BSG: Razor (& Extended Edition) **STRIKETHROUGH FIXED**

Sooo, finally getting around to posting about Razor, which I liked. But be warned, spoilers for the whole thing (and the extended edition) follow. And it's really really really long. Sorry. I just started typing and found it hard to stop even though I think I've repeated myself loads. I guess I'm getting back into the swing of this slowly...

( Initial responses to the idea of Razor, and responses to the idea of Razor after seeing it. )

( Extended vs Non-Extended Versions. )

( Kendra & Kara & Minimalism. )

( Cain & Kendra & Kara & Minimalism & Nihilism & Unnecessary Backstories. )

If there's a message in this movie, for Kendra, for Cain, for Kara, it's that nothing matters. Who you are is a function of where you've been and what you've done and what you will do is a function of who you are. The world just is. You just are. As Kendra notes in the opening crawl, all you have are your choices.

Kendra chose to stick by hers even if she couldn't justify a damn one of them.

And that's interesting.

So curse you, extended edition, for making it less so!

( Gina Invierre! Oh, and Minimalism. )

Okay, having told the tale of the Violent Women, I'm now moving on to the Not-So-Violent Men. Namely Lee and Adama.

( Lee! Competant Lee! Oh, and being pissy with Adama. )

( Breaking the fourth wall with Starbuck's Trigger Finger. )

( Tearing down Adama's character, followed by defending Adama's character from...Adama! )

( Finally, Religion & Visions! )

Which concludes my review. Sorry it's both long and rambling and not very well organised. I know I spent a fair amount of time whinging. I think that's mostly due to tiredness as - if we're talking about the non-extended edition - I do actually really really like this piece.

I'd forgotten just how much I loved watching this show until I saw this. And...ugh. April? For real? That's just painful.