Our Remaining Questions
Hi everyone -- so sorry for the delay in today's DPP! Real life intervened a bit, but better late than never, so here we are. Please accept these pilot-appropriate macros as my apology:
For today, I was thinking about a few unanswered questions I have about little moments of characterization throughout the series. After being around fandom for a fairly long time, I'm always excited to realize that I still have bits of meta I haven't really thought about. Here are a few of my questions, and I would love it if in the comments you would share your opinions, and also add any unanswered questions of your own :)
The Chief and Kara:
> In the miniseries, I still feel like I don't fully understand the context behind the moment Kara and Tyrol share on the flight deck, when Tyrol tells her that Lee is dead and she responds by asking about Sharon. Why did Tyrol tell her about Lee in particular? Was it common knowledge among the Galactica crew that Kara had been involved with one of Adama's sons? Did everyone know it was the *other* son, or did people assume it had been Lee (and therefore assume that Lee was Kara's ex?) Or do you think Galen told her because he knew about Zak, and thought Lee's death would bring back those memories? I ask because - correct me if I'm wrong - I don't think Tyrol had ever seen Kara and Lee together at that point. They hadn't been together, except for the brig.
Gaeta, Kara, and Lee:
> Felix obviously had a lot of reasons for resenting Kara (his near-airlocking, his leg, and her marriage to a cylon were the ones he mentioned), but do you think he blamed her for Dee's unhappiness/suicide? As much or more than he blamed Lee? And with Lee, did you get the impression that Gaeta knew about Zarek's plan to have Lee shot during the mutiny as soon as he got to the Galactica? Gaeta must have given the clearance for the shuttle to land in the midst of that comm blackout, right? What did he think was going to happen there? Because in every other case - even Bill, even THE CYLONS - Gaeta ordered them put under arrest, not killed outright. Was Lee his one exception to that, or did he just not know what was going on? I ask because I always thought that look of hatred Gaeta directed at Lee when he runs out of the morgue in SaGN was supposed to lead somewhere.
Roslin, Bill, and pilots:
> So, Roslin saw them kiss as early as "Home Part 2," and in her dreams she clearly imagines them as cuddly, if not an explicit couple. Why did she keep that insight to herself? I find it a bit hard to believe that over her whole relationship with Bill, Kara and Lee just never came up. Did they really never talk about the kids? Or did she deliberately decide to let Bill think whatever wrongheaded things he wanted?
Anyhow, I'd love to hear your thoughts, either in comments or in little drabbles if you feel so inclined :) And please, point out for us any mysteries in characterization, big or small, that you are still puzzling over!