BSG fic!

[kixxa]

This fic is for Daniela, whose poking with a sharp stick really gets results!

Gaius Baltar, Doc Cottle and an OC.

Comments

[millari]

I think the guards liked throwing Baltar around the cell, they seemed to do that without compunction in the later prison scenes, without compunction and a lot of relish. Poor old Gaius. Probably another reason why he didn't want a retrial.

Awww, poor Gaius. Yeah, that's totally true. They really slammed him good a few times on those cell bars, I noticed. It was totally believable to me that they would do that, just hard to watch in a more extended way, as happens in this fic. :)

You know, you're probably right. Baltar probably did think of himself as pathetic. Also, strangely, he is sometimes his own most vehement critic. For a guy who's often pretty lazy and cowardly, he seems to have high standards for himself (that he thinks himself completely incapable of achieving, and maybe kind of likes it that way because it's less work).

No, I think you're right about the anchor of humanity/questioning. That's a huge point of this fic, I think. Baltar *is* very flawed, and very irritating at times (no matter how much of a Baltar fangirl I am), but does anyone deserve what they're putting him through? What does it say about the jailers' humanity when they behave like this, even with a reprehensible human being?

Btw, I checked out your journal a bit. Do you mind if I add?

[kixxa]

Baltar is the richest and most complex of characters, and I must admit, I'm a Gaius Baltar addict. I'd be an acolyte if I could, but as that's not an option, I'll settle for being a fangirl. *g*

I always felt that Gaius suffered much more than he was ever guilty of during his time on New Caprica. I love BSG as a whole, because it lays the story out in a pretty non-partisan way, and allows the viewer to navigate through using their own prisms of morality. Quite rare for any television show. Hope this makes sense as my analytic skills are really very bad. I usually operate from a more emotional base.

Oh, please feel free to add me as a friend. I have so few friends who share my Baltar love, or even understand it! Viva Gaius!!

[millari]

I always felt that Gaius suffered much more than he was ever guilty of during his time on New Caprica. I love BSG as a whole, because it lays the story out in a pretty non-partisan way, and allows the viewer to navigate through using their own prisms of morality.

*nods* Especially during this time period on the show. Season 1-3 did a great job with that.

Oh, please feel free to add me as a friend. I have so few friends who share my Baltar love, or even understand it! Viva Gaius!!

Awesome. I'm adding you as soon as I finish this. I'm always ready to talk about Gaius! :)