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Post by Sara on Mar 5, 2007 9:48:50 GMT -5
This LJ posting sums up my feelings almost perfectly:
Dear BSG Powers That Be,
I actually loved this episode, and if this is one big fake out and it turns out that you're being inspired by the classic series and Kara isn't really dead, I will (only just) forgive you.
But if you have actually killed her? We are breaking up in a very big way.
No love, Me.
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Post by Shan on Mar 5, 2007 10:08:41 GMT -5
This LJ posting sums up my feelings almost perfectly: Dear BSG Powers That Be,
I actually loved this episode, and if this is one big fake out and it turns out that you're being inspired by the classic series and Kara isn't really dead, I will (only just) forgive you.
But if you have actually killed her? We are breaking up in a very big way.
No love, Me.My son fell asleep before the show ended. I've promised he can watch it tonight but he is going to be DEVASTATED. Like "I am a leaf on the wind, watch me GRK!" devastated.
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Post by Onjel on Mar 5, 2007 10:11:07 GMT -5
This LJ posting sums up my feelings almost perfectly: Dear BSG Powers That Be,
I actually loved this episode, and if this is one big fake out and it turns out that you're being inspired by the classic series and Kara isn't really dead, I will (only just) forgive you.
But if you have actually killed her? We are breaking up in a very big way.
No love, Me.My son fell asleep before the show ended. I've promosed he can watch it tonight but he is going to be DEVASTATED. Like "I am a leaf on the wind, watch me GRK!" devastated.
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Post by Shan on Mar 5, 2007 10:11:08 GMT -5
He wants her to die so she'll be reborn in a new body. Think she'll be coming to in a vat of goo on a cylon ship, perhaps? If she is a cylon, why were they harvesting her eggs? Unless she's one of the Final Five and the Doctorcylon didn't know...hmm...
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Post by Sara on Mar 5, 2007 10:20:15 GMT -5
This LJ posting sums up my feelings almost perfectly: Dear BSG Powers That Be,
I actually loved this episode, and if this is one big fake out and it turns out that you're being inspired by the classic series and Kara isn't really dead, I will (only just) forgive you.
But if you have actually killed her? We are breaking up in a very big way.
No love, Me.My son fell asleep before the show ended. I've promised he can watch it tonight but he is going to be DEVASTATED. Like "I am a leaf on the wind, watch me GRK!" devastated. Awww... Just be sure to remind him that dead isn't always dead in the world of science fiction, when he's ready to hear it. It's how I made it through the episode.
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Post by Michelle on Mar 5, 2007 11:24:05 GMT -5
Argh. This is why I don't usually start watching shows mid-series. This was a very moving ep, but since I don't know much of Kara's backstory, I felt a bit more removed. (great summary of her history, Lola!)
Why did Adama destroy the ship? I mean, I know why--he was emotional and overwraught--but is there a symbolic significance? Will his ship be destroyed? There really is no dawn, no fresh start to go toward? Does that put a different spin on what Baltar said--that no one but someone with the last name of Adama will ever be in charge of the Galactica?
A very good ep. Much to think about.
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Post by Squeemonster on Mar 5, 2007 21:31:00 GMT -5
This LJ posting sums up my feelings almost perfectly: Dear BSG Powers That Be,
I actually loved this episode, and if this is one big fake out and it turns out that you're being inspired by the classic series and Kara isn't really dead, I will (only just) forgive you.
But if you have actually killed her? We are breaking up in a very big way.
No love, Me.I feel broken-hearted and numb. It's not going to be the same show without her. I dunno. I may have to stop watching it. This just feels all wrong to me. I loathe being pessimistic about a show that I loved so very much, but if Kara's gone it may just be too much of a change for me. I hope I can get past it. I'll try to move on and embrace what's left. But I may not have it in me to do so.
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Post by Sara on Mar 6, 2007 15:32:08 GMT -5
This LJ posting sums up my feelings almost perfectly: Dear BSG Powers That Be,
I actually loved this episode, and if this is one big fake out and it turns out that you're being inspired by the classic series and Kara isn't really dead, I will (only just) forgive you.
But if you have actually killed her? We are breaking up in a very big way.
No love, Me.I feel broken-hearted and numb. It's not going to be the same show without her. I dunno. I may have to stop watching it. This just feels all wrong to me. I loathe being pessimistic about a show that I loved so very much, but if Kara's gone it may just be too much of a change for me. I hope I can get past it. I'll try to move on and embrace what's left. But I may not have it in me to do so. If you can, try giving it until the end of the year; I expect by the end of the episode (and I say this from a spoiler-free perspective) we'll have a truer sense of whether or not we've seen the last of Kara Thrace, if only because if we haven't then I suspect that'll be a/the cliffhanger they leave us dangling with.
