A solid friendship
Aug. 27th, 2010 08:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gwaevalarinI finished season 2 of Battlestar Galactica last night.
I'm sorry to say that, while I do think it's a good show, I still don't get what the "best show ever" is all about. I just don't find myself in the middle of it, it can't make me happy or sad or rage or fear for the characters. I guess BSG and I have built a solid friendship but I just haven't fallen in love. I'm watching it and it's entertaining and I enjoy it and I think it has solid and intelligent storylines but that's it. That's okay, of course. That's the sort of relationship I have with a few shows I watch. You just won't find me writing long, thoughtful reviews and metas about it anytime soon.
But I have a few thoughts on the characters:
I still want to draw hearts around Helo. He's such a sweetheart.
I feel that I can sum Kara up by saying that she is pretty much a female version of Dean.
Lee is boring me. There is nothing about this character that I find just remotely interesting.
I don't think there's anyone I'd rather see in charge of the fleet than Admiral Adama. He is capable of making tough choices but he is not without compassion. He cares and he tries to do the right thing.
Laura Roslin, on the other hand, is bugging the hell out of me. She seems nice enough on the surface but she has quite a few dirty secrets by now and I feel the reason for their being secrets is that she doesn't have the guts to stand by what she's doing. And if I hear her decide to throw Cylons out of the airlock without thinking about it for even a second or taking a closer look at the situation one more time I'm tempted to throw her out of the next airlock.
I still don't know what to make of Gaius. Most of the time, genius or not, I think he's a egocentric moron. And then suddenly he has his moments that leave me in awe. The first thing that comes to mind here is the way he treats Pegasus' Number Six. How much it gets to him and how he does everything in his power to help her. &hearts
Caprica's Six and Sharon still make me feel that BSG's Cylons have so much in common with SPN's angels. I don't know where they're going to turn next but at the moment I can so clearly see Castiel in them. In the way they seem to care about humanity but are still a little torn and afraid to really step up.
I have seen Leoben in what, two episodes? But he really intrigues me. Despite the little screentime he's had he's already one of the most interesting characters for me.
I will continue with season 3 as soon as I can get my hands on it. After all, I'm still waiting for Romo Lampkin. I want some Mark.
I'm sorry to say that, while I do think it's a good show, I still don't get what the "best show ever" is all about. I just don't find myself in the middle of it, it can't make me happy or sad or rage or fear for the characters. I guess BSG and I have built a solid friendship but I just haven't fallen in love. I'm watching it and it's entertaining and I enjoy it and I think it has solid and intelligent storylines but that's it. That's okay, of course. That's the sort of relationship I have with a few shows I watch. You just won't find me writing long, thoughtful reviews and metas about it anytime soon.
But I have a few thoughts on the characters:
I still want to draw hearts around Helo. He's such a sweetheart.
I feel that I can sum Kara up by saying that she is pretty much a female version of Dean.
Lee is boring me. There is nothing about this character that I find just remotely interesting.
I don't think there's anyone I'd rather see in charge of the fleet than Admiral Adama. He is capable of making tough choices but he is not without compassion. He cares and he tries to do the right thing.
Laura Roslin, on the other hand, is bugging the hell out of me. She seems nice enough on the surface but she has quite a few dirty secrets by now and I feel the reason for their being secrets is that she doesn't have the guts to stand by what she's doing. And if I hear her decide to throw Cylons out of the airlock without thinking about it for even a second or taking a closer look at the situation one more time I'm tempted to throw her out of the next airlock.
I still don't know what to make of Gaius. Most of the time, genius or not, I think he's a egocentric moron. And then suddenly he has his moments that leave me in awe. The first thing that comes to mind here is the way he treats Pegasus' Number Six. How much it gets to him and how he does everything in his power to help her. &hearts
Caprica's Six and Sharon still make me feel that BSG's Cylons have so much in common with SPN's angels. I don't know where they're going to turn next but at the moment I can so clearly see Castiel in them. In the way they seem to care about humanity but are still a little torn and afraid to really step up.
I have seen Leoben in what, two episodes? But he really intrigues me. Despite the little screentime he's had he's already one of the most interesting characters for me.
I will continue with season 3 as soon as I can get my hands on it. After all, I'm still waiting for Romo Lampkin. I want some Mark.
