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? *nod nod* And that really really works, for each of them. Because I think it shows exactly what's inverted, and yet I think the common factor in both vids is that they come off quite isolated. Which is something I find totally tragic in Caprica because it's not her choice, it's her never having somewhere there for her. But with Gaius it's that... she's *always* there, and she's always something he made up so he doesn't have to deal with everything else.
And I do see the punch-worthiness of that, believe me. XD It's a blind, selfish, useless way to be, and I hate that he's incapable of dealing with people who DON'T live in his brain and exist to fill all his needs, especially if they look like Six. So it's not like I'm totally shocked there were mixed feelings involved in this. *g*
Yet this vid elicited sympathy from me, the way Gaius' delusional self always does for some reason. The footage of the attack repeating and the scenes in TAB on "my head plays it over and over" is the kind of thing that gets me, because I'm always thinking, where DO you go from there besides bugfuck insane? If you don't turn the guilt off, there's not enough room in the world for it.
(Oh, I forgot to say -- the last image, I had to watch it three or four times before it hit me, and I love 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 This totally happened with the reactions to my Cally vid, I can attest to it being an interesting and cool feeling. :p FEEL FREE TO CONSIDER IT A MARK OF VIDDING SUCCESS.
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? Yes, very. Hee.
P.S. Your icon? AWESOME. ASDKDFFFJDNNDDK I KNOW. *loves*
Re: now, love, where have you been?
*nod nod* And that really really works, for each of them. Because I think it shows exactly what's inverted, and yet I think the common factor in both vids is that they come off quite isolated. Which is something I find totally tragic in Caprica because it's not her choice, it's her never having somewhere there for her. But with Gaius it's that... she's *always* there, and she's always something he made up so he doesn't have to deal with everything else.
And I do see the punch-worthiness of that, believe me. XD It's a blind, selfish, useless way to be, and I hate that he's incapable of dealing with people who DON'T live in his brain and exist to fill all his needs, especially if they look like Six. So it's not like I'm totally shocked there were mixed feelings involved in this. *g*
Yet this vid elicited sympathy from me, the way Gaius' delusional self always does for some reason. The footage of the attack repeating and the scenes in TAB on "my head plays it over and over" is the kind of thing that gets me, because I'm always thinking, where DO you go from there besides bugfuck insane? If you don't turn the guilt off, there's not enough room in the world for it.
(Oh, I forgot to say -- the last image, I had to watch it three or four times before it hit me, and I love it.)
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This totally happened with the reactions to my Cally vid, I can attest to it being an interesting and cool feeling. :p FEEL FREE TO CONSIDER IT A MARK OF VIDDING SUCCESS.
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?
Yes, very. Hee.
P.S. Your icon? AWESOME.
ASDKDFFFJDNNDDK I KNOW. *loves*