Right, so...

[kianspo]

Randomly popping up to say that whoever wanted me to watch BSG, I kinda hate you. My muse hates you. My writing really hates you. At the moment, I blame you for every single thing not getting done, and I'm comfortable doing that. Cheers. :\

Comments

[aprilleigh24]

Omg! BSG was my last fandom! Loved and adored it until it ripped out my heart, stompted on it, and then placed it in a blender.

Where are you? What episode?

[kianspo]

Hm. Was it in a good way or in a 'the show fucked up' way?

Middle of season 2...

[aprilleigh24]

A little of both? It was just... the whole experience was so emotionally fraught. Not just the show, but my whole fandom experience with it

[kianspo]

I see. Yes, I'm past the Pegasus arc and I had already watched Black Market when you asked. It was a weird ep. I'm actually noticing this a lot about the series. Like the characters are so coherent one moment, and then suddenly their actions and motivations become complete mystery to me.

And yes, what a plethora of pairings! The slasher in me sort of cries a little, though. My brain is so broken. :D

Who did you ship? :)

Yeah, I hear you. That sucks. Kind of a bit like what is happening to Merlin now. Sorry, my pain is never far from me. >.<

I'm not sure I'll be reading fics yet, but if you have some absolute must in mind, please share. I'm curious. ;)

[aprilleigh24]

Who did I ship? Well, I should say first that BSG was (oddly) was not about the smut for me. I mean, I'd read it, but it's wasn't something I sought out. I was all about 'filling the gaps' 'missing scenes' or 'what if? AU's' so that's what you'll see with my recs. And about your comment re: characterizations- fandom writers really had to step in to 'fix' the inconsistent actions and motivations of the various characters.

But my shipping preference was definitely Roslin/Adama. They totally fit my OTP checklist: 1. Equals - both as President and Admiral; but equals within the narrative as well. 2. Opposites with a common goal- One thinks, the other feels but both want what's best for the fleet. 3. United, they are a force to be reckoned with- 1+1 doesn't = 2 but rather 100. (see also Kirk/Spock; Mulder/Scully; Sherlock/John; Charles/Erik)

First of all, I ready made a rec list here. I still like them all, but I realize it is quite a bit, so here are the ones I remember in detail +2 years after reading them (so they must be good, right

[kianspo]

Oooh, thank you for these, bb. ♥

I feel a bit weird about the show right now. Some radical characterization twists really throw me, especially when it comes to Apollo and Starbuck.

Actually, the characters I find most sympathetic so far are Adama Sr., the Chief, Dee, and Gaeta. Well, I liked Billy, but they killed Billy. We'll see what happens next...

[aprilleigh24]

Forgot to add- I'll never, ever regret this show because it gave me this awesome music.

Seriously, of my top 10 most played list, 8 of them are BSG songs.

[lulabel]

I must admit I really kind of hated the finale too. Or rather, it was really awesome to watch it, to see everything come together like some amazing jigsaw puzzle. Afterwards, however..... I'm too much a believer in free will to find much satisfaction in how things ended.

[kianspo]

Okay, shut up now, both of you. Don't spoil me, I still want to see it. ;)

[makowe_pola]

This! It was amazing how everything came together, well, almost everthing. And I was quite satusfied with it, as it made the story complete, without an option to continue (I think it's why fandom fell apart), to which we are used to-always an open ending, in case they are contracted for another series. And BSG was a story with definitive end. But leaving some hope, I think.