BSG: Razor (and assorted randomness)
I got back from Birmingham last night and ever since then my cat has done nothing but look at me with big eyes and cry. She is so incredibly needy and when I say "big eyes" I don't mean like normal cat eyes. She has anime character eyes; they take up half her face. It is completely irresistible - which is probably good for her because her meow sounds like croaking and is really not all that cute at all.
This year was the first time that my family has been altogether on Thanksgiving since I graduated from high school. That was nice, especially since Christmas is going to be all kinds of INSANE now that Dad's gone back into the parish; there's something to be said for my parents living in a real place that is easy to get to. (Speaking of not-a-real-place, sad news on the Roswell front: The Alien Surveillance Cafe has closed. This hurts my soul. I just hope Roswell follows through with its plans to make a UFO amusement park because that would pretty much make my life.)
On Saturday night I went over to marenfic's to geek out and watch "Razor." I tried to keep the bandom talk to an absolute minimum. It's possible I failed in this, but there was much BSG related geeking as well. I'm so out of the loop in that fandom. I haven't read fic in it in over six months and I didn't even realize "Razor" was this weekend until Maren asked me if I was excited and then I was like "WAIT. That's happening now?" It did remind me how much I love it. BSG is probably my favorite show right now. I mean, SPN might be my favorite, but if you removed all fannish influence and I was just a regular viewer, I'm pretty sure it would be BSG. If I had in-depth thoughts about"Razor", they would just echo Maren's, so I'm going to be lazy -> what she said. Also, though, I find the fact that the hybrid is identified as the cylon God very, very interesting given their monotheism. This is something they themselves created that has then become a myth. These things may not be connected, but I've always found the allusions to religion on BSG fascinating. I'm really curious to see where they're going to go with that.
Also: Kara, honey. Your issues make SO MUCH MORE SENSE to me now. Really, I get what they were trying to do with the Lee ordering her to blow herself up thing, but man I wanted to see more emotion out of him. I love Lee. I get why he did it, but they didn't sell it to me like I wish they had. I just do not trust BSG with emotional arcs. With plot and political maneuvering and logistical continuity, sure. More or less, anyway. But emotional continuity has never been their strong suit.
Also: There was not enough Sharon. But is there ever?
Overall, I liked it, but mostly what it did was whet my appetite for next season. I can't believe we have to wait until March. That's a full year. So not fair.
So I am back in New Orleans and back to freaking the fuck out about the living situation. I hate moving every year. And how is it even possible that I have this much stuff? I always want to get rid of all of it when I realize I have to move it, but then I realize it is mostly books and dvds and I need those.
I also just clicked on *that* Dr. Who spoiler. Wow. This should be interesting. ETA: DR. WHO SPOILERS IN COMMENTS.
This year was the first time that my family has been altogether on Thanksgiving since I graduated from high school. That was nice, especially since Christmas is going to be all kinds of INSANE now that Dad's gone back into the parish; there's something to be said for my parents living in a real place that is easy to get to. (Speaking of not-a-real-place, sad news on the Roswell front: The Alien Surveillance Cafe has closed. This hurts my soul. I just hope Roswell follows through with its plans to make a UFO amusement park because that would pretty much make my life.)
On Saturday night I went over to marenfic's to geek out and watch "Razor." I tried to keep the bandom talk to an absolute minimum. It's possible I failed in this, but there was much BSG related geeking as well. I'm so out of the loop in that fandom. I haven't read fic in it in over six months and I didn't even realize "Razor" was this weekend until Maren asked me if I was excited and then I was like "WAIT. That's happening now?" It did remind me how much I love it. BSG is probably my favorite show right now. I mean, SPN might be my favorite, but if you removed all fannish influence and I was just a regular viewer, I'm pretty sure it would be BSG. If I had in-depth thoughts about"Razor", they would just echo Maren's, so I'm going to be lazy -> what she said. Also, though, I find the fact that the hybrid is identified as the cylon God very, very interesting given their monotheism. This is something they themselves created that has then become a myth. These things may not be connected, but I've always found the allusions to religion on BSG fascinating. I'm really curious to see where they're going to go with that.
Also: Kara, honey. Your issues make SO MUCH MORE SENSE to me now. Really, I get what they were trying to do with the Lee ordering her to blow herself up thing, but man I wanted to see more emotion out of him. I love Lee. I get why he did it, but they didn't sell it to me like I wish they had. I just do not trust BSG with emotional arcs. With plot and political maneuvering and logistical continuity, sure. More or less, anyway. But emotional continuity has never been their strong suit.
Also: There was not enough Sharon. But is there ever?
Overall, I liked it, but mostly what it did was whet my appetite for next season. I can't believe we have to wait until March. That's a full year. So not fair.
So I am back in New Orleans and back to freaking the fuck out about the living situation. I hate moving every year. And how is it even possible that I have this much stuff? I always want to get rid of all of it when I realize I have to move it, but then I realize it is mostly books and dvds and I need those.
I also just clicked on *that* Dr. Who spoiler. Wow. This should be interesting. ETA: DR. WHO SPOILERS IN COMMENTS.