OMG I'M SO RELIEVED YOU LIKE IT. YOU ARE LIKE THE QUEEN OF BALTAR/HEADSIX. (Which while I judge mercilessly because it can often make Gaius such a fucktard and so angry-makingly oblivious to Caprica; I do simultaneously love the fucked-up dynamics. Because dude. HeadSix.)
I find your comparison to Ghosts fascinating because, obviously, the parallels are there. My beta suggested I mirror the two with the tag line and I went with that because it was such a good idea.
We even briefly discussed trying to minimise HeadSix's visual involvement the way I did Gaius' in Ghosts but ultimately I'm glad I didn't go with that idea and stuck to my original inversion-plan for the vids. Which is basically that Caprica is in love with someone who can't see her, but that person is real so let's make him non-existant in the vid. Whereas Baltar's in love with someone who's not real, so let's make as much of her as possible?
I don't think it's so much that the show overlooks Baltar so much as maybe this vid does? Weirdly? I know he's in it all the time, but he's in it as HeadSix's flunkie. The way you put it, "angel and abuser and crutch for his guilt." That's just perfect. But I think the point is that Gaius did this to himself. Either he invented HeadSix or something tailored her to his exact needs, so either way that's pretty fucked up.
I mean (see forthcoming comment below to chaila43) in a lot of ways, this vid is about how much I want to punch Gaius for not being able to see what's in front of him and instead running off with some impossible and selfish fantasy. Because that's what happens when I have to look at HeadSix/Gaius from a serious angle. And somehow it lost the innocence (bizarre though that may sound) of season one.
Bah...I don't know. I'm so completely unable to articulate my exact standpoint on Baltar in this vid that it's ridiculous since I made it. (As my beta can attest there was much, "But what am I trying to SAY?!" flailing). But I think maybe that's why I wanted to make it. Cus I couldn't work out how to say it.
That you and chaila43 below have kind of divergent responses is fascinating to me. I think I'll be self-congratulatory and chalk that up as a success. :p
Also thank you for noting the parts you felt really worked well. I was really happy with the overall effect of using the Quintessential Moment too. It really is the iconic "Fuck pretending to be superior, I am your whipping boy, now save me from myself," moment which is the core dynamic of that relationship, I think?
And "I though I heard you singing," was literally one of the first clips I thought of so it's great of you to mention that!
Eeeeeee this just made me so happy. I mean, in a weird, sad, crazy way.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Re: now, love, where have you been?
Date: 2008-12-18 06:55 am (UTC)I find your comparison to Ghosts fascinating because, obviously, the parallels are there. My beta suggested I mirror the two with the tag line and I went with that because it was such a good idea.
We even briefly discussed trying to minimise HeadSix's visual involvement the way I did Gaius' in Ghosts but ultimately I'm glad I didn't go with that idea and stuck to my original inversion-plan for the vids. Which is basically that Caprica is in love with someone who can't see her, but that person is real so let's make him non-existant in the vid. Whereas Baltar's in love with someone who's not real, so let's make as much of her as possible?
I don't think it's so much that the show overlooks Baltar so much as maybe this vid does? Weirdly? I know he's in it all the time, but he's in it as HeadSix's flunkie. The way you put it, "angel and abuser and crutch for his guilt." That's just perfect. But I think the point is that Gaius did this to himself. Either he invented HeadSix or something tailored her to his exact needs, so either way that's pretty fucked up.
I mean (see forthcoming comment below to
Bah...I don't know. I'm so completely unable to articulate my exact standpoint on Baltar in this vid that it's ridiculous since I made it. (As my beta can attest there was much, "But what am I trying to SAY?!" flailing). But I think maybe that's why I wanted to make it. Cus I couldn't work out how to say it.
That you and
Also thank you for noting the parts you felt really worked well. I was really happy with the overall effect of using the Quintessential Moment too. It really is the iconic "Fuck pretending to be superior, I am your whipping boy, now save me from myself," moment which is the core dynamic of that relationship, I think?
And "I though I heard you singing," was literally one of the first clips I thought of so it's great of you to mention that!
Eeeeeee this just made me so happy. I mean, in a weird, sad, crazy way.
YAY! :D
P.S. Your icon? AWESOME.