A post of vague spoilerishness

[sophinisba]

So yesterday I was looking at this post and its comments even though I'd been warned that it had major spoilers for everything ever. Sure enough, I read a BSG spoiler even though I thought I'd be clever enough to avert my eyes if someone started talking about BSG. So this was totally my fault and I'm not too upset

Comments

[gamerchick]

Yeah, this was definitely the part of the show where Starbuck's character changed a lot, and where I started to like her less. I didn't mind the "trapped in the apartment with Leoben" plot (the whole thing for me was a classic case of "not my kink", but I thought her response to the situation was interesting and believable all the same), but what I did not find believable was how she was instantly attached to Kacey and how she suddenly had all these maternal instincts that she had actively denied having in "The Farm" (where she specifically told Simon she didn't want kids because she was afraid of abusing them the same way her mother had abused her). I might have believed it if she had been shown developing a real relationship with Kacey over time and discovering that she really did care for the child, but the way it played out, it really felt to me like "oh Leoben says I have a kid and I won't even stop for one minute to think that this might be some sort of Cylon ploy and I'll totally lose my mind with the baby rabies the instant I see her." Again, just my interpretation, but for me that was not consistent with how the character had been portrayed before. I did like the end of that plot though, it was a nice kick in the teeth.

I think the biggest problem I had with Starbuck's character development here was not that we start seeing more of her problems and flaws (because those were always there), but that it stops being balanced out with plenty of reminders of how awesome she is. In season 3 I thought there was too much relationship and personal drama and not enough kicking ass. So yeah, I like early Starbuck better. There is some stuff that happens with her later that I like more in some ways and less in others, but I won't say anything about that until you've seen more of the show. I have to be super vague now but ask me about this again when some things happen that will definitely cause you to understand why I can't spoil you now. Ask me for details later.

(Though I will say you're coming up on my favorite BSG episode, and it involves Starbuck relationship drama, and I am so jealous right now OMG!)

[sophinisba]

Yeah, I can totally see what you mean. I mean, to be fair she did resist the "oh look you have a daughter" thing at first even though she was faced with this almost unnaturally cute kid, she was refusing to engage emotionally at all until Kacey was hurt, but I agree with you that at that point the change was too sudden and the aftereffects are really dominating her character at this point, and I too miss her kicking ass. (Also I'm feeling bad for Anders right now even though I thought at first that he was boring.)

Tell me which is the upcoming episode that you love and I'll be thinking of you when I watch it. I'm getting ready to watch "A Measure of Salvation" now.

[gamerchick]

Unfinished Business. I predict that it will kill you dead with awesome and heartbreak. You're actually only two away!

[sophinisba]

I thought the episode I watched this afternoon was pretty great too!

[gentlehobbit]

Unfinished Business!!!

*squeeeeeeeee*

I love that episode, and I hope it kills her dead too (in a manner of speaking!)