It's not the first time I have seem the "Early adopter" labels hauled out, and it is labeling. And once you start buying into the labels, its the labels that lead to all the nasty behavior that occurs in fandom.
I don't have a problem with Kara and Sam - I have a problem with it going no where and not making sense. And I soundly disagree with you that Kara ditched two guards, punched her boyfriend out, threw a gas grenade and pulled a gun on Roslin because she wasn't feeling violent. If Roslin tried to kill her, tee hee hee, maybe it was because the crazy bitch broke into her room and pulled a gun after returning from the dead much like a cylon does. (I'm actually not trying to be snippy, I just dislike the logic that Kutie Kara was just innocently assaulted by Mean Ros for NO REASON and MEANT NO HARM) (and I am also in a foul mood due to a completely different fandom)
To a point, I get Bill making emotional decisions, but not STUPID decisions and not in this situation. If we accept that Bill loves Laura - then Laura is over Kara in the pecking order, and traditionally Bill does not screw around with possible Cylons (I've been very unhappy with the "oh, so you're nailing the cylon prisoner, ok" attitude as well. Thats DUMB. Bill didn't used to be dumb.)
I disagree on acting but that is subjective, I agree. The problem is that it's also boring. I see nothing new presented with the secret cylons. Oh look, they angst.
It's the overall writing I have the issue with, because there's gaping plot holes and way too much complete denial (I understand your fanwanking of the hub - my point is that we didn't used to have to fanwank it, because the writing used to be tight. Now we have to come up with idiocy to explain why LOyal SHaron is still Loyal - and trust me - this is not the first MAJOR piece of info SHaron just kept to herself - Cavil being a Cylon, for one.)
I certainly still enjoy BSG - I just don't consider season 4 anywhere near the level the show used to be at, and I am not going to excuse it when I know it was possible to do better.
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Date: 2008-06-12 11:12 pm (UTC)I don't have a problem with Kara and Sam - I have a problem with it going no where and not making sense. And I soundly disagree with you that Kara ditched two guards, punched her boyfriend out, threw a gas grenade and pulled a gun on Roslin because she wasn't feeling violent. If Roslin tried to kill her, tee hee hee, maybe it was because the crazy bitch broke into her room and pulled a gun after returning from the dead much like a cylon does. (I'm actually not trying to be snippy, I just dislike the logic that Kutie Kara was just innocently assaulted by Mean Ros for NO REASON and MEANT NO HARM) (and I am also in a foul mood due to a completely different fandom)
To a point, I get Bill making emotional decisions, but not STUPID decisions and not in this situation. If we accept that Bill loves Laura - then Laura is over Kara in the pecking order, and traditionally Bill does not screw around with possible Cylons (I've been very unhappy with the "oh, so you're nailing the cylon prisoner, ok" attitude as well. Thats DUMB. Bill didn't used to be dumb.)
I disagree on acting but that is subjective, I agree. The problem is that it's also boring. I see nothing new presented with the secret cylons. Oh look, they angst.
It's the overall writing I have the issue with, because there's gaping plot holes and way too much complete denial (I understand your fanwanking of the hub - my point is that we didn't used to have to fanwank it, because the writing used to be tight. Now we have to come up with idiocy to explain why LOyal SHaron is still Loyal - and trust me - this is not the first MAJOR piece of info SHaron just kept to herself - Cavil being a Cylon, for one.)
I certainly still enjoy BSG - I just don't consider season 4 anywhere near the level the show used to be at, and I am not going to excuse it when I know it was possible to do better.