I mean, hope is restored, humanity will carry on, despite the horrific losses, and maybe everyone will have learned a thing or two. Right now I really think we're gonna get a mindfuck ending. Same and same. *nods*
Kara was VERY collected despite the cylon accusations, and seemed to simply disregard the entire suspicion as ridiculous and she's smart enough to know it isn't ridiculous. Was she nuts? Yeah, but not nuts enough that I think she had NO control No, I agree! Through the first four or so eps I thought she was solidly in character despite her return from the dead. She was just under immense pressure. And yeah, good call that she's smart enough to know it's NOT nuts.
thats where I got mad at the writing, to start with, because really? Bill had plenty of ways to indulge Kara that didn't include setting his people up for death due to her judgement. And lets not forget, people died. And there's been no payoff. *nods* I also have rage about Bill hedging his bets the way he did. Paying lipservice to Laura but giving Kara a ship anyway. He always wants to have his cake and eat it too! And annoyingly they usually write it so that he DOES. It was so obvious that they had him give her a ship because it suited the writers' agenda and not because it made character sense. It's one of Ron's stupider 'oh I thought the audience would roll with it' moments. And yeah, the lack of payoff makes it particularly galling. Gaeta lost his leg! :(((
And worse, it's about two characters who just.... are bit characters Yup. They need to be doing something REALLY interesting and worthwhile with their stories to get past that obstacle. We know neither actor or character was planned, we know they weren't intended as Cylons to begin with, we're not that invested in them... yet the writers are playing it to us as if we REALLY CARE. And yes, I know there are hoardes of Sam fans out there, but I feel they've even dropped the ball on Sam's plot. I thought they were going to use him to explore the human perspective of finding out you're a Cylon, but he went back to playing support-guy-and-convenient-sex-object to Kara almost instantly. So they're not even making the most of what they COULD do with them.
The labels piss me off because I honestly think "noob" and "early adopter" are just a way to dismiss someone's opinion. I may not agree with Allie, for example, but that doesn't mean I get to bitch that she wasn't here for the miniseries. Her opinion isn't less valid, you know? Yup, I do know and agree that labels are always problematic. Even when they start out complementary, they so quickly become shorthand for particular stereotypes.
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Same and same. *nods*
Kara was VERY collected despite the cylon accusations, and seemed to simply disregard the entire suspicion as ridiculous and she's smart enough to know it isn't ridiculous. Was she nuts? Yeah, but not nuts enough that I think she had NO control
No, I agree! Through the first four or so eps I thought she was solidly in character despite her return from the dead. She was just under immense pressure. And yeah, good call that she's smart enough to know it's NOT nuts.
thats where I got mad at the writing, to start with, because really? Bill had plenty of ways to indulge Kara that didn't include setting his people up for death due to her judgement. And lets not forget, people died. And there's been no payoff.
*nods* I also have rage about Bill hedging his bets the way he did. Paying lipservice to Laura but giving Kara a ship anyway. He always wants to have his cake and eat it too! And annoyingly they usually write it so that he DOES. It was so obvious that they had him give her a ship because it suited the writers' agenda and not because it made character sense. It's one of Ron's stupider 'oh I thought the audience would roll with it' moments. And yeah, the lack of payoff makes it particularly galling. Gaeta lost his leg! :(((
And worse, it's about two characters who just.... are bit characters
Yup. They need to be doing something REALLY interesting and worthwhile with their stories to get past that obstacle. We know neither actor or character was planned, we know they weren't intended as Cylons to begin with, we're not that invested in them... yet the writers are playing it to us as if we REALLY CARE. And yes, I know there are hoardes of Sam fans out there, but I feel they've even dropped the ball on Sam's plot. I thought they were going to use him to explore the human perspective of finding out you're a Cylon, but he went back to playing support-guy-and-convenient-sex-object to Kara almost instantly. So they're not even making the most of what they COULD do with them.
The labels piss me off because I honestly think "noob" and "early adopter" are just a way to dismiss someone's opinion. I may not agree with Allie, for example, but that doesn't mean I get to bitch that she wasn't here for the miniseries. Her opinion isn't less valid, you know?
Yup, I do know and agree that labels are always problematic. Even when they start out complementary, they so quickly become shorthand for particular stereotypes.