This was all kinds of schmoopy goodness. I loved it. I agree that the scene was elegantly cut. Though it's a shame because all those little touches that got lost really do enhance the scene in the best of ways. Kara's little nose scrunch was just heartbreakingly adorable. Lee's deep unquestionable faith in her is just devastating. I'm with you, I like the line we got but this is just a bit more powerful.
And Lee giving her Aurora just killed me. Yes it means something to him because Adama gave it to him (and where's that scene...and wouldn't it be a bit awkward all things considered?) but it's also bringing Aurora full circle, back to Kara, who it was given to in the first place. I don't know if we were suppose to take more from that than Lee simply giving her a gift but...well, I really kinda want to.
Despite my extreme reservations, my anger at the writers, my absolute fear at Ron's direction for the remainder of the show and the ridiculous break in the last season I can't help but have a tiny sliver of hope. I don't want to for fear of being devastated by what we get but...I just can't help it.
. I don't know if we were suppose to take more from that than Lee simply giving her a gift but...well, I really kinda want to. If I trusted the writers these days I would. This scene seems like something from earlier canon in some ways... I'd love to see a Kara fan write about the significance for Kara. I can only guess, but I can see a few added emotional layers: - Aurora is her role--heralding the new dawn--so it may have given her added faith in her calling - it's a symbol of belief so it would remind her that someone had faith in her and that she should not give up herself - She gave it away when she died and now she has it back--she gets her life back. That echoes what actually happened but I think emotionally it has added significance because Kara was in such a despairing place when Lee visited her. Getting it back and then getting the ship from Adama seems like the time she got her life back emotionally. (Not her whole life, perhaps, but at least her role as Aurora)
I'm sure for Kara, a believer, and someone who is so affected by omens and signs and destiny, having it returned to her this way would be a powerful encouraging sign. And it does tie Lee to her destiny a little more too... she returned to him when she came back from death and here he gives her hope (her own hope!).
Lee has always had this glowy view of Kara as larger than life and I think sometimes she's felt annoyed by that because she can't live up to it--but in her role as Aurora the fact that he reflects that view of her is *perfect* because it's the truth.
I've been trying to stomp all over my tiny sliver of hope because I fear what's coming so much. Not because I fear tragedy but because I fear badly written, annoying tragedy. ;) But I do know what you mean. Clearly despite everything I am still hopelessly eternally attached to pilots at the very least.
And Lee giving her Aurora just killed me. Yes it means something to him because Adama gave it to him (and where's that scene...and wouldn't it be a bit awkward all things considered?) but it's also bringing Aurora full circle, back to Kara, who it was given to in the first place. I don't know if we were suppose to take more from that than Lee simply giving her a gift but...well, I really kinda want to.
Despite my extreme reservations, my anger at the writers, my absolute fear at Ron's direction for the remainder of the show and the ridiculous break in the last season I can't help but have a tiny sliver of hope. I don't want to for fear of being devastated by what we get but...I just can't help it.
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If I trusted the writers these days I would. This scene seems like something from earlier canon in some ways... I'd love to see a Kara fan write about the significance for Kara. I can only guess, but I can see a few added emotional layers:
- Aurora is her role--heralding the new dawn--so it may have given her added faith in her calling
- it's a symbol of belief so it would remind her that someone had faith in her and that she should not give up herself
- She gave it away when she died and now she has it back--she gets her life back. That echoes what actually happened but I think emotionally it has added significance because Kara was in such a despairing place when Lee visited her. Getting it back and then getting the ship from Adama seems like the time she got her life back emotionally. (Not her whole life, perhaps, but at least her role as Aurora)
I'm sure for Kara, a believer, and someone who is so affected by omens and signs and destiny, having it returned to her this way would be a powerful encouraging sign. And it does tie Lee to her destiny a little more too... she returned to him when she came back from death and here he gives her hope (her own hope!).
Lee has always had this glowy view of Kara as larger than life and I think sometimes she's felt annoyed by that because she can't live up to it--but in her role as Aurora the fact that he reflects that view of her is *perfect* because it's the truth.
I've been trying to stomp all over my tiny sliver of hope because I fear what's coming so much. Not because I fear tragedy but because I fear badly written, annoying tragedy. ;) But I do know what you mean. Clearly despite everything I am still hopelessly eternally attached to pilots at the very least.
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