Helo and Sharon through 2.07...

[sabaceanbabe]

I apologize for the length of this post - it kinda got away from me and I don’t think I’m done with it, even now, since my thoughts on these characters are constantly evolving. In fact, I express myself a helluva lot better in writing fic as to how I truly see them, but I just had to get this off my chest. I’d love for you guys to post your

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[raincitygirl]

Nicely done. Lots of food for thought here.

[sabaceanbabe]

Thanks! :)

I'd love to hear your thoughts, once they're formulated... ;)

Lengthy anecdote analogy post - kinda off-topic

[raincitygirl]

I'm just riffing here, not picking up on any one particular point Sorry, kinda woozy here). In terms of what Sharon is, with the way she's hanging onto her own theological beliefs and clearly sees them as the only correct ones, but is nevertheless helping the humans, I am reminded of a story my godmother told me

[raincitygirl]

Now, obviously the situations are far from exactly analogous (that's what happens when you use true stories. You can't fit them to your theory, damnit). For one thing, the Nazis were Girl and her foster family's mutual enemy. A closer analogy might be a Wehrmacht soldier or a Nazi official sheltering Jews or helping them escape. But then, it wouldn't be as close an analogy in other ways, because presumably a soldier or civil servant who'd do that (and a few did) would be disenchanted with Nazi ideology. And the Third Reich was built upon hatred of the Jews, it's a cornerstone of their ideology. And yes, I'm comparing Nazism to a religion, because for many people it was, just as the Cult of Stalin was quasi-religious. So the soldier or official would have to disbelieve in a central plank of their 'religion' to do that, and Cap-Boomer still believes in her religion(she rationalizes the Farms, and nobody's asked her yet whether she approves of nuking 12 planets, but I'd be interested to hear the answer. Mind you, I don't think she's

[sabaceanbabe]

Wow. Great analogy and great story and thank you for telling me how it turned out!

I think I'm going to have to chew on this a little before I respond, but... Wow. :)

[raincitygirl]

Oh, and I totally think you should cross post this to 13th_colony. They don't just do ep reviews, they also do more broad analysis.

[sabaceanbabe]

I've never visited that comm. Maybe I'll have to check it out. The more the merrier, I always say.

Well, maybe not always. More like frequently. :P

[shadowserenity]

Amazing story. Thank you so much for sharing. These types of things fascinate me.