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teachlikeroslin

The Hub

Jun 10, 2010 21:05

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d'anna's special brand of crazy, helo gets a clue, battlestar galactica, they're worthy of survival!, laura could have been more fabulous, bestow mary with all the acting prizes!, good going humans, gaius wants to pray for you, i'd make out with lucy lawless, laura roslin is fabulous, 5 airlocks

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astreamofstars June 11 2010, 10:52:13 UTC

Apparently I have to divide this up because I'm rambled too much. Sorry!

I love The Hub. I think it's probably my favourite episode of the whole series. It just has everything I love in it: a Laura-centric episode, tons of Laura/Baltar interaction and snark, comedic scenes, horrifying scenes, stuff that makes you think, D'Anna, a gorgeous space battle, amazing music, and then that completely adorable final scene ( ... )

astreamofstars June 11 2010, 10:52:40 UTC

#8 - she's so grouchy when she's unboxed. I love that.

#9 - I dunno why I love the cable plan so much, but I do. It's so reassuringly none technical, I guess. And means the humans and cylons have to work together and trust each other and all that.

#10 - I never noticed that, but it's true. And yeah, I can't imagine Leoben as a pilot.

#11 - I adore that scene so much. I couldn't stop giggling. It's just such a case of sibling rivalry, which is bizarre and awesome. I <3 Laura and Baltar bickering.

#12 - I love it too. And it just so perfectly sums up one of Baltar's biggest problems. He never thinks things through beyond "Will this make me look awesome?". I mean, supposing he succeeds here? He's sitting on a basestar, in the midst of this very delicate dance between humans and cylons, trying to work together for the very first time to overcome a problem which threatens both species, and there are all kinds of trust issues and political issues and one spark could set things off again. And there's Baltar in the middle trying to stir ( ... )

astreamofstars June 11 2010, 10:53:13 UTC

#22 - I knew it was a fake-out, but there's still such a big part of me that wishes it wasn't. I would love to have seen what Mary could have done with cylon!Laura. Her story would have been awesome ( ... )

teachlikeroslin June 15 2010, 04:35:18 UTC

#22- I'm still of two minds about whether or not I would have liked Laura to have been a cylon. On one hand, as you say, I think Mary could have done such cool things with it and that would have totally been worth the price of admission. But, on the other hand, I don't want Laura to be a cylon because her journey in rediscovering the humanity inside herself within the context of her character up to that point is so interesting to watch. Like, what Mary says, about Laura having to discover that they're all the same anyway and how that lesson is better imparted to her if she's a human and not a cylon.

Also, yes. Watch Xena. The first two seasons are good fun and then the third season happens and it's like, "Frak. This show's pretty awesome."

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somadanne June 11 2010, 15:33:13 UTC

Your reviews are always interesting and I'm sorry I don't comment more often.

Anyway, regarding number four and who visited Laura the last time she was dying, you might be interested in these deleted scenes. They were apparently only on the French DVD release, lol. And of course, there's always the question of how one regards deleted scenes ...

If the links don't work, look up user OgessegO on YouTube.

Roslin/Adama

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWUuH5s6ABo&feature=PlayList&p=A366B5ECF8CE2336&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=27

Roslin/Starbuck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wse747VdcmM&feature=related

Roslin/Apollo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfBnyQwmTMg&feature=related

Enjoy!

I love The Hub a lot,

teachlikeroslin June 15 2010, 04:40:05 UTC

I hadn't seen all of these scenes. Thank you for linking to them!

If only the American discs had the same scenes as the French disc. I'm so confused as to why they wouldn't put the same stuff on all the discs.

somadanne June 15 2010, 15:07:26 UTC

I know--I want all the deleted scenes on my discs, you know?

Glad you enjoyed seeing these. It does help to have international BSG fans as friends.

gracent_dic June 25 2010, 03:02:39 UTC

If mankind is not wiped out, there's no need for it to be saved. So Laura can't fulfill her destiny without Baltar.

You know, that's a really interesting and valid point. I'd never thought of it that way. Good call!

I LOVE the little bits of humor scattered through this episode. I think Laura's "humanity died because I died? If you're my subconscious, I'm a little full of myself" line is still one of my favorites ever.

We need more D'Anna and Laura in the world of BSG. :-( I love their interactions so much.

Awwwww the reunion! So much love for that moment. On first viewing I was disappointed with how minimal it was, but I've come to see it as so perfect for them.

teachlikeroslin June 25 2010, 04:17:17 UTC

I think there should be a new series: Laura and D'Anna Do New Caprica.

Think about it. The two meet up and despite their differences and stances as mortal enemies, they find common ground and become fast friends. They get into whacky hijinks around the settlement. Accidentally collapse the school tent. Fall into the waste water bin. Play practical jokes on the insurgents.

It'd be so great!

I think the reunion is great because it is so minimal. You're right- It's perfectly them. And, again, like Adama's "I can't live without her line", this time Laura just goes straight to it. She loves him, she tells him. A great moment.