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DPP Saturday! Who are you?

Feb 18, 2012 03:01

In lots of ways, Kara and Lee share many characteristics and details of hard upbringings. In other ways, they couldn't be more different. Though sometimes being together leads to an explosive outburst, we've seen them work together in a complementary kind of harmony that's pretty unique to them throughout the course of the show. Today's discussion ( Read more... )

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apodixis February 18 2012, 08:10:32 UTC

I hate to admit it but I am definitely a Lee. I'm a rule follower, but I know my rights and wrongs and when I have to stand up in support of them. I'm usually a little too serious and pragmatic for my own good, and though I may know the things I want... I rarely try to really take them. Right now, I'm also walking the line between trying to figure out what I want to do with my life vs. what's expected, and being so damn hesitant in making a move for it. And perhaps the strongest reason is that despite all of this and how much the big risk takers like Kara can irritate me, I so very much still want to be a Kara-type, underneath it all.

bop_radar February 18 2012, 08:55:19 UTC

I always identified strongly with Lee, Lee, and seemingly only Lee, when the show was on. So much so it felt disconcerting, at times, to have a character whose inner world I intuitively grasped so completely ( ... )

rachelindeed February 18 2012, 11:59:29 UTC

Hmm. Well, in one sense I identify with Lee because I usually find it very easy to see where he's coming from and I tend to agree with many of his decisions, though he regularly makes me want to punch him in his personal life :/

But just because I agree with him a lot doesn't mean I think I'm similar to him in personality. I don't see myself in either of them, actually, though I think they're both great.

I like to talk things out. They don't. I am not angry. They are both simmering volcanoes of supressed molten rage. I would never in a million years be happy in the military. I have no desire to fly anything anywhere, and get nervous even behind the wheel of a car. I am a fan of monogamy. I am not ambitious. My life is quite sendentary and it would make absolutely wretched television drama.

When my husband and I were dating, I actually asked him once, "Hey, why can't we be America's Love Story?" And he said, "We would only be the Love Story of the part of America that enjoys watching the McNeil-Lehrer News Hour." So true

rayruz February 18 2012, 14:37:03 UTC

Every BSG "What character are you" test has given me one answer.

Lee.

I overthink and I overthink and I overthink. I'm about fairness and justice and yes, I'll deny myself what I truly want on many occasions. I have massive daddy issues. (lol).

I once read a quote.. I don't buy it fully, because I can think of a ton of cases where it doesn't work... but it applies in this case for me: an OTP is when the character you identify with gets together with the character you wanna do.

*stares at Lee**stares at Kara*

Yes.

n_e_star February 18 2012, 15:07:42 UTC

an OTP is when the character you identify with gets together with the character you wanna do

::thinks of every pairing she has have shipped even kinda::

Oh.

My.

God.

You just broke my brain.

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rayruz February 18 2012, 15:24:42 UTC

STOP MAKING ME WANT TO HUG TROY'S FACE.

n_e_star February 18 2012, 15:55:10 UTC

Okay...

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n_e_star February 18 2012, 15:17:35 UTC

Oh wow, good question!

Off the top of my head I would say Lee. Growing up with people watching your actions based on what your parents do, the appreciation of rules and propriety, shoving the deep emotions down, being the responsible one.

But then as I think about it, I tend to respond to things like Kara (although not with the risk taking behavior); putting on that persona, being grounded by faith, running from the emotionally scary.