Thanks - that's a really humbling thing to hear. I guess all those years of english lit classes were good for something after all...
I agree actually about the way the show is grounded in reality. That's not something I'd want them to drop for the sake of a mythic pseudo-reality. The triumph of the show is that the hyper-realism ground the stranger aspects of the show. So if they do go the mystical route, they need to treat it with as much grounding in reality as they treated Roslin's hallucinations of Leoben or the arc with the Arrow of Apollo.
In some ways I disagree about the predestination or higher power. I understand that that might be depressing for some; I guess it's because I'm so used to religion not being the answer and not being real that this is a genuinely intriguing possibility and one I trust RDM to handle interestingly. It's been something he's consistantly done well and something he seemed to enjoy exploring back in his DS9 days too. Plus predestination and prophecy - doesn't always work out how you think and I don't think it precludes a sense of personal agency either.
I'm not sure I'd say her destiny has been forgotten Epiphanies, though that certainly marked a decline in its focus and importance. There have been hints as to her continuing quest to find earth with her following the lion's eye nebula, etc. Though I do agree they've regretably dropped the arc of the "dying leader". I have hopes they'll get back to it thought.
And I'm not sure Ron has either. ;)
Eh, who cares about him! I though of it, and it gave me something to think about, and I've decided that that's all that matters! ;)
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I agree actually about the way the show is grounded in reality. That's not something I'd want them to drop for the sake of a mythic pseudo-reality. The triumph of the show is that the hyper-realism ground the stranger aspects of the show. So if they do go the mystical route, they need to treat it with as much grounding in reality as they treated Roslin's hallucinations of Leoben or the arc with the Arrow of Apollo.
In some ways I disagree about the predestination or higher power. I understand that that might be depressing for some; I guess it's because I'm so used to religion not being the answer and not being real that this is a genuinely intriguing possibility and one I trust RDM to handle interestingly. It's been something he's consistantly done well and something he seemed to enjoy exploring back in his DS9 days too. Plus predestination and prophecy - doesn't always work out how you think and I don't think it precludes a sense of personal agency either.
I'm not sure I'd say her destiny has been forgotten Epiphanies, though that certainly marked a decline in its focus and importance. There have been hints as to her continuing quest to find earth with her following the lion's eye nebula, etc. Though I do agree they've regretably dropped the arc of the "dying leader". I have hopes they'll get back to it thought.
And I'm not sure Ron has either. ;)
Eh, who cares about him! I though of it, and it gave me something to think about, and I've decided that that's all that matters! ;)