RL is messing with my fandom activities

[bop_radar]

One day back at work and I'm already grieving the loss of quality online time. :( Especially with so many shiny fun things right now!

There's lots of great meta coming out about BSG's 'Razor' (and I am not going to get sick of talking about that any time soon!) and also the funniest deleted scene I've ever heard of needs to be giggled over. I mean really. *blinks* All the time we were enduring the Quadrangle of Doom and flinging insults at each other's factions, we should really have been blaming Tigh? *lolz* Nice plan, Cylon master! :D

Sorry. I know there's some interesting meta in there somewhere--about Kara and Tigh and how they're paralleled and I did find it interesting that they scripted Kara as having an experience where she was initially mocked for sleeping with Lee--I do think that would have been quite difficult for her to deal with when she was already freaking out. But... but... I still find it hard to think straight about it for the FUNNY. Thankfully sasa_hq provided me with the appropriate giggle-outlets here and here.

Kara, honey, next time you need relationship advice, please to be asking someone other than Mr I-killed-my-wife-and-am-an-alcoholic-Cylon.

As if BSG fandom wasn't entertaining enough, SV is all geared up for a Lana-centric episode that will no doubt be controversial and I still can't get over the fact that Clark may be about to CLONE HIS OWN MOTHER. There's a cool post here about Lana--still the best comm name ever. ;)

In sadder news, the latest draft of my latest vid went pfft and I have to do it all over. :( Boo! But I am close to finished and if I wasn't in such a silly mood would be vidding right now.

Finally this is the best anonymous comment I have ever received. :D

Comments

[smact46.livejournal.com]

While I can't say that I am not glad that they cut it out, I'm glad to see this scene because it explains Tigh's closer relationship with Kara, but the idea of Saul mother frakker tigh giving out relationship advice makes me crack up - I'm not sure what is more disturbing the fact that he gives it, or the fact that Kara *takes* it (the advice) from him at this point in time, (given their past history) or the choice that Kara ultimately makes which is cruel to both Lee and Sam, not to mention herself.

In all seriousness, I think Kara had *really* already made up her mind the moment she woke up, headed back to camp, and left Lee naked and asleep expecting to wake up to an entirely different set of circumstances than to wake up alone and finding out that Kara had actually married Sam. Still gives me chills.

As someone else pointed out though (please forgive me - I have forgotten who it was) it does sort of help explain why Kara just made her decision and never looked back - good soldier that she is. Makes me think again about the recurring military themes of BSG that razor recently highlighted for me again re decision making, accountability and how people live with the decisions that they make and even reinterpret them - possibly. I mean Kara's refusal to divorce Sam on religious grounds may well stem from her *beliefs* but they are just thoughts, thoughts can be distorted. They may have just been a way to also help Kara live with the decision that *she* had made.

[bop-radar.livejournal.com]

I think Kara had *really* already made up her mind the moment she woke up, headed back to camp
Yeah, I think so too and I think it's more powerful as an unvoiced action, an instinctual fear response.

re decision making, accountability and how people live with the decisions that they make and even reinterpret them - possibly. I mean Kara's refusal to divorce Sam on religious grounds may well stem from her *beliefs* but they are just thoughts, thoughts can be distorted. They may have just been a way to also help Kara live with the decision that *she* had made.
Mmm, oh, i love that analysis! Yes! You're right that it does tie into these themes of being able to make a firm decision and stand by it and whether the actions matter more than the intention--which are we judged by?

I guess you've got Lee who is capable of making very firm decisions as a commander, but waffles in his personal life. And Kara who makes very firm decisions in her personal life and never looks back, but who would struggle (I believe) to make the sort of calls we saw Lee make in Razor.