Boppy's Journal

This post is about the finale of Battlestar Galactica. Don't click if you haven't seen it, and even if you have, don't click unless you want a rant.

( pigeon poop )

Yeah, I know the whole of BSG fandom has probably talked the finale to death by now but I wasn't here and apparently I'm still ragey.

Sigh.

( spoilers within )

This is the post I've been meaning to make for a really long time. It's confession time. I have had it with Battlestar. I will be watching the rest of Season 4 because I'm a completionist and part of me needs to know just how fully and completely they massacre the show I once loved. But I may not be the chirpiest little fangirl on your f'list this season, so if you're here for squee, you might want to skip my posts.

I still love the fans though! The thing I was most sad about in losing the show, ultimately, was how cut off it made me feel from the other fans. So I'm vowing not to let it. I'm still here, and if you are squeeing your little hearts out I'll be smiling from a distance and maybe commenting occasionally when I can agree/join in. (Let's hope there are at least a FEW instances of that in the remainder of the season!)

But I need to get this off my chest first. This post is for me, and is not directed at anyone in particular. I'm not really asking for debate here (which is unusual for me and indicates a complete disengagement with the material)--this is just how I feel.

( big warning for unpopular opinions, ragefulness and apathy--seriously, don't click if this will annoy you, spoilers for 4.0 and one or two of the webisodes but none for 4.5 and please don't spoil me )

I haven't been talking about it. I've been afraid to do so. But I've been really struggling with Battlestar this season. If you're feeling the love, you probably want to skip by this post.

( cut for discussion of 'Faith' and general Season 4 issues )

( I'm a believer )

ETA: Also, I fangirl dionusia's brain.

*drumroll* dionusia and bitterlatinist met Jamie Bamber at the Razor screening! That is SO COOL. While I'm delighted to hear he was gracious and gentlemanly (even while needing to pee) I'm a little saddened that he was lacking his usual sparkle. Clothing wise, I mean. What?! I heart the random sparkle!

There's been some great meta on Razor so far that I've wanted to rec:
- I appreciated asta77's thoughts on Lee and Adama here (she also makes an interesting observation about Maelstrom)
- brokenmnemonic traces the strategic significance of the mission very clearly in this review and follows up with some speculation on the er, anvilly thing (how does one describe that in a non-spoilery way?)
- canadiangirl_86's review is full of infectious squee

I'm also fluttering my eyes at some other people on my f'list whose locked reviews I have greatly enjoyed. I think you know who you are. Unlocky?

ETA: hazyshade makes some lovely observations here.

I'm friendslocking this, at least until others have seen 'Razor'. This post is as spoilery as you can get. Seriously don't click if you don't want to know. ETA: unlocked now

( spoilery spoilery spoilers and much heavy thinky for Razor )

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