... I don't know. I'm probably wrong on that. But then, I've read meaning into the show when it hasn't been there before, so...
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Thank you! I was starting to think I dreamt that. I never saw it as her saying it was her dad playing either.
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Being easily pleased, my only complaint was I wanted more shiny Cylon action. Although what there was rocked. I still think it was maybe kind of a mistake to make the new shiny Cylon design something that couldn't be someone inna suit ecause it really makes it difficult for them to have lots of shiny Cylons running about. Yes.
And I would have laughed my arse off if the arrow had broken when Kara sat on it. :)