Natalie's part in the cycle was certainly violent. The question: was it also subversive?
Hmm maybe one person can't do it alone? (Setting aside my stringent belief that Laura Roslin can single-handedly save everyone ever. :D) Maybe it isn't just one action that breaks the cycle. Because you can never know, you just have to keep trying, every day. Natalie played her part but now others have to follow her and keep resisting the script, because you can't just throw it off and have done. If they bow to Cavil and erase Natalie's sacrifice, then it won't have been subversive, but if they believed her and follow where she led, then it was. This seems like all sorts of awesome about creators and creation and leaders and followers, and maybe merging human ideals of free will and choice with Cylon collectivity and oh it could be awesome! This would all possibly be very predictable, yet I would totally lap it up like a closet idealistic hippie.
if the head people are their angels
I fear this. If Baltar really did have his own angel of god all this time, I may throw things! :(
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Date: 2009-02-18 12:35 am (UTC)Hmm maybe one person can't do it alone? (Setting aside my stringent belief that Laura Roslin can single-handedly save everyone ever. :D) Maybe it isn't just one action that breaks the cycle. Because you can never know, you just have to keep trying, every day. Natalie played her part but now others have to follow her and keep resisting the script, because you can't just throw it off and have done. If they bow to Cavil and erase Natalie's sacrifice, then it won't have been subversive, but if they believed her and follow where she led, then it was. This seems like all sorts of awesome about creators and creation and leaders and followers, and maybe merging human ideals of free will and choice with Cylon collectivity and oh it could be awesome! This would all possibly be very predictable, yet I would totally lap it up like a closet idealistic hippie.
if the head people are their angels
I fear this. If Baltar really did have his own angel of god all this time, I may throw things! :(