I really didn't like how so many of the characters just withdrew to be alone and die, basically (adama sr., galen, starbuck)..... seems like the frightened, easy way out. after they'd shown so much courage and perseverence previously. That was my least favorite part.
Yeah, that was weird on many levels. One that struck me as interesting was that being on the fleet all those years (aside from the New Caprica business, which was also a form of captivity) would have given them all a sort of prison mentality, which would make it very difficult psychologically to go off alone or in small groups vs sticking together. It's also incredibly unlikely that most of them (notably Galen) could even survive alone in that environment. In the pre-industrial society, that was a big reason why families had so many kids: you needed a bunch of people to help you run the farm so you could eat. Hunting is one thing, if you have the technology and skills; but cultivating land is bloody hard work. So yeah, like you said, it's a form of suicide basically -- disappointing and obnoxious, after how hard they worked to survive.
Yeah, that was weird on many levels. One that struck me as interesting was that being on the fleet all those years (aside from the New Caprica business, which was also a form of captivity) would have given them all a sort of prison mentality, which would make it very difficult psychologically to go off alone or in small groups vs sticking together. It's also incredibly unlikely that most of them (notably Galen) could even survive alone in that environment. In the pre-industrial society, that was a big reason why families had so many kids: you needed a bunch of people to help you run the farm so you could eat. Hunting is one thing, if you have the technology and skills; but cultivating land is bloody hard work. So yeah, like you said, it's a form of suicide basically -- disappointing and obnoxious, after how hard they worked to survive.
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