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With only four episodes left, I'm almost done with my BSG revival.
What I love the most about the show is that it loved its characters and respected them. They all had a great exit, shocking for some of them, but great nonetheless.
Of course we were supposed to side with the lead characters (or at least one of them ) and root for them, but there were no real "villains" per se, no caricatures. At some point you could always understand the characters, even when they made mistakes or did "bad things"; we could see where they came from. Even for D'Anna, Admiral Cain, Boomer, Tom Zarek or Cavil.
Season 4 has been bashed by many viewers but watching it again in a row, I think it's actually excellent*. The mid-season finale, "Sometimes AGreat Notion" is still powerful, and the following episode, "A Disquiet Follows My Soul" was perfect in its gloomy way. Not many tv shows dared to explore human despair the way BSG did then.
*and Jamie Bamber sported the best hairstyle Lee ever had on the show!
Also, speaking of rewatch, Sherlock was on the French cable yesterday evening - and I could watch it in its orginal language! - and seeing "A Study In Pink" was again a real pleasure. The way the two characters "clicked" was perfect.
And tonight the three last episodes of Justified S1 are on...
What I love the most about the show is that it loved its characters and respected them. They all had a great exit, shocking for some of them, but great nonetheless.
Of course we were supposed to side with the lead characters (or at least one of them ) and root for them, but there were no real "villains" per se, no caricatures. At some point you could always understand the characters, even when they made mistakes or did "bad things"; we could see where they came from. Even for D'Anna, Admiral Cain, Boomer, Tom Zarek or Cavil.
Season 4 has been bashed by many viewers but watching it again in a row, I think it's actually excellent*. The mid-season finale, "Sometimes AGreat Notion" is still powerful, and the following episode, "A Disquiet Follows My Soul" was perfect in its gloomy way. Not many tv shows dared to explore human despair the way BSG did then.
*and Jamie Bamber sported the best hairstyle Lee ever had on the show!
Also, speaking of rewatch, Sherlock was on the French cable yesterday evening - and I could watch it in its orginal language! - and seeing "A Study In Pink" was again a real pleasure. The way the two characters "clicked" was perfect.
And tonight the three last episodes of Justified S1 are on...