[2 BSG Vids] Songs of the Unforgiven: Breakups on a Battlestar [Laura/Kara, Laura/Lee]

[beccatoria]

Songs of the Unforgiven is a cycle of five orphaned Battlestar Galactica vids. They are all short (between two and three minutes). They are all designed to stand alone as well as working as a series (and in couplets) so please, feel free to watch and leave feedback on either or both.

Songs of the Unforgiven marks the launch of VIDWAR: ROBOT APOCALYPSE, and I'MA BREAK YOU UP LIKE LAURA ROSLIN BREAKS UP WITH PILOTS, CHAILA. NOT EVEN SARAH CONNOR WILL SAVE YOU; LAURA CAN BREAK UP WITH HER TOO, YOU KNOW.

Title: Breakups on a Battlestar (Laura left her, again) [Laura/Kara]
Video:: Battlestar Galactica (2003)
Audio: Crumble // Sage Francis
Summary: Laura dumps Kara. It was a religious thing.
Editor's Notes: As always, my thanks to my heroic betas.

Direct download available here. 24 megs approx.

Password: vidses

Watch on Vimeo

Title: Breakups on a Battlestar (Laura left him, again) [Laura/Lee]
Video:: Battlestar Galactica (2003)
Audio: Bridle // Sage Francis
Summary: Laura dumps Lee. It was a political thing.
Editor's Notes: As always, my thanks to my heroic betas.

Direct download available here. 22 megs approx.

Password: vidses

Watch on Vimeo

Cross-posted to vidding and galactica_vids

Other vids available here.

Comments

[pellucid.livejournal.com]

Oh, oh! *flaps hands* I don't have time to be coherent right now, but these both broke me a little bit. All the lost potential, I think, in both cases--both in the sense that I always wanted both Lee and Kara to be in scenes with Laura more after season 2, and in the sense that you're reclaiming some Laura's agency in the end, as well, and that always breaks my heart a little because it makes me think of everything that made me upset. Because Laura putting religion and politics and the fleet before individuals? Yes, please!

I suppose you're the reason that Laura + hip hop works so well in my head, but it so does. Love, love, love these song choices!

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

I suppose you're the reason that Laura + hip hop works so well in my head, but it so does

I will gladly take the blame credit for that! ;)

If it helps, I have pretty much the same emotional reaction to both of these. I wanted them to exist; I'm glad they do, and yes, I vidded them to the show as I think it should have been not as I think it was. But it breaks my heart that that distinction has to exist, and as much as these are an affirmation of that demarcation they are also a reminder of it. Which is something I am perhaps more able to cope with since the emotional point of both vids is heartbreak, even without that metacommentary but still. Reclaiming BSG 4.5 is never not, in some way or another, heartbreaking or bittersweet.

I'm so glad you appreciated these. And thanks for letting me know.