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Random Thoughts + BSG Poll

Apr 11, 2009 18:18

Finally caught an episode of FNL, and it's the season finale! Luckily the DVDs are coming out soon. So, Coach Taylor = Coriolanus, Y/N? ;)

Also rewatched the premier of Farscape. I'm still a bit iffy on the series as a whole, especially John, who seems a bit bland, if very nice and VERY easy on the eyes. But I do believe that Officer Aeryn Sun ( Read more... )

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emmiere April 11 2009, 23:20:36 UTC

Ok, so this is difficult, because I do love a lot of what they were going for in 4.0(I thought). Even if the writing wasn't as tight as in earlier seasons, it's still what finally pushed me over into becoming fannishly attached to the show. So I would keep through Revelations for sure, and probably Sometimes a Great Notion too, despite how much I want Dee to continue to live. Because it ends with them starting up the search all over again and more broken, but, yeah, then I could pretend that all of the mytharc and Cylon stuff was actually going somewhere and not fell guilty for having defended any of it. :(

frolicndetour April 11 2009, 23:47:49 UTC

Ok, so this is difficult, because I do love a lot of what they were going for in 4.0(I thought). Even if the writing wasn't as tight as in earlier seasons, it's still what finally pushed me over into becoming fannishly attached to the show.

I know it's hard, that's why I haven't voted yet. ;) And yeah, Season One - mid Season Two was the best in terms of tight, consistent writing. But the highs of later seasons were really high.

I don't think I could personally end it at Sometimes A Great Notion, because (1)Dee, (2)DEE, (3) Dammit Ron, DEE. Not even a favorite character, but he's all bragging it up on the podcast about how he kept Sam around because the fans didn't like it and we're not the boss of him, and what the hell Dee, Cally and Tory?!?! *ahem* But also it's the episode where we found out that BawwDama wasn't just a one-episode thing but the rest of our lives. ;) And they broke Laura and picked a ridiculous way to let CKR film his new show and it's just such a downer. I think if I picked Revelations, I would shut the tape ( ... )

emmiere April 12 2009, 02:05:20 UTC

Not even a favorite character, but he's all bragging it up on the podcast about how he kept Sam around because the fans didn't like it and we're not the boss of him, and what the hell Dee, Cally and Tory?!?!

Ugh, this is why I can't listen to those and keep my sanity.

But if SaGN was the last we saw of Adama, I'd be ok with that. He continues his breakdown, and then we're done. Works for me. :) I don't even mind them breaking Laura here, because it makes complete sense that this would be what does it for her. In both cases, Laura especially, the things I hate come from the continuing fail in later episodes, not necessarily what they set up here. Plus we'd get the Final Cylon crap out of the way (and stay dead) and end on a vaguely hopeful, but probably doomed note of them getting their shit a little bit together and starting the next futile quest. But, yeah, Dee. We'd still lose Dee. *ponders*

I have to agree with beccatoria about keeping the info from No Exit, it worked really well for me. Hmm, if I'm being cooly logical though, I' ( ... )

rose_griffes April 12 2009, 02:57:00 UTC

...stick with John in Farscape. I think maybe he's so bland in the beginning partly because he's supposed to be our entry POV into this alien place.

Yes, this. (I came over here to say that and you beat me to it... though I haven't finished season one yet, so now I'm watching with the rewatch group, woohoo!)

And Aeryn is so seriously kickass she'd be worth watching even if the rest of it sucked.
This too! :D

emmiere April 12 2009, 23:48:09 UTC

*high fives*

Whoot! Rewatch!

Which I, er, should go do to participate this week.

*runs off*

frolicndetour April 12 2009, 21:17:48 UTC

But if SaGN was the last we saw of Adama, I'd be ok with that.

You're nicer than I am. ;) My hatred of him was pretty much irrevocably cemented at that point. Dee's death was not about you, Admiral Emo. And then trying to commit suicide-by-Cylon with Tigh - GRR! Grow some balls and do it yourself. Don't manipulate your best friend into doing it for you with no regard for the fact that it would utterly destroy him, by calling his dead wife a filthy whore.

To be fair, I started disliking him back in early season three, when Kara and Tigh were brutally tortured and he... made it all about him and told them they might as well shoot him in the head if they weren't going to suck it up and be all smiles. So this was just the clincher.

I don't even mind them breaking Laura here, because it makes complete sense that this would be what does it for her. In both cases, Laura especially, the things I hate come from the continuing fail in later episodes, not necessarily what they set up here.I'm conflicted, because I hate everything they did ( ... )

emmiere April 12 2009, 23:46:28 UTC

I guess the thing is to end canon there, but not end the story. *nods*

*nods* I think that's what I was trying to say, yes. Because if circumstances had ended it there, I would always believe that there would have been payoff for everything they had set up. It's not...satisfying, but it's doable for me.

And, yeah, it was the episode where I decided I absolutely hated Bill Adama, but it was kind of freeing to never have to make excuses for his crazy ass ever again. The downside of my tuning him out turned out to be missing almost all of the Laura bits we got, but hey, I skipped over most of the rage into complete apathy so...win? :(

Can I keep repeatedly changing my vote? Or maybe just pretend all of the awesome stuff from later (No Exit, mutiny, STWOM, parts of Daybreak) were just flash forwards beamed directly to my brain by God. :P

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