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Post by Shan on Mar 6, 2007 20:33:17 GMT -5
Argh. This is why I don't usually start watching shows mid-series. This was a very moving ep, but since I don't know much of Kara's backstory, I felt a bit more removed. (great summary of her history, Lola!) Why did Adama destroy the ship? I mean, I know why--he was emotional and overwraught--but is there a symbolic significance? Will his ship be destroyed? There really is no dawn, no fresh start to go toward? Does that put a different spin on what Baltar said--that no one but someone with the last name of Adama will ever be in charge of the Galactica? A very good ep. Much to think about. I think destroying the model ship was only meant to be about Adama's overwrought emotional state. The ship was the kind of thing one does in one's pastime, something Adama could only do in his rare spare time to relax, and I think he smashed it up because he thought everything was wrong and never going to be right again because of the loss of Starbuck. He lost his "daughter" and his best fighter pilot and there was no reason for it. Me, I think he'll probably blame himself for what happened to Kara, for knowing she was in a bad way and not doing what he thought was enough to protect her. So if the model ship symbolized anything, I think it would be Adama's time he'd spent on it that was "wasted" on the model instead of on what he saw as his duties as an admiral, as Kara's superior officer and as her near-FIL. < much interruptions to thoughts>
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Post by Vlad on Mar 8, 2007 15:30:51 GMT -5
It's that wide wide mouth and the way she so totally throws herself into a smile. yes, that is it, just looking at her in the last few episodes, she has been in just sparingly, she didnt strike me as super attractive, but that first scene tonight with the paint, I officially retract that statement, crazy or not , she is a very attractive, in a tomboy, kick your ass kinda way. rofl Oh god... yes! Vlad
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Post by Vlad on Mar 8, 2007 15:32:26 GMT -5
I take it she's been through a lot lately. And in the far past as well. And in the recent past. And everywhere in between. Oy! You hit it right on the nose. Abused as a kid; involved with another of Adama's sons whose death she blames herself for; on the run from genocide with the small remnants of humanity; shot down on a planet, she saved herself by crawling into a living cylon ship and teaching herself how to fly it back; heroically going off on a suicide mission to find an important artifact; trapped for a while on the nuked Caprica where she was captured and her ovaries harvested because the Cylons wanted to grow little baby hybrids; held prisoner on New Caprica and held in a cell by Leoben who mentally tortured her and made her think that a baby had been grown from her stolen eggs but it all turned out to be a lie. Stuff like that. And of course all sorts of love-life anguish, heavy drinking, card playing and general brawling. Nice summary! Vlad
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Post by Vlad on Mar 8, 2007 15:39:09 GMT -5
He wants her to die so she'll be reborn in a new body. Think she'll be coming to in a vat of goo on a cylon ship, perhaps? All naked and gooey; jsut floating around? *goes to a happy place* Vlad
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Post by Sara on Mar 8, 2007 21:31:15 GMT -5
Argh. This is why I don't usually start watching shows mid-series. This was a very moving ep, but since I don't know much of Kara's backstory, I felt a bit more removed. (great summary of her history, Lola!) Why did Adama destroy the ship? I mean, I know why--he was emotional and overwraught--but is there a symbolic significance? Will his ship be destroyed? There really is no dawn, no fresh start to go toward? Does that put a different spin on what Baltar said--that no one but someone with the last name of Adama will ever be in charge of the Galactica? A very good ep. Much to think about. Speaking of that scene, Greg listened to the podcast for this episode and Ron Moore told an interesting story about the filming of it. It appears Olmos got into the moment more than anyone expected, picking up the model and really smashing it against the table (or wall—I can't remember which). The thing is, no one told Olmos it was a museum-quality replica worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. And it was on loan. According to Moore, the moment Olmos busted the ship every single member of the crew went white as the blood drained from their faces. The model was insured, thankfully. But it still made for a very memorable experience for all concerned.
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Post by Onjel on Mar 8, 2007 21:34:48 GMT -5
Argh. This is why I don't usually start watching shows mid-series. This was a very moving ep, but since I don't know much of Kara's backstory, I felt a bit more removed. (great summary of her history, Lola!) Why did Adama destroy the ship? I mean, I know why--he was emotional and overwraught--but is there a symbolic significance? Will his ship be destroyed? There really is no dawn, no fresh start to go toward? Does that put a different spin on what Baltar said--that no one but someone with the last name of Adama will ever be in charge of the Galactica? A very good ep. Much to think about. Speaking of that scene, Greg listened to the podcast for this episode and Ron Moore told an interesting story about the filming of it. It appears Olmos got into the moment more than anyone expected, picking up the model and really smashing it against the table (or wall—I can't remember which). The thing is, no one told Olmos it was a museum-quality replica worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. And it was on loan. According to Moore, the moment Olmos busted the ship every single member of the crew went white as the blood drained from their faces. The model was insured, thankfully. But it still made for a very memorable experience for all concerned. Oh. My. God. That's hilarious! And, tragic. I bet Olmos felt like crap after that. Though, the blame belongs elsewhere if there is any blame to be had.
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Post by Lola m on Mar 9, 2007 13:18:29 GMT -5
Speaking of that scene, Greg listened to the podcast for this episode and Ron Moore told an interesting story about the filming of it. It appears Olmos got into the moment more than anyone expected, picking up the model and really smashing it against the table (or wall—I can't remember which). The thing is, no one told Olmos it was a museum-quality replica worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. And it was on loan. According to Moore, the moment Olmos busted the ship every single member of the crew went white as the blood drained from their faces. The model was insured, thankfully. But it still made for a very memorable experience for all concerned. Oh. My. God. That's hilarious! And, tragic. I bet Olmos felt like crap after that. Though, the blame belongs elsewhere if there is any blame to be had. Eeep! And yes, sort of funny but also, OMG, who the hell didn't/why the hell not tell him about the model being valuable?
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