BSG Review (mini-season + eps 1-7 of S1)

[falafel_musings]

Phew! I've been having a bit of a BSG marthon over the past week. First of all let me say a big thanks to jelly, lune, pace, etc who have been pushing me to watch it for ages. I'm just sorry I took so long for me to get into the loop! So last night I watched through to 'Six degrees of Seperation' which was probably my favourite ep so far. So it's

Comments

[elliotsmelliot]

I'm glad it's been a pleasant viewing experience for you. It’s never been a show I get uber excited about but for the most part is dependable entertainment and often thought provoking. I found your character analyses interesting. I feel the same way about Roslin and Baltar. I admire Kara but like the warmth missing from Apollo there is something missing (or maybe too much added) that I can never completely love her. I also tune out during the space battles

[falafel_musings]

I can certainly imagine that Kara's character would become tiresome if she was over-written. That is my biggest issue with Sawyer. I actually thought his character was very sharp and well-balanced in S1. Kara has a cool balance so far but I can imagine the writers losing it and trying to have too much jammed into Starbuck. That'd put me off.

The Roslin/Adama scenes are very nice. I think I prefer Roslin with other characters though. The Roslin/Baltar scenes in the last episode were very interesting. Thanks for your ep recs!

Not seen Indy yet. We took a rain check but we'll probably see it by the end of the week. Job search? Guh. Don't ask. I'm doing some part time work in a shop over the summer, trying to finish my novel and hopefully getting a trainee placement in libraryship skills come September (fingers crossed!)

[falafel_musings]

Wow! Thanks big time for all the info! I'm not really worried about spoilers. Knowing there is good stuff coming up will give me more drive to watch. But I can't see myself slogging through the whole thing. It's not BSGs fault though. Maybe Lost has put me off long running American TV series for good?! I don't feel so willing to dedicate my time to these shows. I really don't think the shipper side will ever appeal to me.

Which are your favourite Baltar and Baltar/Felix eps?? Just asking because I'm still not keen on watching so many eps and only skipping a few. Apart from anything else I am finding watching things off my laptop screen a drag.

[cylune9]

Unfinished Business (lune would hate me for saying that,

whaaaaa'??? I hate you. >:(

Like pace said, the show is very serialized and you can't fully appreciate the impact of an episode without knowing the history. There are some you can skip though - Hero, Black Market and The Woman King are the obvious. In fact, I would encourage you to skip them. You could skip Final Cut... The must-see are usually the season finales, the premieres and the mid-season "cliffhangers": Pegasus/Resurrection Ship & Eye of Jupiter/Rapture.

The best Gaius/Felix episodes are all in season 3 - Precipice, Exodus Part II, Taking A Break from All Your Worries and Crossroad Part II. And although they don't share any scenes in Collaborators & Torn, they somewhat live parallel experiences.

My favorite episodes that you haven't seen yet are: The Hand of God, Kobol's Last Gleaming, the 3 Pegasus episodes, Exodus Part II, Collaborators, Unfinished Business & Guess What's Coming to Dinner.