linked here by caitiedidit and just wanted to say that this is incredible, incredible, wonderful. You have a really insightful view of these characters and captured a lot about how painful that last scene was.
Adama's a great commander, but a terrible father. Because he can be vicious towards his children.
YES. The first and primary thing that drew me to the show was the relationship between Adama and Lee, and the whole family dynamic with the two of them and Kara is probably my favorite thing on that show. The crazy thing with Adama is that there are moments where he can show, in his own twisted way, how much he deeply deeply loves them (the episode that I forget the title of, where Kara gets stuck on the planet and fucks up her knee and Lee is all angsty, that episode is full of Good Daddy Adama) and there are times where he is cold, hurtful, and yes, cruel. "If it were you down there, we'd never leave" never fails to choke me up, but the key to that moment is that Lee really did have to ask the question.
Sorry, I'm rambling. I just wanted to say how much I loved your post.
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Adama's a great commander, but a terrible father. Because he can be vicious towards his children.
YES. The first and primary thing that drew me to the show was the relationship between Adama and Lee, and the whole family dynamic with the two of them and Kara is probably my favorite thing on that show. The crazy thing with Adama is that there are moments where he can show, in his own twisted way, how much he deeply deeply loves them (the episode that I forget the title of, where Kara gets stuck on the planet and fucks up her knee and Lee is all angsty, that episode is full of Good Daddy Adama) and there are times where he is cold, hurtful, and yes, cruel. "If it were you down there, we'd never leave" never fails to choke me up, but the key to that moment is that Lee really did have to ask the question.
Sorry, I'm rambling. I just wanted to say how much I loved your post.