lockout? breakdown? gridlock? I can't remember the ep title.

[elly427]

I watched BSG after I got home from dinner with friends last night, and it was really cold in my house because I didn't want to turn up the heat because I was going to bed, so I kind of rushed through things.


I'lll re-watch, because I should, but man, I was sort of disapointed. I'm posting now because I want to read my flist and remember my reaction without influence.

In point form:

- I cannot lie, for the most part I care very little for the cylon storylines, so this was not the best ep ever for me.

- I can't believe they let Ellen go from being so strong and awesome last week to so terrible this week. Man. I had assumed her alcoholism was a prop from not being able to remember her final five-ness, but maybe not.
- Also, Tigh though you were dead Ellen, and he thought Caprica was you half the time. Dude.

- Shallow moment: Hey, Kara and Lee in the same frame!
- It should be noted that I have an elaborate parallel season running in my head featuring Kara and Lee. In this week's elly!ep Lee showed up at the bar and got drunk with Kara. They comiserated about how much their lives suck, and stole lots of meanful glances.

- Kara was hearing that piano music, right? In her head, I mean? LIKE A CYLON? Ahem.
- I have always loved the idea that the Chief and Kara had a great mutual respect for each other, even if they were never friends.

- The girl cult leader - I feel like that's the story they're trending to, where humans become the enemies and the blended cylon/human peeps have to fight them. I wish I cared more about that group - I need to.

- Things I never needed to hear: Adama's reference to the 'little project' he's been working on that he needs to dispose of in the head. Ew. EW.

- Again, they are changing the narrative: the ONE TRU LUV story of this show has been Adama/Tigh? Wait. Of course it has been. Duh. Elly, you have been blind!

- But the thing that made me laugh out loud (unintentionally, of course) was the way everyone almost completely ignored Lee in the scenes with Adama and Roslin. Every addressed them directly and sort of looked around Lee. Idiots. He has all the power right now, or will shortly. Oy.

I don't want to say that I felt like this hour was a waste, because I suspect it was necessary to move us towards answers we're going to need later, but I wish they had more time to tell this story so that I didn't feel like they were wasting what they have left.

ETA: apparently Liam is a form of William. TIGH WAS NAMING HIS BABY AFTER HIS BOYFRIEND!




How many eps are left?

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It should be noted that I have an elaborate parallel season running in my head featuring Kara and Lee. In this week's elly!ep Lee showed up at the bar and got drunk with Kara. They comiserated about how much their lives suck, and stole lots of meanful glances.

I am 100% in favor of this alternate universe.

Also, re: your last comment... poor Lee. Aww! He'll come back and kick their asses later for that.

[shah-of-blah.livejournal.com]

Things I never needed to hear: Adama's reference to the 'little project' he's been working on that he needs to dispose of in the head. Ew. EW.
I KNOW. I can't even begin to contemplate why they thought that was a good idea.

[catku.livejournal.com]

Those kinds of lines are invariably ad libbed by EJO, just like the line about Ellen "stink" (which was confirmed by RDM as ad libbed by EJO). He's dangerous that way because he tends to only do one take and he's the uber star so they don't often edit them out.

[glamaphonic]

It should be noted that I have an elaborate parallel season running in my head featuring Kara and Lee. In this week's elly!ep Lee showed up at the bar and got drunk with Kara. They comiserated about how much their lives suck, and stole lots of meanful glances.

Absolutely a valid lifestyle choice.

[callmeonetrack.livejournal.com]

It should be noted that I have an elaborate parallel season running in my head featuring Kara and Lee. In this week's elly!ep Lee showed up at the bar and got drunk with Kara. They comiserated about how much their lives suck, and stole lots of meanful glances.

Um, and why are you not writing fic and sharing with the rest of the class? :)

OMG the "little project" comment. I totally forgot about that. That was hilarious and completely WTF.

[starringsarah.livejournal.com]

It should be noted that I have an elaborate parallel season running in my head featuring Kara and Lee. In this week's elly!ep Lee showed up at the bar and got drunk with Kara. They comiserated about how much their lives suck, and stole lots of meanful glances.

I feel you should write this. As the show has forgotten our ship again.

Oh well! Caprica's baby died just before Anders woke up. So Sam may end up with baby brain. Won't that be fun?

[canadiangirl-86.livejournal.com]

Things I never needed to hear: Adama's reference to the 'little project' he's been working on that he needs to dispose of in the head. Ew. EW.

WHAT? HOW DID I MISS THIS LINE?

[dionusia.livejournal.com]

I cannot lie, for the most part I care very little for the cylon storylines, so this was not the best ep ever for me.

If it's any consolation, I do care for Cylon storylines and it still didn't work for me at all. Le sigh.

Why couldn't there be a middle ground between Old Drinky Ellen and New Zen Scientist Leader Ellen?

I have an elaborate parallel season running in my head featuring Kara and Lee.

Hee hee! Me too! I'm constantly writing missing scenes and playing them out in my head. Like there's one from "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner" after their Roslin chats where they meet ouside sickbay and she tries to give him back the Aurora figurine, but he says, "Hang onto it." There's another meaningful and allusive convo between them after Adama leaves to go pine in the Raptor for Laura. And another one where Kara calls him up after he takes the Presidency from Zarek and gives him shit about being a conniving military dictator. Etc, etc, etc.

I bet the seasons in our head are better than the actual ones. And I agree with the others -- I want to see bar scene fic by you!

Pleeeease...?