The Pegasus Arc: Pegasus, Resurrection Ship Pts. 1 & 2

[gentlehobbit]

Here is a post for the Pegasus arc: Pegasus and Resurrection Ship 1 & 2 (Episodes 10-12 in Season Two). This can also be the place to talk about Flight of the Phoenix (Episode 9) as well.

This post is for the Second Season group -- claudia603 and sophinisba. As for all posts like this, everyone is welcome to join in and comment, discuss, ask questions. However,

Comments

[claudia603]

There were so many amazing things that left me breathless or gasping or squealing, especially in part 2 of Resurrection

[sophinisba]

I love how they didn't make the dying woman all saintly.

I could not believe it in RS part 1 when she told Adama, "You're going to have to kill her," except that I totally could! Because none of them are saintly! She is not just some nice schoolteacher who doesn't want anyone to get hurt! She'll do what she has to do!

people are very difficult to completely like or dislike, just like in real life, including the cylons

Yes yes yes this is what I was thinking about so much in the few episodes, that none of the characters are just write or wrong or good or bad. Like even though I did not especially enjoy most of the scenes with Admiral Cain (did you realize she was Juliana Cox the ME from Homicide btw?), also I could see her point! And Sharon when she asks why they deserve to survive! I mean! They all have a point, you know? It's not like SGA or Star Trek or whatever where you know the writers want you to sympathize with one character and their point of view. It is nuanced and awesome!

This show!

[claudia603]

Gosh, I know! I mean yeah, when Roslin told Adama that, I was sort of like omgwtf, but also, it made SENSE with her growing character. I mean, she is not wishy-washy and she has never shown herself to be wishy-washy. She is a great person, one that I trust (I remember a long time ago Gentlehobbit talking about characters you can TRUST and anyway, she is that to me) but not nicey-nice either like I think some of the military personnel are like whatever, a school teacher, she's going to be like "aww...let's all get along" (Cult of Nice, *snickers sekritly a moment*) but she's not. And she's tough. And Adama is SO IN LOVE WITH HER OMG!

And I KNEW she looked familiar but I couldn't put my finger on it! :)

[sophinisba]

In that scene leading up to the kiss, before she gives him the...wings or whatever, I love how sharp her voice sounds. I know part of that is that she's in pain but it made her voice sound more like this woman I know irl, a professor and mentor who is also really nice but really tough and I was like, "I know you! I trust you!" Also I really love the way she always smiles when she has to do or say something difficult. She is so great.

Also Billy loves her so much!

And I KNEW she looked familiar but I couldn't put my finger on it! :)

Something with me but I was afraid to look up her other roles so I made gentlehobbit do it for me omg. Thank you GH!!

[sophinisba]

I looked at Cain as a sort of mirror image of Adama, and what he might have become if he hadn't had Roslin and the rest of the civilians who depended on him and his crew to keep them safe.

Ooh, that is really smart. I hadn't thought about it like that, though I had thought about some of the other characters and how they probably would have ended up a lot different if they were under Cain's command.

[gamerchick]

Hi. I was told that if I came here I could be an honorary hobbit, so here I am. (c: I've seen all of BSG and I'm so happy to see other people watching and falling in love as I did.

I looked at Cain as a sort of mirror image of Adama, and what he might have become if he hadn't had Roslin and the rest of the civilians who depended on him and his crew to keep them safe. I could see him becoming just as iron-hard and unyielding as Cain in the same circumstances she'd been in. Roslin kept him human.This right here is the god's honest truth. The people I watched with originally saw it NOT that way at all - more that Cain was an irredeemable monster - and I think that's doing such a disservice to the depth and the complexity of the characters and their development. Unlike many BSG fans, I absolutely love Cain as a character and I really do respect her and think that a lot of her decisions were at least understandable if not necessarily admirable or correct. I'm really glad to see that's the interpretation that predominates

[gentlehobbit]

Dear Gamerchick

I'm here in my "mod-ly" role. Welcome to the community. I need to discuss something though.

This small community was made by me for my friends and the hobbit community to be a fun, encouraging and supportive community for newbies to BSG. In that light, I would like you to share your thoughts as personal opinions only.

Phrases like "This right here is the god's honest truth" and "I'm really glad to see that's the interpretation that predominates" are things that are not really appropriate here. They may discourage people who have differing opinions from sharing them in a comfortable manner.

Instead, try to use such phrases as "I feel that..." or "I think that..." or perhaps "I'm happy, delighted, [whatever] to hear you say that. What do you think about this?"

On another note, I thank you for not posting the song about Cain. You made a good decision there as this community is strictly spoiler-free. Thanks again.

[gamerchick]

Sorry, won't happen again.

[gentlehobbit]

Cheers. I really appreciate that.

(By the way, I love your "Roslin-Adama" icon! :D Did you make that?)